Zen and the Art of Archery

Words actually don’t fly up, as Claudius avers. See Eugen Herrigal’s Zen and the Art of Archery (1948). Words and arrows both have minds of their own. It’s not the object but the act. So picture yourself at a tony social interaction in East Hampton. You place great store in what people say and think but it is not the goal of impressing, ignoring or having one’s being bathed in validation that ultimately describes what goes on in any particular moment. People are outcome oriented and suffer from what are called "limited objectives" in certain spiritual quarters. Whether you’re about to attack, praise or simply find yourself in the line of fire, the significance resides in the fact that you're perfecting the art of oratory or self-defense.

read "The El" by Francis Levy, The East Hampton Star

and also read "Punk" by Francis Levy, Vol.1 Brooklyn