Current mood:	quixotic
Current music:	Mos Def - Know That

Sometimes it's a little better to travel than to arrive...
Some recommendations:

Books:

The Alchemist By Paul Coelho

A close friend of mine passed this book on to me. I was locked into the book after the first chapter. I am not a very spiritual person, (at least not in the conventional sense), and in many ways this is quite a spiritual book. However, there are many layers to the story... just as there are many layers to everyone’s life.

"To realise one’s destiny is a person’s only obligation, "the old man tells him. "And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."


Notes To Myself By Hugh Prather

This was Mr. Prather’s first book and it was published in 1970. This book closely resembles the private diary of a very introspective individual. After doing a bit of research on the author I found out that he has now become a Minister and a bit of a self help guru. Normally the idea of taking advice from a self-help guru would be very far from being my thing… but I made a connection with his words… his ideas…

This is a book for anyone who overanalyses themselves…

"I can not 'make my mark' for all time -- those concepts are mutually exclusive. 'Lasting effect' is a self-contradictory term. Meaning does not exist in the future and neither do I. Nothing will have meaning 'ultimately.' Nothing will even mean tomorrow what it did today. Meaning changes with the context. My meaningfulness is here. It is enough that I am of value to someone today. It is enough that I make a difference now."


Links:


Making sense of the self

A philosophical exploration of what it means to be alive, (and what comes after death).


Words and Meaning

I have had so many meaningless conversations in my life… read so many meaningless words…


Some nice sketches