Oct 01, 2007

Quote for Life

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?If we listened to our intellect, we?d never have a love affair. We?d never have a friendship. We?d never go into business, because we?d be too cynical. Well, that?s nonsense. You?ve got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.?

– Annie Dillard via DF

9 Comments: (closed)

  • Trevor said in the afternoon of Monday, Oct 1:

    Nice quote.. not sure about the love affair part though.

  • njyo said in the evening of Monday, Oct 1:

    The love affair thing… what should I say? Should we call it a bad crush instead? The way I see it, she tries to express that we never just follow our feelings even if we know that it’s not the good thing to do. The question is well, what is the “right thing” to do?

    And thanks for the shout. Good to know somebody still reading. ;)

  • AK said in the evening of Monday, Oct 1:

    ahmen!

  • Trevor said in the wee hours of Wednesday, Oct 3:

    Good to know you’re still posting ;-)

  • Sjhong said in the evening of Wednesday, Oct 3:

    Oh, I am reading too. :)
    So, what she tried to say is “We have to listen our heart instead of Intellect?” um,,, jumping from cliff is always very scary. :(

  • njyo said in the afternoon of Friday, Oct 5:

    Scary is good and exciting! What is there to loose? :D

  • Sjhong said in the evening of Monday, Oct 8:

    Maybe you got gun shot in your heart while you are jumping, and it will take several years to be completely cured. :) And consequently it will make you become more coward in next jump. :-P

  • njyo said in the evening of Monday, Oct 8:

    Well, in that case you should be afraid of guns, not of jumping.

    I really liked Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto in discussing the role of fear in our lives.

  • Sjhong said in the evening of Tuesday, Oct 9:

    Bullet control, oh my god, :) I can’t beat your nastiness. |o|