Tag Archive | Nostalgia
Conservatism is Cowardice
Nostalgia is an act of cowardice. ~Mario Vargas Llosa I enjoyed my time in High School especially the four seasons playing soccer, the years I invested studying Engineering in college despite the three to four hours commuting each day, reflect with a smile on many of the long-gone years before today. I also realize those […]
Forging Ahead
Nostalgia is cowardice. ~Mario Vargas Llosa It is easier to dwell on the familiar past than address the unknown future. There are few mysteries with the past, the remembrance of problems filed smooth by time until they all but disappear and the past is a sanitized fantasy of rainbows and unicorns, a nostalgia bearing little […]
Nostalgia Is A Shit Stained Blanket
Selling people nostalgic fantasies about the past instead of real visions for the future. ~Yuval Harari Nostalgia is a warm blanket warding off the chilly reality of an unknown future, a worn pair of shoes broken in perfectly formed to the foot, a sunny Spring day with budding flowers, singing birds, and big billowy clouds drifting […]
Musings of a Middle Aged Man 