"If our condition were truly happy, we would not seek diversion from it in order to make ourselves happy"~ Blaise Pascal.
So says our friend Pascal in the 1600s.
Not much has changed.
I chose the art above because Jolie is a Matrix of diversion: sexual diversion, movie/film diversion, pop culture diversion, tabloid diversion, fashion diversion, Pitt diversion.
The above photo is instructive. A seductive pose, the sign of the Cross which is also a bit of a Dagger; voluptuous breasts and a dark seductive outfit.
Jennifer never stood a chance, and she herself is a diversion...just the TV version.
Meanwhile, why do we need to be so diverted? What is it about our condition that we must be constantly entertained and diverted from simple being?
Is Pascal right?
1 comment:
I think Pascal saw this as systemic (whether it is or not is a good discussion) and his point was simple...if all is well way do we spent our days diverting our attention from just BEING?
Admottedly, my use of Ms. Jolie was a double-edged usage. But instructive.
Now let me ask you Cat...you have much to say, how come we do not have a Blog from you?
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