Anton Chekhov- Humans- Butterflies-Caterpillars
In nature a repulsive caterpillar turns into a lovely butterfly. But with humans it is the other way around: a lovely butterfly turns into a repulsive caterpillar.
In nature a repulsive caterpillar turns into a lovely butterfly. But with humans it is the other way around: a lovely butterfly turns into a repulsive caterpillar.
“A human being is a part of the whole, called by us ‘Universe,’ a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is akind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal [...]
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.
Albert Einstein
“It’s just murder. All God’s creatures do it. You look in the forests and you see species killing other species, our species killing all species including the forests, and we just call it industry, not murder.”
- Mickey Knox, Natural Born Killers
Grown-ups
love figures. When you tell them that you have made a new friend, they
never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to
you, “What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best?
Does he collect butterflies?” Instead, they demand: “How old is he?
How many brothers has he? How much does he [...]
Having someone wonder where you are when you don’t come home at night is a very old human need.
–Margaret Mead
We have a tendency to exalt ourselves and to dwell on the weaknesses and mistakes of others. –Jimmy Carter
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
–Aldous Huxley
When I’m born I’m black, when I grow up I’m black, when I’m in the sun I’m black, when I’m sick I’m black, when I die I’m black, and you… when you’re born you’re pink, when you grow up you’re white, when you’re cold you’re blue, when you’re sick you’re blue, when you die you’re [...]