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Fine cigars and cognac, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Bicycling and motorcycles, Power lifting, Classic literature and philosophy
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I'll elaborate further as it's easy to list an activity or hobby and say it's a passion. there are 3 touch stones that are my foundations and thus what I spend my time building my life around - what I mentioned above are really just subsections of the foundation of my own masculinity
Connoisseurship is not elitist, but it is exclusive. The basic understanding of this is to enjoy the finer things -and while this is a small part it is not the end goal. Being a connoisseur goes further: its appreciating, experiencing and creating true art in everyday life- whether it be photography, liquor, fashion, cooking, martial arts, or sculpture- the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. A connoisseur knows that the beauty of life is in the small things that bring the senses alive!
One of the best literary works every written is In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust- and in this novel Proust depicts a young man trying to find the meaning of life. He tries to become apart of high society- believing that the 1% where the money and power is where happiness lies. He finds that this is not true!
He is then convinced that the purpose of life is love! He falls in love and realizes, as most of us here have, that under the surface love is empty and it is impossible for true romance between humans to exist.
He then is in a shop having tea and a madeleine- when a rush of true joy overtakes the man. The taste of the madeleine brings him memories of better days. He realizes the beauty of life is in the everyday pleasures of the senses which provoke thought. Being a connoisseur is living your life with your senses open ! If we lose sight of pleasures and luxuries that intoxicate the senses in the most sensuous and beautiful and simplest of ways, then what is there to enjoy in life?
Sorry I am rambling around here and have to go. the other two foundations I live by are 2. Health and 3. Wisdom which I can describe in another post if there's interest.
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