{"id":3876,"date":"2024-06-01T21:05:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T21:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymind.com\/?p=3876"},"modified":"2024-06-03T21:07:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T21:07:26","slug":"on-living-enough-short-stories-surreal-furniture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymind.com\/on-living-enough-short-stories-surreal-furniture","title":{"rendered":"On living enough, short stories &amp; surreal furniture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"article-beginning\">As Haruki Murakami said: \u201cTime flows in strange ways on Sundays, and sights become mysteriously distorted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we've found ourselves at the end of another Sunday and only now remembered to send you this letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here's what's been on our minds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">\ud83d\udcad The work of designer Shiro Kuramata<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NY1dwf0VuJ_wcgYaZ5nQtq1TssjyjPljHfUtEmYsEQzq3kcJrMk-HXM_VJN1eb5oJ19KGwApC8LFu-ZVNtKSrzWz7k7tZ9rhG00smDklMyp3oRg7fAkW6Kxu8wFlEj4zll7WY3HHj2O_x7Cr_14lIOs-9A=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/carbon-media.accelerator.net\/00000000001\/1tH6gaJLjETdHmK8WQXIVG;1000x_.jpeg?auto=webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NbslHjjknujDlimhclka3ApDWWfNn8Y_a5x7ARSRXPRIDSPpH7_biFsHAUkfFMipGsq3ll3P-PNGVkzxPRR3KdFqoi2tGzbuz8US11UFr3OmJpJW1uQlb8n4BCZJdkZNc6dDFWMJMb-R6DqAywwnPy2DjQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/carbon-media.accelerator.net\/00000000001\/1eOyyHVcaAqdB55Lf9ewHW;1000x_.jpeg?auto=webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NYoVNKqYKkLJVsGlxAsaOFwERaBLEPR5tTQ7z9OEA-2tjnD7JRcF4AJdDHYM4wt10EBM7PmSBCuqEbVkNXSXlPM9NNBaRfSPGtvTOG3eLdwyeoMBqlSyeIihtzKGhqlKhnnE4nK7yxZbUFUYASWsgZ62sE=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/carbon-media.accelerator.net\/00000000001\/decNkWM96BZcicHqXcxFOs;1000x_.jpeg?auto=webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NY-lHiEfkOqdcVhArZDeq4wM7Rlx2VPk1HkrymJg-Cb65_I5KC-9Zm0Nqv7s8yLM654_n4TWM7ZbBhJg0LlxPlFZoKP0kMjtY664Rw85DwwbXuG9AW-RorinIm0-xoR1KhVGj1uTg6686hNbAPhEy9p9v8=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/carbon-media.accelerator.net\/00000000001\/6QXqMce03RccVSAWGJixWB;1000x_.jpeg?auto=webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">Right click an image or long press on mobile to add or share it to your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/artist\/shiro-kuramata\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>See more work by Shiro Kuramata \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">\ud83d\udcad This poem by Mary Oliver<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Gardener\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have I lived enough?<br>Have I loved enough?<br>Have I considered Right Action enough, have I<br>come to any conclusions?<br>Have I experienced happiness with sufficient gratitude?<br>Have I endured loneliness with grace?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I say this, or perhaps I\u2019m just thinking it.<br>Actually, I probably think too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I step out into the garden,<br>where the gardener, who is said to be a simple man,<br>is tending his children, the roses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlight the text and right click to save this to your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">\ud83d\udcad This book by Ted Chiang<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_Nb0W5bsDqQnjkFui8maNn2EFHA985nueTPlNwYnWkuW3iRpZ0qP2kkK6xzte-5tSd_8IGA_X_lmM72yEDBXzxzGs2YRQVN2gx9A7SuwzXQkuI7puZVnT7N-grIdo6wzhz9OaWxaIypsaW7ufGpbzufGcjw=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/carbon-media.accelerator.net\/00000000001\/g6KnJPXRv9Qevpw8ti88dq;744x540.png?auto=webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStories of Your Life and Others\u201d is the latest offering from science fiction author Ted Chiang. While most collections of short stories are a mixed bag, every story in this book is marvelous, mind-stretching and perfectly written.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stories-Your-Life-Others-Chiang-ebook\/dp\/B0048EKOP0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>See the book on Amazon\u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">Search \u201cbooks\u201d or \u201cstories\u201d or \u201cTed Chiang\u201d to find this book later in your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Don't forget, we're always sharing more thoughts &amp; inspiration&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mymind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>on our Instagram.<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;If you enjoy this kind of stuff, give us a follow there too \u2661<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy the week ahead!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Haruki Murakami said: \u201cTime flows in strange ways on Sundays, and sights become mysteriously distorted.\u201d Here we&#8217;ve found ourselves at the end of another Sunday and only now remembered to send you this letter. 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