Can’t take it with you
I am in hospice care and reflecting a lot on what a good life is.
Wondering Freely
Substack by Helen De Cruz, Philosopher. Musings and wonderings about philosophy, religion, art, politics, and literature.
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Read 2 days ago and current, but nothing has been published for 15 months.
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Blessedness
Story publishing is a long road.
Let them eat turnips
Sometimes you can successfully ask voters to be patient and suffer under your policies, and expect them to vote again for you.
Drawing Zhuangzi with colored pencils
I am very sick and unable to do a lot of things that used to give me joy. So follow me on a colored pencil journey where I draw the Zhuangzi.
Lady Li: Death and the maiden
Lady Li was a daughter of the border guard of Ai. When she was first captured and brought to Qin, she wept until tears drenched her collar. But when she got to the palace, sharing the king’s luxurious bed and feasting on the finest meats, she regretted her tears. How do I know that the dead don’t regret the way they used to cling to life?
A good conversation between friends
Faith journeys and the kind of debates I enjoy
A change in perspective
This picture was taken in April 2023, when I visited Changdeokgung Palace in South Korea.
New story out: the diamond mountain (Kaleidotrope)
Happy new year.
The fragility of goodness and struggling with illness
Health update, plus a ramble on health, flourishing, efficacy of prayer etc.
Against two-tier philosophy
I have been meaning to write something about my health.