Thought 311: Pinch of Salt

Philosophy, like life, is worth 

taking with a pinch of salt.

Thought 310: Sense of Accomplishment

One's sense of accomplishment is often

proportional to the amount of effort expounded

in manifesting that accomplishment.

Thought 309: Knowing Others through Empathy

Empathy measures our

ability to read the difference

of perception that lies between

ourselves and others.

Thought 308: Navel-Gazing

Philosophy is 

unnecessary 

navel-gazing.

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.

Thought 306: Wisdom as Power?

Wisdom is power to

the extent that it

successfully

establishes

trust in its

favour.

Thought 305: The Occasional Dullness of Classical Music

Classical Music can be boring.

Thought 304: Rock Sex Nightmare

This would be uncool:

sitting on a rock somewhere, 

wanking and weeping

amongst a colony of 

sex therapists. 

Thought 303: Rewards in the Hereafter

Rewards in the Hereafter

also take the form of

posthumous appreciation.

Thought 302: Leaders and Followers

A good leader

makes slaves

out of his followers.

Thought 301: Satanic Entertainment

Entertainment is satanic

to the degree that it

thrills the ego and

kills the soul.

Thought 300: The Role of Time in Dominion

We need to 

make time to

be time.

Thought 299: Knowing Where We Stand

Where does

my exertion lie?

Thought 298: Saying No

Saying 'No' 

gives us 

our exertion

back.

Thought 297: Angle and Truth

One's angle is one's exertion.

Thought 296: Personal Presidents

We need to become

our own presidents

rather than elect

presidents.

Thought 295: Spiritual Wealth

The material wealth of 

goods, services, and 

facilities needs be 

supplemented

with the spiritual 

wealth of beauty, 

nobility, and artistry.

Thought 294: Musical Language

Tones aren't refuted like words are.

Thought 293: Rejecting Philosophy

Rejecting philosophy

loves wisdom enough to

know that loving wisdom 

is foolish—for wisdom

comes at a high

price.

Thought 292: Sex and Nature's Agenda

Nature cares not for the ideal

conditions for having children

but we care about sex.

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

Thought 290: Putting Up with Bullshit

Thought 289: Truth Hurts

The cleansing of one's wounds

requires a stinging antiseptic.

Thought 288: Carrot and Stick

Bribery and Intimidation,

Money and Threat,

Carrot and Stick.

Thought 287: Honesty

Honesty is precious;

and therefore quite rare.

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.

Thought 285: Medicine for the Soul

Empowerment

—which can only

come at the expense

of others because

of our difference

in a purgatorial

universe.

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.

Thought 283: Conspiracy Factualist

The conspiracy theorist

always purports to be

a reality factualist.

Thought 282: Joy and Sorrow

Joy and sorrow

help us navigate

purgatory.

Thought 281: Ancient Cult

The cult of exertion.