i saw a piece in the age online - The time we waste the piece gets you in first off, with the immortal opening,
Artist Julian Schnabel is undoubtedly one of the bigger wankers to stride the earth, as evinced by his famous quote in which he claimed: "I'm the closest thing to Picasso that you'll see in this f---ing life."
there is also an image of a rather wonderful sculpture called, waste of time, which would look like an andy goldsworthy but for being made out of old pc monitors.
the reason for mentioning schnabel is his comment, "I believe we won't be judged on whether our actions are good or bad but on how much time we've wasted" ...
ouch.
later there's another quote from phillip adams which makes me want to punch him,
"When people say how do you do so many things? I often answer them, without meaning to be cruel, 'How do you do so little?'"
the thing is, some people are "busy" people, some people (me!) aren't
but it's true i feel happier more content when i'm achieving things, when my brain synapses are snapping
this week i glimpsed the cover of a buddhist mag, tricycle. it said, doing nothing can make you wiseit captured my imagination, and the magazine came home with me.
of course, the article is more complicated (in a simple buddhist way) than "doing nothing" but it's an interesting idea - relinquishing ambitions that cloud the thinking,
Do Nothing - A guided meditation by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche
there has never been a more important time in the world than now than to "do nothing" - but this is more about idiot-busyness - checking your phone for messages instead of calmly waiting for the tram, for instance.
ringing someone to tell them you'll be there in 2 minutes, as you walk down the street towards them, for instance.
(i quipped to myself yesterday, they're all living in their own private iphone.)
i am not quite a passenger, but if i was i'd want to be listening to iggy while i rode around,
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