Category Archives: Philosophy

Happiness and its trappings

This week (in Alex Finlay’s “The Night Shift”) I read the following: “Sports. Ella never understood the fascination. A professor explained that it’s the human need to belong to something. A tribe. Ella’s never felt that need.” I’ve of course … Continue reading

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Happiness should not be easy

I would like to believe I have not given up. But for all the difference I am making, I am thinking I have. Is it that no one listens? Or is it that I am not making a strong enough … Continue reading

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Happiness accordingly

This is a short, sad story of a village; and its children. Children born in filth to parents filled with angst pretending to be love. In the moment in which Life sparked, the filth was external. But in the very … Continue reading

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Happiness, Power, Fear

To ignore, to accept, to rationalize a consensus irregularity will only serve to further disjoint the status quo, creating the potential for a downward spiral. This week I have read this suggestion regarding our government’s reaction in two different contexts. … Continue reading

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Happiness, layered

Most interpret dominion as power and act accordingly typically in the interest of (in ascending order): The Earth. The fish of the sea. The birds of the air. Every living thing that moves. Humanity. My people. My nation. My state … Continue reading

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