I hear there are monks that visit the site of their future grave, already designated for them, on a daily basis. It keeps it all in perspective.
Several years ago, my grandmother-out-law purchased a plot and had headstones laid in the ground, waiting for all of us. There was one in place which I was meant to share with X. It was a very interesting experience, every time I went to that graveyard and thought how I'd be lying there-- right in that spot-- one day.
Kept trying to get some lichen to grow in the grooves of my headstone, to no avail.
I think I'll find a different place for my eternal repose, seeing as how I fancy the "IP" part of RIP... Let him find another gal to drag to her grave. I'm a little relieved to be aiming for life.
I like the last part of the quote the best: "avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."
His condition and propensity for deep thought brought him to the point of accepting humanity, the human condition and in being able to differentiate what was important from what was not.
This blog has many elements and depending on your interests, may pique your imagination...or not. I urge you to be unreasonable. Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. The unreasonable persist in trying to adapt the world to themselves, therefore all progress depends on unreasonable people. The more unreasonable you are, the more likely you are to enjoy this blog. All men dream, but not equally.
If you're a socialist or a Marxist, you'll find that I poke fun at your absurd notions of "good government" on a regular basis. So you might not wish to follow this blog because you'll be offended.
John Locke said, "One unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining any proposition with greater assurance than the proofs it is built upon will warrant." I like what Locke said. We can't theorize without adequate information because when we do we inevitably twist facts to suit theories rather than theories to suit facts. In this blog and in my life, I try to maintain this perspective.
Either you believe in our essential spark of shared divinity, or you succumb to our human insecurity. Either way your conscience lets you slice it, the main thing is to earnestly do what is right at the time.
Today, I balance work and play as much as anyone can. All things remaining equal, play is more important. Life is short - it's important to make every day count for something, if only to yourself.
I'm a former tinker/tailor/soldier/sailor who has now decided that maybe it really wasn't all done for nothing.
Tits, Tiramisu, & Treviso
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On a recent trip to Treviso, I stumbled upon everything from fairytale
fountains with a cheeky twist to the birthplace of tiramisu. Between
wandering anc...
Been Gone Far Too Long
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I've been busy with life, work is great, family is amazing and I'm going
to aim to come back to my blog this year. I know I won't make it back here
dai...
In his Father's Footsteps
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Today my eldest grandson started his student enlistment in the New York Air
National Guard. He starts his monthly drills soon and will attend basic
train...
A rose by any other name...
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I've been busier than ever. And yet somehow, I still manage to find the
time to stare out of a window or become distracted with all the (hilarious)
meme's ...
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I hear there are monks that visit the site of their future grave, already designated for them, on a daily basis. It keeps it all in perspective.
Several years ago, my grandmother-out-law purchased a plot and had headstones laid in the ground, waiting for all of us. There was one in place which I was meant to share with X. It was a very interesting experience, every time I went to that graveyard and thought how I'd be lying there-- right in that spot-- one day.
Kept trying to get some lichen to grow in the grooves of my headstone, to no avail.
Will X end up 'resting' next to you - in eternal repose? If so, do you want me to spread Round-Up on the grass over his grave periodically?
I think I'll find a different place for my eternal repose, seeing as how I fancy the "IP" part of RIP... Let him find another gal to drag to her grave. I'm a little relieved to be aiming for life.
I like the last part of the quote the best: "avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."
sounds like a good motto for a hippie.
The man was a Born Again Existentialist after all. Kinda like me.
His condition and propensity for deep thought brought him to the point of accepting humanity, the human condition and in being able to differentiate what was important from what was not.
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