“Because there is hunger. Like any desire, it’s only temporarily satisfied, which calls into question the reliability of satisfaction and whether such a state can be said to exist at all. Anything we eat knows us more intimately than a lover. Not merely the inside of our mouth but the esophagus, stomach, alimentary canal, upper and lower colon, sphincter. Everything we desire, we shit out and leave behind.” DesirePassionGreedHungerSatisfactionIntimacyConsumptionUnsatiable Book:The Sport of Kings Source: The Sport of Kings
“Ultimately, I don't know if love is an organizing principle we choose or if it's innate. I'm not sure the distinction matters to me much anymore; I just care about how we can reduce unnecessary suffering. I think that means learning to love in both the micro and the macro; engaging in ethical action at the level of intimacy and friendship, but also at the vocational level through our chosen work in the world, our right livelihood.” IfsThinkingKnowsWorldMeanMatterCareActionSufferingLove IsLevelsPrinciplesChosenIntimacyNot SureDistinctionEthicalUnnecessaryEngagingInnateLivelihoodLearning To LoveMacroUnnecessary Suffering Author:C.E. Morgan
“I think the primary gift of the animal is offered to writer and non-writer alike; they teach us about love, or attunement, which is love in action. A lot of people have closer relationships with animals than they do with other humans, because real intimacy requires both parties to consistently lean in, and animals are so good at this. They remain consistently, amazingly attuned to us, even when we fail them, and so we stay present, because we sense we're safe.” PeopleThinkingHumansRealActionAnimalPartyTeachFailingSafeIntimacyPrimariesConsistently Author:C.E. Morgan
