The Fifth Science

by Exurb1a

Turbulence was one of the last mysteries left in science and any mInd who could make even a little sense of its randomness would receive great respect from their peers.

Inaction is the primary refuge of those who prefer their own constructed realities to the beautiful chaos of the real world.

In even asking a question one affects the world. The safest course is to ask no questions that must not be asked and change nothing that does not have to be changed. The true lifeforce is inaction. The true deathforce is the will to conquer. The world is the explanation.

Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they’ll never sit in.

He offered her one and without much thought she opened it and they drank. “This is quite disgusting,” she said. “I like it.”

The core of heroism isn’t bravery, or even self-sacrifice. It is a commitment to what one knows to be the virtuous course of action, despite whatever the consequences may be.

Maybe you're thinking racing boxcars and drinking is a baseless existence, but to that I'd say: well, what's the purpose of your life then? Look deep enough into whatever it is you love, and you'll find the black nothing at the bottom too.