modernity [Theme] Page 10

Anyone who says that does not believe in progress, must at least briefly acquainted with the history of the middle ages. This will encourage him to have lifted his spirits just the same as the exams raises the morale of the students. The hydrogen bomb, the South African government, Chiang Kai-shek, even the Senator McCarthy - all this will seem a very cheap price to pay for what the middle ages were far behind.

Modern people are embarrassed hiding under a waterproof Foundation, and the stain of shame under the chocolate sun tanning.

The essence of the modern world: the smart got in the face from the strong ordering of the richest.

Today we live in a world where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture Polish from real lemons.

Man of the XXI century is pagan: there is no inner light, he destroys and creates little, and, most importantly, he feels in his life the presence of God.

Who decided that I prefer the taste of concrete?
Who decided that I prefer the smell of gasoline?
That'll prompt a sewn in plastic heart:
This is your happiness?

To be modern means to be ahead of his time just enough to allow him to catch up with you easily.

You brought human destiny
To the pursuit of profit,
For the money,
For comfortable sleep,
Among the piles of things
Replacing You the meaning of life,
You have nothing
You deserve the ruin that awaits you.

In the modern world, sincerity and spontaneity are as rare as a person without a mask during carnival.

Most modern books - only a flickering reflection of today. They quickly extinguished. The old finds its greatest value is the longevity. If only new is the very transiency, transitory character. Today it appears to be beautiful, and tomorrow appears in all its absurdity. That is the way of literature.

Playing hipster rule # 1: useless, do not apply effort. Rule # 2: treat everything with irony - books, movies, TV shows, atmosphere. Hipster rule number 3: no enthusiasm. And the last rule is: everything is stupid. Someone said something strange, you're "not interested".

What will the neighbours say? - here is the beginning and end of modern psychology.

The way of the warrior is a contrast to the lifestyle of modern man, and this is the main danger of this path. Modern man has left the territory of the unknown and the mysterious, officially the Republic functional. With his back turned to the world of anticipation and celebration of achievements, he plunged into the dreary world of everyday life.

I have about my
talent no illusions,
In our business, and so
an excess of snobs.
I am a poet, but on the background of the Block
I'm not a poet.
I'm a writer, but who is now
not novelist?