But money is not a good thing. It suppresses the mind. When the mind rules, it creates its own happiness. But, when wealth takes over the task of gathering pleasures, there is nothing for the mind to do. Where formerly there was happiness of the mind, now possessions usurp that space. Instead of happiness, one acquires nothing but things.
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“The Gift of Sight” in She: Short Stories of Rabindranath Tagore, translated by Joyasree Mukerji (via afilmandlitlover)
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this summer i am going to do so much stuff you wouldnt even be able to handle it if i listed it all out for you. ‘nuff said
simonneeee:
Wow.. #fail #classof2012
Do tell how you managed to graduate….
comedycentral:
Click here to watch the interview and here for the full episode.
I think that’s a wonderful idea
I don’t know if rape jokes encourage rape culture. I don’t care. You still shouldn’t tell them.
Statistically, if you have told a rape joke to a group of more than five people, one of the people you told it to was a rape survivor, possibly of multiple rapes. They will not necessarily disclose this to you; rape apologism is endemic in society and most rape survivors are cautious about whom they tell. Some may even be too ashamed of their rape to admit it to anyone, or because of rape-minimizing narratives like “men can’t be raped” and “I consented to oral, so I couldn’t have been raped” may not admit it even to themselves. The fact remains: if you’ve told dozens of rape jokes in your life, then you have almost certainly told a joke that minimizes or trivializes rape in front of a survivor.
And if you put as your Facebook status “I totally raped at Halo today” for your two hundred Facebook friends to see, statistically, you have just reminded thirty-three people of one of the worst experiences of their entire lives.
To describe how well you did at a video game.
Good job!
minusmanhattan:
Disco Ball Helmet.
I would actually wear a helmet if I had one that looked like this
