Monthly Archives: December 2010
Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plats are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will… Read more
Fame or integrity: which is more important? Money or happiness: which is more valuable? Success of failure: which is more destructive? If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never truly be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to… Read more
Do You Live In The Free World?
I often hear my fellow Americans say “the free world” in reference to refer to the United States or call the POTUS the “leader of the free world”. I wonder if they ever consider what “free world” actually means, or if they do, if they ever ponder how jaundiced and atrophied a definition “free world” must have to be applied to the current state of our country. In my estimation, a “free world”, and certainly the epicenter of such a free world does not have: A massive internal surveillance system spying on it’s citizens. The largest, most dangerous prison system in the world. The largest percentage of it’s population incarcerated in said prison system of any country on Earth. Highly militarized borders with enormous border zones within which the Constitution no longer applies. Regressive and restrictive immigration policies denying people the right to movement. So what do you think, do Americans live in the “Free… Read more