"The Ballad of Doing Nothing" has been fun to absorb! As more of an urban native, I have different peaches to watch growing, but the sheer of joy of ".....so what do I feel like doing today?" over the morning cup...
"I am a human being, not a human doing", waah sir waah.
Loved the article sir. What do you think while taking "angdais" in the present Sir.
On the 2nd part of the article, it's the harsh truth sir. Hydroelectric plants don't pollute nature, but do destroy the local nature around it. They are the biggest batteries humans have ever invented and we have yet to find a suitable alternative to replace it(except Nuclear, which sadly has been turned into a dark force in the eye of the general public)
Read the essay Taste of Freedom twice.. it's so beautiful, so poetic, so soothing.. but why my eyes moistened reading it?
One question:
Weren't you torn between the idyllic life in the woods and the thought - am i living to my fullest potential as a human being OR am i running away from life?
I ran to the woods, not away from the city....it was a life-long dream, which i fulfilled.
The other is as to what the full potential of a human being is, or rather in which direction. I would say that the goal of humanity is to find joy. And that, I did.
As someone who recently stepped away from a corporate career to find joy (in writing) and is often assailed by doubts about that decision, I needed to read this.
Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom, in such lucid, poetic terms! You are such an inspiration.
Hydroelectric dams are some of the greatest feats of engineering and ingenuity. They concretise (literally) the adage “Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.” Yet, to build one in densely populated areas, displacing and dispossessing thousands, while destroying centuries of tradition and architecture is an absolute abomination. Give me Nuclear or Coal any day!
"The Ballad of Doing Nothing" has been fun to absorb! As more of an urban native, I have different peaches to watch growing, but the sheer of joy of ".....so what do I feel like doing today?" over the morning cup...
Yes, Pras...
You found that freedom, too.
"I am a human being, not a human doing", waah sir waah.
Loved the article sir. What do you think while taking "angdais" in the present Sir.
On the 2nd part of the article, it's the harsh truth sir. Hydroelectric plants don't pollute nature, but do destroy the local nature around it. They are the biggest batteries humans have ever invented and we have yet to find a suitable alternative to replace it(except Nuclear, which sadly has been turned into a dark force in the eye of the general public)
Anyways, thank you for the great article Sir.
Ritik,
I find i have got over-committed.
Too many things to do, too many meetings to attend.
The plan for 2023 is to pull back a bit, say "No" more often.
Read the essay Taste of Freedom twice.. it's so beautiful, so poetic, so soothing.. but why my eyes moistened reading it?
One question:
Weren't you torn between the idyllic life in the woods and the thought - am i living to my fullest potential as a human being OR am i running away from life?
There are two questions there.
I ran to the woods, not away from the city....it was a life-long dream, which i fulfilled.
The other is as to what the full potential of a human being is, or rather in which direction. I would say that the goal of humanity is to find joy. And that, I did.
As someone who recently stepped away from a corporate career to find joy (in writing) and is often assailed by doubts about that decision, I needed to read this.
Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom, in such lucid, poetic terms! You are such an inspiration.
Wish you much joy in your writing!
Do share some of your work.
Thank you so much!
Substack comments don't permit weblinks so have taken the liberty of sending you an email replying to this issue. :)
Hydroelectric dams are some of the greatest feats of engineering and ingenuity. They concretise (literally) the adage “Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.” Yet, to build one in densely populated areas, displacing and dispossessing thousands, while destroying centuries of tradition and architecture is an absolute abomination. Give me Nuclear or Coal any day!