Too often, art is for the artist and the art community, even public art! Why not public art for the public? Public art should be for the public, selected by the public, and inspire the public in some way. It should make us feel good about living, working and playing in the place we live in. No? What do you think makes up inspirational public art? Some art makes us laugh, some makes us think, some we just wonder what the heck the artist had in mind. You put your own personal a one-word or one-line statement to each expression of public art.
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nothing stays the same
We’ve heard it before; but it is really true. When you can see things as they actually are, you see that they really are different from a moment ago, whether it is on a molecular level or a macro level. And this is neither good nor bad, only the way it is! Your life becomes more livable, more enjoyable. You become free from suffering as you ‘go-with-the-flow’, and live life as it comes. That’s not to say that we can’t or shouldn’t make wise choices. In fact, living a good life brings with it both the opportunity and responsibility to live well; right living. And, this is the true way to liberation; freedom from suffering. This is anicca.
I like the Buddhist concept of no-self; anatta. Self is a western concept formed as a result of identification. It is not a bad thing; in fact, it is a functional necessity, but it is an illusion. This insight also makes us free.
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coffee shop doins’
what a place. people drinking coffee; talking, and stuff. lots of people appearing busy on their computers, doing god knows what. can’t they do that at home? why do they come here to do it? and why am I here?
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