Thursday, July 31, 2014
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Rubem Alves (1933-2014)
“Today there are no reasons
for optimism.
Today it is only possible to have hope.
Hope is
opposed to optimism.
Optimism exists when it is spring outside and then it
is spring inside. Hope exists when there is drought outside and still
there are fountains of water bubbling in the heart.
Optimism is joy ‘because
of’: something human, something natural. Hope is joy ‘in
spite of’: it is a divine thing.
Optimism is having roots in time. Hope is
having roots in eternity.
Optimism is fed by big
things. Without them, optimism dies. Hope is fed by
small things. Hope blooms in small things. It is enough to be a
strawberry at the edge of the abyss. Today, it could be all that we have:
strawberries at the edge of the abyss, joy without reason. The
possibility of hope...”
Rubem Alves, Concerto para Corpo e Alma
"Let us plant dates even though those who plant them will never see them. We must live by the love of what we will never see. This is the secret discipline. It is a refusal to let the creative act be dissolved away in immediate sense experience, and a stubborn commitment to the future of our grandchildren. Such disciplined love is what has given prophets, revolutionaries, and saints the courage to die for the future they envisaged. They make their own bodies the seed of their own highest hope."
Rubem Alves, Concerto para Corpo e Alma
"Let us plant dates even though those who plant them will never see them. We must live by the love of what we will never see. This is the secret discipline. It is a refusal to let the creative act be dissolved away in immediate sense experience, and a stubborn commitment to the future of our grandchildren. Such disciplined love is what has given prophets, revolutionaries, and saints the courage to die for the future they envisaged. They make their own bodies the seed of their own highest hope."
Rubem Alves, Tomorrow’s Child: Imagination, Creativity, and the Rebirth of Culture
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Ariano Suassuna in English: The Rogues' Trial (Auto da Compadecida)
Ariano Suassuna in English:
The Rogues' Trial (Auto da Compadecida)
A farewell to an icon of Brazilian literature
Friday, July 18, 2014
Mandela Day
Nelson Mandela's Life
Don't miss the game "An Audience with Mandela".
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| The game is on the link above. |
Nelson Mandela's History
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Monday, July 14, 2014
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Friday, July 11, 2014
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
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