<<Think so? I like to dream it spontaneously and unpretentiously.. but not merely for amusement. "Great care" implies an overly cautious and rigidlly premedititated approach in my opinion...but you go ahead and use as much care as you see fit.....Did Cravan abandon his pregnant wife...or was he just washe dout to sea by a giant wave?>>

I like amusement...but I also think great care is important IN amusement...

for example it is not usually a good idea to stand up while riding a roller ceauster, yet it can be "amusing" if you take the obvious precautions. Eating blowfish *may* be amusing but is it safe and furthermore does it taste good?

Okay, yes it does, I had it in Japan.....but I was a guest a- and when in ROME...I DID NOT DIE either.

I take some risks here and there.
At times they have been foolish, at times I have been hurt.

I try to be careful and cautious in my interactions with other.

Wine tends to make me have poor judgement but I drink it just the same because it tastes excellent and it is worth the risk.

How by the way does one DREAM pretentiously??

I think I'd like to try it one day.

It could be a bit risky, but one day when I have had a glass of wine and am feeling wild and spontaneous...

As for Cravan, I think he was probably very unpretentious, just an eccentric big man with eccentric big dreams.

RE: MINA LOY?

HeLL, WHO KNOWS?

If Mina did she didn't tell.

ReckLeSsLy, CarefuLLY,

confetta

ps.
reck·less P Pronunciation Key (rkls)
adj.
Heedless or careless.
Headstrong; rash.
Indifferent to or disregardful of consequences: a reckless driver.

[Middle English reckeles, from Old English rcelas. See reg- in Indo-European Roots.]
reckless·ly adv.
reckless·ness n.
Synonyms: reckless, rash, 1precipitate, foolhardy, temerarious
These adjectives mean given to or marked by unthinking boldness. Reckless suggests wild carelessness and disregard for consequences: “conceiving measures to protect the fur-bearing animals from reckless slaughter” (Getrude Atherton). Rash implies haste, impetuousness, and insufficient consideration: “Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash” (George S. Patton). Precipitate connotes headlong haste without due deliberation: “destroyed in a precipitate burning of his papers a few days before his death” (James Boswell). Foolhardy implies injudicious or imprudent boldness: a foolhardy attempt to wrest the gun from the mugger. Temerarious suggests reckless presumption: “this temerarious foeman who dared intervene between himself [the elephant] and his intended victim” (Edgar Rice Burroughs).

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.


recklessly

adv : in a reckless manner

care·ful P Pronunciation Key (k‚rfl)
adj.
Attentive to potential danger, error, or harm; cautious: was careful when crossing the busy street; gave a careful answer.
Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious: a careful search; careful art restorers.
Protective; solicitous: Be careful of his feelings.
Full of cares or anxiety: “Thou art careful and troubled about many things” (Luke 10:41).
careful·ly adv.
careful·ness n.
Synonyms: careful, heedful, mindful, observant, watchful
These adjectives mean cautiously attentive: was careful not to get her shoes muddy; heedful of the danger; mindful of his health; observant of the patient's symptoms; a watchful babysitter. See also synonyms at meticulous
Antonyms: careless

Hmm. I believe the "great care" that Cravan refered to was related to maximizing the experience. He tended to live his live in extremes and I believe he did so with great forethought that may have looked spontaeneous or improvised but was, in fact, carefully choreographed.

Did he abandon Mina Loy? Well, no one will ever know if he ran away or really had every intention of meeting her at the other end. However, his love for Mina Loy was known to be quite passionate and deep as was her's for him.

Carefulness is indeed a virtue . in the Song of Soloman the Shulamite was careful NOT to wake Solomon while he slept .