Hollywood produces the Iron Man. Literature creates the Ironical Man. Philosophy gives rise to the High-minded Man.
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, and it has become so vapidly commercialized that it is laughable. To think that our culture should celebrate such trite and sentimental romantic nonsense is beyond ridiculous. Of course it's all about making money -- what else? We live in a materialistic society. But where O where is the passionate joy of Eros? Gone forever, I fear.
