Thought 280: Thinking Is Thankless

Take it from me:

thinking is thankless.

Thought 279: Angels and Demons

Angels preserve whereas

demons pervert.

Thought 278: Why Dark Actions Prevail

Nature rewards

evil, which is to

say power.

Art 31: Puppetmonst in the Wood

Thought 277: Spelling

Spelling words is to cast spells.

Thought 276: The Meaning of Patience

Patience measures wilful endurance.

Thought 275: Two Definitions of Truth

(1)

'Truth is that which is, i.e. 

that which has occurred in the past 

and is occurring in the present.'

—Mark Passio,

What On Earth 

Is Happening

(2)

'Truth is that which makes meaning possible

and is suggested by the possible 

meaning of a word.'

—Tom Romer,

ScruffyOwlet's Tree

Thought 274: Wiseman's Response

A psychological test for evaluating core beliefs and levels of self-esteem demands that one complete the following sentences:

People are...

I am...

The world is...

It seems to have escaped the notice of the test-makers that a wise(wo)man would simply leave the dots blank and write:

People are...
I am...
The world is...

and thereby keep himself from making a value judgement about these three things. 

Thought 273: The Meaning of Concept

Grasping intellectually.

Thought 272: Life Missions Anyone?

The privilege of

owning oneself.

Thought 271: Natural Law as Thing

Natural Law is the suprahuman realm;

for we did not create ourselves nor

the universe.

Thought 270: One Simply Does Not Know

My Thoughts 

are my will

to exert but

the worth of

my will to exert

is unknown to me.

Thought 269: Academia

Academia is career

-intellectualism.

Thought 268: Language Is No Tool

If we think language is a tool,

then we are its tools.

Thought 267: To Know that One Does Not Know

To know includes knowing that one does not know.

Thought 266: The Meaning of Action

To act is to initiate

and follow-through.

Thought 265: Is the Universe Conscious?

Does the universe

mirror us intelligently

and purposefully?

The accuracy

of the tarot 

suggests

as much.

Thought 264: Accounts and Accountability

We are held accountable

by the trust others give

or refuse us.

Thought 263: Last Man v Super Man

Last Man:

I'm it.

v

Super Man:

I'm not it.

Thought 262: Truth and Falsehood

Truths in some contexts can 

be falsehoods in others.

Thought 261: The New World (Dis)Order

My order is your disorder.

Thought 260: Simple In(ner)sights

Simple in(ner)sights 

bear repeating.

And what is simple is not easy,

nor does it equate to 

what is familiar.

Thought 259: The Continuing Story of Cassandra

Does Hannah Arendt's dark insight

make her a modern-day

Cassandra reviled by

her countrymen

for predicting

their downfall?

Art 30: Puppetmonst Picks Apples

Thought 258: Self-Punishment Is Not Enlightenment

Self-punishment falls short

of the self-care of enlightenment

that enables care for others.

We cannot care

if we are in need

of care.

Thought 257: The Rarity of Intellectual Conscience

Those who seek to understand

their own thinking are rare

indeed.

Art 29: Puppetmonst Gardens

Thought 256: Mediocrity as a Privilege

To be mediocre is to be relieved

of the pressures and burdens

of excellence.

Thought 255: Thinkers as Exceptional

Thinkers are exceptional

in so far as they are

the exception.

Exceptions

get bullied.

Thought 254: Conscious Breasts

Breasts seem as 

conscious to 

me as penis.

Thought 253: Taking Care

Taking care is 

what generates 

our outcomes.