Sep 11, 2007

What is Fortune for Most People?

Recently I came across the web, and found "Learning to Flow with the Tao" . I clicked on the picture of the Wandering Sage while thinking of "What is Wandering Sage means?". And read the following I Ching:

"Your symbol is Hexagram number one, which deals with creativity. All the lines in this hexagram are yang and represent the dragon, the Chinese symbol for spiritual power, wisdom and strength.

In the first line the dragon is hidden. The message is to wait for the dragon, or creative energy, before beginning a creative endeavor.

In the second line the dragon appears in the field. This is the time for action, when the inspiration, or muse, is revealed.

In the third line we see a person who works long hours, ignoring the natural rhythms of work and rest. Although this is dangerous, his/her position is safe.

In the fourth line a person takes risks, just as a dragon may leap in the darkness of night. As long as the foundation is stable, there will be no misfortune..."

Really good, yea? Is it fortune to get such I Ching? Or something likes the following would be better for you?


"Just believe me, my friend." - I said it.


Sep 5, 2007

An $80 million dollar idea!



Damien Hirst spent about $20 million on putting 8,601 diamonds into platinum cast of a skull from an actual person. He was European and lived between 1720 and 1810. On this artwork his teeth are still showing, but the rest of him is covered with numerous of diamonds.

"I wouldn't mind if it happened to my skull after my death." - said Damien Hirst

A lot of people talks strongly about it, negatively or positively, but that's part of the job of an artist; to make people think or look at things in a different way. So, in the responses that it has provoked, it succeeds as a work of art.

Hirst's diamond skull is on the market for about $100 million, which will be a good return on the artist's investment as he spent about $20 million on putting the thing together. That's an $80 million dollar idea!