After almost two decades of my permanent sabbatical, the joy of teaching and learning has survived.
The words, by the journalist Jim Lehrer, are, "It is not a memorial to the pain and sorrow of death, but stands as a permanent tribute to the joy and excitement of one man's life, John F. Kennedy's life" -- not "pleasant tribute".
Like everything in life, nothing is permanent, not pain, not joy, not anything.
The spiritual experiences mature into a direct perception of the inner 'Reality' beyond experiences, resulting in a permanent secure Inner contentment, joy and peace.
But there is something in it, for all its doctrinaire moralism, that lends it permanent appeal: a prairie freshness, a joy in sheer invention, the simple, satisfying characterization of Dorothy and her three old, lovable companions.
That air-punch pose was cast in bronze and now his statue stands by the clubhouse as a permanent reminder of his victory and the joy with which he played.
When Flea called Frusciante with the news of his acceptance into the Chili Peppers, Frusciante was elated; he ran through his house screaming with joy, and jumped on a wall, leaving permanent boot marks.
The fact that we have trouble simply experiencing beauty, joy, or spectacle if we don't make a permanent, dumbed-down copy of it is a bit sad.
