the hope that truth may be of use

To fight unhappiness one must first expose it, which means that one must dispel the mystifications behind which it is hidden so that people do not have to think about it. It is because I reject lies and running away that I am accused of pessimism; but this rejection implies hope — the hope that truth may be of use. And this is a more optimistic attitude than the choice of indifference, ignorance or sham.

by Simone de Beauvoir (via)

Ätna

lacking

I lack the peace of simple things.


by Wendell Berry

acid rain

daylight
in bad dreams
in a cool world
full of cruel things
hand tight
all you
nothing like a big bad bridge
to go burning through

just, just, just

Let me introduce you to the most evil word in the English language:

"Just."

Stick it near the beginning of some advice, and you can turn someone else's vicious lifelong struggle into a trivial task they should feel ashamed for not having mastered by now.

by David Wong

TIL

Today I Learned

misophonia is a condition in which a person reacts extremely negatively to certain sounds that most people take little or no notice of.