Know Thyself through LITERATURE:
I consider songs poetry and therefore, lyrics qualify:
“When illusion spin her net
I’m never where I want to be
And liberty she pirouette
When I think that I am free
Watched by empty silhouettes
Who close their eyes but still can see
No one taught them etiquette
I will show another me”-Peter Gabriel Solsbury Hill
What do YOU think of these lyrics?
Do YOU ever feel like this?
Know Thyself through PHILOSOPHY:
Who do YOU hate?
I’m not one of those people that think you shouldn’t hate. As long as you have a definition in mind if/when you use the word that is.
When you answer, consider ‘Hate’ in this context:
Who do you wish were eradicated from the face of the earth? Not just ‘not in my backyard’, not if only they would, nor can you answer with an idea or a sentiment that you wish didn’t exist. The answer has to be people whom are on earth right now that if you had your way would no longer exist.
Change your answer?… more “Know Thyself Post #31”
Know Thyself through PHILOSOPHY:
Jean Jacques Rousseau believed that:
‘..if many individuals are to be united into a common social enterprise, forming a governing agency is less fundamental than forming a distinct society that its members think of as we, to become a member of a we one must share certain basic values, practice common customs, honor shared aspirations, and engage in degrees of mutual helpfulness and responsibility.’
With whom do YOU consider yourself a ‘we’?… more “Know Thyself Post #30”
Know Thyself through PHILOSOPHY:
‘I’d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.’
-Kurt Cobain
When YOU were younger, were you more loved or more hated? Did YOU do more loving or hating on people you didn’t understand?… more “Know Thyself Post #29”
Know Thyself through PHILOSOPHY:
Next time you are driving, turn off any and all electronics….. and….. just….. drive.
Notice the cars around you.
I’ve found a proliferation of vehicles that are: Black, White, Grey/Silver, Red and a few Navy Blue. That’s all.
Besides some known culprits, have vehicle manufacturers stopped producing more unique colors or have we stopped buying them?
What do YOU notice?… more “Know Thyself Post #28”
Know Thyself through HISTORY and LITERATURE:
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss written in 1971 was banned in parts of the US in 1989.
Read it and ask, why is/was it considered ‘dangerous’ by the status quo in 1989 for YOU to think about the words is in this children’s book?… more “Know Thyself Post #27”
Know Thyself through LITERATURE:
‘there was a message written in pencil on the tiles by the roller towel, this was it:
What is the purpose of life?
Trout plundered his pockets for a pen or pencil. He has an answer to the question, but he had nothing to write with, not even a burnt match. So he left the question unanswered, but here is what he would have written if he had found anything to write with:
To be
The eyes
And ears
And conscious
Of the creator of the universe
You fool.’
–Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Breakfast of Champions
If YOU thought about it, what is the purpose of life?… more “Know Thyself Post #26”
Know Thyself through POLITICS:
The Federal Government is passing a bill that will defund Public Broadcasting aka PBS.
Is there a soul among us living who did not learn from Sesame Street?
For the love of Mr. Rogers, do the next generations not deserve to learn as we did?
Call/email your Senators and tell them this is NOT Better For The Most, unless you think it is, do YOU?… more “Know Thyself Post #25”
Know Thyself through PHILOSOPHY:
‘Don’t gain the world and lose your soul. Wisdom is better than silver and gold.’
-Bob Marley
Know Thyself through LITERATURE:
Why is ‘Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad’?
in George Orwell’s 1984, do YOU know why this is? Do YOU know why this tune/or side of the fence is switched? Do YOU agree?… more “Know Thyself Post #23”
Know Thyself through LITERATURE:
In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Faber defines Quality Information, the foundation for HAPPINESS.
‘Three things are missing; do you know why books are so important? Cause they have quality. And what does the word quality mean? To me it means texture, this book has pores, it has features, this book can go under the microscope.
You would find life under the glass, streaming past in infinite profusion. The more pores, the more truthfully recorded details of life per square inch you can get on a sheet of paper the more literary you are. That’s my definition anyway.
Telling the detail, fresh detail.
The good writers touch life often, the mediocre ones run a quick hand over her, and the bad ones rape her and leave her for the flies.
So know do you see why books are hated and feared? They show the pores in the face of life.’
So where is YOUR quality information?
Here are some rules to go by:
Quality Information is/does NOT:
What do YOU think?… more “Know Thyself Post #22”
Know Thyself through POLITICS:
All laws/orders/mandates have a financial winner and loser.
look into how YOUR representatives voted….are YOU a winner or loser?… more “Know Thyself Post #21”
Know Thyself through PHILOSOPHY:
“Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.”
– Socrates
Interesting enough Socrates didn’t write down anything, so he is NOT self promoting.
I agree, genius’ before us have labored on the books we have at our fingertips, most of them had terrible lives which probably didn’t end well. Improve yourself through their suffering by thinking.
What do YOU think?
Know Thyself through POLITICS:
“You must also study and learn the lessons of history because humanity has been involved in this soul-wrenching, existential struggle for a very long time. People on every continent have stood in your shoes, through decades and centuries before you. The truth does not change, and that is why the answers worked out long ago can help you find solutions to the challenges of our time.”
John Robert Lewis: Congressmen/American civil rights activist
Sounds to me like he is asking us to Learn from History.
What do YOU think?… more “Know Thyself Post #19”
Know Thyself through PHILOSOPHY:
“if after self- examination, a man finds he has nothing to reproach himself for, then what has he to worry about, what has he to fear?’
– Confucius
aka, if you know yourself and you understand your place in the world (call a duck a duck) than you are educated and fear cannot deter your beliefs.
What do YOU think?… more “Know Thyself Post #18”