β Being Nobody, Going Nowhere by Ayya Khema
Reblogged
More important than giving things away is giving up oneβs views and opinions about oneself and the world and about how other people should behave and react, especially those one is close to.
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Meeting The Man: James Baldwin in Paris
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[Image description: A series of close up profile screenshots of James Baldwin. Captions are printed on each shot.
βLove has never been a popular movement. The world is held together, really it is held together, by the love and the passion of very few people. Otherwise, of course you can despair. Walk down the street of any city, any afternoon, and look around you. What youβve got to remember is what you are looking at is also you. Everyone youβre looking at is also you. You could be that person. You could be that monster, you could be that cop. And you have to decide, in yourself, not to be.β