To change is to be a traitor To change is to betray To change is to abandon the former and embrace the new To change is thus to betray the former The word betrayal implies the negative But what negative? Whose negative? What’s negative? The traitor? The betrayed? The idea? The ideology? The …
Tag: Relations
Forgive But Don’t Forget
Forgive but don’t forget Obviously don’t forget: you don’t want to make the same mistake twice But do forgive Why do you forgive? Because life is short This day is beautiful Do you want to spoil this beauty with that petty ugliness? Do you want to spoil this short, precious life — harbouring …
About Different Humans
There are similarities and dissimilarities. Similarities are similar, identical — and that’s that. Dissimilarities are different, dissimilar. There are infinitely many ways in which two things can be different — and only one way in which two things can be similar. Dissimilarity is an innately contentious issue for humans — because we are ambitious, …
Hostility is Violence
Hostility is violence To want to see someone “get what he deserves”, “get punished”, “be taken down a peg”, is to be violent. To insult someone, to mock someone, to deride someone, is to be violent. To not want the best for your fellow human beings, for your brothers, for your enemies, is to be …
Discordant Hierarchies
From a perspective distant enough we’re equal and identical . From up close we’re all different and unequal Are we thus equal or unequal? We’re not objectively equal nor unequal — our equality or inequality depends on the situation. In one situation you are better suited to make decisions In other situation I am …
Win an Argument
We have this phrase: “WIN AN ARGUMENT” it betrays everything wrong with the way we discourse You don’t win an argument. The argument is already won before it even begun Your role is to reveal that result The argument is already won because the truth already exists You don’t “win” the truth, you …
Free From SIN, or The Antifragile Being
You want to be free from sin. You want to be free from vice. Do you know why you want to be free from sin? Because you’ll go to heaven. Now, I wouldn’t count on going to heaven after you die. After you die — chances are you’re going to go to the …
The Meaning Of Punishment Is To Tighten The Feedback Loop
The meaning of punishment is not to “punish” those deserving of punishment That’s because life itself does the punishing for you The meaning of punishment is to tighten the feedback loop — so that you learn from your mistakes, before it’s too late Life itself does the punishing for you The killer sees knifes …
You Don’t Want To Hamper Your Self-Expression ONE BIT
You don’t want to hamper your self expression ONE FUCKING BIT – no matter who the fuck doesn’t like it It’s better for no one to love your authentic self then it is for everyone to love your inauthentic self. In case of the latter – you not only don’t really have the love …
Get Back On Wrongdoers By Doing The Right Thing
Right action yields right returns Wrong action yields wrong returns Right action involves cooperation Cooperation is right because of sharing resources (mental, physical, energetic, etc) If someone refuses to cooperate or worse still — harms your cause he is not only harming you but himself he is wasting your precious resources — which …