A single moment of perceived glory can structure a lifetime of pursuit
Evidence
Now, now, I said—despite the steroids, the sickness, the embarrassing hairdo, despite the job search, the uncertainty, the displacement, now despite everything, despite the fact that I am thirty-four and just beginning, this is the happiest day of my life. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 269 (
#qualifies, via linked claim)
Not many people have the good fortune to pinpoint it, to log it, to feel it while it’s happening and skewer it down. We drained our glasses, brushed the crisp crumbs from our persons and strolled back to the hotel. March 13, Limassol, 1986. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 270 (
#expands, via linked claim)
Sensation is the result of experiencing something through the senses. We say that we feel the soft texture of fur, or the warmth of a fire, the depth of the green of spring grass. Sensation is associated with presence and takes place in the present. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 242 (
#qualifies, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: A person can recognize a peak moment of happiness while it is happening — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 269; A performing life requires constant purposeful movement toward goals — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 359; Sensation anchors awareness in immediate present presence — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 242 (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- A person can recognize a peak moment of happiness while it is happening
#qualifies(0.75) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 269 - Pinpointing the exact moment of happiness allows a writer to capture its full weight
#expands(0.74) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 270 - A performing life requires constant purposeful movement toward goals
#expands(0.72) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 359 - Sensation anchors awareness in immediate present presence
#qualifies(0.72) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 242