Archive for January, 2007

If you have to ask

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

I have to ask. I always have to ask. And what is the question?
What is the point?
The great question of philosophy, subtly re-phrased: what is the point of life? It’s just a way of asking, What should I do? What is important? How do I decide? Once I’ve decided, how do I respond? What are […]

Why work hard?

Saturday, January 13th, 2007

Do I lack for motivation, or for faith? Or am I just too tired?
I can’t sleep any more than I do. I still think a lot. But I don’t concentrate on any one thing for long. I’d say I lack discipline, but I’ve never lacked it before, when it came to doing something I cared […]

Mythology and Human Equality

Monday, January 8th, 2007

I like to describe myself as suffering from serious internal conflicts (not always with that exact phrase). Not that insightful of an observation, really. Just a starting point. I’m sure everybody wants contradictory things, though we all deal with our personal paradoxes differently. Some people don’t acknowledge them. Some people don’t sweat them.
The one that […]