Category: Philosophy
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Depression
Depression seems to be a major topic on several of the blogs I’ve been reading recently. I’ve struggled with it several times over my long life. I believe that it is a normal part of human existence, and the following is my current perspective on the condition, based on my personal experience with it. Depression…
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Wisdom’s Ancient Wells
Wisdom’s Ancient Wells wells of wisdomhow many are thereonly oneorone for each culturecivilizationcreed orpersuation how many ‘truths’are thereonly onewho decides“whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.” –Nietzsche does it not benefit usto reexaminerethink our sourses our fundimentals from time to timea healthy skepticism tohelp avoid the entropy…
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Who Gets It?
Who Gets It? Slaves make wealthmaster gets itsurfs make wealthlord gets itemployees make wealthemployer gets itwealth to our ‘betters’ chattel slave soldonce and for allmiserable existencerelatively securemaster’s interestlittle or nocompetition wage-slave sellshimself daily hourlyno secure existenceonly class statusassured in constantcompetitionwith all its vagaries wage-slaves or serfsor chattel slavesworking classes barelysurviving from ancientEgypt Greece andRome to…
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The Myth of Security
Security a Myth mainstream andsocial media sites bleedmurder larceny andviolence of every stripegovernment leaders theworst confidence menthis side of prison gates brunt ofour conditioningauthoritarians convincing usof our super vulnerabilityneed security forcesat their beckand call must spendlimited resourcesto eliminate crimethe security myth theexcuse of all tyrantsbut damn little for social-economic equity stop the dailynews social mediaclickbait…
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Katana Mind
Katana Mind Ronin YojimboMifune’s tontoSpins in the airLands in crossroadBlade pointsThe wayHe picks it upAnd walks toMeet destiny Yojimbo’s katanaBlade foldedA hundred timesCore soft andFlexible –Cutting edgeHardened and honedSlice throughAnything Katana mind likeYojimbo’s bladeFlexible malleableCore optimisticCutting edgeRazor honedCynicalSlice throughAnything Forging theMind-bladeMeditating openTo nature to lifeHoning theCutting edgeCritical thinkingSlice throughAnything Flip it in the airAt crossroadsIntersectionsDead…
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Philosophy – My Truth 2 of 2
My Truth My truth is not necessarily your truth, because from my perspective all truth is relative anyway. Personal truths are based on whatever baggage we happen to wrap them in. Perhaps truth is an illusion or misnomer. There are facts, that depending on how they are assembled and viewed, may confirm or deny the…
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Philosophy – My Truth 1 of 2
My Truth Opinion, since human nature prevents anyone being a qualified arbiter of ‘truth’ Introduction The idea of ‘personal truth’ started occurring to me in my 13th or 14th year; I was in junior high. While others (not all certainly, but many) of my age were preoccupied with sports, primping, hyper-masculinity or femininity (not that…
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A Mother’s Legacy
A Mother’s Legacy mother brought up hersons to be romanticsyes daughters too allhoping for the ONE theTRUE soulmate who makesall things right they all told themselvesthey were good at heartthe soulmate would seethat from the start mend the skepticalthe broken hearts since all relationshipsend and some beforethey start as indoctrinatedromantics grasp and clingrefuse to accept…
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Might As Well Smile
Might As Well Smileby Beth Hart I woke up this morningWith a smile on my faceI threw out those stonesThat stood in my wayAnd I put on a new pairOf hard walking shoesI woke up this morningLaughing the bluesWoke up laughing the blues When the talking on the TVTells me I should be scaredI don’t…
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Flunking Tests or Directional Insights
Flunking Tests or Directional Insights I know this is not politically correct, especially to parents of children in school and/or most of their teachers… but… Flunking a test should always be an occasion for a good laugh. I always laughed at myself, then started fresh, or realized that I didn’t care enough to do whatever…
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