When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out? Peter L. Bernstein wrote a series of books dealing with market forces, capitalism, and the value of dealing and trusting gold. What struck me as cliché was the repetitive mantra that there can be no reward without risk. One of my … Continue reading No Pain No Gain
Category: life
On Democracy
Democracy is dying. We are killing it. When we abdicate from responsibility, we make it clear. We want none of that. Government cannot and won’t protect you. The social contract is null and void.
Why Yellowstone is Pure Balm for the Soul
Life happens here and now. Heaven and Hell are not out of this realm – they are here with us from day one. To find solace is to accept we are alone. Make peace with Truth and you will be peaceful.
My Way
Live your Life according to your conscience. Regrets are inevitable. They are also illogical given your weight on the cosmic scale.
On Responsibility
The Golden Rule predates History. It hails from the beginnings of Man. Its significance is nothing short of providential for Humanity. It set the foundation for Religion, Morality, Ethics, and defined Good and Evil in terms adapted to the meanest understanding.
Why Freedom is an Elusive Illusion
Perfect Freedom is Utopian. Many have tried it. Most attempts succumbed to crime, misery, and moral decrepitude. A just set of Laws must moderate individual and societal excesses, keeping them in check.
Darwin Lives On
Darwin was right all along. We adapt to changing stimuli… or we die. One cannot fight change. In the long run, the Search for Meaning is meant to validate it. Its intrinsic value is part of our genetic legacy. We carry the Mortality-defying spirit of our Ancestors in our allele. We live on because we struggle to adapt. We stop struggling, we die. The Choice is Ours.
On New Beginnings
I was watching this TV show, The Expanse, on Amazon Prime, the other day. It was this scene on top of a Baltimore sky-rise after a cataclysm had flooded it in a radical future that got me thinking. In it, Amos is trying to convince his former partner in crime to leave Earth behind and … Continue reading On New Beginnings
On Indecision
Daily writing promptWrite about a time when you didn't take action but wish you had. What would you do differently?View all responses Indecision is unmanly. It is the apanage, the remit of eunuchs and the timid. Nobody says that decisions must always be made on the fly. No, no, no. Careful, considered and pregnant reflection … Continue reading On Indecision
Life is an Illusion – In Media Vita In Morte Sumus
We are Custodians of the Present. Our lives do not belong to us alone. We are beholden to our Parents and Children. Where we come from and what we leave behind is what the Future will remember. Our Fear of Death Mars our Life.
Götterdämmerung 