Monday, October 19, 2009

October Philosophies - 10/19/09

"Violence is inevitable, yet unnecessary. The only thing in this world that necessitates violence is the inevitable escalation of a situation given the propensity of the human mind to one-up someone once compromise seems unlikely, unreasonable, or simply a hassle. When our minds cannot settle, they become dominant; at that point, they take the course of escalation; argue, traduce, juxtapose, threaten, action. And when we can't dominate, we eliminate."

"It is said that 'Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.' Well, money is power. Ergo, money corrupts. Think about the the things people do for money, and how bad they want it...think about the lengths people that have money will go to just to keep it. Most importantly, this is why you see people stick with jobs and not careers; jobs pay money, careers pay enjoyment and fulfillment. Think about it."

"Patience is the equilibrium of anticipation and restraint. That being said, we mustn't anticipate so intently. It is one thing to prepare, and another to insinuate. Conversely, we mustn't restrain to the point of utter docility; nothing in life is given, and to wait is to subject events to time and its unforgivingly impersonal course."

"In our lives, our energy flows. Be it positive or negative. Stress is but energy backup, which is why you have to let things go and keep it moving sometimes."

-A. Lewis

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