Zen Pencils by Gavin Aung Than for May 02, 2016
April 25, 2016
May 09, 2016
Transcript:
MANAGER TERMINATION PAPERS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH PROTESTS ENOUGH NO MORE SPEAK UP! 99% STRONG JOBS NEWSNIGHT END THE GREED WE ARE THE 99% BREAKING NEWS: CITY UNDER SIEGE AS PROTESTERS TAKE TO THE STREETS. PEOPLE NOT PROFITS The real damage is done by those millions who want to ‘survive’. The honest men who just want to be left in peace. Those who don’t want their little lives disturbed by anything bigger than themselves. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH Those with no sides and no causes. Those who won’t take measure of their own strength, for fear of antagonizing their own weakness. Those who don’t like to make waves - or enemies. Those for whom freedom, honour, truth, and principles are only literature. FAHRENHEIT 451 ANIMAL FARM BRAVE NEW WORLD A.H. 1984 - ORWELL THE GIVER THE HANDMAID’S TALE Those who live small, mate small… …die small. It’s the reductionist approach to life. If you keep it small, you’ll keep it under control. If you don’t make any noise, the bogeyman won’t find you. PROTESTS CONTINUE NEWSNIGHT UNEMPLOYMENT SOARS UNIVERSITY FEES SET TO RISE GOVERNMENT APPROVES AUSTERITY MEASURES CEO GUILTY OF INSIDER TRADING PHONE HACKING SCANDAL NEWS OF THE WORLD PAKISTANI GIRL SHOT IN HEAD CARBON EMISSIONS AT ALL TIME HIGH GLOBAL RECESSION CONTINUES $ MILITARY COSTS IN THE TRILLIONS BANKS ANNOUNCE RECORD PROFITS But it’s all an illusion, because they die too, those people who roll up their spirits into tiny little balls so as to be safe. SAFE?! From what? Life is always on the edge of death. Narrow streets lead to the same place as wide avenues… …and a little candle burns itself out just like a flaming torch does. WE ARE YOUR BAD CONSCIENCE WE WILL NOT BE SILENCE I CHOOSE MY OWN WAY TO BURN. - Sophie Scholl
shopdog almost 8 years ago
No one ever got rich carrying a sign and chanting. Only rarely does one get rich by working for someone else. To get ahead, you need to work for a boss you can trust to have your best interests at heart. You need to work for yourself.
The Old Wolf almost 8 years ago
Perhaps more relevant now than ever.
queenkimmie almost 8 years ago
Peace, happiness, and self-worth come from inside. Doesn’t matter what is going on around you. Not that we shouldn’t stand up for basic human rights. Not happy with your life then change it.
kaystari Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Wow, that message could be taken to give permission to do so much harm! Like with the 99% protests, where so much vandalism, rape, theft, and drugs were done by the protestors because they believed they had a right to it. Changing the world does NOT give you permission to be above the law. You can change the law, but do it in peaceful, firm, but non-violent ways. Mass protests only serves to rile up the ‘animalistic’ tendencies inside us. When we see others acting out, we feel encouraged and permitted to do the same, and worse, and it will only escalate to chaos. Changing the world does not give you permission to hate. We can only change things by convincing those we want to change to change. Showing hate to them will not make that happen. Understanding where they are, and talking to them from their point of view will not only give you better success, but will also not bring the law against you, making your opponent look better.
Honestly, another comic like this one and i will delete it from my selections. There were some really good ones, but this one is dangerous.
Strider Keninginne Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Yes, choose your own way to burn, but beware of those who’ll exploit your rage to further their ends…for a great example study German history after World War One. I highly recommend William L. Shirer’s ‘The Rise & Fall of The Third Reich’ or ‘The Berlin Diaries’.
Spooky D Cat almost 8 years ago
One problem with people who are willing to die for a cause is that they’re also quite willing for you to die for their cause, too. The suicide bombers are probably the best example of that phenomenon right now.
Julius Marold Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Not Zen at all. Just the opposite in fact
gammaguy almost 8 years ago
“I choose my own way to burn.” Sophie Scholl.It looks to me as if the woman portrayed has not so much chosen her own way as she has chosen to join someone else’s protest… or even “gang”. I believe there’s a difference.