That pretty much sums it up David. Well done! . Is it any wonder I wish to spend whatever time is left deep in the beauty of nature? Nature gave our species everything, pity we couldn’t have given more back. Shame on us.
I am 75 and autistic. I have been called a mystic but I don’t believe in magic. There a logical explanation why I am here. I can now write. I started learning how to write when I was 50. I promised a dying Buddhist monk who was younger than myself I would try to write the story of my journey. I cannot travel in straight lines. Eugenia Cheng the British philosopher concert pianist and abstract mathematician understands how I think.
I love Yanis but John Ralston Saul the Canadian philosopher and economic historian writes better than I will ever be capable of. . He was elected to consecutive terms as head of PEN International which gets you nothing but the hatred of corporate America. Get a copy of his 1994 dictionary or watch him online.
The Doubter Companion A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense Viking Press or The Collapse of Globalism and the re-invention of the world 1996.Penguin
Maybe Americans are just desperate to hear the truth. From Sir John’s Dictionary
CYNICISM: An effective social mechanism for preventing communication.
Cynicism is found in people who see themselves principally as members of a class or ideological group and not as individuals. It indicates a lack of self-confidence. Through an appearance of world weariness it attempts to suggest the possession of inside knowledge. The cynic knows and can’t be bothered to tell those that are ignorant.
Since…………………………….
This approach has been particularly popularin the NEO-CONSERVATIVE movement as a way of justifying economic policies which produce suffering.
That pretty much sums it up David. Well done! . Is it any wonder I wish to spend whatever time is left deep in the beauty of nature? Nature gave our species everything, pity we couldn’t have given more back. Shame on us.
I can barely read for squeezing back the tears - THANK YOU David. potent reminder.
Beautifully said. So true.
I am 75 and autistic. I have been called a mystic but I don’t believe in magic. There a logical explanation why I am here. I can now write. I started learning how to write when I was 50. I promised a dying Buddhist monk who was younger than myself I would try to write the story of my journey. I cannot travel in straight lines. Eugenia Cheng the British philosopher concert pianist and abstract mathematician understands how I think.
I love Yanis but John Ralston Saul the Canadian philosopher and economic historian writes better than I will ever be capable of. . He was elected to consecutive terms as head of PEN International which gets you nothing but the hatred of corporate America. Get a copy of his 1994 dictionary or watch him online.
The Doubter Companion A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense Viking Press or The Collapse of Globalism and the re-invention of the world 1996.Penguin
Maybe Americans are just desperate to hear the truth. From Sir John’s Dictionary
CYNICISM: An effective social mechanism for preventing communication.
Cynicism is found in people who see themselves principally as members of a class or ideological group and not as individuals. It indicates a lack of self-confidence. Through an appearance of world weariness it attempts to suggest the possession of inside knowledge. The cynic knows and can’t be bothered to tell those that are ignorant.
Since…………………………….
This approach has been particularly popularin the NEO-CONSERVATIVE movement as a way of justifying economic policies which produce suffering.