1. 16448
    15
    May

    "The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kind."

    - Dalai Lama (via abrasive)

    (Source: gpyouthid, via alyfonso)

  2. 175682
    15
    May
    calzonaobsessed: calliope-plantain: desolve: It will take just 37 seconds to read this and change your thinking..Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs.His bed was next to the room’s only window.The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.The men talked for hours on end.They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation..Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake.Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene.One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by.Although the other man could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind’s eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.Days, weeks and months passed.One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep.She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside.He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed.It faced a blank wall.The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.She said, ‘Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.’Epilogue:There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can’t buy.‘Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present .’The origin of this letter is unknown, but please pass it on. and cries.  I heard this in a sermon at church. It kind of made me teary eyed.

    calzonaobsessed:

    calliope-plantain:

    desolve:

    It will take just 37 seconds to read this and change your thinking..

    Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.

    One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs.

    His bed was next to the room’s only window.

    The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.

    The men talked for hours on end.

    They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation..

    Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

    The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.

    The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake.
    Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

    As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene.

    One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by.

    Although the other man could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind’s eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.

    Days, weeks and months passed.

    One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep.

    She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.

    As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

    Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside.
    He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed.

    It faced a blank wall.

    The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.

    The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.


    She said, ‘Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.’

    Epilogue:

    There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.
    Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.
    If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can’t buy.
    ‘Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present .’

    The origin of this letter is unknown, but please pass it on.

    and cries. 

    I heard this in a sermon at church. It kind of made me teary eyed.

    (via styxandstonez)

  3. 87134
    14
    May
    If you were having a bad day, here’s a picture of a Marine feeding canned milk via medicine dropper to an orphaned kitten during the Korean War.


    If you were having a bad day, here’s a picture of a Marine feeding canned milk via medicine dropper to an orphaned kitten during the Korean War.

    (via hannaner)

  4. 234438
    14
    May
  5. 121812
    14
    May

    this is like the most painful moment in any movie ever

    (Source: mayablanca, via hannaner)

  6. 27065
    14
    May

    momokurumi:

    I CANNOT STOP LAUGHING OMG

    (via alyfonso)

  7. 5830
    13
    May
  8. 84384
    13
    May
    motzel: breadboards: landofloveandlies: jollyart: mastercraftbbq: ggoooddvibbes: dadeisdead: I would never have to be stuck in one spot ever again Dream life Alix we found the perfect house for you. ohp. hey guys, if i make one of these and I happen to be in your state or country would you hang out with me? because i will seriously have this one of these days… yes. yes please. Me and Lawrence are doing this dude this is it, yewwwww!!!

    motzel:

    breadboards:

    landofloveandlies:

    jollyart:

    mastercraftbbq:

    ggoooddvibbes:

    dadeisdead:

    I would never have to be stuck in one spot ever again

    Dream life

    Alix we found the perfect house for you.

    ohp. hey guys, if i make one of these and I happen to be in your state or country would you hang out with me? because i will seriously have this one of these days…

    yes. yes please.

    Me and Lawrence are doing this

    dude this is it, yewwwww!!!

    (Source: kitschyliving, via tealtertleneck)

  9. 132151
    13
    May
    callmehats: resilientkate: softgore: “This piece was primarily a trust exercise, in which she told viewers she would not move for six hours no matter what they did to her.  She placed 72 objects one could use in pleasing or destructive ways, ranging from flowers and a feather boa to a knife and a loaded pistol, on a table near her and invited the viewers to use them on her however they wanted.  Initially, Abramović said, viewers were peaceful and timid, but it escalated to violence quickly.  “The experience I learned was that … if you leave decision to the public, you can be killed… I felt really violated: they cut my clothes, stuck rose thorns in my stomach, one person aimed the gun at my head, and another took it away. It created an aggressive atmosphere. After exactly 6 hours, as planned, I stood up and started walking toward the public. Everyone ran away, escaping an actual confrontation.” This piece revealed something terrible about humanity, similar to what Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment or Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Experiment, both of which also proved how readily people will harm one another under unusual circumstances.” This performance showed just how easy it is to dehumanize a person who doesn’t fight back, and is particularly powerful because it defies what we think we know about ourselves. I’m certain the no one reading this believes the people around him/her capable of doing such things to another human being, but this performance proves otherwise.” this is why performance art is important This is why performance art is important. This is why Abromovic is important.

    callmehats:

    resilientkate:

    softgore:

    “This piece was primarily a trust exercise, in which she told viewers she would not move for six hours no matter what they did to her.  She placed 72 objects one could use in pleasing or destructive ways, ranging from flowers and a feather boa to a knife and a loaded pistol, on a table near her and invited the viewers to use them on her however they wanted. 

    Initially, Abramović said, viewers were peaceful and timid, but it escalated to violence quickly.  “The experience I learned was that … if you leave decision to the public, you can be killed… I felt really violated: they cut my clothes, stuck rose thorns in my stomach, one person aimed the gun at my head, and another took it away. It created an aggressive atmosphere. After exactly 6 hours, as planned, I stood up and started walking toward the public. Everyone ran away, escaping an actual confrontation.”

    This piece revealed something terrible about humanity, similar to what Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment or Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Experiment, both of which also proved how readily people will harm one another under unusual circumstances.”

    This performance showed just how easy it is to dehumanize a person who doesn’t fight back, and is particularly powerful because it defies what we think we know about ourselves. I’m certain the no one reading this believes the people around him/her capable of doing such things to another human being, but this performance proves otherwise.”

    this is why performance art is important

    This is why performance art is important. This is why Abromovic is important.

    (Source: andrewfishman, via tealtertleneck)

  10. 132332
    11
    May

    Meanwhile, in Japan

    sometimes you just got to stop questioning the japanese and accept it.

    image

    (Source: onlylolgifs, via toshirohisaka)

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