Live in the now!
Age of Reason
Live in the now!
It is strange to see with what feverish ardor the Americans pursue their own welfare; and to watch the vague dread that constantly torments them lest they should not have chosen the shortest path which may lead to it.
A native of the United States clings to this world’s goods as if he were certain never to die; and he is so hasty in grasping at all within his reach, that one would suppose he was constantly afraid of not living long enough to enjoy them.
He clutches everything, he holds nothing fast, but soon loosens his grasp to pursue fresh gratifications.
-Alexis de Tocqueville, 1840
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=w5IERp2OdJs
Spoken word piece created for the “In B Flat” project, commenting on the incredible expansion of information in our generation and years to come.
Reason to me, is the defining characteristic of being human. Reason is a tool of the enlightened. Not simply the learned who see what others have done and go their way. The enlightened reasoner constantly learns and will never deal in absolutes or mysticism. The reasoner will not belittle, hate, or commit violence. A reasoner is always able to doubt or disbelieve. A reasoner will concede in an argument when they are compelled by logic and truth. Let reason prevail. Let truth triumph.
Our brains are programmed to perceive things as we normally see. We perceive vibrations as matter. We see it, smell it, taste it & feel it. That’s because we live in the third dimension.
If more people are more aware about this fact, then they’ll have a completely different outlook on life. However, people do get introduced to this. They just call it crazy-talk and reject it.
But we do hear vibrations. People just need to listen and accept it.
I am not asking for permission, validation, or iteration - I am asking for clarification
“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.” - Friedrich Nietzsche
Before the Big Bang, what happened? what was there? I think there was a universe similar to ours.. Maybe just like ours. and once it ended, there was an emplosion just to create a Massive explosion thus the birth of our universe..
“Is your god really God?
Is my god really God?
I think our god isn’t God,
If he fits inside our heads.”
- Come Now Sleep, As Cities Burn, “Clouds”
“…does the thought haunt your head
That you’re really, rather small?
If there’s one thing I know in this life: we are beggars all”
- Beggars, Thrice, “Beggars”
To me, reason is about what’s true. To me, reason is about what’s real. To me, reason is about what it is to be human. To me, reason is about what it means to love. To me, reason is about what it means not to hate. To me, reason is about what it means to be free. To me, reason is about the whole world, coming together, in solidarity, for the common good. To me, reason is the ony way. AATS
“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.” - Steve Jobs
