What experiences in life helped you grow the most? Pain is a natural fertilizer for personal growth. It’s not love, mind you. It’s relentless, ongoing emotional distress. Pain is to growth what water, manure and sun are to a plant or a tree. It’s what makes it grow into a splendid bush of roses or … Continue reading On Growth
On Predestination
Do you believe in fate/destiny? Yes, I do. Everything is fixed and we cannot change it. Entropy is everything. Mosaicism, Christianity, and Islam swear by it. What we do in life does echo in eternity, as Maximus so aptly put it. But our agency is confined to how we go about fulfilling our destiny. It’s … Continue reading On Predestination
Cedant Arma Togae
Is the Pen mightier than the Sword? We all must decide for ourselves. I know I did. Perhaps we need both. The French Ancien Regime believed that. They retained both the noblesse d'épée as well as the noblesse de lettres, de robe.
On Clinging to the Past
Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to. Moving on is never easy. In fact, I would wager a lot of money it’s the most difficult thing you’ll ever do in your entire life. We are creatures of habit. All of us. No matter what the naysayers claim. They are chronically … Continue reading On Clinging to the Past
Freedom is Good – Freedom of Speech is Better
We are born to be Free. Freedom of Speech in inalienable. Nothing else matters.
On Wishful Thinkers
If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? Some people are unhappy. Others feel neglected. Most of us experience both sentiments during our lifetime. A few also stare into the sky waiting for things to change. All this is normal. A small number of gents take things further. … Continue reading On Wishful Thinkers
On Corruption
People like their comforts. I get it. People enjoy technology. They think it helps them live better lives. False. Technology makes people needy. They need, nay, crave comfort. That’s where Government steps in. They provide the comfort People pay for. That’s how Government controls the People. They lose their Freedom. But, hey as long as they have wi-fi, it’s all good, right! That’s how Corruption works.
The Shaving Horse
Describe the most ambitious DIY project you've ever taken on. Contrary to what people may believe it to be, a shaving horse is not what its name implies. A shaving horse is a wood working bench used by bowyers to make a wood stave into a longbow. Or better said, to make a length of … Continue reading The Shaving Horse
On Free Speech
If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? If you think long and hard about this, you realize this is a difficult question. Which word carries such a positively nefarious meaning that would justify its being banned? Now perhaps I’m not the best person to answer this … Continue reading On Free Speech
On Commitment
Daily writing promptWhat is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months?View all responses The biggest challenge anyone can face now and always is the fight against inevitability. Entropy is everywhere. Everything is fixed and we cannot change it. But that doesn't mean we should not fight it. Life happens. That's that. … Continue reading On Commitment
Götterdämmerung 