Remember the Hubbell Pew Post of October 6, where I quote Amor Towles in his book, A Gentlemen In Moscow? : … we have evolved as a species to pay the utmost attention to that which is just beyond our reach. Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow. The Post was titled That Which Is Just Beyond Our Reach. Click…
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That Which Is Just Beyond Our Reach
…we have evolved as a species to pay the utmost attention to that which is just beyond our reach. Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow. What happens when we stop reaching? My Yoga teacher tells me the moment we let go of the desire for the material and the worldly we gain tranquility. Greed is like a…
The Confederacy of the Humbled
The Confederacy of the Humbled… knowing beauty, influence, fame, and privilege to be borrowed rather than bestowed…. — A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles. At the beach I am really enjoying this novel, and I found the reference to the Confederacy of the Humbled to be especially touching and profound. Maybe because I too belong…