Cycles

Cycles

 I’m going to propose a theory, without proof, about how the world works. My theory is based on my observations, feelings, and some deep and not so deep thinking. It’s also based on some ideas I’ve borrowed from other people, some whom I know and some whom I don’t.We...
I Don’t Know and I Don’t Care

I Don’t Know and I Don’t Care

 We must always tell what we see.  Above all, and this is more difficult, we must always see what we see. Charles Peguy Ignorance and apathy feed on each other. “Don’t worry about it, everything will be okay” is what you tell a child to soften the pain of loss. It is...
Uncertainty Is The Answer

Uncertainty Is The Answer

 ‘What is now proved was once only imagin’d.’   William BlakeMadness is the result not of uncertainty but certainty.  Friedrich NietzscheMan stands face to face with the irrational.  He feels within him his longing for happiness and for reason.  The absurd is born of...
Is This Trump’s Danny Dravot Moment?

Is This Trump’s Danny Dravot Moment?

 [Danny Dravot is the central figure in The Man Who Would Be King based on the Rudyard Kipling story. He is initially successful, but his hubris and desire for power eventually lead to his downfall.] This is “probably not” Trump’s Danny Dravot moment. The MAGA...