this is the philosophy i stick with as i continue on this journey through paralysis.
Friday, April 3, 2020
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
what dreams may come
To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take Arms against a Sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them: to die, to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep, to say we end
The heart-ache, and the thousand natural shocks
That Flesh is heir to? 'Tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep,
perchance to Dream; aye, there's the rub,
For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come,
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause. There's the respect
That makes Calamity of so long life:
For who would bear the Whips and Scorns of time,
The Oppressor's wrong, the proud man's Contumely,
The pangs of dispised Love, the Law’s delay,
The insolence of Office, and the spurns
That patient merit of the unworthy takes,
When he himself might his Quietus make
With a bare Bodkin? Who would Fardels bear, [F: these Fardels]
To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after death,
The undiscovered country, from whose bourn
No traveller returns, puzzles the will,
And makes us rather bear those ills we have,
Than fly to others that we know not of.
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all,
And thus the native hue of Resolution
Is sicklied o'er, with the pale cast of Thought,
And enterprises of great pitch and moment, [F: pith]
With this regard their Currents turn awry, [F: away]
And lose the name of Action. Soft you now,
The fair Ophelia? Nymph, in thy Orisons
Be all my sins remember'd.[1]
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take Arms against a Sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them: to die, to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep, to say we end
The heart-ache, and the thousand natural shocks
That Flesh is heir to? 'Tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep,
perchance to Dream; aye, there's the rub,
For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come,
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause. There's the respect
That makes Calamity of so long life:
For who would bear the Whips and Scorns of time,
The Oppressor's wrong, the proud man's Contumely,
The pangs of dispised Love, the Law’s delay,
The insolence of Office, and the spurns
That patient merit of the unworthy takes,
When he himself might his Quietus make
With a bare Bodkin? Who would Fardels bear, [F: these Fardels]
To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after death,
The undiscovered country, from whose bourn
No traveller returns, puzzles the will,
And makes us rather bear those ills we have,
Than fly to others that we know not of.
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all,
And thus the native hue of Resolution
Is sicklied o'er, with the pale cast of Thought,
And enterprises of great pitch and moment, [F: pith]
With this regard their Currents turn awry, [F: away]
And lose the name of Action. Soft you now,
The fair Ophelia? Nymph, in thy Orisons
Be all my sins remember'd.[1]
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
your brain is not your mind
your soul is not your spirit
your being is not your essence
your personality is more than who you are.
Friday, February 21, 2020
In medias res
in medias res (Classical Latin: [ɪn ˈmɛdɪ.aːs ˈreːs], lit. "into the middle of things") opens in the midst of the plot
Thursday, February 20, 2020
It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.
noun
- 1.the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions."music is a means of catharsis for them"
Monday, February 17, 2020
extraordinary to the ordinary
the best tales seem to be about amazing things happening to ordinary people.
Saturday, February 8, 2020
the world is bigger and more complex than ANYONE realizes
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy" (Hamlet I.5:159–167)
Friday, January 31, 2020
cleaning
i love you
i'm sorry
please forgive me
thank you
i love you
i'm sorry
please forgive me
thank you
i love you
i'm sorry
please forgive me
thank you
i love you
i'm sorry
please forgive me
thank you
i love you
i'm sorry
please forgive me
thank you
i love you
i'm sorry
please forgive me
thank you
i love you
i'm sorry
please forgive me
thank you
i love you
i'm sorry
please forgive me
thank you
i love you
i'm sorry
please forgive me
thank you
i'm sorry
please forgive me
thank you
i love you
i'm sorry
please forgive me
thank you
i love you
i'm sorry
please forgive me
thank you
i love you
i'm sorry
please forgive me
thank you
i love you
i'm sorry
please forgive me
thank you
i love you
i'm sorry
please forgive me
thank you
i love you
i'm sorry
please forgive me
thank you
i love you
i'm sorry
please forgive me
thank you
i love you
i'm sorry
please forgive me
thank you
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
is that a thing?
thingism vs, thingology
noun
- 1.an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to."look at that metal rail thing over there"Similar:objectarticleitemartifactcommoditydevicegadgetcontrivanceinstrumentutensiltoolimplemententitybodywhatsitwhat-d'you-call-itwhat's-its-namewhat's-itwhatchamacallitthingummythingythingamabobthingamajigoojamaflipoojahgizmodoodahdoobrygubbinsdoodaddoohickeydoojiggerdingusthingo
- 2.an inanimate material object as distinct from a living sentient being.
- "I'm not a thing, not a work of art to be cherished"
it1
/it/
pronoun
- 1.used to refer to a thing previously mentioned or easily identified."a room with two beds in it"
- 2.used to identify a person.
Kenny Loggins- This Is It (1979)
that
/T͟Hat,T͟Hət/
pronoun
- 1.used to identify a specific person or thing observed by the speaker."that's his wife over there"
- 2.referring to a specific thing previously mentioned, known, or understood."that's a good idea"
determiner
- 1.used to identify a specific person or thing observed or heard by the speaker."look at that man there"
- 2.referring to a specific thing previously mentioned, known, or understood."he lived in Mysore at that time"
Black Sheep-This or That
pronoun
- 1.used to refer to two or more people or things previously mentioned or easily identified."the two men could get life sentences if they are convicted"
- 2.used to refer to a person of unspecified gender."ask someone if they could help"
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