Brain Food #737
Follow the light
Thoughts of the day
It feels strange to wake up on a new week, and to carry on with one’s routine, when our screens, eyes, and ears, are filled with tragedies, and we are all but hopeless spectators, while the world order silently spins out of any sense of control or prediction.
Albert Camus, the philosophical master of the absurd, declared that life, though often devoid of meaning, and no matter how little sense some things might make, is still worth living. Like Sisyphus, we plow on, and showing up becomes our responsibility.
Meanwhile, we can take notice of what is there that resonates with our inner world, making us lucky to be alive. Meanwhile, in dark times, there is still light to be found.
From The Stranger:
“Mother used to say that however miserable one is, there’s always something to be thankful for. And each morning, when the sky brightened and light began to flood my cell, I agreed with her.”
Perhaps Van Gogh’s fascination with sunflowers came from their ability to notice where the light was coming from, and to follow it. To Van Gogh, these specific flowers symbolised gratitude.
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