Reckless & Righteous

Those among us
Who were the most reckless in youth
Seem to have become the most righteous with age.
02.07.11

Belief & Debate

Unexamined beliefs are frequent causes of conflict
Because they close the minds to open debate;
Mistaking the arguments of belief
For arguments of the intellect
Is responsible for much human misery.
02.06.11

Meaning & Life

If one does not discover
A personal meaning for one’s life
Then one’s culture, time, and place
Will inculcate one’s unsuspecting soul
With their orthodox, atavistic meanings.
02.05.10

Feedings & Death

Life feeds upon the living and the dead
Whereas death only feeds upon the living.
02.04.11

Worship & Awe

Worship is how we react to awe:
When awed by love
We worship with yearning adoration
When by gratitude, with thankful praise
When by majesty, with supplicating wonder
When by beauty, with humbling enthrallment
When by power, with obsequious flattery.
02.03.11

Bureaucracy & Efficiency

Bureaucracies
Sacrifice efficiency for the sake of control
And are more concerned with what's legal
Than with what's ethical.
02.02.11

Consistancy & Society

As individuals
We are incapable of long-term consistencies
Because time changes our minds and behaviors;
Consistency is a societal phenomenon
Forged under social pressures.
02.01.11