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Timmy Taes's avatar

Great article and I agree with Gary. The problem is that most people don't have the time to reflect. The state has the workers running from dawn to dark. Work, constant work now that the workers carry their slave phones. Child care is a nightmare of time and energy. Traffic or slow mass transit in dangerous conveyances eats up more time and energy. Who has time to reflect on the philosophical issues? The workers are stressed to the max.

Old retirees like me have the time to reflect, but no one listens to grumpy to old men. All I can do is write the odd email to City Councilmen or the local paper or make jokes at the stores. Or comment online like this.

I'm still reading books and articles. I watch videos from all over the world. I notice things around me. I'm only in charge of my life.

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Courageous Lion's avatar

Gary, hopefully the day we meet you won't mind if I do a Vulcan "Mind Meld" on you because I want to absorb some of your creative writing wit. The amount of sarcastic humor you project is beyond the pale and makes me laugh so often I'm going to get a disease from laughing so much. And the research and amount of knowledge that you've managed to pack between your ears is astounding. I look forward to the day I can get a picture of you with my friend Barrett. Another good one that is spot on. The bulk of Humanity fits most people are just mediocre minded cowardly conformists because it's comfortable and simple. You and I both are not one of those people.

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