Paul Kemp in ‘The Rum Diary’ says, while high on drugs, ‘”I wonder what it is you might think about our different worlds,” he (lobster in a tank) looked at me kinda sideways and said, “Human beings are the only creatures on Earth that claim a God. And the...

Stonepeace said, ‘Beauty is only skin deep and the skin is not very deep.’ A Buddhist saying says, ‘This body is but a smelly skin bag (臭皮囊).’ Indeed, a bag made of skin, that smells, and carries the smelly inside. We try to forget this, as we disguise our...

The taller and slimmer use swords to extend their reach as their strength, The shorter and stouter use sabres to extend their bulk as their strength. The wise accentuate their virtues, while they limit their...

Maybe we are imperfect, which is why we love the imperfect. [1] Is this a sickness or a virtue? Maybe we love the perfect, [2] though those already perfect don’t really need our love? [3] Is this a sickness or a virtue? The truth is, we love the imperfect [4] but  we love the perfect...