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"Do you think juggling's a mere trick?" the little man asked, sounding
wounded. "An amusement for the gapers? A means of picking up a crown or
two at a provincial carnival? It is all those things, yes, but first it
is a way of life, friend, a creed, a species of worship."
"And a kind of poetry," said Carabella.
Sleet nodded. "Yes, that too. And a mathematics. It teaches calmness,
control, balance, a sense of the placement of things and the underlying
structure of motion. There is a silent music to it.
Robert Silverberg, Lord Valentines Castle
Juggling
When I was still at the University
of Bayreuth I used to juggle quite a lot. I had my own juggling
group and also used juggling clubs and balls to relax during my studies.
Now I have less time, but still juggling is a place to get new
inspiriation.
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