If you want to sleep, sleep. Simple as that.
I was listening to some short stories on my Ipod yesterday evening, a collection of horror stories, supposedly although they weren't very horrific or frightening to me, and one by Peter Straub has struck me. It's called "Little Red's Tango". I'm not finished with it but one chapter was called
THE BEATITUDES OF LITTLE RED
and it moved me. So here they are:
Whatsoever can be repaid, should be repaid with kindness.
Whatsoever can be borrowed, should be borrowed modestly.
Tip extravagantly, for they need the money more than you do.
You can never go wrong by thinking of God as Louis Armstrong.
Those who swing, should swing some more.
Something always comes along. It really does.
Cleanliness is fine, as far as it goes.
Remember--even when you are alone, you're in the middle of a party.
The blues ain't nothin' but a feeling, but what a feeling.
What goes up sometimes just keeps right on going.
Try to eat solid food at least once a day.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with television.
Anybody who thinks he sees everything around him isn't looking.
When you get your crib the way you like it, stay there.
Order can be created in even the smallest things, but that doesn't mean you have to create it.
Clothes are for sleeping in, too. The same goes for chairs.
Everyone makes mistakes, including deities and higher powers.
Avoid the powerful, for they will undoubtedly try to hurt you.
Doing one right thing in the course of a day is good enough.
Stick to beer, mainly*.
Pay attention to musicians.
Accept your imperfections, for they can bring you to Paradise.
No one should ever feel guilty about fantasies, no matter how shameful they may be, for a thought is not a deed.
Sooner or later, jazz music will tell you everything you need to know.
There is no significant difference between night and day.
Immediately after death, human beings become so beautiful you can hardly bear to look at them.
To one extent or another, all children are telepathic.
If you want to sleep, sleep. Simple as that.
Do your absolute best to avoid saying bad things about people, especially those you dislike.
In the long run, grasshoppers and ants all wind up in the same place.
*This is the only one I can't agree with. Cocktails yes, then you've got me
The photo:Louis Armstrong scaring Koko the Clown and Bimbo from a Betty Boop reel from 1932. In his role as a higher power, Pops is singing "You Rascal You", a song not quite in keeping with the peaceful sentiments of Little Red's Beatitudes, but certainly fun. You can watch the entire politically incorrect short film here, if only because it is one of Armstrong's earliest film appearances.
and it moved me. So here they are:
Whatsoever can be repaid, should be repaid with kindness.
Whatsoever can be borrowed, should be borrowed modestly.
Tip extravagantly, for they need the money more than you do.
You can never go wrong by thinking of God as Louis Armstrong.
Those who swing, should swing some more.
Something always comes along. It really does.
Cleanliness is fine, as far as it goes.
Remember--even when you are alone, you're in the middle of a party.
The blues ain't nothin' but a feeling, but what a feeling.
What goes up sometimes just keeps right on going.
Try to eat solid food at least once a day.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with television.
Anybody who thinks he sees everything around him isn't looking.
When you get your crib the way you like it, stay there.
Order can be created in even the smallest things, but that doesn't mean you have to create it.
Clothes are for sleeping in, too. The same goes for chairs.
Everyone makes mistakes, including deities and higher powers.
Avoid the powerful, for they will undoubtedly try to hurt you.
Doing one right thing in the course of a day is good enough.
Stick to beer, mainly*.
Pay attention to musicians.
Accept your imperfections, for they can bring you to Paradise.
No one should ever feel guilty about fantasies, no matter how shameful they may be, for a thought is not a deed.
Sooner or later, jazz music will tell you everything you need to know.
There is no significant difference between night and day.
Immediately after death, human beings become so beautiful you can hardly bear to look at them.
To one extent or another, all children are telepathic.
If you want to sleep, sleep. Simple as that.
Do your absolute best to avoid saying bad things about people, especially those you dislike.
In the long run, grasshoppers and ants all wind up in the same place.
*This is the only one I can't agree with. Cocktails yes, then you've got me
The photo:Louis Armstrong scaring Koko the Clown and Bimbo from a Betty Boop reel from 1932. In his role as a higher power, Pops is singing "You Rascal You", a song not quite in keeping with the peaceful sentiments of Little Red's Beatitudes, but certainly fun. You can watch the entire politically incorrect short film here, if only because it is one of Armstrong's earliest film appearances.
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