There is nothing new under the sun but it's all new to you.

"The true rewards of honest work are
neither to be seen nor handled;they
aren't measured by a gold standards
nor by material result;they aren't
acclaimed by the applause of the
crowd,they lie within you,in your own
knowledge that you have done your
best,that you have striven to reach
your own standard of your highest
powers.You will often perhaps
always,fail to reach your own ideal;but
be comforted:ideals are not for
attainment,but for pursuit"
-Maka

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on - Havelock Ellis

Teju Cole on the White savior industrial complex:

- From Sachs to Kristof to Invisible Children to TED, the fastest growth industry in the US is the White Savior Industrial Complex.
-- Teju Cole (@tejucole) March 8, 2012

2- The white savior supports brutal policies in the morning, founds charities in the afternoon, and receives awards in the evening.
-- Teju Cole (@tejucole) March 8, 2012

3- The banality of evil transmutes into the banality of sentimentality. The world is nothing but a problem to be solved by enthusiasm.
-- Teju Cole (@tejucole) March 8, 2012

4- This world exists simply to satisfy the needs--including, importantly, the sentimental needs--of white people and Oprah.
-- Teju Cole (@tejucole) March 8, 2012

5- The White Savior Industrial Complex is not about justice. It is about having a big emotional experience that validates privilege.
-- Teju Cole (@tejucole) March 8, 2012

6- Feverish worry over that awful African warlord. But close to 1.5 million Iraqis died from an American war of choice. Worry about that.
-- Teju Cole (@tejucole) March 8, 2012

7- I deeply respect American sentimentality, the way one respects a wounded hippo. You must keep an eye on it, for you know it is deadly.
-- Teju Cole (@tejucole) March 8, 2012

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