Don’t Try – The Philosophy of Charles Bukowski
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Charles Bukowski is an iconic writer from the 20th century known for producing some of the rawest and most honest stories and poems of recent history. His own story included.
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@ddzz578
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
Jesus is the truth
Jesus is the way
Jesus is the life
Jesus is God
@cryogenic5498
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
Over the years, I’ve watched this video several times. When I watched this last year I was going into my final year of university with what would be a low grade for my standards. I decided I was going to go all the way, I ended up with the highest grade possible and am heading towards publication.
@thegamesninja3119
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
In my search for examples of struggle making artists, not art, Charles Bukowski came up.
@abeanfa8116
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
Song for bukowski https://youtu.be/eB7yWuYKLs4?si=YOwfhhFMwTRBdQKI
@NONEOFYOURBIZ69
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
Funny, your voice sounds like you are trying too hard.
@saltsmoke
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
I think my heroes are not really people who triumph or someone strong. My hero is someone who can find beauty in the worst way. My hero is someone who went through hell and found nothing but a t-shirt and still knows the value of a beer.. good Colombian coke. A watch that tells you the date
@newlife-v8e
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
There is one more thing that I feel is that if you continuously work on something, you develop love, passion and skill in it. And often you learn express yourself in that work but the condition is you must keep doing the work diligently throughout the process from the starting point when it wasn't fascinating you that much.
@DanMcGregor-o4m
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
This kind of inspires me to take up writing as a new hobby!
@succuna3263
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
,x,fg v ,,s😮😮..g o.
@ralphfisher-d5j
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
“Do or do not, there is no try.” Yo Dah
@Catherine-d8n
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
Why such a fast delivery ? So unpleasant .
@dominykasgrieze779
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
Bukowski wrote to tired, beat up men and his words resonated like drill hammer on concrete
@SimSet-Ha
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
" Pain Without Reason " 😮
@billyb23
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
Does anyone get the f***ing irony of this video ffs.
@SufalNCUT
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
Did you notice the red bird flying against the other birds a subtle illustration which I missed in the first few times I watched it.
@tudomerda
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
The difference between Bukowski and any other bum is that he was discovered by a marketing agent who was desperate to make money off of anything.
A movie was made about this with Fay and that biker guy with a tattoo.
@EclecticEngineer604
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
Wu-Wei❤️🙏🏼
@sacred_seeker
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
if the thought of not doing it hurts more than suffering through the process, if the thought of life without it, or not having tried it at all terrifies you. If it comes to you, through you, out of you, almost as if you are not trying, perhaps Bukowski might say here, “Try” and “If you are going to try, go all the way.”
@a.w.8216
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
And this kid wrote a semi ok essay
@BunnyWatson-k1w
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
He published his first novel at age 51.
@annamiorelli8974
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
But he didn’t try he just wrote because he wrote it was apart of him it’s not perplexing it’s just fact
@MAC_HAMMER
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
"Do or do not, there is no try" -Yoda
@DaemonTargaryen19
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
Like elon musk says , if you want to be motivated to do something, you should really not do it.
@abeanfa8116
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
For Bukowski https://youtu.be/eB7yWuYKLs4?si=JFI_t9LX_nlkfwJO
@bigblue4070
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
Best song ever? Maybe????
@shaecloud4403
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
We wei? Anyone??
@floccinaucinihilipilifications
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
Excellent 🙏❤️
@shea086
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
The man said "Dont Try". Leave it at that, no more no less. Stop changing his history. Leave your bias at the door.. Dont try.
@RaoulV-rf4bd
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
Don't don't try.
At the end, just don't.
@fuguestatetoo6789
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
"Bukowski had a horrible childhood…"
would've been worse if they stayed in Germany.
@nikosalexopoulos6542
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
I think Bukowski was referring to artistic inspiration.. Wait for it to come to you. Do not sit down and say, now i am gonna write and keep trying to think of something.. Same for all artistic endeavors.. Don't try.. Just do when it comes naturally
@LarryMoar
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
Someone used AI to ripoff your video https://youtu.be/3KR4zNqDB4k?si=K-8mTf0RiKTt3vqE
@IG_ArticleParticle
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
Ever wonder if the Aliens abduct people they think can handle their existance and the ones that they made the mistake of underestimateing their sanity get dropped back off on Earth to go crazy?
@JasonCoker-j2v
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 pm
💯❤️💥🤘
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