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Gin and Coconut Curry
All About Love

Gin and Coconut Curry

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Vanessa Able

BY CHAPIN CIMINO What stays with us over the decades: Navigating the grey mists of love and affection by the quirky light of a college friendship.

Tagged desire, friendship, love, passion, relationship3 Comments
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Book Bits

True Relations in a False Age – Ralph Waldo Emerson on Friendship

April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 Vanessa Able

For the former Unitarian minister, relations with other people evoke in us the call towards both truth and tenderness, asking at their highest level not for daintiness, but for the 'roughest courage.

Tagged Courage, friendship, hipocrisy, love, Relationships, sincerity, Transcendentalism, truthLeave a comment
Du Fu
Chinese Poetry, Poetry

Du Fu – Dreaming of Li Bai

March 18, 2020December 29, 2020 Vanessa Able

'This parting from the living brings constant pain,' wrote eighth-century Chinese poet Du Fu in an ode to friendship about his separation from Li Bai, who was in exile in the south of the country.

Tagged 2020, Dreaming of Li Bai, Du Fu, exile, friendship, Li Bai, separation, Tu FuLeave a comment
CS Lewis
Book Bits

‘The Love Between Angels’ – C.S. Lewis on Friendship

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 Vanessa Able

Friendship transcends mere companionship to reach a more elevated goal - that of a shared vision or a common question.

Tagged companionship, CS Lewis, friendship, love, The Four Loves, truth3 Comments
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