To man has been given the grief, often, of seeing his gods overthrown and his altars crumbling; but to the wolf and the wild dog that have come in to crouch at man's feet, this grief has never come. Unlike man, whose gods are of the unseen and overguessed, vapors and mists of fancy eluding the garmenture of reality, wandering wraiths of desired goodness and power, intangible outcroppings of self into the realm of spirit - unlike man, the wolf and the wild dog that have come into their fire find the gods in the living flesh, solid to the touch, occupying earth-space and requiring time for the accomplishment of their ends and their existence. No effort of faith is necessary to believe in such a god; no effort of will can possibly induce disbelief in such a god. There is no getting away from it. There it stands, on its two hindlegs, club in hand, immensely potential, passionate and wrathful and loving, god and mystery and power all wrapped up and around by flesh that bleeds when it is torn and that is good to eat like any flesh.
Jack LondonTag: power man nature god religion evidence
In other words if a man is armed, then one pretty much has to take his opinions into account. One can see how this worked at its starkest in Xenophon’s Anabasis, which tells the story of an army of Greek mercenaries who suddenly find themselves leaderless and lost in the middle of Persia. They elect new officers, and then hold a collective vote to decide what to do next. In a case like this, even if the vote was 60/40, everyone could see the balance of forces and what would happen if things actually came to blows. Every vote was, in a real sense, a conquest.
David GraeberTag: power elections military voting ancient-greece
Thus it is said:
The path into the light seems dark,
the path forward seems to go back,
the direct path seems long,
true power seems weak,
true purity seems tarnished,
true steadfastness seems changeable,
true clarity seems obscure,
the greatest are seems unsophisticated,
the greatest love seems indifferent,
the greatest wisdom seems childish.
The Tao is nowhere to be found.
Yet it nourishes and completes all things.
Tag: wisdom love power light purity path clarity steadfastness
Bijli fails in the dead of night / Won’t help to call “I need a light” / You’re in Karachi now / Oh, oh you’re in Karachi now. / Night is falling and you just cant see / Is this illusion or KESC / You’re in Karachi now
Kamila ShamsieTag: power humour night light crisis failure electricity pakistan karachi candles kesc
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Never limit yourself to what you can't do, but to what you have the power to do with what you have.
Nadège RichardsTag: life love empowerment power limitations stand-out stand-up stength
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Cultivate clarity, strength, vitality and power from natural, beautiful and organic living foods.
Bryant McGillTag: strength power natural clarity vitality organic
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The authentic human has the might of compassion and the creative power to do any manner of good.
Bryant McGillTag: individuality compassion power uniqueness creative attitudes
Lay down your cynicism, and believe in the transformational power of love.
Bryant McGillTag: love power belief change negativity distrust
[H]e could see the island of Manhattan off to the left. The towers were jammed together so tightly, he could feel the mass and stupendous weight.Just think of the millions, from all over the globe, who yearned to be on that island, in those towers, in those narrow streets! There it was, the Rome, the Paris, the London of the twentieth century, the city of ambition, the dense magnetic rock, the irresistible destination of all those who insist on being where things are happening-and he was among the victors!
Tom WolfeTag: power dreams paris rome new-york new-york-city towers buildings skyscrapers manhattan island victor 1980s density
I'm a freak with power.
Sherman AlexieTag: humor power outsider sherman-alexie native-american-humor
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