Wouldn’t It Be Cool If we learned from POLITICS?
All the departments that are being closed, all the programs that are being defunded, and all the jobs that were lost……where is the $ that is saved/stolen/defunded going exactly?
Do YOU know where the $ went?… more “WIBCI Post #26”
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”
Wouldn’t It Be Cool If POLITICS learned from PHILOSOPHY?
‘First they ignore you,
then they laugh at you,
then they fight you,
then you win.’
-Mahatma Gandhi
If YOU are in the game, which stage are YOU at?
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”
Wouldn’t It Be Cool If we learned from HISTORY?
‘When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal.’
-President Richard Nixon before he was impeached and removed from office
What do YOU think?
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”
Wouldn’t It Be Cool If we learned from POLITICS?
Here are my understanding of tariffs:
Country A puts a tariff on a product produced both foreign and domestic, let’s say Steel for example.
This hopes to promote more interest in the cheaper product produced domestically so the consumer can make a choice based on quality and price that favors the domestic producer.
When Country A puts a tariff on a product that is NOT produced domestically, let’s say Bananas for example….
As this product is not produced domestically and does NOT give the consumer a choice NOR favor the non-existent domestic producer, the consumer pays more for the product.
Lose/Lose
What do YOU think?… more “WIBCI Post #23”
Wouldn’t It Be Cool If we learned from PHILOSOPHY?
John Lennon said:
‘When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I wrote down ‘happy.’ They told me I didn’t understand the assignment and I told them they didn’t understand life.’
What do YOU think?
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”
Wouldn’t It Be Cool If we learned from HISTORY?
‘History is written by the winners.’
–Napoleon
What do YOU Think? Why would this matter? What would be different if it was written by the losers?… more “WIBCI Post #21”
Wouldn’t It Be Cool If we learned from LITERATURE?
WIBCI we knew the meaning of life while we were alive?
‘The misery with them all was, clearly, that they sought to interfere, for good, in human matters, and had lost the power forever.’
– Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol
aka you CAN’T take it with you. Hey -illionaires, you going out Marley or Scrooge?… more “WIBCI Post #20”
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”
