All art really does is keep you focused on questions of humanity, and it really is about how do we get on with our maker.
David BowieRead
Once you lose that sense of wonder at being alive, you're pretty much on the way out.
Interpretation
Losing your sense of wonder signifies a decline in appreciation for life.
David Bowie's quote reflects the importance of maintaining a sense of wonder and curiosity about life. When one no longer finds joy or amazement in existence, it may indicate a detachment from the vibrancy of life, leading to a diminished experience and fulfillment.
In practice
In a motivational speech about embracing lifeβs experiences.
All art really does is keep you focused on questions of humanity, and it really is about how do we get on with our maker.
I guess, taking away all the theatrics or the costuming and the outer layers of what I do, I'm a writer... I write.
I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.
Nothing prepared me for your smile
But I've got to think of myself as the luckiest guy. Robert Johnson only had one album's worth of work as his legacy. That's all that life allowed him.
I'm an early riser. I get up between five and six, have coffee, and read for a couple of hours before everyone else gets up.
If there were no tribulation, there would be no rest; if there were no winter, there would be no summer.
In South Korea, they believe that when you turn 60, you've become a baby again and the rest of your life should be totally about joy and happiness, and people should leave you alone, and I just think that that's the height of intelligence.
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
Meditation is the only way to overcome fear. There is no other way. Why does meditation help us overcome fear? In meditation we identify ourselves with the vast, with the Absolute. When we are afraid of someone or something, it is because we do not feel that particular person or thing is a part of us. When we have established conscious oneness with the Absolute, with the Infinite Vast, the everything there is part of us. And how can we be afraid of ourselves?
Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause. He noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and keeps his self-made laws.
Do a few things at mastery versus many things at mediocrity.
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