Our refrigerator, our most important possession! If and when the electricity goes off what is practically our foremost concern, our food and its preservation! We are organic beings and without healthy sustenance, well, it is ‘lights out’!
We all live in and design our own bubble. Whether we are confined to a prison cell or fortunate enough to be a free bird and can wander around and appreciate the cosmos…
Also known as ‘grand narratives’, are specifically recognized by post-modern thinkers as broad theories like monotheism, capitalism, socialism, the scientific revolution, etc., as comprehensive explanations for human experiences, cultural phenomena, or historical events…
The belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life. Sounds great, especially if you, like the vast majority of humanity, are not on an equal footing politically, economically or socially…
Mort from Latin, “dead”, and Gage, “pledge”. So a pledge or debt until death! Sounds scary, but as we understand the word today it just means we are qualified to finally own our own home!
In Sanskrit atma refers to the body, mind and consciousness (spirit) and rama meaning “pleasing, delightful, charming, or lovely”, from the root ram (to delight). Epicurus philosophy (Epicureanism) proposes the goal of ataraxia or calmness untroubled by mental or emotional disquiet, both quite similar.
‘The act of harassing, intimidating, or abusing others, especially habitually or from a perceived position of relative power.’ Wow!, that doesn’t sound like something that I would be attracted to…
Jacques Barzun explains in ‘From Dawn to Decadence’, that for about the last 100 years we have entered a period of existence where there are basically no shared values which he terms as ‘decadence’…
Why not? Smile, it’s free and anyone can do it. Women, half the population, use it naturally as a form of defense. Laughter, the best medicine! If you are determined you can usually find some positive results from terrible happenings. Battlefields are where some of the greatest advancements in medical care are discovered!
Able to create value of considerable use, service, or importance. Am I, are you, or us as a group able to create advantages for our shared benefit? What is a New Years resolution, but developing a new habit which will be advantageous at least for me and hopefully for others…