the good life
On Change
Du musst dein Leben ändern, writes Rilke. You must change your life. Well, yes, Rainer. Of course. But how?
Meaningful Work
Simple needs, human needs - genuine human needs. But what is this word genuine and what does it have to do with need?
How Much Land Does a Man Need?
“Our only trouble,” thought Pahóm, “is that we haven’t land enough. If I had plenty of land, I shouldn’t fear the Devil himself.”
How can we know the Good?
Like many of us, I want to be good and wise and happy. But would we recognise those things if we were given them?
How's life?
I'm not saying that life is uniformly wonderful. I'm saying that life is not uniformly anything.
Camus on the Absurd
“Do you want the rest of the seal,” he asked? “Or can I finish it?”