Benjamin Franklin - Tumblr Posts
Very impressed by this particular installation by Jennifer Steinkamp – it really looks meditative, even in the video. If I have the chance, I will visit one of her exihibitions/installations!
The Easter bunny
“Daddy, who’s the Easter bunny and what is his connection to the Abrahamic religion system?”
Ronald, the husband, the father, the warrior, gazed down gently at little Michael, his youngest son. His deep voice that overwhelmed the boys ears with hope and wonder spoke. “Let me tell you a story, son. Do you remember the story of the manger? Of our lord Jesus Christ?” Michael nodded excitedly. He had always loved that story. “Well, there’s something I’ve never told you before about that story. A detail I left out. But today, my boy, you’re finally old enough to learn about Mary’s second son. You see, after Jesus was killed, Mary decided it was best for her youngest to run away and to take up a new identity. He lived for a very long time and changed a lot of lives. Lives like yours, Michael. Thankfully he stayed hidden for centuries before he was tragically cut short by an evil man named Pleurisy. Pleurisy was jealous of the man and his strengths. His godlike ability to pull light from the sky and control it as if a part of his own hand made him feel powerless, and when a man feels powerless he can do horrible things. This man was a very large public figure, so his death was covered up as to not cause country-wide outrage.” The other 4 of the sliver fox’s children had gathered around his feet in a circle, listening intently and staring up at him in awe of the story. Ronald had always had such a way of painting pictures with his words. The sights he spoke into existence as simply as tying a knot seemed the gather in towards his towering form and softly floated and buzzed around the seven heads in the room. “well, the man died long after his family and had no one to guide him to heaven to be amongst the others of God’s children. So, he lay waiting in his casket for that very special day that his older brother would rise to join him in the afterlife, and one day, that day came. On easter morning, the man had leapt into the stars, leaving his body and his life behind. Now, children. The Easter bunny. Which one wanted to hear about him? You? The adopted one, right?” Michael spoke again with visible tears on his face “I’m adopted?” They stared at each other for a moment “ Yeah… Anyway, a rabbit priest, a priestly rabbit came hopping along a few years later with quite an intent for disruption. He dug a burrow into the thick mound of dirt he had claimed as his own only to meet something hard. ‘Metal? Cement?’ He thought. Wood. The rabbit has dug so far down that he had reached the man’s casket. And being a curious rabbit, he climbed inside to see if the man had been a practicing Christian. No cross was found around the neck of the picked clean bone he found there. The rabbit was disappointed. It was getting cold out and so he climbed inside of the forms ribcage, hoping he wouldn’t mind the company. The days turned into nights until the rabbit had realized it had become Easter yet again. As the skeleton began to move on its own it pulled the animal out from inside it by the ear and asked it what it had been doing in there. The rabbit assured him that he meant no harm and that he was just very cold. They made a deal that since the man couldn’t come down to earth all year, that the rabbit could keep his remains safe and dedicate his life to spreading his message. They both agreed and they shook on it. It was a beautiful spring day when the rabbit decided to bring the skeleton outside and disguised it inside costume of himself. He egged people houses and he told people to ‘suck it!!’ And all was well in America. And that man, oh how he smiles down upon all of you kids, I just know it.” “Really? How would you know?” Ronald Reagan glanced up at his husband Benjamin Franklin Christ and tucked a strand of his long, silver hair behind his ear. Their smiles two halves of the same ring. “Oh, I know.”
He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security.
-Benjamin Franklin
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
-Benjamin Franklin
There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.
--Benjamin Franklin
“Blessed is he that expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”
—Benjamin Franklin
Library Day!
On July 1st, 1731 The Library Company of Philadelphia was founded by Benjamin Franklin and Junto Club members thus creating the first lending library. Franklin’s goal was to bring books and knowledge to those who would otherwise not have access.
With men, there is never such a hype when they get old, and the same should apply to everyone else, full stop
This also includes being able to age. The more you are in the public eye, the greater the attention paid to the loss of youth by the general public.
We were born to die but no matter how old someone gets the true fire of lust for life can be seen in the eyes.
The eternal delusion of youth in our societies is like trying to catch the wind with your hands and then realising it's gone.
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.
Benjamin Franklin
The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.
Vernus more or less
Everyone has the right to age as they like and to use every aid to make this as bearable as possible.
mod
Plastic surgery is the management of flaws, once one is removed the next comes to light. The state of perfection is therefore unattainable. It is okay for everyone to exhaust all means to come to terms with ageing. Even if you ultimately become grotesque to yourself, it's ok. The beauty of old age is based on a misconception coupled with the myth that wisdom is inherent in old age.
Youth is sweet and well, But doth speed away!, Let who will be gay, Tomorrow none can tell"
Lorenzo de' Medici
Stupid remains stupid - even age doesn't help.
mod...... Unfortunately, I had to watch it thousands of times.
“Quant'è bella giovinezza,
Che si fugge tuttavia!
Chi vuol esser lieto, sia:
Del doman non v'è certezza.”
Lorenzo il Magnifico
puppyfication of founding-fathers
i am pretty sure that benjamin franklin despite all his eccentricities did not use the phrase "the bad guy" when talking about government.
happy independence day😁😁😁theyre the real gay trio of the revolution to me . hamilton laurens and lafayette wish they were them
somewhere in heaven,, or hell idk
my humor is broken beyond comprehension
somewhere in heaven,, or hell idk
my humor is broken beyond comprehension
Archetypes in Your Friend Group (American Revolution Edition)
Government Kitties Part 3
Dis girl might save the world. She knows a thing or two about kitties, and this is knowledge that is severely lacking in the American People. Americans understand the outer, superficial form of the kitty, but not the pure essence. Only one of such wisdom can start a kitty REVOLUTION. That's what's up.
Double Dactyl XXXIX
Benjamin Franklin, a Printer prolific, the son of a chandler, with Wit he could wage Ten revolutions and Found institutions; form Joint resolutions (He Also could rage).
i also like older women
this is a sped-up video of an art request i got on instagram. figured i'd put it here as well. can you guess what the prompt was?
i also got two more of these, so expect those to show up at some point.
also here's the full work because i was cooking with the sauce so hard i forgot to add the steak.