Monthly Inspiration / February
Inspiration • March 5, 2023 • Written by Ashley Vemwell & Zachary Vemwell
A collection of three things that inspired us in February.
A QUOTE
Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen
“We perceive through experience. Experience gives rise to words. We think through words. Words point to experience.”
A BOOK
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
The description from Goodreads shares:
“How do computers and robots change the meaning of being human? How do we deal with the epidemic of fake news? Are nations and religions still relevant? What should we teach our children?
Yuval Noah Harari's 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is a probing and visionary investigation into today's most urgent issues as we move into the uncharted territory of the future. As technology advances faster than our understanding of it, hacking becomes a tactic of war, and the world feels more polarized than ever, Harari addresses the challenge of navigating life in the face of constant and disorienting change and raises the important questions we need to ask ourselves in order to survive.”
A PHOTOBOOK
Forms of Japan: Michael Kenna by Michael Kenna & Yvonne Meyer-Lohr
Prestel Publishing shares:
“The quietly evocative photographs, often paired with classic haiku poems of Basho, Buson, Issa, and others, provide a contemplative portrait of a country better-known for its energy and industry. Gorgeously reproduced to convey the enormous subtleties that exist in Michael Kenna’s traditional black-and-white silver prints, the photographs in this book include both well-known and previously unpublished images from all corners of Japan: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Okinawa, and Shikoku.”
