/lit/ - Literature

>But human power is extremely limited, and is infinitely surpassed by the power of external causes ; we have not, therefore, an absolute power of shaping to our use those things which are without us. Nevertheless, we shall bear with an equal mind all that happens to us in contravention to the claims of our own advantage, so long as we are conscious, that we have done our duty, and that the power which we possess is not sufficient to enable us to protect ourselves completely ; remembering that we are a part of universal nature, and that we follow her order. If we have a clear and distinct understanding of this, that part of our nature which is defined by intelligence, in other words the better part of ourselves, will assuredly acquiesce in what befalls us, and in such acquiescence will endeavour to persist. For, in so far as we are intelligent beings, we cannot desire anything save that which is necessary, nor yield absolute acquiescence to anything, save to that which is true : wherefore, in so far as we have a right understanding of these things, the endeavour of the better part of ourselves is in harmony with the order of nature as a whole.

>>16947296
Same. Ten years later I became friends with a girl who dated a guy who was an assistant under my HS English teacher. Through her I heard that she thought I was the most promising student she ever had. If only she could see me today!

I want to get into painting, I think. Impressionism. Any anons here paint?

>>11806750
>For context, he translated it after the death of his wife because he couldn't bear to write anything original for a while

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>>10502432
Post >yfw three brave Slavs volunteered to jump into radioactive water to swim to the flooded pressure release valve to prevent the reactor from exploding even worse knowing it was certain death

>>9802512
It's more like Peterson made the material relevant to me, he piqued my interest by articulating the array of topics in such a way that it actually resonated with my soul, very much unlike the sterile, clinical delivery the church pastor would give that is in large part responsible for pushing so many people away from religion in the first place.

I know he gets a terrible rap on /lit/ but something these actual pseuds need to understand is that you can't just get someone to start at the ceiling of literature. There are gradual degrees of introduction people need to become acclimated to in order to advance in thought and I argue that more /lit/izens should be happy that he's even framing the material in such a way as to motivate people to begin reading and getting in touch with the history of man and spiritual ideas in a spiritually bankrupt and stagnant, (if not outright) decaying culture.

Until two months ago I always just entertained the fantasy of reading (coincidentally enough the first 50 pages on Jung have dissected this terrible, unproductive, imaginative-fantasy aspect about myself completely), buying the occasional novel but never actually committing to reading it. But it's time to cut the shit and crack open some damn books.

What can /lit/ recommend me in the realm of ancient/Greek mythology in some large collection; and if such exists, a dissection and analysis of the mythology (even predating any particular civilization) with regard to origin, inspiration, theme, moral or ethic implications, social influence, or other psych/evo-psych assessments that expound upon the ideas such as of Jordan Peterson.

Whats book can you tell me of that chronicles the Zoroastrianism fall to Islam

>Year of Depend Adult Undergarment


fuck me this is exactly how I am/was whenever I had weed. Not the excessive amounts but the paranoia and social isolation. Am I in for a ride of feels /lit/?

>>7985793
>spend years cultivating building patrician persona
>can quote Dante in original Italian
>Went to Dublin for Bloomsday and got drunk
>Read all of Pynchons oeuvre without ever having to use a wiki or a guide
>go out to club
>meet a qt
>go back to her place
>wake up and notice the Fault in Our Stars on her bedside table


where did i go wrong senpai?