Aesthetics of Longing – Thomas Mann on Solitude

Aesthetics of Longing – Tesla on the Non-Physical Phenomena

I very much like and respect Tesla because he was, possibly, the most important scientist of the 20th Century, yet he strongly believed in God, unlike most of his counterparts. He claimed that all his ideas came from the Holy Spirit, from God.

Aesthetics of Longing – Solzhenitsyn on the Meaning of Earthly Existence

Solzhenitsyn is a writer of great relevance to our times because he lived in East (Soviet Union) and the West (America) and critically examined both. He nicely articulated the positive and negative aspects of both societies. This is especially important today when there is rising tension between the two.

Aesthetics of Longing – Solzhenitsyn on Freedom & Home

Anyone who felt nostalgic for a long time knows that the feeling can be compared to imprisonment. Not that I am saying that this is some positive or romantic feeling. I think that it cripples a person’s soul and the ability to live a normal life. It is, as I later realised, a lack of spirituality and faith in God. That is why Solzhenitsyn was often ‘grateful’ for his imprisonment by the Soviets as it helped him awaken his spirituality.

Aesthetics of Longing – Solzhenitsyn on Freedom

This photograph, which was captured in Belgrade, depicts a building that was demolished by NATO bombs in 1999.

Aesthetics of Longing – Junger on Human Perfection vs Technical Perfection