Emanations of the Philosophy of Life Instinct The past Golden Age of democracy In the last couple of hundred years, there have been periods when an artificial form of democracy operated in a handful of countries. Political parties were led by men and women who were thinkers and visionaries, and generally well educated. They were elected […]
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Poetry This poem was inspired by a photo I liked. Read it aloud boldly, my dear friend. Dawn Celestial orbs silently circle and spin,Earth sails with denizens of dark and light,That awaken as night begins to thin,Eases its grip as the horizon grows bright. You stir from sleep and listen to the dawn,It tugs you
A poem In free verse, and it must be read aloud, dear reader. Living Large I feel largest in life in those occasional interludes, In which an instant in time seems like an eternity, And the moment has limitless possibilities I can influence, Marked by the giant hand of the clock of infinity. The world
Part of your wisdom portfolio Sing it aloud, verse and chorus! What nonsense! Why are we here, to what end?To live is such deep desire,Why it’s so, no one can tell.Why must we struggle and strain?For what purpose, what’s the aim? What is this life?What nonsense! Reach for jobs, then positions,Grab mates to make babies,Eat
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Part of your wisdom portfolio (Loosely a long sonnet of thirty-four lines in iambic pentameter. To read aloud, as always.) Couldn’t Care Less I was a surly baby, which is par.My parents told of a happy childhood,Blithe nonchalance was my youth’s lodestar,Until care crept in and settled for good. For many years, I didn’t care about
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Mind and body matters For a long time, I meditated for about 15 minutes. I thought it was sort of the minimum one needs to do to get its benefits. But I also do yoga for my back before meditating, so the overall time was on the high side, in my view. So I started
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Part of your wisdom portfolio A pentametric poem in six stanzas. Recite aloud. Be Still, My Turbulent Mind I awake, and my mind’s wheel starts churning,It spins out dreams even while I’m sleeping,Why does my brain think so unceasingly?What’d happen if it went still fleetingly? Would I wilt, crumple, or cease to exist?Is it not
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Emanations of the Philosophy of Life Instinct The world is on the brink of disaster if we go by what daily TV and newspapers tell us. We know things are not so dire but still can’t look away. And who hasn’t felt like lashing out at some blatantly offensive instant message and realised they’re getting
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Part of your wisdom portfolio Podcast of the story Why should we care about others or the environment? If we can gouge out a good life by mainly looking out for ourselves, isn’t that a valid way to live? It feels so genuine for everything to be about the survival of the fittest, which is
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Part of your wisdom portfolio One of my bugbears is people making totally confident declarations. Whether they are right or wrong is not the problem. What dismays me is sensing a complete absence of doubt, for I believe the essence of civilisation is the admittance of possibilities, and being unsure is its natural outcome. When
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