There’s also the approach of finding great meaning in the little things that are there — the fact that every moment of your life, when examined and introspected is flooded with unappreciated adventure - “a 4-day adventure takes a life time to unpack” —— Meeting a new person, Standing out slightly for something you believe in, trying to do something about a matter you disagree with….even silently, also comes with adventure, I remember Jung would advise to move towards what you most fear, I love Indiana Jones, and Milo’s journey to Atlantis, the crew, the found family…….what you’re doing right now in writing this piece to the world, that’s an adventure to be savored — an existence for something higher, the starving beggar that offers a smile with almost no energy left, and sees meaning in it is living a great / tragic adventure, glory is a fantasy if sought out externally in any time period — but you meant higher in relation to your studies, and that’s valid, something new and uncertain, daring to make the art, daring to passionately imbue the world around you, your work, your stroll with a connection to your historical peers, a friend of mine remarked on a night shift while we were hurrying /nearly tumbling to a mosque down a hill, that we were in the footsteps of many historical figures that did the same, he turned our casual stroll and endowed it with his passion and connection — you dared to make the art, you dared to live it, you dared to reject that your casual post on Substack isn’t a post, but a tavern meeting with many weary travelers from around the world, a weekly gathering of the over-seas miscreants, where we can have a legendary round table, one that may go unnoticed in any historical record, but it’s our round table, it’s our tavern to paint, and destroy, a moment in history that will join the other drops in the sea, and it means everything.
Foremost, I specifically wanted to tell you that I’ll likely carry your remark with me until the day I die. Thank you.
And yes, glory sought externally is vapor. But glory accepted silently, in the act of making, daring, walking a hill with intent, writing into the void, hoping someone hears, becomes mythic. You reminded me, as I too usually do with my surroundings, that even this strange thing we do, tapping keys and sending thoughts into the unknown, is a quest, clothed in ordinary materials.
So to that end, I’ll raise a cup at this tavern you’ve painted. It may never make the chronicles, but perhaps that’s the point. Thank you for finding the extraordinary in what I thought was trivial. Maybe, after all, we’re all a little bit Indiana… and a little bit Milo. And we’ve already begun.
I’m honored — when someone has their relatable thoughts & feelings <your yearning for adventure and frustration with the lack of it> clearly trying to break through their words , it’s the intergalactic sign of “welcome, make yourself at home, this tavern is real, it isn’t just a simple hook, it’s someone screaming into the page, on the edge of a cliff scraping the rock face with their bare fingers trying to make a hold, and real art happened, the tavern came to be” — you kept the honesty ! ——— I think “expression” is enough reason for there’s nothing else i’d rather be doing at times, and there’s nothing wrong with the quest for connection as long as you’re always able and willing for those moments of isolation <if you need it> where you quest into your mind and navigate those crystal tunnels only you are allowed access to, maybe also revitalize with your greatest teachers, then meet back with us on the other side, maybe you wanna share, maybe not, that’s up to you.
People will learn on their own, and live their life, and we’re just expressing into the void, cause it’s great, and that’s enough, people happening upon it like our wonderful meeting here, is the best bonus ever too.
Blue from OSP talked about a similar existential thought when it came to why make any incredible architecture, why make patterns and colors.
My religious agnosticism aside, I take comfort that i learned as a kid “Allah is beautiful and loves beauty”, and that’s anything that’s honest as far as I’m concerned, whether or not anyone sees it - it validates that wonderful state while making the art.
It’s been a pleasure to collaborate with you on this comment section xd, I wanna make more art for this little tavern.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. I never got to watching Indiana Jones, but have progressively understood the significance of not getting tangled up in theory, of engaging with the world around us and delving deep into lived experience.
The whole Frankfurt School’s philosophy I adore, since Nietzsche’s “God is dead,” and Freud’s psychoanalytic are its pillars, and also because their critiques of capitalism and the modern era are quite compelling. No person with a clear eye could read about the concept of the culture industry and not instantly see it all around them.
Hello, you, one of my favourite poets! I appreciate your thoughtful reflection, and I think you’ve just captured something vital: that at some point, even the most complicated theories must yield to the surface of lived experience. It’s one thing to study meaning; it’s another to live as though meaning matters.
Your mention of the Frankfurt School struck a rumble in my mind. Adorno’s “culture industry” critique still cuts like glass today; it’s almost bizarre how clearly it maps onto our continuous scroll and curated fallacies. Tying it back to Nietzsche and Freud, I believe, makes your point all the more poignant. To look around with an alert mind is, in itself, an act of resistance.
So yes, much more to live and experience.
Thank you again. I’m so glad it resonated with you.
I loved this, is perfect, yet the feel of sorrow it gives me is huge! Was only in the study of ancient Greece that I found peace (now also in ancient Near East) so this speaks to me. Also, you speak fluent ancient languages? I envy you! not in a bad way, but with respect!
Thank you, I'm glad it resonated with you! I must say, it feels good to know that people actually relate to something you feel, anything.
To answer your question, yes, I do speak Latin, Old Turkic, Old Norse, some Koine/Attic Greek, and Ancient Egyptian. It was a lengthy and harsh journey so far. I still need to make progress with my terminology, but I'm certain most people can do it with hard work. And I KNOW you'll do it as well. I love your articles, your writing style, and the way you approach topics.
SERIOUSLY you are wonderful! ancient egyptian too! I'm amazed! And I envy your brain jaja I only read and translate ancient greek with my dictionary in hand, I do not think I would ever be able to be fluent to be honest. With latin I feel more confident because is really similar to my spanish. But wow! I would love to be as brilliant as you are!
And I love all your articles and how you think, always!
He’s an icon, he’s a legend, he is the moment. But more than that, he’s Dr. Indy: in no small way, a contributor to the people we’ve become. Thank you for taking the time, it means a lot. I’m truly glad it resonated with you! 🤎🔎🤠
That's CRAZY GOOD! Amazing 🔥💯👏🏻✨
This is epic. Thank you for writing it and capturing what so many of us feel
Love this, Indiana Jones has been my hero since I was 5.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this essay. An excellent insight into Indiana Jones I've never considered before! Thank you so much for writing this.
Wonderful essay, really enjoyed reading it!
Thank you! I’m glad it resonated with you!!
“..pixelated neuroses of a modern world that consumes meaning faster than it can create it.” ♥️
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YOU USED TO FORCE ME ALL THE TIME TO WATCH EVERY SINGLE MOVIE WITH YOU!!! i didn't get a thing back then now i see the vision 🙂↕️.
Well, that can’t be helped, sorry not sorry 🎟🎟🎟 You’re a humanities girlie, of course you do.
There’s also the approach of finding great meaning in the little things that are there — the fact that every moment of your life, when examined and introspected is flooded with unappreciated adventure - “a 4-day adventure takes a life time to unpack” —— Meeting a new person, Standing out slightly for something you believe in, trying to do something about a matter you disagree with….even silently, also comes with adventure, I remember Jung would advise to move towards what you most fear, I love Indiana Jones, and Milo’s journey to Atlantis, the crew, the found family…….what you’re doing right now in writing this piece to the world, that’s an adventure to be savored — an existence for something higher, the starving beggar that offers a smile with almost no energy left, and sees meaning in it is living a great / tragic adventure, glory is a fantasy if sought out externally in any time period — but you meant higher in relation to your studies, and that’s valid, something new and uncertain, daring to make the art, daring to passionately imbue the world around you, your work, your stroll with a connection to your historical peers, a friend of mine remarked on a night shift while we were hurrying /nearly tumbling to a mosque down a hill, that we were in the footsteps of many historical figures that did the same, he turned our casual stroll and endowed it with his passion and connection — you dared to make the art, you dared to live it, you dared to reject that your casual post on Substack isn’t a post, but a tavern meeting with many weary travelers from around the world, a weekly gathering of the over-seas miscreants, where we can have a legendary round table, one that may go unnoticed in any historical record, but it’s our round table, it’s our tavern to paint, and destroy, a moment in history that will join the other drops in the sea, and it means everything.
Foremost, I specifically wanted to tell you that I’ll likely carry your remark with me until the day I die. Thank you.
And yes, glory sought externally is vapor. But glory accepted silently, in the act of making, daring, walking a hill with intent, writing into the void, hoping someone hears, becomes mythic. You reminded me, as I too usually do with my surroundings, that even this strange thing we do, tapping keys and sending thoughts into the unknown, is a quest, clothed in ordinary materials.
So to that end, I’ll raise a cup at this tavern you’ve painted. It may never make the chronicles, but perhaps that’s the point. Thank you for finding the extraordinary in what I thought was trivial. Maybe, after all, we’re all a little bit Indiana… and a little bit Milo. And we’ve already begun.
I’m honored — when someone has their relatable thoughts & feelings <your yearning for adventure and frustration with the lack of it> clearly trying to break through their words , it’s the intergalactic sign of “welcome, make yourself at home, this tavern is real, it isn’t just a simple hook, it’s someone screaming into the page, on the edge of a cliff scraping the rock face with their bare fingers trying to make a hold, and real art happened, the tavern came to be” — you kept the honesty ! ——— I think “expression” is enough reason for there’s nothing else i’d rather be doing at times, and there’s nothing wrong with the quest for connection as long as you’re always able and willing for those moments of isolation <if you need it> where you quest into your mind and navigate those crystal tunnels only you are allowed access to, maybe also revitalize with your greatest teachers, then meet back with us on the other side, maybe you wanna share, maybe not, that’s up to you.
People will learn on their own, and live their life, and we’re just expressing into the void, cause it’s great, and that’s enough, people happening upon it like our wonderful meeting here, is the best bonus ever too.
Blue from OSP talked about a similar existential thought when it came to why make any incredible architecture, why make patterns and colors.
My religious agnosticism aside, I take comfort that i learned as a kid “Allah is beautiful and loves beauty”, and that’s anything that’s honest as far as I’m concerned, whether or not anyone sees it - it validates that wonderful state while making the art.
It’s been a pleasure to collaborate with you on this comment section xd, I wanna make more art for this little tavern.
Hey Dilay,
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. I never got to watching Indiana Jones, but have progressively understood the significance of not getting tangled up in theory, of engaging with the world around us and delving deep into lived experience.
The whole Frankfurt School’s philosophy I adore, since Nietzsche’s “God is dead,” and Freud’s psychoanalytic are its pillars, and also because their critiques of capitalism and the modern era are quite compelling. No person with a clear eye could read about the concept of the culture industry and not instantly see it all around them.
So all in all, lots to ponder, and lots to live;)
Hello, you, one of my favourite poets! I appreciate your thoughtful reflection, and I think you’ve just captured something vital: that at some point, even the most complicated theories must yield to the surface of lived experience. It’s one thing to study meaning; it’s another to live as though meaning matters.
Your mention of the Frankfurt School struck a rumble in my mind. Adorno’s “culture industry” critique still cuts like glass today; it’s almost bizarre how clearly it maps onto our continuous scroll and curated fallacies. Tying it back to Nietzsche and Freud, I believe, makes your point all the more poignant. To look around with an alert mind is, in itself, an act of resistance.
So yes, much more to live and experience.
Thank you again. I’m so glad it resonated with you.
I loved this, is perfect, yet the feel of sorrow it gives me is huge! Was only in the study of ancient Greece that I found peace (now also in ancient Near East) so this speaks to me. Also, you speak fluent ancient languages? I envy you! not in a bad way, but with respect!
Thank you, I'm glad it resonated with you! I must say, it feels good to know that people actually relate to something you feel, anything.
To answer your question, yes, I do speak Latin, Old Turkic, Old Norse, some Koine/Attic Greek, and Ancient Egyptian. It was a lengthy and harsh journey so far. I still need to make progress with my terminology, but I'm certain most people can do it with hard work. And I KNOW you'll do it as well. I love your articles, your writing style, and the way you approach topics.
SERIOUSLY you are wonderful! ancient egyptian too! I'm amazed! And I envy your brain jaja I only read and translate ancient greek with my dictionary in hand, I do not think I would ever be able to be fluent to be honest. With latin I feel more confident because is really similar to my spanish. But wow! I would love to be as brilliant as you are!
And I love all your articles and how you think, always!
Got the notification, saw the title and ran here 📜⏱️🔎 this scratched the itch
He’s an icon, he’s a legend, he is the moment. But more than that, he’s Dr. Indy: in no small way, a contributor to the people we’ve become. Thank you for taking the time, it means a lot. I’m truly glad it resonated with you! 🤎🔎🤠