Sunday, July 07, 2013

Since The Majoriy Of Me (Philip Larkin poem)

Since the majority of me
Rejects the majority of you,
Debating ends forthwith, and we
Divide. And sure of what to do

We disinfect new blocks of days
For our majorities to rent
With unshared friends and unwalked ways,
But silence too is eloquent:

A silence of minorities
That unopposed at least, return
Each night with cancelled promises
They want renewed. They never learn.


P.S. I came across his name while taking online course ' The Art of Programming Concert'. This particular poem struck me most.

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

Loved the subject! Easy read, lots of characters...great story.

Existential Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom



My sister mentioned Irvin Yalom in my conversation about existential issues.
It was his novel 'When Nietzsche Wept' that she recommended to me, but I was very excited to find his non fiction work 'Existential Psychotherapy' and it did not disappoint.

Viktor Frankl



His book 'Man's Search for Meaning' was not an accidental choice for my reading after Hemingway's short story 'Clean Well-lighted Place'. I wish I knew about logotherapy when I was a teenage. Great insight info existential therapy.