When tempered beyond its natural state, the finest blade will lose its edge. Even the hardest tempered sword, against water, is of no avail. It will shatter if struck against a rock. When untangled by its cutting edge, a cord lies in little pieces, rendering it useless. Just as the finest sword maker tempers the [...]
Stupidity is your own fault; and it is a fault, and it is yours. Therefore no one else should be made to feel responsible for someone else’s stupidity, their lack of knowledge, or their fear of any change that their improvement might bring about. To lack knowledge has been thought to be due to your [...]
It is for reasons such as these that ……….
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2010/0416/1224268443283.html The reality underpinning all this misery and confusion, is that people who once felt that they belonged to a system of collective security, shaky though it might be, are now faced with the harsh and unforgiving reality that much of what they were fed was based on dreams and illusion. That illusion was formed [...]
The Way is reason and about reason. Through the use of reason coupled with logic, man learns and gains knowledge. Through knowledge, together with reason and logic, fueled by his inquiring mind, man accesses the most fundamental requisite of all that exists, which is factual truth.
Those who are jealous of the skills or things that are possessed by others, themselves become ruled, and so destroyed by their envy. Satisfied with his possessions, the wise one eliminates the need to steal; at one with The All, he remains free of envy. By being supple, he does not break, and retains his [...]
Written in response to a Sky News broadcast on Easter Sunday 2010, regarding the Pope’s apology for the cover up of the sexual abuse of children. Dear Sir or madam, Your program this morning is all about the sexual abuse of children and the Pope’s apology for the cover up. He apologises whilst hiding priests [...]
See the modern man of fashion, A man of poor taste, with reason in ration. A busy man, who wants not employment, Seeking only riches and mindless enjoyment. A man who squanders his time and treasures, Drunken joys spent on unspeakable pleasures. Goes to Church and pays close attention, His sexual pursuits too low to [...]
See the compass needle swinging, To the World’s magnetic field. As o’er the seas of life you’re sailing, Check your course, and never yield. To the north there lies a demon, ‘Evil’ is this demon’s name. To the south, the Lord of Goodness, Sail you south from whence you came. To the West, another demon, [...]
So, what is this thing called life? What does it all add up to? What’s it all about? Is it about living, or is it about death? Is there a future for it, never mind a point? When you’re very young you’re taught all sorts of things, mainly to do with nothing tangible. You are [...]