Is inequality truly the root of all evil? There is a concerted push in mass consciousness along these lines, i.e., towards a society that promises and delivers equality of outcomes. A giant, cultural, historical and linguistic eraser is slowly the dividing lines between male and female, rich and poor, white and black, to name a …
If jobs were pointless, what would you do? The question seems a little absurd, but the rapidly advancing capabilities of AI would seem to indicate that it is a very real, and not too distant, possibility. How would you occupy your time creatively? What would motivate you if working for a living we’re not longer …
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“The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also himself striving against a continual tendency to sleep.” ~ Marc Chagall There is a tremendously …
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“I think I'll be" by C.O. Burleson I think I’ll be a cloud this day anewThrough which the sun its warming rays shall passAnd cast its light upon each blade of grassThat glistens with refreshing morning dew;Or should I be a bird with out-stretched wingThat glides along and then at once soars highCreating graceful figures …
Personal progress is a common side-effect of doing something for others. When you feel like you’re getting nowhere, whether it is writer’s block or a general pattern of frustration about your life at the moment, the best remedy just might be serving another in some unexpected and impromptu way. Such frustrations in life have a …
Continue reading Are you stuck, feeling like you’re getting nowhere? Consider this.
“Time Misspent” by Sir Aubrey de Vere (Hunt and Lee, comps. The Book of the Sonnet, 1867) There is no remedy for time misspent;No healing for the waste of idleness,Whose very languor is a punishmentHeavier than active souls can feel or guess.O hours of indolence and discontent,Not now to be redeemed! ye sting not less,Because …
"Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." - Helen Keller There are a great many purposes to which you can dedicate your life. Some purposes will prove to broaden the scope of human achievement while others will bring …
Thinking about what to do with your life can be a bit daunting at times. For starters, the average person lives to be 80 years old or so these days, which is really quite a long time. If you do the math, that's over 29,000 days! Even if you discount that total by a few …
One of the great statements we have out of antiquity is this: "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (King James Version, John 8:32) It is a great promise in one sense, and a great threat to human moralism in another. It is as compelling as it is daunting. …
There is a widespread belief that we are more or less creatures of chance, that we are subject to whatever happens, and that all we can do is hope for the best. This ignorant philosophy--the concept of kismet, fatalism--is something that we need to counteract. To be effective in this you must develop a sense …
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