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DallasCowboysFan · 61-69, M
If that was published in 1946, I wonder when the author spent his time writing it.
And his life experiences that motivated him.
1946 was a year after the end of WW2, and I am sure the author lived thru some tough times.
I wonder what his life was like.
And his life experiences that motivated him.
1946 was a year after the end of WW2, and I am sure the author lived thru some tough times.
I wonder what his life was like.
GuiltyBiStander · 31-35, F
Aficionado · 41-45, M
@GuiltyBiStander …. And bring back the good ol’ haptic switches back in car controls
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@val70 If your faith gives you comfort I am certainly not here to discourage you. Indeed I have had my fox hole moment prayers and seen the odd "Miracle". But none of the established religions answer my questions. And I will have them answered, or move on. The closest I can find is Buddhism really. The idea of every living thing being part of a deity and requiring our respect as such has its appeal. I prefer to leave it there and not tread on your beliefs..😷
Punxi · F
1.Life doesn’t teach through lectures it teaches through consequence.
2. I'm foolish just enough to stay curious, not reckless.
3. I let death humble me, not haunt me.
4.Stand fully in this breath... it’s the only real estate I own.
5.I choose simplicity so my soul can hear itself think.
7. My freedom isn’t found, it’s returned to when I stop chaining myself.
2. I'm foolish just enough to stay curious, not reckless.
3. I let death humble me, not haunt me.
4.Stand fully in this breath... it’s the only real estate I own.
5.I choose simplicity so my soul can hear itself think.
7. My freedom isn’t found, it’s returned to when I stop chaining myself.
val70 · 56-60
@Punxi
1. Is similar to the Stoic philosophy of Epictetus, who believed we don’t truly learn from words alone, but from how reality responds to our choices. And psychologists like B. F. Skinner built entire theories around the idea that behavior is shaped more by consequences than by instruction;
2. Reminds me of something Albert Einstein once valued deeply — staying “childlike” in curiosity without losing adult responsibility. And in philosophy, Socrates embraced knowing he didn’t know — a kind of intentional foolishness that kept him searching, but not careless;
3. Carries the spirit of memento mori — the practice embraced by Stoics like Marcus Aurelius, who reflected on death not to fear it, but to live more deliberately. And it echoes the poetic awareness of Rainer Maria Rilke, who saw mortality as something that deepens life rather than darkens it;
4. Echoes the mindfulness teachings popularized by Thich Nhat Hanh, who often said the present moment is the only place life truly exists. And even Eckhart Tolle built an entire philosophy around the idea that the “now” is the only reality we ever actually experience;
5. Carries the spirit of deliberate simplicity — like the experiment in essential living by Henry David Thoreau at Walden Pond, and the inner stillness emphasized by Laozi in the Tao Te Ching. Both pointed toward reducing noise so something truer can surface;
7. Echoes the Stoic idea, again in Epictetus, that we are often imprisoned more by our judgments than by circumstances. And it aligns with the existential lens of Jean-Paul Sartre, who argued that we are condemned to be free — yet we frequently hide from that freedom behind excuses and self-imposed limits.
1. Is similar to the Stoic philosophy of Epictetus, who believed we don’t truly learn from words alone, but from how reality responds to our choices. And psychologists like B. F. Skinner built entire theories around the idea that behavior is shaped more by consequences than by instruction;
2. Reminds me of something Albert Einstein once valued deeply — staying “childlike” in curiosity without losing adult responsibility. And in philosophy, Socrates embraced knowing he didn’t know — a kind of intentional foolishness that kept him searching, but not careless;
3. Carries the spirit of memento mori — the practice embraced by Stoics like Marcus Aurelius, who reflected on death not to fear it, but to live more deliberately. And it echoes the poetic awareness of Rainer Maria Rilke, who saw mortality as something that deepens life rather than darkens it;
4. Echoes the mindfulness teachings popularized by Thich Nhat Hanh, who often said the present moment is the only place life truly exists. And even Eckhart Tolle built an entire philosophy around the idea that the “now” is the only reality we ever actually experience;
5. Carries the spirit of deliberate simplicity — like the experiment in essential living by Henry David Thoreau at Walden Pond, and the inner stillness emphasized by Laozi in the Tao Te Ching. Both pointed toward reducing noise so something truer can surface;
7. Echoes the Stoic idea, again in Epictetus, that we are often imprisoned more by our judgments than by circumstances. And it aligns with the existential lens of Jean-Paul Sartre, who argued that we are condemned to be free — yet we frequently hide from that freedom behind excuses and self-imposed limits.