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Out of all proportion
The arch-realist Thucydides reminds us, in this as in other things, of a timeless truth, namely that kindness can pay generous dividends. It got me thinking of moments when we could have flipped a situation to a more positive outcome if we'd surprised someone with...
A clutch of bright berries
Otters seem to be the most nuannaarpoqian of animals and their eye is easily caught by bright objects. Here a bunch of red berries does the trick, apparently leading to a form of horizontal meditation. Once, I remember, I went to look for him there and at first could...
Frantic or free?
One of the most powerful ripostes to any attempt at ensnarement or wing-clipping, there is something timeless and transcendent in Jane Eyre's clarity. Mr. Rochester tries to bind her to...
Choosing hope
A few years ago a friend commented that I was an optimistic person. My response was that optimism isn't necessarily a question of personality, but can sometimes be a matter...
Live wisely, live well
Isn't this all we're trying to do when we talk about 'sustainability', 'circular economy', or climate change? When it's put so simply, it sounds easy, but we have a long...
The habits of small birds
I'm with Gorky on this one, and spend plentiful moments watching the birds in the garden. Their cheeriness and resilience even on blastingly cold winter days never ceases to impress...
Of life and lilac
This man is one who returns from the dead, from decades in a gulag in Siberia, released during one or another political thaw. He returns to 'normal' life, and it...
Across the divide
We play with dogs and cats and some other creatures. I used to play with a fox in our garden in London: he made a show of taking my abandoned...
Of leaping dolphins
I found this somehow touching, the way the parent dolphins don't overstretch their offspring. Also curious about the fact that the calves always stayed on the right side of the...
A song to make me laugh
This one I discovered by accident, tucked away at the end of the album for which its composer is famous, namely Tubular Bells. I bought the CD second-hand in a...
The breath of happiness
Ivan is a character, apparently based on Vasily Grossman's brother-in-law, who survived 30 years in a gulag before being released into 'normal' life. He is resilient enough to be able...
Small corners of innocence
Innocence isn't something we talk about much, but I think about it a great deal, having had people tell me it's something to shed, like milk teeth. It can also...
In an English country garden…
Spending a summer's day at a fancy-dress luncheon party. We sit in an English country garden, gathered around a table laden with food and drink. Women shimmer in silk brocade...
I sing therefore I am?
Does this line from one of Rilke's sonnets mean we can say 'I sing therefore I am'? Easier for gods than humans, Rilke tells us, but let's give it a...
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