I thought I was being optimistic myself. I was going to say that men resemble the Potala Palace: the owner is in exile and foreign invaders have turned his rooms into a museum
Now that is very interesting observation. Many people I encounter seem to have turned themselves into storage space for information and ideas they think they may want to get around to considering some day.
...vessels of an ideology they haven't got around to questioning yet...corrupted hard-drives in human form.... I could go on, but would rather shelter under the illusion that things aren't as bad as they seem...
Most owners only occupy a sub-stairway store-cupboard..
ReplyDeleteIt's rare, Georgy, to encounter someone who makes Mauriac seem optimistic. Which is not say you may not be right.
ReplyDeleteI thought I was being optimistic myself. I was going to say that men resemble the Potala Palace: the owner is in exile and foreign invaders have turned his rooms into a museum
ReplyDeleteNow that is very interesting observation. Many people I encounter seem to have turned themselves into storage space for information and ideas they think they may want to get around to considering some day.
ReplyDelete...vessels of an ideology they haven't got around to questioning yet...corrupted hard-drives in human form....
ReplyDeleteI could go on, but would rather shelter under the illusion that things aren't as bad as they seem...