#isis

Aproximou-se certo dia de uma fonte clara como prata e não contaminada pelo gado, pelo pássaros, pelas feras nem pelos ramos caídos das arvores próximas. Narciso, sentando-se, exausto, na margem daquela fonte, logo se enamorou de sua própria imagem. Primeiro tentou abraçar e beijar o belo jovem que tinha diante de si; depois, reconheceu a si mesmo e permaneceu horas fixando o espelho da água da fonte como se encantado. O amor lhe era, ao mesmo tempo, concedido e negado; ele se consumia de dor e, ao mesmo tempo, gozava de seu tormento sabendo que, ao menos, não trairia a si próprio, acontecesse o que acontecesse. ↗

— Aldo Carotenuto

#love

Entomologist Dr. Ovid Byron speaking to television journalist, Tina, who says, re. global warming, "Scientists of course are in disagreement about whether this is happening and whether humans have a role." He replies: "The Arctic is genuinely collapsing. Scientists used to call these things the canary in the mine. What they say now is, The canary is dead. We are at the top of Niagara Falls, Tina, in a canoe. There is an image for your viewers. We got here by drifting, but we cannot turn around for a lazy paddle back when you finally stop pissing around. We have arrived at the point of an audible roar. Does it strike you as a good time to debate the existence of the falls?" p.367 ↗

— Barbara Kingsolver

#climate-crisis #monarch-butterflies #change

(The presence of evil) in his life provokes him into either overcoming it or yielding to it. If the first, it has led him to work for his own improvement; if the second it has led him to acknowledge his own weakness. Sooner or later, the unpleasant consequences of such weakness will lead him to grapple with it, and develop his power of will...Immediately and directly, it may either strengthen him or weaken him. Ultimately, it can only strengthen him. ↗

— Paul Brunton

#evil #inspirational #strength #inspirational

There is a human capital crisis in the federal government. Not only are we losing the decades of talent as civil servants retire, we are not doing enough to develop and nurture the next generation of public servants. ↗

— Daniel Akaka

#civil #civil servants #crisis #decades #develop

Why is it that men who can go through severe accidents, air raids, and any other major crisis always seems to think that they are at death's door when they have a simple head cold? ↗

— Shirley Booth

#air #always #any #cold #crisis

Don't accept that you are in crisis just because everyone says you are. ↗

— Alastair Campbell

#because #crisis #everyone #just #just because

This is a crisis, but there is an opportunity to help revitalize and renew the Catholic community. ↗

— William P. Leahy

#community #crisis #help #opportunity #renew

The Bush Administration claims there is a Social Security crisis only to distract Americans from its serious mismanagement of the federal budget. ↗

— Mark Dayton

#budget #bush #bush administration #claims #crisis

The country is facing a fiscal crisis, and the United States Senate is at the center of the debate about how to bring federal spending under control. ↗

— Jeff Flake

#bring #center #control #country #crisis

Spiritual pain is when you can’t stand another moment not knowing the real truth and when you finally do know you can’t let go. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#love #spirtuality #faith