Unexpected Tales From The Ends Of The Earth A Quality Of Life We all want certainty because it gives us security, but as the philosopher Alan W. Watts has pointed out, both Buddhists and Taoist have concluded that life is inherently changing, and indeed we can even benefit by abandoning our fixed notions, our structures, our certainties and embrace the convolutions of life. (Watts. The Wisdom Of Insecurity, 1951) If you enjoy a buzz in life Unexpected Tales is for you, but if you enjoy routine, or even want more stability, this book also has notions about life to offer you. Life has a certain unexpected quality that can come upon us in many ways. The Preface to this book points out that these stories come from a wide variety of geographic places and thus describe different cultures that we might find “unexpected”. That is indeed true, though the various descriptions of uncertainty go beyond that. Some of these stories are humorous, with an unexpected punch-line: we are astonished, delighted, revel in the surprise twist. Some tales describe the sort of situation that we call ‘a turn up for the books’. These are the sort of real life events where we end up saying, “Can you believe that?” Some of the narratives are enigmas: we assume answers, but that is exactly what we don’t get. Some of these yarns are quite philosophical: they express truths which we at first don’t see, don’t want to see, even hide from ourselves. Read the whole review at: raymondmathiesenbookreviews.blogspot.au/
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