“Sometimes I wonder if the semi-conscious agenda of the media is to get between people and their souls. It is the the soul with its myriad tiny nerve endings that notices the neglected pathos, poignancy and practicality that lies at the heart of life. It's as if the media are somehow irritated and envious that anonymous people should have the quiet brilliance of their rich and sustainable inner lives.” PeopleIfsShouldHeartSoulSometimesLyingWonderRichMediaQuietConsciousShould HaveTinyAgendasNervesNeglectedBrillianceInner LifeEnviousIrritatedPracticalityPathosSometimes I WonderPoignancy Author:Michael Leunig
“God bless this tiny little boat, And me who travels in it. It stays afloat for years and years, And sinks within a minute. And so the soul in which we sail, Unknown by years of thinking, Is deeply felt and understood, The minute that it’s sinking.” ThinkingYearsLittlesSoulFeltMinutesUnderstoodTinyBoatBlessSailGod BlessSinking Book:When I Talk to You: A Cartoonist Talks to God Source: When I Talk to You: A Cartoonist Talks to God
“For me, spirit is the impulse towards life, the Eros in a person leaping forward, whereas soul refers to something possibly long.. suffering, where meanings are made, where there is a sense of this gathering of perceptions, that our death is not the most important thing, nor our life.” PersonsLongArtMadeImportantSoulSpiritSufferingOur LivesPerceptionImportant ThingsImpulseGatheringErosLong Suffering Author:Michael Leunig