On three quotes and two more brief poems
“Courage is not the lack of fear. It is acting in spite of it.” –Mark Twain
I heard a reading by a famous poet a few years ago, where she said something like: “I have great fear but even more desire.” I have heard a former U.S. Marine who became a public therapist saying that he was actually very scared on the job when in the military.
“Begin at once to live, and count each separate day a separate life.” –Seneca
I say each day is a blessing, no matter how much pain you may be in. There was a song from the 1980s by the Austrian pop band Opus called “Live is Life.” It may seem like circular logic, but it is true.
“We were not sent into this world to do anything into which we can not put our heart.” — John Ruskin
For some reason, this brings to mind Sigmund Freud’s concept of cathexis, which, as I understand it, means that any activity you do with energy and diligence originates from eros.
“Pun-creation” by yours truly
“What is your view on pun-creation?”
“Well, it is very pun-portant. Children are the pun-ture.”
“But what about over-pun-pulation?
“Adam Pun-this was punn-ibly wrong. The world does not have a pun-pulation crisis.”
“Pun-lectrocution Chair” by yours truly
“You should know you may be sentenced to death by pun-lectrocution chair. It could make stand on end what’s left of your hair.”
“That sounds like a pun-mare, very pun-ful.”
“Yes, consider what happened to the killer Ted Pun-dy in Florida. He was pun-lectroculated repeatedly before dying.”
“The thought is quite pun-ful.”
“Don’t worry too much. It might just be a fatal pun-jection.”