History is a constructed narrative. In the better cases, there is a core set of facts, that more or less correspond to events that have taken place. For example, it is quite likely, that sometime in autumn of 1492 three sailing ships, the Santa Maria, the Santa Clara, and another nicknamed Pinta (real name not known) reached San Salvador island in the Bahamas. But what is the meaning of this fact?
As I am writing these lines, humanity as of yet does not know, whether the giant gaseous planets in our solar system have a solid, rocky core deep inside or not. Planetary formation models seem to indicate, that they could have them. And while living in the atmosphere of the planet has not been talked about regarding Jupiter, the clear role model for the planet Nasqueron of the novel, it has been talked about regarding Venus.
Arvamusfestival toimus eelmisel reedel ja laupäeval Paides 11. korda. Kui mängufilmid lähevad iga uue osaga enamasti kehvemaks, siis festivalidega on õnneks vastupidi.
Mul oli seekord üsna töine festival, seega sain niisama surfata ja aruteludel osaleda vähem kui varasematel aastatel. Allöeldu ei pretendeeri seega muule, kui ühe inimese perspektiivile palju suuremast festivalist. Kuulmata jäi palju arutelusid, mis kirjelduse järgi kavas kõlasid huvitavalt. Järelkuulamisele lootma jäädes käisin juba eile kannatamatult Spotifys vaatamas, ega AF sinna uut sisu lisanud ei ole.
#ühiskond / society
#õpetaja / teaching
#ilukirjandus / fiction
#juhtimine / management
#argument / argumentation
#kogemuslugu / review
#tehnoloogia / tech
#ratas / bicycle
#olemine / be-and-go
#kõnekunst / art of communication
10. Arvamusfestival on lõppenud. Kell on veerand kümme pühapäeva hommikul. Seisan keset Paide peatänavat ja räägin juttu festivali tegevjuhi Kaspariga. Ühtegi teist inimest tänaval ei ole. Autosid ka ei ole. Kaspar kappab edasi, tal vaja ju festivali ala maha võtta. Mul on veel veidi aega enne, kui Wittensteini muuseumis festivali järelarutelu modereerimist alustan. Kõnnin kesklinna tänavaid pidi, keerates peatänavalt kord paremale, kord pahemale. Kõikjal on vanu, kunagi ilusaid puumaju. Tolmuste akende, sammaldunud katuste ja lagunenud aedadega, müügis. Festival on oma kümne aastaga kindlasti pakkunud paljudele Paide noortele vabatahtliku töö kogemuse. Tõstnud Paide kohana rohkemate Eesti inimeste teadvusesse. Teinud olulise panuse Vallimäe infrastruktuuri. Kindlasti veel midagi. Festivali-järgsel kuumal suvepäeval on tagasi unise väikelinna vaikelu.
Üks suur kiitus, üks suur märkus, mõned järelkuulamissoovitused ja palju toredaid festivalielamusi. Üheksas Arvamusfestival on läbi ja nii, nagu igal aastal, ei olnud võimalik veeranditki festivalist kohapeal kuulata, aga eks pärast Soundcloudist kuulan järgi. Mis on tore, sest muidu peaks 363 päeva niisama tühjalt ootama üritust, mis tõstab esile parimat meis – mõtlemise ja mõtete vahetamise oskust. Aeg teha enda vaatepunktist mõned kokkuvõtted.
N. Gaiman, T. Pratchett
There was a time, in high school, when a number of my friends were reading and praising Terry Pratchett books. I wouldn't touch one. Not because I have something particularly against Terry Pratchett, I don't. Partly, it was because I had developed a somewhat allergic reaction to fiction. We had to read a lot of fiction in literature and English literature classes, most of which I found hard to relate to, if not downright boring. It's never made sense to me, for example, why Steppenwolf is in the compulsory reading list, while Siddhartha and The Glass Bead Game are not. Not only are the latter two superior books, they are also far more interesting. Hence, I heavily gravitated towards non-fiction, going to sleep at night with a copy of Capitalism and Freedom on my bedside table where normal people would keep a bible or a paperback.
Marcus Aurelius
In order to eat an apple, first pick up the apple. Then bring your hand, with the apple still in it, to your mouth. Open your jaws wide, put the apple between your open jaws and press them closed, thereby biting off a piece of the apple. Now remove your hand, with the rest of the apple, from your mouth …
Would you read a book like that? More precisely, how long would you read a book like that for?
Robert M. Pirsig
This is a difficult review to write. I have started twice and both times found my mind walking multiple paths and selecting none. This is the third attempt.
Part of the reason, why this is difficult, is that the book has at least four interwoven narratives. There’s the road trip. There’s the life of Phaedrus. The father-son relationship. And the story of Quality. These narratives intertwine, one becomes a metaphor for the other, merge and separate again. Admittedly, the fame and influence of the book derived from the narrative of Quality, but should that be the one to review? Or should all four be reviewed?
Paul Davies
“Are there other people out there in the Universe?” the excited eyes of a primary school kid looking at her with a sparkle. Ellie smiles. “The most important thing is, that you all keep searching for your own anwsers. I'll tell you one thing about the universe, though. The universe is a pretty big place. It's bigger than anything anyone has ever dreamed of before. So if it's just us... it seems like an awful waste of space. Right?”