"The quality of mercy is not strain'd,
It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath: it is twice bless'd;
It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes..."
The Merchant Of Venice Act 4, scene 1, 180–187
-William Shakespeare
and these his words
written about four hundreds years ago
make scintillate my soul
since the beauty they convey
is not only about the artistry of the English word
they are deeper,
they reach my core
if we all could be a bit merciful
then the enemies would turn into love
Thursday, November 12, 2009
the quality of mercy
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Wallander: high brow TV
"These are our lives. And they are fragile. Precarious. Miraculous. They're all we have."
Detective Kurt Wallander in Firewall
I have seen only two episodes of Wallander
and I am hooked!
here the opening of the 1st episode I watched
Sidetracked
great darkish photography
great intriguing stories
great technoish music
and of course
superb acting: nothing less than Kenneth Branagh
i am a follower of PBS Masterpiece Mystery!
and this is probably one of their best series
(though i am a fan of Oxford's Inspector Lewis and his sidekick Hathaway too)
Wallander stories unfold in the town of Ystad, Sweden
and are based on the novels of author
Henning Mankell
if you have access to watch this series
give it a try
TV can be a good thing sometimes too
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The Berlin Wall, 20 years gone - The Big Picture - Boston.com
The Berlin Wall, 20 years gone - The Big Picture - Boston.com
click to see these fantastic and soulful pictures from the fall of the Berlin wall and its twenty anniversary
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