Childhood Contemplation Gifts

"Nicole’s parents celebrated her curious mind, even in those moments when it really depressed them."

At the end of each day, Gary had approximately 7 minutes of free time – which left him feeling very vulnerable.

"Ooh, ooh, I know this koan! I got it! Pick me! Pick me!"

'Hey! Contemplate your own navel!'

Maximilian could see far away places,but he never told anyone.

Zenemies.

"The overthinker"

"Wait... what was it I came up here for?"

"Geez, from way up here it almost looks like there’s hope for humanity."

"I could catch a bicyclist, well maybe not a bicyclist, but I could catch a jogger, definitely."

'Are you not thinking what I'm not thinking?'

Rodin's Thinker.

"If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! … Emerson" "Good boy!"

"Lately, I've been trying to spend less time staring at the glowing orb."

'Being a nobody isn't so bad...You don't have to worry about becoming a has-been.'

'Dad, what is peace?'

"After searching for the sun all night, it finally dawned on me..."

Thought bubble mirrors the cloud in the sky.

"What do you mean, it's not an educational toy? I'd have to learn to ride it!"

"How come I can't remember what I forget, but I always remember that I forgot something!"

'It's normal -- Enlightenment freaks a lot of people out.'

"These brisk fall afternoons remind me of Chekhov, which reminds me of Putin, then Trump, the alt-right, facism, nuclear weapons ... let's go home."

"Is it just me, or do these sculptural forms of light and shadow make you think about the ephemeral nature of life, the spirituality of the moment eclipsing our futile quest for cheese?"

'Sometimes I think about getting away from all this and get a job as a cab driver in New York city...'

"Exactly what is this 'nothing' I've been hearing so much about?"

Soren Kierkegaard

"No, wait. What if the cop character is the murderer, and the mobster guy is completely innocent?"

"Behold my perfect window of existence, when I'm neither trying to wake up nor falling asleep."

'Have you ever imagined a world without stupid hypothetical questions?'

There, but for the grace of God, go I.

'Do you ever wonder about this whole 'money' thing?'

"Gazing at stars really makes you realise the insignificance of your co-workers."

The Deep Thinker

"Just think of it, Charles – yesterday I was a caterpillar, and tomorrow I'll be dead."

Metaphors.