tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006097.post29746382399316428..comments2023-11-05T13:46:53.493+02:00Comments on pHinnWeb: Jante'd - More on Jante LawpHinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17688446374412096166noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006097.post-60679200049445346812009-01-09T20:17:00.000+02:002009-01-09T20:17:00.000+02:00Enoch Soames on Gutenberg.net<A HREF="http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/760" REL="nofollow">Enoch Soames on Gutenberg.net</A>Rene Kitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12036982295920122438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006097.post-64784222396456278702009-01-09T20:14:00.000+02:002009-01-09T20:14:00.000+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rene Kitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12036982295920122438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006097.post-53380257719429663192009-01-09T20:02:00.000+02:002009-01-09T20:02:00.000+02:00One of my guidelines, which I remember every time ...One of my guidelines, which I remember every time I start getting pompous about myself, is Max Beerbohm's story Enoch Soames (in the "Seven Men" collection) about a preposterously untalented poet with high aspirations. Great story, too.<BR/>My suspicion is that the artistic temperament is in itself a mental defect that renders most of us incapable of happiness - and that the conditions in which almost every artist is forced to live, if he/she wants to get serious about achieving something, are another massive impediment to joy. But then, life isn't there to be enjoyed, right?<BR/>To me, the happiest artists always seem to be outsiders who ignore the business, the culture and the company of artists.<BR/>And since I myself turn into a massive arsehole and uncontrolled cluster bomb of fear and malice in the vicinity of competitors, I don't have to look far for proof of my theory. :)<BR/>As always, I could be wrong, I probably am and it sure would make me happy if I was...Rene Kitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12036982295920122438noreply@blogger.com