Maugham, Somerset
1974-1965 91 years
1974-1965 91 years
British playwright, novelist, short-story writer
born Paris
father was a lawyer for the British embassy there
mother died when M. was a child
went to medical school in London for a time
married, 1 child
homosexual lovers also
traveled extensively, Asia, China
lived in America for years
Of Human Bondage is his most well known work
was a very respected and famous writer, wealthy too.
born Paris
father was a lawyer for the British embassy there
mother died when M. was a child
went to medical school in London for a time
married, 1 child
homosexual lovers also
traveled extensively, Asia, China
lived in America for years
Of Human Bondage is his most well known work
was a very respected and famous writer, wealthy too.
| What can success bring to you? Now, this man, Somerset Maugham, lived in vain. He lived long – ninety-one years – he could have been a very, very contented man, fulfilled. But if success can give it, only then; if riches can give it, only then; if a big villa and servants can give it, only then. In the ultimate analysis of life, name and fame are just irrelevant, all that matters in the final reckoning is how you lived each moment of your life. Was it a joy? Was it a celebration? And in small things were you happy? Taking a bath, sipping tea, cleaning the floor, roaming around the garden, planting trees, talking to a friend, or sitting silently with your beloved, or looking at the moon, or just listening to the birds – were you happy in all these moments? Was each moment a transformed moment of luminous happiness? Was it radiant with joy? That's what matters... --Osho The Sun Rises in the Evening, ch. 10 |
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