Where are the heroes of old?Are we still under the spell from adopting the lies we were sold?At what point do we bend at the knees and fold?Will healing come through being told that we were right;or is there still a need to fight, wielding our words as knives used to split the wheat from …
Tag: Society
Voices of the Collective
If only we changed this single aspect, then these types of tragedies would be reduced or elminated; it's too much of that and not enough of this; it's actually too little of that and too much of this. In fact, it's not so much either this or that but rather another singluar aspect that hasn't …
Contemplation of the Rain
Let the dams be damned and ameliorate this famined land. Upon what hills will you take a stand; amidst what turmoil will your integrity begin to disband? Our resolve weakens, our countenance grays, yet a force continues to uphold our inner constitution. The nature of numbness raises doubts about whether it's life or us that …
A Partisan Ceasefire
“It is quite conceivable…that a man who…correctly foretold a disaster…should get pleasure from his suffering because he was right, because he knew it. It is curious how universal man's will to be right is, to have been right.” – Theodor Haecker (June, 1940) Whether you love, hate, or are indifferent toward Biden, or believe Trump …
A Psychological Survey of Current Events
“When a speculative philosopher believes he has comprehended the world once and for all in his system, he is deceiving himself; he has merely comprehended himself and then naively projected that view upon the world.” – C.G. Jung The beliefs held by individuals comprising today’s society have become increasingly separated from one another; that is, …
Rising Revelations
In times of chaos and turmoil, We are forced to recoil. While uncertainty increases, A certain confidence rises within. From the depths of the numinous waters, Remnants of the primordial past bubble up to disrupt the surface. A common adversary serves to rekindle the necessary collective collaboration. While our faith in society’s infrastructure diminishes, Doubts …
Societal Observations
I have spent too much time observing human behavior, especially on social media platforms, and here are my takeaways at this moment in time: That resisting medicine is heroism, but so too is embracing it; that freedom of religion means deciding how others should practice theirs; that the goal of a vocation is to someday …
Unified Rationality
In today's socio-political climate, our attitude toward each other is often characterized as polarized, hostile, intolerant, divided, and so forth. The current situation's emotional charge intensifies as the confluence of significant factors (e.g., pandemic, natural disasters, scarcity of resources including economically) both increase in magnitude and expand in scope. Consequently, the continuation of these tests …
The Fundamental Divide
Many living in this modern age will agree with the statement that "we have never been more divided." If not to this extreme, then at least to the degree of acknowledgment of the strong division among the citizens of society. While I am specifically referring to the discord within the United States, the principles and …
A Two Sided Truth 