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A School of Truth
The world is full of empty headed fools — their courses set by half truths and whole lies — who trust their leaders, and obey the rules, and bow to every bright new flag that flies. To cry “Alas!” that … Continue reading
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Tagged crowds, education, hypocrisy, individuality, majorities, mass media, schools, self-discovery, truth, wholeness
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A Pathless Land
I have not found the answers seeking truth, nor even formed the questions halfway right; the mysteries that tempted me in youth are still in shrouded mists hidden from sight. The path under my feet begins and ends a single … Continue reading
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Tagged discovery, individuality, isolation, Jiddu Krishnamurti, journeys, truth
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What It Isn’t
It’s not about learning to draw a clearer picture of the ruins It’s not about taking a sledge hammer to the ivied hallowed halls It’s not about the trash you can talk about those who disagree It’s not about undercovering … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, change, individuality, pointlessness, problem-solving, responsibility
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Patti Smith
I will blaspheme to instruct if those still listening can hear: the pretense of this world is fucked beyond repair; that much is clear. I will replay classic moments in a whirl of light and sound; relive near death’s self-wrought … Continue reading
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Tagged blasphemy, individuality, influences, inspiration, Music, music, Patti Smith, punk rock, self-exploration, spirituality
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A Different Revolution
Despite what you may read in books, no revolution brews in noisy bars or quiet cafes among agreeing friends who decide the status quo is flawed, and pay their dues producing pamphlets that describe the means to reach some end. … Continue reading
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Tagged change, committees, evolution, hypocrisy, individuality, rebellion, revolution
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de Toqueville on Poetry and Democracy
Here is a little food for thought (bold and italics, mine): Democratic poets will always appear trivial and frigid if they seek to invest gods, demons, or angels with corporeal forms, and if they attempt to draw them down from … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexis de Toqueville, art, creativity, democracy, Democracy in America, individuality, poetry, utilitarianism
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