How long will this last, this delicious feeling of being alive, of having penetrated the veil which hides beauty and the wonders of celestial vistas? It doesn't matter, as there can be nothing but gratitude for even a glimpse of what exists for those who can become open to it.
Interpretation
This quote expresses gratitude for the fleeting experience of beauty and wonder in life.
In this quote, Alexander Shulgin reflects on the transient nature of the joy and beauty one experiences in life. He emphasizes the importance of being open to these moments, suggesting that even brief encounters with beauty and the awe of existence are worthy of deep gratitude, regardless of how long they last.
In practice
In a motivational speech to emphasize the importance of cherishing beautiful moments.
To demand that a person pee in a cup whenever you wish him to, without a documented reason to suspect that he has been using an illegal drug, is intolerable in our republic. You are saying to him, "I wonder if you are not behaving in a way that I approve of. Convince me that you indeed are. Outrageous. Intolerable.
How he could be a good user of LSD," I asked, "And know about the spiritual dimension - all that sort of thing - and still be a crook? I don't understand." "Then it's time you did. Psychedelic drugs don't change you - they don't change you character - unless you want to be changed. They enable change; they can't impose it.
I've never worked a day in my life. The joy of writing has propelled me from day to day and year to year. I want you to envy me, my joy. Get out of here tonight and say: 'Am I being joyful?' And if you've got a writer's block, you can cure it this evening by stopping whatever you're writing and doing something else. You picked the wrong subject.
Don't wanna sleep, don't wanna die, just wanna go a-travellin' through the pastures of the sky
Stuart rose from the ditch, climbed into his car, and started up the road that led toward the north...As he peeked ahead into the great land that stretched before him, the way seemed long. But the sky was bright, and he somehow felt he was headed in the right direction.
I'm always looking for something new: a new inspiration, a new philosophy, a new way to look at something, new talent.
And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you.
The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.
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