Essay by Luke Foster “Find out who you are and be that person. That’s what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth and everything else will come.” Ellen DeGeneres I was talking with my support worker yesterday and the topic came up about someone who has wished […]
Archives: Essays
My Favourite Australian Prime Ministers: Anthony Albanese, Bob Hawke, Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd and Favourite Opposition Leader Kim Beasley
Essay by Luke Foster “The very best Labor governments in our nation’s history distinguished themselves by thinking big and, wherever possible, resisting the temptation to overemphasise short-term political considerations.” Anthony Albanese I love this photo of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jacinda Ardern and today I am sort of Anthony’s loving puppy Toto I […]
My Life Long Dream is to Have a Retrospective at the Guggenheim in New York or Bilbao in my Life Time
Essay by Luke Foster “Skin has become inadequate in interfacing with reality. Technology has become the body’s new membrane of existence.” Nam Jun Paik The only living artists I know of to have major retrospectives at the Guggenheim in New York were Joseph Beuys, Nam Jun Paik and Matthew Barney. “I have a need to […]
I Hope People Buy my Book Mothers Love/ I was Almost Crying when I Didn’t Make a Cent After the First 9 Months
Essay by Luke Foster “Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend – or a meaningful day.” Dalai Lama I hope everyone buys my book Mothers Love as most of it […]
I Hope People buy my book Mothers Love/ Some of it was a bit Fruity and Some of the People I Talked up Were Poor Role Models But, Most, of it Was Ok (My Mum Taught Me Never to Trust Anyone When it, Came to Money)
Essay by Luke Foster “I try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend. This gives me a genuine feeling of happiness. It is the practice of compassion.” His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama I love this Dalai Lama quote. My book Mothers Love took me a few years to write and cost over […]
All Artists Need Tenacity of Spirit/ I’ve Been Making Art for Thirty Years and Spent Over 100k and Have Only Made About $1000
Essay by Luke Foster “What I am really concerned about is what art is supposed to be – and can become. In art, the only one who really knows whether what you’ve done is honest is the artist.” Bruce Nauman My life hasn’t been easy that’s for sure but it’s never been boring. I feel […]
Making Peace in the Ukraine and Gaza/War is no ones Fault it Just Happens in a Fog of Craziness, Suspicion, Anxiety and Fear
Essay by Luke Foster “War is violence and violence is unpredictable. Therefore, it is far better to avoid it if possible, and never to presume that we know beforehand whether the outcome of a particular war will be beneficial or not.” His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Last night I was making a lot of […]
Not Your Average Joe/ Making Peace in the World and Harmony Amongst People of Every Colour, Religion and Language
Essay by Luke Foster “Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.” Joe Biden I don’t watch the news or read the newspapers but I feel Joe Biden is a good choice as a returning president as I like his policies on healthcare and gun control. However, for more […]
My Big Mistake is Sometimes I lost my Compassion/ However I am no longer the Dalai Lama’s Stray Cat I am his Loving Siamese Cat
Essay by Luke Foster “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” Hi Holiness the Dalai Lama If you are antagonised by someone don’t lose your cool and stoop to their level but rather […]
Art Therapy and Compassion to Overcome Mind Rape/ I was Mind Raped for Decades by Goons and now am having lots of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy which is Frustrating Sometimes as my Psychologist and Support Worker Kept saying I was Imagining things When I was Scared Stiff and Making a Cry for Help
Essay by Luke Foster “For the perpetrator, rape lasts just a matter of minutes. For the victim, it never stops. Violators cannot live with the truth: survivors cannot live without it. There are those who still, once again, are poised to invalidate and deny us.” Google Search I am extremely traumatised after what has been […]
World Peace Through Inner Peace/ I did Lots of Drawing Today about Overcoming the Trauma of the Past Two Decades When I was Stalked by People Who Wanted to Take Advantage of me Which is an Understatement as they Wanted me Dead Thinking Because I was Kind that I was Weak
Essay by Luke Foster “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. I felt fear more times than I can remember, but I hid it, a mask of boldness. The brave man is not to he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” His […]
In the Bible it says to Love thy Neighbour/ However I also feel if you have a Difference of Opinion then you should Neither Hurt or Help Them but Just Leave Them Alone
Essay by Luke Foster “Love thy neighbour as thyself,” Christ said. Neither more than nor less than, but as thyself. It seems that to love thy neighbour whole-heartedly, one must love thyself whole-heartedly. Without selflove, it is a tricky task to try and love others.” From the Bible I love the Dalai Lama like my own father […]
Compassion/Love Doesn’t Conquer it, Heals/ We Need a Balance of Men and Women in Government and Top Jobs and a Trickle-Down Effect for everyone Else
Essay by Luke Foster What is a powerful quote on women leadership? – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg most known for? “Ruth Bader Ginsburg spent a lifetime flourishing in the face of adversity before being appointed a Supreme Court justice, where she successfully fought against gender discrimination and unified the liberal block of the court. […]
Love and Compassion as an Antidote to Mistrust, Anxiety and Suspicion/ The Best Way out of these is Adopting a Deep Sense of Altruism Particularly for the Forgotten, Unloved and Poor/However Sometimes the Rich Suffer the Most as Everyone is Jealous of their Wealth and Easy Lifestyle
Essay by Luke Foster “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” Desmond Tutu I think my mum Maria Foster and the Dalai Lama from a distance have been training me up my whole life to be a success and compassionate person. However, throughout my life when […]
Rae and Yuri Bolotin Hosts of the Big Ci Studio Residency / I am Like Lucey Their Loving but Hyperactive Puppy Dog
Essay by Luke Foster “If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us.” David Suzuki Rae and Yuri’s Big Ci studio residency is adjacent to the Wollemi National Parks in the Blue Mountains. […]
Malala Fund/ Everywhere You Go You Take the Weather/ A Living Saint
Essay by Luke Foster “I began studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Oxford. And every day I fight to ensure all girls receive 12 years of free, safe, quality education. I travel to many countries to meet girls fighting poverty, wars, child marriage and gender discrimination to go to school. Malala Fund […]
Love and Compassion/ the Dalai Lama as the 14th Incarnation of the Living Buddha/Who will get their 15 Minutes of Fame as the 15th Dalai Lama?
Essay by Luke Foster “Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama’s good friend Desmond Tutu was a Christian from South Africa and they playfully teased each other while solving complex problems in the world. If you want to know more read book the Book of Joy about […]
Christian Boltanski and the Jewish Experience in Europe/ In my Top Three Installation Artists/ History Never Repeats Split Enz / Aussie Band/ Love and Peace
Essay by Luke Foster “I’ve filled my whole life trying to preserve the memory of living, in the fight against dying. Perhaps the only thing I’ve done, since stopping death is impossible, is to show this fight. The fight itself does not satisfy us either.” Christian Boltanski Interview, Christian Boltanski at Galerie Marian Goodman, 2021YouTube […]
Perhaps the Tibetan People Should Ask the Indian Government for Sovereignty Instead of Refugee Status/ The New Chinese People are Very Kind and What Happened in Tibet was Decades and Decades Ago.
Essay by Luke Foster “Silence is sometimes the best answer.” His Holiness the Dalai Lama The definition of sovereignty is. sovereignty /ˈsɒvr(ɪ)nti/ noun supreme power or authority. “the sovereignty of Parliament” Whenever I go to Sydney the younger Chinese generation call out to me, we love you Luke and we are Chinese. So, I know […]
I think my Main Mistake in the Past Three Years is that I have not had a Balance of Strong Female Role Models. I Have Been Relying too much on the Dalai Lama and Pope Francis of Late/ Why is it so?
Essay by Luke Foster “Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” Malala Yousafzai Mala is a 21 year-old, Pakistani activist and youngest Nobel prize laureate. Mala is an excellent voice of repressed minorities in the subcontinent. She is an amazing example of postcolonialism. Postcolonialism is when […]
The Importance of Good Role Models, Especially for Teenagers/ The Key to Saving Humanity is the Good Health of the Next Generations
Essay by Luke Foster “I believe that to meet the challenge of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. Each of us must learn to work not just for his or her own self, family or nation, but for the benefit of all mankind. Universal responsibility is the real […]
We Need to Ban Plastic and Replace it With Organic Materials Such as Ceramics for Water Bottles and Fabric Instead of Plastic Bags/ I Just Ordered Today a Ceramic Drink Bottle/ If We Don’t Save the Oceans from Plastic Pollution then the World Will Collapse as They are an Integral Part of Nature
Essay by Luke Foster “I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.” Leonardo da Vinci I think one […]
Working Pro Bono With, My Art to Encourage the World Leaders and CEOs to Make Orphanages in the Developing World
Essay by Luke Foster “The Lord never tires of forgiving. It is we who tire of asking for forgiveness.” Pope Francis Many years ago, when I was in Chennai Southern India I was as fruity as can be as I wasn’t taking my meds but eating vegetarian food and only meat once. I had a […]
Compassion to Make Peace in the World/ The Dalai Lama and the Pope as the Best Role Models in the World/ I am Their Loving Puppy Dog Today
Essay by Luke Foster “A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.” “Too often we participate in the globalization of indifference. May we strive instead to live global solidarity.” “Kindness is firm and persevering intention to always will the good of others, even the unfriendly.” The Pope Francis I feel […]
Lasting Peace With, Compassion, Forgiveness and Platonic Love/ Buddha and Christ Meeting and a Balance of Pious Male and Female Role Models
Essay by Luke Foster “Love one another, bear with one another, and let charity guide you all your life.” Mary MacKillop I think my main mistake in life was having poor role models and I didn’t realise why I kept making stupid mistakes when I was immature. As you have to choose your role models […]