Modern luxury is the ability to live quietly. No drama. No noise. No pretending to be someone you are not. Just living low-key. Reading. Thinking. Listening to music. Staring at walls. Going for walks. Watching old movies. Being bored. Working on your purpose. And feeling life deeply. That is peace.
The older I get, the more I realize intelligence is just knowing what to ignore. Texts. Calls. People. Food. Places. Unhealthy relationships. Living simply. And privately. Choosing depth over noise. That will do.
The wildest part about POVERTY is how much time it steals. Waiting for buses. Calling assistance offices. Comparing grocery prices. Fighting insurance. Sitting at laundromats. Being poor is a second job nobody pays you for.
What’s happening in Europe right now is best explained in THE DELUGE, by Stephen Markley and THE MINISTRY FOR THE FUTURE. Read these books and see the furure.
A look back at the famous 1979 TV debate where John Cleese and Michael Palin defended MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN against journalist & the Bishop of Southwark.
The result was one of the most entertaining clashes between comedians and critics.
"Your death will come on an ordinary day, in the middle of unfinished plans, and the world will continue without you."
— Latin proverbs on Memento Mori