Good approach to enjoy cinema at the mall etc is to not take it seriously at all, I just go for silly or kids movies at this point instead of the last big N0lan mac & cheese production...
I see parents who are too ruthless in their trying to steer their children towards a good life, desirable outcomes, etc. Their sons will have to choose the good path despite their parents' antagonism
One thing that I hope and wish for my loved ones and for myself is to never go full cartesian, positivist, "modern". To never be completely severed from love. Life is mystery and there'll always be time for rationalism
At the gym during an inter-set discussion on love with a 70 year old, former mason; he arrived at the same wording for the metaphysical aspect of love which Evola writes about requiring "concentration".
Strangers continue to chime into my conversations with friends; my theory is still that people are profoundly lacking in deep conversations, "every man has a book in him", & for me though it is in fact only a small proportion, it is significant enough that you meet them often.
@miltonappl3@welovesweetboy_ Phew. This came to mind :
"Thank you. If you see dear Mrs. Equitone,
Tell her I bring the horoscope myself:
One must be so careful these days"
There's a C0ldplay live video on the screen... A very sinister sight. The totemic thing about the big names was supposed to be a bit on the nose, you know ? This goes beyond that. The public is off... They're the last, the definitive band on earth
Took refuge in a shoddy bar near my place the other day. Brutal heatwave, early afternoon. A single AC unit doing all the work. Take some coffee, it's good to regulate the temperature...
@LandsharkRides I remember mine fondly. Used to make me drive to buy lottery tickets, used a lot of slur words, said life's only remaining pleasure for him was eating (in front of his wife)