“Olafur Eliasson is also one of the most visionary artists I've ever met. He is from Denmark and Iceland, and his focus is nothing less than the entire universe.” ArtistUniverseFocusMetsVisionariesDenmarkIceland Author:Victor Pinchuk
“Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” LongRealityEarthLastsUniverseAttentionWonderFocusMysteryTasteDestructionEndureContemplatingReservesWearySilent SpringBeauty Of The Earth Author:Rachel Carson
“There is certainly no single remedy for this condition and I am offering no panacea. But it seems reasonable to believe — and I do believe — that the more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us the less taste we shall have for the destruction of our race. Wonder and humility are wholesome emotions, and they do not exist side by side with a lust for destruction.” BelieveRealitySeemsUniverseSidesRaceEmotionAttentionWonderFocusConditionsHumilityTasteDestructionLustReasonableOfferingRemedySilent SpringPanacea Book:Lost Woods: The Discovered Writing of Rachel Carson Source: Lost Woods: The Discovered Writing of Rachel Carson
“The grand design of nature perceived broadly in four dimensions, including the forces that move the universe and created man, with special focus on evolution in our own biosphere, is something intrinsically good that it is right to preserve and enhance, and wrong to destroy and degrade.” MenMovingUniverseForceFocusFourSpecialDesignEvolutionIncludingPreservesDimensionsDegradeBiosphere Author:Roger Wolcott Sperry
“Church is missing transcendence. My generation was raised on a religion of moral control. Do this. Don't do that. And a lot of self-help religion. Feel better. Get out of debt. Six ways to overcome your fears. Seven ways not to lust. Ultimately that message didn't work. It was empty. There was no transcendence. The omniscient, omnipresent, all-powerful God of the universe wasn't the focus.” WayFeelsSelfHelpingUniverseChurchPowerfulMoralFocusGenerationsMissingSelf HelpSixMessagesEmptyOvercomingRaisedSevenDebtLustWorking ItFeel BetterTranscendenceMy GenerationOmniscientPowerful God Author:Matt Chandler