Zuihitsu, 2024-06

Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file.

  • The ranking mind is small and wrong.
  • You don’t win friends with salad.
  • The lover who leaves reason in control is a half-lover.
  • Only beggars depend on the beneficence of others.
  • Trust actions, never words.
  • Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously.—Prentis Hemphill
  • Being exceptional is a not a path that can be followed.
  • Drama is words, deeds and unexplained thoughts.
  • What is the difference between a conscious, Machiavellian villain or a self-deluded person?
  • Where is the emphasis: technique or truth?
  • Don’t step over a dollar to pick up a penny.
  • Reciprocity is the foundation of every friendship: mutual sharing and caring in a context of trust.
  • When someone does a bad job, say nothing.
  • Minimalism requires specialization.
  • It is good to be nice, but we must be kind.
  • The microcosm contains the macrocosm.
  • Try to face yourself daily in the salt pan of the empty page.