A Regular Reminder: All Things Pass
The statue of the Buddha Ushiku Daibutsu in Japan is the fifth tallest sculpture in the world. Construction was completed in 1993, and its total height is 120 metres.
The statue of the Buddha Ushiku Daibutsu in Japan is the fifth tallest sculpture in the world. Construction was completed in 1993, and its total height is 120 metres.
At the close of the Strugatskys' "Roadside Picnic" the Golden Sphere is asked for this: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to leave no one aggrieved, but the digest really does come free. So, here is the
Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least