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Profile text: CHARLIE - PLEASE GET IN TOUCH. Just a hand over of the Desiderata Plaque. Kebab not on the menu. * *** *** *** *** *** Copy Right Free *** *** *** *** *** * I'm a cynical Coffin Dodger, akin to Victor Meldrew, hit the 80 yo mark last November. Odd ball humour. Only late in life one appreciates the most valuable asset each of us has is Time! "It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it". --Seneca. A devout Atheist, check on Darwin's Rottweiler - Richard Dawkins. Shoved up a slightly indecent photo as enticement. I am attracted to intelligence with empathy - ie; those with a good heart and integrity. Pictures of an anus are not enticing, I might eventually get to the bottom of it, most likely in the dark if a relative of Lurch. A bum photo always reminds me of Billy Connolly's Parky interview in 75 where he told a joke about a man who buried his dead wife with her bottom exposed so he'd have somewhere to park his bike. Tuition available for those wanting to learn to play the pink Oboe, antique instrument available in full working order. (Thank you Peter Cook and Dudley Moore) A smile or grin and nice teeth is appreciated and laughing eyes are enticing. Eclectic music taste. Thank Liam for Freya Ridings "Lost Without You" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9Lx6qDKQR0 Losing someone you thought would be in your life forever is the most heartbreaking thing ever. Savage Garden:- You Can Still Be Free https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJveWwvgpAA It's alleged that Darren wrote this in memory of a friend who died from AIDS. Queen:- Another One Bites The Dust; Killer Queen; A Kind of Magic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLxN0wpFoP8 Freddy strutting at his best. Mahler slit your wrists:- Symphony No 5 Adagietto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75YmlDR92UQ Puts melancholia into perspective. finally, Gustav Holst - Mars, The Bringer of War (Karajan) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbMqVfdG2sE Pure violence encapsulated in music. What follows is what interests me deeply, you need to engage your thinking cap and try not to be offended. * *** *** *** Abstract from https://medium.com/ *** *** *** * "Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than evil," wrote Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian. Penning this sentence ten years after the accession of Adolf Hitler to supreme power, these words reflected tough lessons soaked in blood. Bonhoeffer formed part of a small circle of resistance to the dictator in Germany, risking his life for an ideal. It was a dark time in his homeland. Total war had engulfed the world, and a totalitarian regime was controlling the country. Bonhoeffer pondered how this came to be. He thought about the nature of evil, but came to the conclusion it was not evil itself that was the most dangerous enemy of the good. Rather, it was stupidity. For you can fight against evil. You can expose it. Evil makes people uneasy. As Bonhoeffer continued, "evil carries with itself the seeds of its own destruction." To prevent willful malice, you can always erect barriers to stop its spread. Against stupidity you are defenseless. "Against stupidity we have no defense. Neither protests nor force can touch it. Reasoning is of no use. Facts that contradict personal prejudices can simply be disbelieved - indeed, the fool can counter by criticizing them, and if they are undeniable, they can just be pushed aside as trivial exceptions. So the fool, as distinct from the scoundrel, is completely self-satisfied. In fact, they can easily become dangerous, as it does not take much to make them aggressive. For that reason, greater caution is called for than with a malicious one. Never again will we try to persuade the stupid person with reasons, for it is senseless and dangerous." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer Understanding the nature of stupidity After writing down those words, Bonhoeffer was soon arrested. He died two years later, executed in a concentration camp by Nazi henchmen. The man lived in what now seems like a completely different era. Yet, the ideas he left us with have an application in any century. For stupidity hasn't disappeared. It is eternal. "If we want to know how to get the better of stupidity, we must seek to understand its nature." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer * *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** * The whole article by Peter Burns is in:- https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/bonhoeffers-theory-of-stupidity-explains-the-world-perfectly-957cbb3fbac1 Quite thought provoking, it seems to correlate to the fascism trend of the GOP - following the herd. Age unfortunately has brought on an extensive period of celibacy - sigh! But sexual meets are not my drive, rather it would be great to find companionship with a guy who has the same need. Someone who has the ability to converse, agree and disagree and be tactile with cuddles and caress - actually a dog might fulfill a load of that requirement - sort of unconditional love as long as you have the can opener and go for walkies. DESIDERATA * *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** * Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. - Max Ehrmann, 1927 ****************************************** You have to be registered and logged in to contact Adrian |
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