Silicon Valley Bankâs shareholders and executives lose it all, as they should. Depositors in good faith, however, should recover and have access to their deposits in order to meet their payrolls, pay their suppliers, and to prevent contagion.
âDon't slip on the banana peel
of nihilism, even while listening
to the roar of Nothingness."
âLawrence Ferlinghetti (March 24, 1919 â February 22, 2021)
âWhatâs the use of poetry?â Borges was asked. âWhatâs the use of death?â he replied. âWhatâs the use of the taste of coffee? Whatâs the use of me? Whatâs the use of us?â
In the end, we are not here to fit in, to be well adjusted, acceptable to all, or to make our parents proud of us. We are here to be ourselves. Often that is not pretty, but it is honest.~James Hollis, Living An Examined Life
We have evolved elaborate ways to avoid the pain of further consciousness. Many remain infantile...Some turn to drugs and alcohol. Still others turn to ideologies, simple-minded -isms.~James Hollis