July 6, 2008
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On Dryness:
“Hancock” Powers to the Top
of July Fourth Box Office
– This evening’s online
New York TimesNew York Lottery
Sunday, July 6,
2008:Mid-day 307
Evening 921Symbols:
“The consolations of form,
the clean crystalline work”
– Iris Murdoch,
“Against Dryness”Will Smith
on Chess
Will Smith
“A devoted father, Smith passes on his philosophy of life to his children through chess, among other things.
‘My
father taught me how to play chess at seven and introduced beautiful
concepts that I try to pass on to my kids. The elements and concepts of
life are so perfectly illustrated on a chess board. The ability to
accurately assess your position is the key to chess, which I also think
is the key to life.’He pauses, searching for an example.
‘Everything you do in your life is a move. You wake up in the morning,
you strap on a gun, and you walk out on the street– that’s a move.
You’ve made a move and the universe is going to respond with its move.‘Whatever
move you’re going to make in your life to be successful, you have to
accurately access the next couple of moves– like what’s going to
happen if you do this? Because once you’ve made your move, you can’t
take it back. The universe is going to respond.’Smith has just finished reading The Alchemist, by the Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho: ‘It says the entire world is
contained in one grain of sand, and you can learn everything you need
to learn about the entire universe from that one grain of sand. That is
the kind of concept I’m teaching my kids.’”Related material:
