fishing
Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains. Henry David Thoreau, Walden
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青色
what is 青? It is a dualistic blue-green color, with tones of black. It represents wood in the 5 elements (五行) used to describe nature. Some words associated with 青 include spring; growth, vitality; strength, flexibility; warmth, generosity, co-operation, and idealism. It is the color that represents a clear sky after rain.
raaflaub's rome
History is both timely (insofar as its interpretation served the specific needs of the author's time) and timeless (insofar as it focused on the basic problems of human and communal, social, and political relations). Between Myth and History: Rome’s Rise from Village to Empire (the Eighth Century to 264) Raaflaub