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Philosopher's path, Kyoto.
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Amsterdam is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands with a population of 872,680[12] within the city proper, 1,380,872 in the urban area and 2,410,960 in the metropolitan area. Found within the province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", attributed by the large number of canals which form a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Amsterdam's name derives from Amstelredamme, indicative of the city's origin around a dam in the river Amstel. Originating as a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world in the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century and became the leading centre for finance and trade. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the city expanded, and many new neighbourhoods and suburbs were planned and built. The 17th-century canals of Amsterdam and the 19–20th century Defence Line of Amsterdam are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Sloten, annexed in 1921 by the municipality of Amsterdam, is the oldest part of the city, dating to the 9th century.
As the commercial capital of the Netherlands and one of the top financial centres in Europe, Amsterdam is considered an alpha-world city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) study group. The city is also the cultural capital of the Netherlands. Many large Dutch institutions have their headquarters there, including Philips, AkzoNobel, TomTom and ING. Also, many of the world's largest companies are based in Amsterdam or have established their European headquarters in the city, such as leading technology companies Uber, Netflix and Tesla. In 2012, Amsterdam was ranked the second best city to live in by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and 12th globally on quality of living for environment and infrastructure by Mercer. The city was ranked 4th place globally as top tech hub in the Savills Tech Cities 2019 report (2nd in Europe), and 3rd in innovation by Australian innovation agency 2thinknow in their Innovation Cities Index 2009. The Port of Amsterdam is the fifth largest in Europe. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the busiest airport in the Netherlands, and the third busiest in Europe. Famous Amsterdam residents include the diarist Anne Frank, artists Rembrandt and Van Gogh, and philosopher Baruch Spinoza.
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in the world. Amsterdam's main attractions include its historic canals, the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum, Hermitage Amsterdam, the Concertgebouw, the Anne Frank House, the Scheepvaartmuseum, the Amsterdam Museum, the Heineken Experience, the Royal Palace of Amsterdam, Natura Artis Magistra and Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam. They draw more than 5 million international visitors annually. The city is also well known for its nightlife and festival activity; several of its nightclubs (Melkweg, Paradiso) are among the world's most famous. It is also one of the world's most multicultural cities, with at least 177 nationalities represented
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Two Metropolitan Police Services vehicles were parked near Philosopher's Lane which is just west of the Royal Ontario Museum. The two vehicles had two different types of graphics.
@ Greece - Thessaloniki
The famous Aristotle Square is just located in front of my hotel and 1 seconds walk from the sea wall. People would like to hang out in the square, especially after sunset. This photo was taken at around mid night, I think.
This depicts the memorial to the philosopher Duguld Stewart. Note the long since demolished jail in the lower left.
Philosophers and Amanuensis; amanuensis essentially means "servant", philosopher means "one who can analyze [their] delusion better than most lunatics" (Ambrose Bierce)
The Dreamer is banished to obscurity-
Spare some hope?
This sketch was influenced by the current state of affairs mankind is in right now. We seem to live in an overwhelming fear-based & war-like society in my opinion and subjects like dreaming doesn't seem to be of much importance anymore like it used to, even though dreaming has been the subject of great thought from philosophers throughout the ages but with the world as it is now...so fast paced with nothing but a constant state of distraction, Always Buy Buy Buy, Consume Consume Consume & most importantly Obey...Very Militaristic if you ask me. So with all this madness, there isn't much time for dreaming at the end of the day is there lol let alone, to actually study your dreams...forget it.
It's seems the dreamer is banished to obscurity. Keep in mind that an average person will spend 1/4 of their life sleeping so in My Opinion...we as a whole could probably benefit GREATLY from studying our dreams...not only to be more conscious of our subconscious and unconscious states that would help us to be more conscious in our waking states and understand our own psychology, but if things like precognition and astral projection (ability to leave your body in spirit form) really does exist which I believe & know they do...then why on earth isn't people taking this more seriously? The astronaut holding the sign is meant to be symbolic for those who still dream even in the midst of chaos and seek others who hold and share the same interest, yearning to have real connections that are mutually beneficial, connections that will help them on their path furthering their understanding, instead of living life on autopilot. Meet & Greet, Hi Hello, How are you? Carry on...
Just like people who hold signs asking for a little money for some food....Do you really think they want money for food? I highly doubt it....and they don't want their fix either. They want Hope...real Hope, Truth, love, Happiness...Meaningful connections. Symbolic expressions for deeper emotions wanting to be understood. This of course is just my opinion and is not to be perceived as your truth...unless it speaks to you. This is dedicated to those souls and acts as a personal rite of ritual for myself because after all...if you understand psychology, there is more of myself in this than anything else but having knowledge of that, do not be fooled. I do mean what I say
It's crazy though...because we live in a world where we are more connected to eachother then we have ever been but at the same time, we're more disconnected than we have ever been in my opinion. Quite a paradox... I really believe that a lot of us have lost touch with what it actually means to live In Spirit. To me, it means to be conscious of every single moment, thought and action and be able to reflect simultaneously. What a different world we would live in if everyone did that I imagine.
Used ballpoint pens ( black& red) graphite, pastels & charcoal on canson mixed media sketching paper 11x14 Time: 4-5hrs I haven't seen too many dreamers around lately.
Things have been tough lately for dreamers. They say dreaming is dead, no one does it anymore. It's not dead it's just that it's been forgotten, removed from our language. Nobody teaches it so nobody knows it exists. The dreamer is banished to obscurity. Well, I'm trying to change all that, and I hope you are too. By dreaming, every day. Dreaming with our hands and dreaming with our minds. Our planet is facing the greatest problems it's ever faced, ever. So whatever you do, don't be bored, this is absolutely the most exciting time we could have possibly hoped to be alive. And things are just starting...-Quote from Waking Life