Adventurer – Critic – Photographer
His avowed intent was to escape European civilization and everything that is artificial and conventional ... - Gauguin set sail for Tahiti on 1st April 1891, promising to return to France as a rich man. He spent the first three months in Papeete but was unable to afford the pleasure-seeking life-style and decided to set up his ...
Guan Yin is the bodhisattva of compassion, revered by buddhists as the goddess of mercy. Her name is short for 'Guan Shi Yin'. 'Guan' means to observe, watch, or monitor; 'Shi' means the World; 'Yin' means sounds, specifically sounds of those who suffer. Thus, Guan Yin is a compassionate being who watches for, and responds to, the ...
The term Golden Age comes from Greek mythology, and is part of the description of temporal decline of the state of peoples through five Ages. Gold being the first and the one during which the Golden Race of humanity lived. Those living in the first Age were ruled by Kronos, after the finish of the first age was ...
The Whore of Babylon is a mythological female figure and also place of evil mentioned in the book of revelation in the bible. Her full title is given as Babylon the Great, the mother of prostitutes and abominations of the Earth. The whore is associated with the Antichrsit and the beast of revelation by connection with an equally evil kingdom. The whore's ...
Free man, you'll always love the sea — for this, - That it's a mirror, where you see your soul - In its eternal waves that chafe and roll; - Nor is your soul less bitter an abyss. - in your reflected image there to merge, - You love to dive, its eyes and limbs to match. - Sometimes your heart ...
In 2017, the United Nations reported that 2.5 million Haitians were still in need of humanitarian aid. There are still about 55,000 people in camps. Many are still living in unsanitary conditions due to displacement caused by the earthquake. We have a very long way to go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zugOJU8bds When the day is long And the night, the night is ...
La dolce Vita, a journey through the sweet life in a fruitless search for Love and happiness. Although Ekberg did not win the Miss Universe pageant but as one of six finalists she did earn a starlet's contract with Universal Studios. The combination of Ekberg's voluptuous physique and colorful private life appealed to the gossip magazines. (Well-publicized romances ...
Beginning in 1967, Bowie showed an interest in Buddhism; after a few months' study at Tibet House in London, he was told by a Lama, 'You do not want to be Buddhist. You should follow music.' In 1992 Bowie knelt on stage at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert and recited the Lord's Prayer before a television audience of up ...
The German expressionist epic science-fiction drama film Metropolis premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in Berlin on 10th January 1927. The film plays in the futuristic year of 2026, in the city of Metropolis, wealthy industrialists reign from high-rise towers, while underground-dwelling workers toil to operate the underground machines that power the city. In this futuristic city ...
Pump it up / Pump es auf / Bombeie / Bombearlo / My night out with the Boys. Meine Nacht mit den Jungs. Minha noite com os meninos. Mi noche con los chicos. (Borussia Mönchengladbach) Don't you know, pump it up, You got to pump it up, Don't you know, pump it up, You got to pump it up, "Where do we ...
Plastic pollution involves the accumulation of plastic products in the environment that adversely affects wildlife, wildlife habitat, or even Humans. Living organisms, including Humans, but particularly marine animals are affected through entanglement, direct ingestion of plastic waste, or through exposure to chemicals within plastics that cause interruptions in biological functions. The Marine Conservancy has predicted the decomposition rates of several plastic products. It is ...
When you sponsor a child, you will be personally connected with a boy or girl who will know your name and treasure the thought that you care. Your support of $38 per month provides life-changing opportunities such as, an opportunity to attend or stay in school, medical care, which often saves lives, nourishing food, mentoring and ...
The heart of the story of 'Mack the Knife' is a great irony. A song about a cold-blooded serial murderer written by a Marxist playwrighter and a leftwing composer for a musical that aimed to lay bare the hypocrisies of bourgeois double morality. Jonathan Wild is considered one of the most notorious criminals in England. His deeds ...
Everyone wants to be liked. That is quiet normal. But in social media of today the desire to be held in high regard goes too far. An excessive desire to be liked can originate from a lot of different issues. You experience a little social anxiety and you worry that others are judging you harshly. In an ...
The sea and a boat are not an everyday environment for most people. You are so much ‘caught up in the system’ that you can not understand the simple and natural logic that lies behind sailing. That is why children sail the best. They rely on feeling. You will need a few days on a boat ...
Macklin told him he had been overdoing things and should try to 'lead a more regular life', to which Shackleton answered 'You are always wanting me to give up things, what is it I ought to give up?' 'Chiefly alcohol, Boss,' replied Macklin. A few moments later, at 2:50 a.m. on 5 January 1922, Shackleton suffered ...
A Hug demonstrates physical intimacy, universal in Human communities, in which two people put their arms around the back or waist of one another and hold each other closely. Depending on culture, context and relationship, a hug can indicate familiarity, Love, affection, friendship, brotherhood or sympathy. A Hug can indicate support, comfort, and consolation, particularly where words are insufficient. A Hug usually demonstrates ...
Be Together - Not the Same, transcends and relates to humanity in general. We may all be from different parts of the World and have different view, but we are all citizens of Earth. We are Humans, together. All of us. Acceptance is one key to happiness and a useful guide for operating in Human relationships. Be Yourself. Do ...
I have fallen in Love, once again. When you are in this stage, you will know. You constantly think about her and can not get her off of your mind. Your heart skips a beat whenever you see her and every little stupid thing she does brighten up your day. You day dream about her, you night ...
A horrible feeling of desolation pinched my heart. I listened rigid but heard nothing but the creep of blood in my ears. Great and shadowy and strange was the World and I drifted solitary through its vast mysteries. A remote faint question, where I might be, drifted and vanished again in my mind. I found myself standing astonished, ...
More and more people are sharing their very personal experience of discovering a spiritual World beyond their dreams. Meanwhile the World is still very divided between believers and doubters of a spiritual reality. The existence of a non material reality is beyond doubt for one group while the other group has plenty of doubt that there is ...