Wednesday 31 August 2016

Thought 311: Pinch of Salt


Philosophy, like life, is worth 
taking with a pinch of salt.

Tuesday 30 August 2016

Thought 310: Sense of Accomplishment


One's sense of accomplishment is often
proportional to the amount of effort expounded
in manifesting that accomplishment.

Monday 29 August 2016

Thought 309: Knowing Others through Empathy


Empathy measures our
ability to read the difference
of perception that lies between
ourselves and others.

Sunday 28 August 2016

Thought 308: Navel-Gazing


Philosophy is 
unnecessary 
navel-gazing.

Saturday 27 August 2016

Thought 307: Morality of Scorcese Films



Taxi Driver: amounting to something.


Cape Fear: revenge at all costs.


Goodfellas: living easy.


New York New York: owning one's spouse.


Raging Bull: jealousy all the way.


The Wolf of Wall Street: money and sex.


The Departed: don't be a rat.

Friday 26 August 2016

Thought 306: Wisdom as Power?


Wisdom is power to
the extent that it
successfully
establishes
trust in its
favour.

Thursday 25 August 2016

Thought 305: The Occasional Dullness of Classical Music


Classical Music can be boring.

Wednesday 24 August 2016

Thought 304: Rock Sex Nightmare


This would be uncool:
sitting on a rock somewhere, 
wanking and weeping
amongst a colony of 
sex therapists. 

Tuesday 23 August 2016

Thought 303: Rewards in the Hereafter


Rewards in the Hereafter
also take the form of
posthumous appreciation.

Monday 22 August 2016

Thought 302: Leaders and Followers


A good leader
makes leaders
out of his followers.

Sunday 21 August 2016

Thought 301: Satanic Entertainment


Entertainment is satanic
to the degree that it
thrills the ego and
kills the soul.

Saturday 20 August 2016

Thought 300: The Role of Time in Dominion


We need to 
make time to
be time.

Friday 19 August 2016

Thought 299: Knowing Where We Stand


Where does
my power lie?

Thursday 18 August 2016

Thought 298: Saying No


Saying 'No' 
gives us 
our power
back.

Wednesday 17 August 2016

Thought 297: Angle and Truth


One's angle is one's truth.

Tuesday 16 August 2016

Thought 296: Personal Presidents


We need to become
our own presidents
rather than elect
presidents.

Monday 15 August 2016

Thought 295: Spiritual Wealth


The material wealth of 
goods, services, and 
facilities needs be 
supplemented
with the spiritual 
wealth of beauty, 
nobility, and artistry.

Sunday 14 August 2016

Thought 294: Musical Language


Tones aren't refuted like words are.

Saturday 13 August 2016

Thought 293: Rejecting Philosophy


Rejecting philosophy
loves wisdom enough to
know that loving wisdom 
is foolish—for wisdom
comes at a high
price.

Friday 12 August 2016

Thought 292: Sex and Nature's Agenda


Nature cares not for the ideal
conditions for having children
but we care about sex.


Thursday 11 August 2016

Thought 291: Self-Love and Self-Respect


Self-love = to be assured of one's power
Self-respect = to be reassured of one's power

Wednesday 10 August 2016

Tuesday 9 August 2016

Thought 289: Truth Hurts


The cleansing of one's wounds
requires a stinging antiseptic.

Monday 8 August 2016

Thought 288: Carrot and Stick


Bribery and Intimidation,
Money and Threat,
Carrot and Stick.

Sunday 7 August 2016

Thought 287: Honesty


Honesty is precious;
and therefore quite rare.

Saturday 6 August 2016

Thought 286: Emotional Flashbacks


The psychic wound that is trauma
can cause emotional flashbacks
when triggered, just as a bruised part 
of the body hurts harder when knocked.

Friday 5 August 2016

Thought 285: Medicine for the Soul


Empowerment
—which can only
come at the expense
of others because
of our difference
in a purgatorial
universe.

Thursday 4 August 2016

Thought 284: Ali G as Alter Ego


Ali G is my other self.

I seek answers
in my serious
solitude
and he 
seeks answers
in his gregarious
comedy.

Wednesday 3 August 2016

Thought 283: Conspiracy Factualist


The conspiracy theorist
always purports to be
a reality factualist.

Tuesday 2 August 2016

Thought 282: Joy and Sorrow


Joy and sorrow
help us navigate
purgatory.

Monday 1 August 2016

Thought 281: Ancient Cult


The cult of power.