nihilism
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To the Wall, Nonetheless
When we were young together, Harry, Alice and I were entered into a play. I suppose it was something for the school, or at least I don’t recall having volunteered to join. But there we were,…
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On Writing
Edited from excerpts of 12/7/23 – Continued Thoughts on Learning What a painful and inefficient way to grow and learn it is, to be corrected by a faceless, general audience. And this is my lot because…
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A Chance Encounter
We spoke of things which I knew, and I knew everything that we discussed. Only the perspective was new. Yet afterward it was as though I understood the depth of what I knew. The ground opened…
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Grey Hairs
One should refrain from practicing philosophy until one has grey hairs. By the same nature as evolution, self-importance, acceptance of fate, self-delusion and valuation of the status quo are the tenets of worthless old men, all…
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April
I wake up angry these days. The good times come and go, and the bad times are worse as they come. I can feel myself getting older, and every new bout of depression carries the weight…
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The Death of Hope
From 11/27/23 – On The Internet “I want to collect milestones in my personal growth, but I don’t want to face the embarrassment at having held an opinion that I’ve since grown from. I want to…
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On The Soul
1/12/23 – On The Soul One major philosophical concept: that of the Soul. Or rather, what has been described by some as the soul, the self, the “I that I am”: a singular, indivisible, atomic center…
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Flowers for Everyone
9/2/23 Charlie, I wanted to start by thanking you for everything you’ve done for me. Besides the treatment and therapy, you know by now that you’ve been the closest thing to a friend to me for…
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A Beginning – Sanctity and Constraint
Midway through the journey of our life, I woke to find myself in a realm of noise and blinding light – for though my feet had never left the path, it was lost behind the din.…
Sanctity and Constraint 