@Dreammmer: now, you are going beyond me. I have never been much of a philosopher. I used Socrates and Plato, only because they were the first names that came to me....
But, yes. I do reduce them, and everyone who ever lived, to the teaching (memories) they left behind. I have no doubt that what they taught, their thoughts, were not original to them, but they are the names I've heard. My thoughts, although some of them feel like they are my original thoughts, have been formed by everything I've ever heard or read; by every person I've ever met or talked to, starting with my parents and at this point, continuing with this exchange with you. As long as I breathe, as long as I can still think, I hope to never stop learning and growing. And I hope that every day a small bit of my learning will be passed on to others. We all want to leave something behind.
That's why everyone wants their fifteen minutes of fame. I want so much more than that. I want to live on in the hearts and minds of all those I've ever touched. I just hope I leave behind more good than bad.
Apr. 12/17
1:27 pm
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