Excess & Success

Moderation is so rare;
Most of us compete in excess
And call it success.
04.09.12

Details & Life

A life smothered by details
Leaves less time for living.
04.08.12

Power & Aggression

Whoever acquires power
Under the pretext of self-defense
Ends up using it for aggression
Under the pretext of self-defense.
04.05.12
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) in Beyond Good and Evil says:
A living thing seeks above all to discharge its strength.
Life itself is will to power; self-preservation is only
one of the indirect and most frequent results.

Taming & Peace

Whoever tames human nature
Will bring peace to our planet;
Hitherto
All religions
All ideologies
And all military powers
Have dismally failed.
04.04.12

Ideologies & Endurance

Ideologies
That do not evolve
Become obsolete symbols.
04.03.12

Aging & Reluctance

Aging can be slowed but not stopped;
It might even lose a few battles
But it always wins the war;
To age gracefully is wiser
Than to age reluctantly.
04.02.12

Hubris & Humility

Nations, peoples, and groups
With more hubris than humility
Will be ridiculed by history.
04.01.12