Juxtaposition of the day

[Gary Childress]

"The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it." - Karl Marx

“One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.” - Bertrand Russell

[Walker]

"The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it." - Karl Marx

“One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.” - Bertrand Russell

In Hemingway’s short story, The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, the arc of Francis moves from not taking his own life seriously, to taking his own life seriously. This awakens him to the nature of mind and reality, and for a short time he is happy.

[Gary Childress]

"The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it." - Karl Marx

“One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.” - Bertrand Russell

In Hemingway’s short story, The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, the arc of Francis moves from not taking his own life seriously, to taking his own life seriously. This awakens him to the nature of mind and reality, and for a short time he is happy.

Sounds like an interesting story.

[Walker]

It does resonate with the way things are in life, and doesn't take long to read.