The Worst Analogies Ever Written in a High School Essay They lived in a typical suburban neighborhood with picket fences that resembled Nancy Kerrigan's teeth. He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it. She caught your eye like one of those pointy hook latches that used to dangle from screen doors and would fly up whenever you banged the door open again. The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn't. McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty Bag filled with vegetable soup. From the attic came an unearthly howl. Her hair glistened in the rain like nose hair after a sneeze. Her eyes were like two brown circles with big black dots in the center. He was as tall as a six-foot-three-inch tree.
“The Paradox of Our Age” The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time. We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life. We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; big men and small character; steep profits and shallow relationships. Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever. Remember to say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side. **This was originally written by Dr. Image from LIFE Magazine
Find of the Day Found by Bryan Borgia I was on Metro North going from CT to NYC and found a Quicksilver brand wallet on a seat. It belonged to a Joshua Puchetta. It had a middle school ID card, a Blockbuster card, six bucks, 2 four-leaf clovers, and this note! I sent him the wallet, but kept this to send to you guys at FOUND MAGAZINE! Found by Rachael and Erich; Meridan, CT This was photo was laying face up in the slushy parking lot of a Target store in winter of 2003. I think they’re a family. Found by Am Fraser on top of a trashcan in Seattle, WA This lovely Polaroid was FOUND by Emily in Scotland I was helping my sister move into her university flat and found this little gem. Found by Jeremy and Allison Broihier in the basement of their new home in Grand Rapids, MI
Altru-Hedonism: A New Perspective on Pleasure & Helping Others Altru-Hedonism is a mash-up of the terms altruism (selfless concern for the welfare of others) and hedonism (the pursuit of pleasure). Normally these terms are considered antonyms, which would make my made-up word a complete oxymoron. I aim to convince you of just the opposite. Note: For you smartasses out there, yes we all know that helping other people feels good. This post does eventually transcend common sense :) Altru-Hedonism can be summed up very well in a little memory exercise. WHAT? Altru-Hedonism (noun) - the act of maximizing one’s own pleasure by seeking to help others The key word in that definition is maximizing. But Charity is a Chore! Why does helping others have such a bad rap? You don’t need to make sacrifices or break a sweat to lend someone a hand. What about drugs, sex and nice things? Don’t get me wrong, those ‘vices’ all feel fantastic. Still Not Convinced? Next time you have an opportunity to help someone, try a simple cost-benefit analysis.
The Best of Study Abroad Bitch (15 Pics) Have something to say about this post? Don't be shy! Thinking Within Paradoxes I read a few years ago somewhere that a hallmark of a genius is being able to hold opposites together and transcend them. This stuck with me and over time I tried to make sense of it, because at first it was a very confusing concept. With some luck this concept began to make sense thanks to a random assortment of other things I read over the years following my discovery of this tidbit. This train of thought has now become one of my favorite things to ponder. Wave-particle duality is the concept that all matter and energy exhibits both wave-like and particle-like properties. You are nothing. They both hold some truth and meaning. Now I’d like to tie this line of thinking into another one….the concept and realization of knowing nothing, yet knowing everything. You know nothing, You know everything. This is why always being open to being wrong can be so powerful. Bruce Lee believed this as a core part of his fighting philosophy. Knowing nothing lets us flow into everything.
How We Can (Actually) Change The World – Pt. 3/3 Now you know what we’re missing, and the best ways to incite REAL change. (If not, check out Part 1 and Part 2). So what can you do about it? In the grand scheme of things, not much. This is why I am extremely excited to announce a new initiative: the creation of true community on a global scale. The Mission I have teamed up with visionary Marc Coppola from Why? Mission Statement: “To bring attention to a variety of social issues by highlighting the inefficiencies of today’s socio-economic practices and acting upon them to establish a one hundred percent sustainable community. Vision Statement: Our vision is simple – if it isn’t sustainable or rational and doesn’t lead to 100% self-sufficient community then it doesn’t belong. The Surface Details: – Completely off-the-grid and sustainable: solar and wind powered, organic composting, permaculture organic farming and Earthship-inspired housing & water filtration – The initial 60 acre plot can be expanded up to 500+ acres when needed How?
Cult Movies - Top 10 List - Top Ten List - Top 10 Films About Nonconformists - Nonconformity Quotes - Nonconformist Quotes - Nonconformists in Film - Barfly Top 10 Films About Nonconformists "This is a world where everybody's gotta do something. Ya know, somebody laid down this rule that everybody's gotta do something, they gotta be something. "If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed." "Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. "They're not that different from you, are they? "My life, I mean . . . "Man, I see in fight club the strongest and smartest men who've ever lived. "I mean, it's real hard to be free when you are bought and sold in the marketplace. "Vice, Virtue. "Anybody here? "And now they're telling me I'm crazy over here because I don't sit there like a goddamn vegetable. Forgotten Movie Classics © 2015 Shelf-Life Productions LLC
Cult Fiction - Top 10 List - Top Ten List - Top 10 Existential Novels - Fight Club - Journey to the End of the Night - Man's Fate - Steppenwolf - Woman in the Dunes - Nausea - The Trial - Invisible Man - Notes from Underground - The Stranger - Albert Camu Top 10 Existential Novels #10 - FIGHT CLUB [1996] Chuck Palahniuk "It's easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die. On a long enough time line, the survival rate for everyone will drop to zero." #09 - JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE NIGHT [1932] Louis-Ferdinand Celine "The biggest defeat in every department of life is to forget, especially the things that have done you in, and to die without realizing how far people can go in the way of crumminess. #08 - MAN'S FATE [1932] Andre Malraux "The great mystery is not that we should have been thrown down here at random between the profusion of matter and that of the stars; it is that from our very prison we should draw, from our own selves, images powerful enough to deny our own nothingness." #07 - STEPPENWOLF [1928] Hermann Hesse "I believe that the struggle against death, the unconditional and self-willed determination to live, is the motive power behind the lives and activities of all outstanding men."
It’s Time To Wake Up Apathy. It astounds me. It’s everywhere, in every mind and every soul. Never have I felt more concerned for the future of humanity. Now, I know I haven’t lived long enough to make such observations… but isn’t youth supposed to be the flaming torch of uncontained passions that will push humanity to its next leap? Yet, everywhere I look, I find apathy. Is there nothing out there, dear reader, which makes you want to laugh out loud? Is changing the world a ridiculous notion to you? Let me ask you something, if it is not you, if it is not me… who is going to change the world? This life is all you have. What makes you so sure that you will have time to do whatever it is that you must do with your life? Actually, if you want to be a fatalist, you’re dying right now. Why on Earth would you waste your time? And please, do not for a moment think that money is the answer here. Yes, you might call me crazy all you like. I think it is time for us to realize just what great power lies within us.
Relaxation Is Just Being Natural Relaxation Is Just Being Natural Osho, Will you say something more about relaxation? "Total relaxation is the ultimate. "But start relaxing. "Tension means hurry, fear, doubt. "Remember one very fundamental thing about life: Any experience that has not been lived will hang around you, will persist: "Finish me! "Your whole past hangs around you with nothing completed – because nothing has been lived really, everything somehow bypassed, partially lived, only so-so, in a lukewarm way. "You will have to relax from the circumference. "And you will be surprised that if you approach any part of your body, it listens, it follows you – it is your body! "Then take another step, a little deeper; tell the mind to relax. "If you become capable of relaxing the body voluntarily, then you will be able to help your mind relax voluntarily. "When the mind is relaxed, then start relaxing your heart, the world of your feelings, emotions – which is even more complex, more subtle.