David Bowie on The Greatest Thing “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to love and be loved in return.” – David Bowie.
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Category: Ideas
The Oak Island Phenomena – Digging Deeper Into Us
Do I have some ideas about what happened on Oak Island? Sure, but first I want to talk about what the reactions to the Oak Island mystery can reveal about us humans. If you do not know about Oak Island […]
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The Difference Between Like and Love
The Difference Between Like and Love What is the difference between I like you and I love you? When you like a flower, you pluck it. But when you love a flower you water it daily. One who understands this, […]
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The False Freedom of Flippancy
Conformity Comes in Many Costumes It is a common conception, especially among young people, that having an “attitude” of flippancy expresses independence and freedom. By “attitude” I mean a conscious opposition to social norms about appearance and conduct. What society […]
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George Bernard Shaw on Imagination
George Bernard Shaw on Imagination “Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will” – George Bernard Shaw
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Chuck Close on Inspiration
Chuck Close on Inspiration “Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.” – Chuck Close Chuck Close is an American artist. He is a portrait painter, but that description is too pedestrian to […]
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Debt Shaming in the Corporate Media
One trend I have noticed on the Internet is “news” stories about people who pay down debt of massive amounts. This one is typical, claiming a teacher paid off $40,000 in student debt on only 1.5 years. Or how about […]
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Facebook Fake Activism
Years ago I ran across an interesting article online entitled “Out with the Community Group, In with the Facebook Fan Group.” The blog is now defunct, so I cannot link to it. I can only write from the couple of […]
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At the Gorge of Lu
At the Gorge of Lu, the great waterfall plunges for hundreds of meters, its spray visible for miles. In the churning waters below, no living creature can be seen. One day, Confucius was standing at a distance from the pool’s […]
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On the Centenary of the Formal End of WWI, This Thought on Nationalism
Nationalism led to the Napoleonic Wars, killing over 4 million people. Nationalism led to World War I, killing over 10 million people. Nationalism led to World War II, killing over 60 million people. And yet, some people in some Europe […]
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