10 May 2008 @ 10:46 pm
"Faster"  
Walking was not fast enough, so we ran. Running was not fast enough, so we galloped. Galloping was not fast enough, so we sailed. Sailing was not fast enough, so we rolled merrily along on long metal tracks. Long metal tracks were not fast enough, so we drove. Driving was not fast enough, so we flew.

Flying isn't fast enough, not fast enough for us. We want to get there faster. Get where? Wherever we are not. But a human soul can only go as fast as a man can walk, they used to say. In that case, where are all the souls? Left behind. They wander here and there, slowly, dim lights flickering in the marshes at night, looking for us. But they're not nearly fast enough, not for us, we're way ahead of them, they'll never catch up. That's why we can go so fast: our souls don't weigh us down.

/M. Atwood/
 
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302cc9b4780f8cbef6f70c3a8417913050b6aafb[info]mindbound on May 10th, 2008 - 10:50 pm
Spēcīgi. Nebiju domājis, ka Atvudai ir tāds literārais potenciāls.
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falter ego: no rest for the wicked[info]shiry on May 10th, 2008 - 10:51 pm
Ai, viņai tik daudz ir tādu, kas iekšas plēš ārā, ka vai bail. Pēdējo grāmatu - un ne tikai - gribas visu iesūkt.
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302cc9b4780f8cbef6f70c3a8417913050b6aafb[info]mindbound on May 10th, 2008 - 11:02 pm
Dzīve tiešām ir pārsteigumu pilna. Reizumis tie, pārmaiņas pēc, ir arī pozitīvi (uzzināt, ka mākslinieks spēj vairāk, nekā esi par viņu domājis, vienmēr ir patīkami, vismaz man).
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falter ego: no rest for the wicked[info]shiry on May 10th, 2008 - 11:07 pm
Ir, jā, un kā vēl. I know that feeling well.
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302cc9b4780f8cbef6f70c3a8417913050b6aafb[info]mindbound on May 10th, 2008 - 11:19 pm
Viens no tiem nedaudzajiem prieciņiem, kurus spēj sniegt šī pati realitāte.
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