Be mindful of nurturing unnecessary grief and being stuck in old pain. Sadness and difficulties should let go. A philosopher must learn the art of dismissal, along with the art of recollection. of happy times, nice people and good experiences. Easier said than done. With experience comes wisdom, and one should learn from grief and …
Religious people fear and anethematise non-believers. And yet most follow death cults. That is, they focus on the wonders awaiting them in Heaven, instead of making the most of the lives they have been given on this beautiful planet, so abundant with opportunities, interest, fun and pleasure This suits the Establishment. The message is, “We …
To The Daily Telegraph The graveyards of Britain are full of the bodies of men who killed themselves because of the despair brought on by having had their children heisted, with the collusion of our institutionally sexist social services and family courts, which see men, and fathers in particular, as completely expendable, apart from their …
Were Epicurus alive today he would be delighted to learn that a desperate Greek government has had to reverse a new policy of selling off its beautiful coastline for development. Although they are expected to sneak the idea back into future legislation, for the moment the idea is dead, although public fury has not stopped …
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For non-British readers: where Americans talk about going to the “mens room”, the British talk about “spending a penny”, because that’s what it used to cost in public facilities. Today I had to phone the Inland Revenue (the British equivalent of the IRS). After the usual long wait on the line, during which I made …
