Everyone is a Philosopher

What is it that everyone is open to?  Existence?  Undeniably.  Religion?  Hardly.  But perhaps in some form, with or without label or consciousness.  Ethics?  To some extent this must be as such, for it would be of great power of emotion and psyche to override the natural impulse to protect and value some part of the self and deem it sacred.  The self would then use the materials of empathy to connect to the rest of the world on the other side, forming a bridge of ethics.  The nature of this bridge is contingent upon the character of the individual.  Aesthetics?  Ah, now we move closer.  It would seem that at some point everyone would be able to embrace this level of existence, though some are raised or chanced into the world in a lot which guards against such a lifestyle.  And so it must be passion.  Yes passion.  This is what drives our movements.  Forget reason.  What a sham.  Reason is but passion dolled up in a cap of logic, a cape of sound judgment, a belt of mindfulness, and boots of broadmindedness.

So many lost souls in this place.  Placed in a place where no one can find a place.  If one wants to find a place in this place where he and she have been flung, then one must look at the place around them.  Meticulously of course.  Then realize that you can never get away from your personal place.  Your personal life place.  This you must carry with you to every place you go.  This, however, will be the vehicle by which you explore every place.  Use your personal life place to guide you in how you want to explore in the rest of the place.  This will surely lead you to the right place.

Everyone is a philosopher.  Especially the ones that deny it.

Faith Must Begin Where Reason Leaves Off

Change!  Landscapes, beautiful, reflective, peaceful, tumultuous, violent, wild, calm, serene, unceasing givers.  MMmm expectoration.  Yes yes, often the most effective and pure creative stream.  And the most FUN.  If you could take a leap of faith into something what would it be?  Well, the absurd of course!  No no that’s absurd.  Out of the absurd and into the rational perhaps, eh hemmmm.  Nah stick to the ludicrous.  Faith must begin where reason leaves off.  For this reason, one cannot successfully have a rational argument about religion.  You cannot get to God systematically.  Many have tried: Douglas Adams, my friends Riko and Baylor.  They would argue incessantly, as Riko is a devout believer in science and logic, and Baylor is a pious Christian.  They could never get even remotely on the same page, save for a few miraculous moments when one would a bit hesitantly acknowledge a well presented point, but that was the extent of agreement.  Riko didn’t seem to even understand how one could have faith in something that was intangible and omniscient, as this was well beyond the bounds of rational thinking.  Baylor on the other hand had known no other channel of thought, being raised a Christian, and certain events in his life further bolstering and cementing his stanch loyalty to his beliefs.  Riko often concerned only with the outcome of the argument, would stop it nothing to be regarded as right, and therefore would yell and endeavor to bully and intimidate Baylor to the point where he would at times shed a tear or two.  However, the uncompromising and unfeeling nature of Riko’s being, and the sensitive, but serious nature of Baylor’s being created a futile dynamic that ultimately seemed to leave each worse off than when the argument began.  The source, however, I believe, has been identified, and aforementioned.

Another comment on faith.  You have to be willing to give something up and get it back in this life.  This would be the most immediate form, with the most direct and tangible results.  Albeit, it would be up to the individual to make judgments based on their personal lot and the nature of the employment of the faith.

Qua!

Pure reason.  Muse on that.  I think of the biggest and smallest explosions possible imploding inside of each other.  Language, perhaps the most powerful tool?  One of my favorites.  So many uses, and abuses.  You can create truths, nontruths, persuasions, manipulations, etc.  Really everything said may be apocryphal, unless you must take things so god damn seriously just to hold together the fabric of your reality.  Then maybe apocrypha.  Contradictions, contemplations, meditations, thinking outloud!, stream of consciousness (perhaps most unadulterated, wild, primordial). 

Be happy with your toil!  It must always come down to that.  But still question everything you know, as faith needs to be tested.  Such an elusive specimen it is.  Thought of as unwavering, sturdy and deathly serious, yet seems to be light as a feather, flailing, and at times flippant.  QUA.  You know you can always add things later, as long as you are within a time frame, and it still matters to you, or someone.  I do love anti-idealistic works.  They breathe that breathe of stark depression and harshness often heard in the sound of a whip cracking upon an innocent victim.