He was standing in an old road, rutted and ancient, that wound up a black hill towards the sky, where a great flock of black birds was gathering. The birds were like black letters against the grey of the sky. He thought that in a moment he would understand what the writing meant. The stones in the ancient road were symbols foretelling the travelers journey.
Showing posts with label materialism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label materialism. Show all posts
12 April 2010
Unfettered
What's money? A person is a success if they get up in the morning and gets to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do." - Bob Dylan
Labels:
freedom,
materialism,
minimalism,
quotes of weeks past
23 June 2009
The Purpose Driven Life
“No, all hope cannot be pinned on science, technology, or economic growth. The victory of technological civilization has also instilled in us a spiritual insecurity. Its gifts enrich, but enslave us as well. All is interests, we must not neglect our interests, all is a struggle for material things; but an inner voice tells us that we have lost something pure, elevated, and fragile. We have ceased to see the purpose.” -- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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