Civilisation is hooped together, brought
Under a rule, under the semblance of peace
By manifold illusion; but man's life is thought,
And he, despite his terror, cannot cease
Ravening through century after century,
Ravening, raging, and uprooting that he may come
Into the desolation of reality:
Egypt and Greece, goodbye, and goodbye, Rome!
W.B. Yeats
se entendi bem, Yeats fala-nos da ruína das civilizações (que a ideia de civilização não passa de uma ilusão) devido à natureza intrínseca do homem: a conatante insatisfação, a violência e a violação -
Dito por: maria m. no dia 20 de outubro 2007, às 08h09...hello India...
Dito por: ç no dia 30 de outubro 2007, às 19h24
We have to understand this existence, this life, our relationship to society. We have not only to understand our relationship with each other, with society, but to bring about a radical change in that relationship. And that is our responsibility. I do not think we feel this urgency. We look to the politicians, we look to some philosophy, we look to something mysterious that will bring about an alteration within ourselves. There is no way out except that you become aware of this immense responsibility as a human being, and becoming aware of that responsibility, you learn all about it and do not bring all your previous knowledge to learn. And to learn there must be freedom; otherwise, you will repeat the same thing over and over again. You cannot learn ahimsa.
(tens um pequeno desafio no meu sítio, caso queiras dar-lhe continuidade...)
Dito por: maria m. no dia 15 de novembro 2007, às 20h15Quando regressa, amigo?Gosto de o visitar...
Dito por: amelia no dia 18 de novembro 2007, às 10h39