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Twin Happiness
Leo Tolstoy said: “I divide men into two lots. They are freethinkers, or they are not-freethinkers. …Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, … Continue reading
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A Chain of Happiness
The Cargo: We are chained to our filth; and to each other. Intimate …In the ugliest imaginable sense of the word. Fettered by the ankle to two companions, and crammed in rows upon rows of other like-binded captives, we are … Continue reading
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An Inversion of Happiness
Am I a traitor? …I am working very hard to be. Friedrich Nietzsche (in “Beyond Good and Evil”) made the observations quoted below speaking specifically of a philosopher. Today I believe that all individuals are capable of thoughtful, passionate searching, … Continue reading
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Happy Accident
Am I Random and Expendable? Or am I Useful and Essential? Do we create our purpose and essentiality? Or is it there by design? If we create individual purpose completely free from design, then we are random and expendable. If … Continue reading
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Happy Space
Some choices I make lead to harm. Some choices I make lead to good. Many choices I make lead to a fusion of harm and good. I work hard to minimize harm and maximize good – I am not always … Continue reading
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