It may be that the books that were best liked in your lifetime are not the ones that are best liked 100 years later.
Interpretation
The value of books may change over time, reflecting different societal preferences and historical contexts.
This quote by Salman Rushdie reflects on the transient nature of literary appreciation, suggesting that what is celebrated and adored in one generation may not hold the same significance a century later. It emphasizes the idea that the cultural and temporal context heavily influences our understanding and enjoyment of literature, implying that timelessness in art is subjective and often elusive.
In practice
During a discussion on the evolution of literature in a book club.
I've been fascinated by Machiavelli since I was very young. I've always felt that he had a bad rap from history, and that he was actually a person quite unlike what we now think of as Machiavellian. He was a republican. He disliked totalitarian government.
Killing people because you don't like their ideas - it's a bad thing.
faith without doubt is addiction
I am clearly vulnerable to these more passionate and volatile unstable relationships. I am trying to not be so vulnerable.
In India, as elsewhere in our darkening world, religion is the poison in the blood. Where religion intervenes, mere innocence is no excuse. Yet we go on skating around this issue, speaking of religion in the fashionable language of 'respect.' What is there to respect in any of this, or in any of the crimes now being committed almost daily around the world in religion's dreaded name?
Reality is a question of perspective; the further you get from the past, the more concrete and plausible it seems - but as you approach the present, it inevitably seems more and more incredible.
The answer is that we are not helpless in the face of our first impressions. They may bubble up from the unconscious - from behind a locked door inside of our brain - but just because something is outside of awareness doesn't mean it's outside of control.
Most people are so distracted by their thoughts, so identified with the voices in their heads, they no longer feel the aliveness within them. To be unable to feel the life that animates the physical body, the very life that you are, is the greatest deprivation that can happen to you.
I have a lot of what you might call creative self-loathing - I have pretty high expectations, and they seem to consistently be higher than what I'm able to accomplish.
Abundance is scooped from abundance yet abundance remains.
When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons.
Before I can embrace freedom, I should be aware of what duties I have.
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