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We are like people looking for something they have in their hands all the time; we’re looking in all directions except at the thing we want, which is probably why we haven’t found it.
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We are like people looking for something they have in their hands all the time; we’re looking in all directions except at the thing we want, which is probably why we haven’t found it.

    • #Plato
    • #ethics
    • #humanities
    • #philosophy
    • #quotes
    • #seeking
    • #happiness
    • #money
    • #power
    • #lost
    • #perception
    • #satisfaction
    • #understanding
    • #human behaviour
    • #photo
    • #ponderingthoughts
    • #ponderinthought
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Good Intention Photos that Make Me think… well wait a minute

Part Fourteen:

While understanding Wittgenstein’s thought, taking it in a context such as this is misleading… and slightly random in a way… as it is a fact that what people believe to be well founded is relative to what one believes so this in fact is a message that could resonate with most anyone about most anything. 

In life one must remember that thoughts are not one way or another.  Ideas like morality, ethics, and the like are not the same across the board, and when one begins to throw around quotes with the intent on saying one thing, one must understand that when others interpret in their own way, using it for their own ideas and thougths, it is not necessarily wrong… it is doing exactly what you are doing, so how can you fault them for that?  Because their thoughts are not inline with yours?

Laying the groundwork for “morality and ethics” may be something that is good for us all, but in doing so one must remember that one surrenders some control to the human collective.  If one is not ready to understand or accept this, then one should not go around speaking of things such as this in the first place.

Learning to listen to others ideas (especially the ones we don’t agree with) are one of the hardest things for us to do as a species.  

Don’t get so caught up in your own belief as to forget that another has just as strong belief in what they are saying as well.
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Good Intention Photos that Make Me think… well wait a minute

Part Fourteen:

While understanding Wittgenstein’s thought, taking it in a context such as this is misleading… and slightly random in a way… as it is a fact that what people believe to be well founded is relative to what one believes so this in fact is a message that could resonate with most anyone about most anything.

In life one must remember that thoughts are not one way or another. Ideas like morality, ethics, and the like are not the same across the board, and when one begins to throw around quotes with the intent on saying one thing, one must understand that when others interpret in their own way, using it for their own ideas and thougths, it is not necessarily wrong… it is doing exactly what you are doing, so how can you fault them for that? Because their thoughts are not inline with yours?

Laying the groundwork for “morality and ethics” may be something that is good for us all, but in doing so one must remember that one surrenders some control to the human collective. If one is not ready to understand or accept this, then one should not go around speaking of things such as this in the first place.

Learning to listen to others ideas (especially the ones we don’t agree with) are one of the hardest things for us to do as a species.

Don’t get so caught up in your own belief as to forget that another has just as strong belief in what they are saying as well.

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    • #philosophy
    • #humanities
    • #contemporary thoughts
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    • #founded
    • #unfounded
    • #ideas
    • #thoughts
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All human actions (are said) to have one or more of these causes:
-chance
-nature
-compulstion(s)
-habit
-reason
-passion 
-desire

The challenge (it seems), for humans is to identify what one is exhibiting at any given time and to understand how it affects ones actions/state/mindset/situation.
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All human actions (are said) to have one or more of these causes:
-chance
-nature
-compulstion(s)
-habit
-reason
-passion
-desire

The challenge (it seems), for humans is to identify what one is exhibiting at any given time and to understand how it affects ones actions/state/mindset/situation.

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    • #chance
    • #compulsion
    • #desire
    • #ethics
    • #habit
    • #humanities
    • #humans
    • #nature
    • #passion
    • #philosophy
    • #reason
    • #ponderingthoughts
    • #ponderinthought
    • #photo
    • #quotes
    • #thought
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And Now For a Few Words ….. (part one)
Plato:
-Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
-You cannot conceive the many without the one.
-Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.
-You are young, my son, and, as the years go by, time will change and even reverse many of your present opinions. Refrain therefore awhile from setting yourself up as a judge of the highest matters.
-Death is not the worst that can happen to men.
-Only the dead have seen the end of war. 
-Man…is a tame or civilized animal; never the less, he requires proper instruction and a fortunate nature, and then of all animals he becomes the most divine and most civilized; but if he be insufficiently or ill- educated he is the most savage of earthly creatures.
-Never discourage anyone…who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
-The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
-The partisan, when he is engaged in a dispute, cares nothing about the rights of the question, but is anxious only to convince his hearers of his own assertions.
-We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
-No human thing is of serious importance.
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And Now For a Few Words ….. (part one)

Plato:

-Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

-You cannot conceive the many without the one.

-Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.

-You are young, my son, and, as the years go by, time will change and even reverse many of your present opinions. Refrain therefore awhile from setting yourself up as a judge of the highest matters.

-Death is not the worst that can happen to men.

-Only the dead have seen the end of war.

-Man…is a tame or civilized animal; never the less, he requires proper instruction and a fortunate nature, and then of all animals he becomes the most divine and most civilized; but if he be insufficiently or ill- educated he is the most savage of earthly creatures.

-Never discourage anyone…who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.

-The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.

-The partisan, when he is engaged in a dispute, cares nothing about the rights of the question, but is anxious only to convince his hearers of his own assertions.

-We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

-No human thing is of serious importance.

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    • #humanities
    • #philosophy
    • #ethics
    • #plato
    • #fight
    • #conceive
    • #enchant
    • #young
    • #judge
    • #death
    • #men
    • #women
    • #war
    • #civilized
    • #earth
    • #progress
    • #indifference
    • #children
    • #light
    • #afraid
    • #importance
    • #self importance
    • #thoughts
    • #ponderingthoughts
    • #ponderinthought
    • #photo
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Please, just stick to your day job (and even then I don’t particularly want to hear you)…..
Part Three:
Every once and awhile a person comes along that defies my total understanding of the human condition…. Enter THIS person.  No matter what is going on in the world (war, famine, economic meltdown, regional regime changes etc), this women always seems to squeeze them out for coverage and come out on top and is again and again and again quoted on what she says…..
WHY????  I don’t even understand what she is “famous” for?  What is wrong with humans? 
Kim Kardashian: If Paris Hilton thinks my butt looks gross I really don’t care. At least I have a butt. Kim Kardashian: White is actually one of my favorite colors. I have a white car. I love white.
Kim Kardashian: I think my sense of style is evolving. I’m figuring out ways to be sexy without having to flaunt it.  Kim Kardashian [on Barack Obama]: He just seemed very firm about the change, and that’s, like, his motto.
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Please, just stick to your day job (and even then I don’t particularly want to hear you)…..

Part Three:

Every once and awhile a person comes along that defies my total understanding of the human condition…. Enter THIS person.  No matter what is going on in the world (war, famine, economic meltdown, regional regime changes etc), this women always seems to squeeze them out for coverage and come out on top and is again and again and again quoted on what she says…..

WHY????  I don’t even understand what she is “famous” for?  What is wrong with humans? 

Kim Kardashian: If Paris Hilton thinks my butt looks gross I really don’t care. At least I have a butt.
 
Kim Kardashian: White is actually one of my favorite colors. I have a white car. I love white.

Kim Kardashian: I think my sense of style is evolving. I’m figuring out ways to be sexy without having to flaunt it.
  
Kim Kardashian [on Barack Obama]: He just seemed very firm about the change, and that’s, like, his motto.

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    • #celebrity
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    • #fame
    • #day job
    • #war
    • #famine
    • #economics
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A pessimist is always alone. An optimist is always two people away from a threesome
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Just what exactly is Ponderingthoughts all about. In a nutshell it is about...life.

Contradictions (through words) are the basis of much of our thought process, and what drives me at many times to continue my quest to see, read, hear and learn as much as I can about this speciies that calls itself human. I love the study of the use of words and how they connect to thought.

It often amazes me how much two opposite sides are alike (in terms of what they ultimately seek).... it is the journey to get there that causes the conflicts/misunderstandings and contradictions.

I say what I mean, think what I say... and understand it is all self-important bullsh@t at the same time. Did I say bullsh@t?! I meant, MY truths... and being I am a human they may often seem like a contradiction.

I invite people to comment, and join the conversation, for my purpose here is also to hear from all of you, and to have others hear you as well. One thing I do ask is if when commenting you could refrain from using profanity. Of course I use it in my life, but dropping the F bomb to prove ones point seems pointless in a real conversation. Respect and thanks.

All thought derives from somewhere (I believe) it is rare anymore that we have a TOTALLY new thought (comments?), so I never actually think "wow, my thoughts are so new, so individual" They are... thoughts. Mashes of all I see, hear, read, study and experience.... They are all of you.

My purpose for this blog is to share my thoughts (based on all things I see, hear, read, do and so forth), and to also post ideas from others greater than me in their thinking (to which I would give the credit)

To those whom may read my randomness, I thank you... you honor me. Thought I probably will not reply to comments posted about what I post, I highly encourage all to add their own ideas to whatever I may post. That in itself is a main purpose of this blog... to keep the conversation going. Like-mindedness is not necessary (for me) to engage in thought and sharing and I always enjoy reading the thoughts of others... agreement or not.



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