Sharing what I have learned from what I have read: A blog by Joe Abittan
In a diary entry dated 04/08/1931 in Fernando Pessoa's posthumously published book The Book of Disquiet, Pessoa writes, "For us everything lies in our concept of the world; changing our concept of the world means changing our world, that is, the world itself, since it will never be anything other than how we perceive it." … Continue reading Our Perceptions of the World
I usually have one of two feelings when I fly into a large city or walk through a large crowd of people. I either feel insignificant and tiny, recognizing that whatever I do will eventually fade into oblivion among a sea of billions of people. Or, I feel proud to be part of an incredible … Continue reading The Scale of Our Pain