“You’re a big illusion, you golden bird!”, said Meša Selimović, alluding to the temporal nature of life. If we compare life with a bird, of any kind, then I’m becoming, without particular affinity for those creatures, a bit disappointed in life.
Tag: Philosophy
Wally the Gator
One of the greatest contemporary philosophers, the cartoon character Wally the Gator, in one of the episodes is annoyed by the kid with a whistle, and he is chasing him till the end, when he catches the kid, takes the whistle from him, and start whistling himself. Then, pleased, with a big smile on his face says: “It seems that it all depends on which side of the whistle you are”. Timeless!