Out of all proportion

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...
Man has a long time to go

Man has a long time to go

Some wise words from Aaron Copland to a young Leonard Bernstein.  They maintained a close friendship and correspondence for decades, and I like the advice.  It reminds me of a word from a father to a daughter in an American novel: ‘Slow down, Ivy, slow...
Unload your heart of grief

Unload your heart of grief

What a kind, loving, compassionate injunction to Dante. Keep it in mind if you find yourself berating yourself. And if you are experiencing grief, I hope you find the means to unload it soon.  “Much greater faults than yours are washed awayBy much less...
First step … let life wash over you

First step … let life wash over you

Nuannaarpoq.com is a small step by an individual. It has taken me so long to get started because this single word strikes me as vast, and so I’ve shied away from venturing into this project. This is partly due to a fault line in my psychological make up, niftily...
Don’t wait too late

Don’t wait too late

This quirky but reasonable injunction correlating wine with life and life with wine comes from a letter Ingrid Bergman received from Erich Maria Remarque, author of the searing All Quiet on the Western Front, about German soldiers in the First World War.  A gentle...

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