BLOG: Students should be left to learn on their own
Dozens of topics interest me (as with you doubtlessly), yet, due to the nature of time and circumstance, we are directed to particular areas. A theme has been on my mind and I wish to share it with you. We are living within a society in a world. For a society to properly function (such […]
COLUMN: Material world problems
I once heard we learn everything we need to know as children; at first I thought it strange, but now I understand. Knowledge can be accumulated forever and quickly lost, but it is intuitive understanding that lasts for an entire life, maturing until old age. As children, we learn to share, then quickly forget as […]
COLUMN: Finding authenticity
One thing common to us all is life. Each one of us is here living right now. None of us know how we got here, yet we are here. All we know is life; death is the enigma foreshadowing the play of our lives. Some individuals care little for the bigger questions, and others more […]
COLUMN: Columnist finds meditation useful
One of the most popular philosophers, Socrates, said, “Know thyself.” This is what you may call the philosophers maxim. To do so is to live a more joyful, peaceful life. Before you cast judgment, hear what I have to say on the matter, since one’s first interpretation is undoubtedly misguided. People laugh at what they […]
COLUMN: Is beauty worth the moral cost?
Due to modern technology and the talent of designers from around the world, almost everyone has the opportunity to purchase lovely objects — and indeed we should. Nevertheless, I inquire as to what cost we do so? What is attractive need not come at the expense of what is real, or in other words, natural. […]
COLUMN: Columnist sees poetry in motion
Poems touch a part of us that prose simply cannot. Poetry is a purer form of communication — a heart-to-heart, silent melody reaching recesses of ourselves normally left untouched and in want. A William Davies poem, in particular, has for some reason, which I assume you will understand as you continue to read, stuck […]