tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post5144110201600454475..comments2023-09-09T07:55:53.277-07:00Comments on El Pollo Real: Cinque Favole-Numero Uno: Narciso (And The Fountain Of Youth)chickelithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-41034917008048777012010-12-09T11:42:29.255-08:002010-12-09T11:42:29.255-08:00You're brilliant, Oceanside. :)You're brilliant, Oceanside. :)Darcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642443487136176511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-76768834667099652082010-05-11T14:44:11.779-07:002010-05-11T14:44:11.779-07:00Anytime -Anytime -Ritmo Re-Animatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912086218531198114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-86667448652435096772010-05-09T13:45:04.987-07:002010-05-09T13:45:04.987-07:00That's a great quote from Wall Street Ritmo- t...That's a great quote from Wall Street Ritmo- thanks for putting here.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-85937147015044619052010-05-08T17:16:26.973-07:002010-05-08T17:16:26.973-07:00A certain amount, yes. A certain amount is thought...A certain amount, yes. A certain amount is thought to be necessary. <br /><br />A pathological amount is a whole different ball of wax altogether, though. <br /><br />For some reason, I've found the inimitable Hal Holbrooke's quote in Wall Street to be a good description of where narcissism gets you - or where your avoidance of it saves you:<br /><br /><i>"Man stares into the abyss, and there's nothing staring back at him. That's when man finds his character. And that's what keeps him out of the abyss."</i><br /><br />Pathological narcissists are very scary in that their identity is essentially nonexistent - at least in the manner that an adult would understand identity. They are literally frozen in a different state of development entirely.Ritmo Re-Animatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912086218531198114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-76915023322233558352010-04-09T11:39:41.707-07:002010-04-09T11:39:41.707-07:00Thanks for the link Jason. I knew that the story ...Thanks for the link Jason. I knew that the story was older than the 13th Century, and I didn't mean represented it originated that late. I think the editors of the book were saying that the story <i>in Italian</i> originated from around then. But then so did most of what we designate as <i>Italian</i> in the sense of a modern language.<br /><br />I like that Caravaggio painting better than Waterhouse too.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-33205077392926824632010-04-08T15:35:03.733-07:002010-04-08T15:35:03.733-07:00That story goes far back.That story goes <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissus_%28mythology%29" rel="nofollow">far back</a>.Jason (the commenter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16045360562791361484noreply@blogger.com