When I read this quote tonight needless to say it really hit me in light of the AIG mess -- among others, but then I guess greed is definintely nothing new and has been twisting people's lives from the beginning of time. So, there is wisdom from Tagore, but the beauty tonight has to be found in the skies.
The greed of gain has no time or limit to its capaciousness. Its one object is to produce and consume. It has pity neither for beautiful nature nor for living human beings. It is ruthlessly ready without a moment's hesitation to crush beauty and life out of them, molding them into money. ~ Rabindranath Tagore
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Beautiful sky... that cloud is like a puzzle!
Your sky is very peaceful and much needed with the turmoil of the AIG scandal. I find it amazing that my mother heard about it in the Japanese news two days before we got it on NBC. This whole thing is so upsetting I can't see straight. Let me look at your sky again. Sigh.
How wise the words of Tagore are. Thanks for your post! Have a great weekend! Thanks for your visit and comment.
Truely said Sylvia..The Sky foto is just toooo gud...Your blog is very nice...:)
It does look like a puzzle. Also, although this is apropos of nothing, the verification word I'm about to enter is "guess"...the first time in thousands that an actual word has been given to me. It must be an omen...of what, I can't begin to guess.
Could not have been a more appropriate quote for our times.
Now I realise what it is I love about your sky photos. You always take pictures of clouds, which could have been depressing, except that you capture the light turning those clouds into something lovely.
The words you find are the same: you manage to light up dark winters and bad news with an insight or beautiful thought, every time.
Thanks Sylvia!
The quote appliea to all of time, but none more so than this terrible era of economic rationalism.
Still we can seek solace in the sky and beyond...
Beautiful sky and quote.
maybe life is like a puzzle too...
Did you happen to catch Keith Olberman's sign off last night? It was excellent, and full of barely contained outrage, which he does do well. I'm going to check YouTube and see if anyone's posted it yet, will send a link if I find it.
Definitely sounds like AIG to me. Beautiful sky shot!
A very fine quote, and a beautiful sky to balance the world.
Wonderful quote, Sylvia.
Just so you know the U.S. is not the only place where greed runs rampant. We have a large poorly run company in Canada also using public funds to pay bonuses to executives. They think it's a good excuse to say it's "common practice." Hmmm.
What a great capture
Thanks for stopping over
I thought this was your skywatch shot at first, because it's such a beautiful sky.
the photo is beautiful ... and the quote is perfect regarding the AIG situation.
thanks for sharing both with us.
have a wonderful weekend.
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