Once you die, that’s it. You (most likely) don’t have to deal with it. But there is nothing that sucks more than the death of someone you love. At least
Category: On the philosophy of…
You are capable of much more than you think – The philosophy of: Frida KahloYou are capable of much more than you think – The philosophy of: Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo suffered with polio as a child and then with disabling injuries as an adult following a traffic accident. Yet, despite all her trials she managed to capture the
What’s your dream? Imagine never realising it. What’s your goal? Imagine never achieving it. Who do you love? Imagine they left you (or died). What are you grateful for? Imagine you lost it all. – If the worst came to the worst… (& The Philosophy of: The School of Life)What’s your dream? Imagine never realising it. What’s your goal? Imagine never achieving it. Who do you love? Imagine they left you (or died). What are you grateful for? Imagine you lost it all. – If the worst came to the worst… (& The Philosophy of: The School of Life)
It may not be useful, or a life worth living, if you go about your usual day imagining the worst is going to happen. That sounds like a bullshit kind
Maybe the truth is unattainable, but it’s possible to at least get close to it… and further away from what it’s not (The philosophy of: Plato’s Cave)Maybe the truth is unattainable, but it’s possible to at least get close to it… and further away from what it’s not (The philosophy of: Plato’s Cave)
In Y Tu Mamá También, as part of their manifesto, the Charolastras believe that ‘The Truth is cool, but unattainable’. But that doesn’t mean you can’t try to attain it. And it
‘It is your life. Invent yourself and then reinvent yourself; don’t swim in the same slough.’ – The philosophy of: Charles Bukowski (Is a life stripped of goals and dreams a meaningless one?) + The philosophy of: Modest Mouse‘It is your life. Invent yourself and then reinvent yourself; don’t swim in the same slough.’ – The philosophy of: Charles Bukowski (Is a life stripped of goals and dreams a meaningless one?) + The philosophy of: Modest Mouse
Is an ambition-free life, one ‘free’ of dreams a meaningless one? Is existence completely in the present a purposeless one? In Dostoyevsky’s The Idiot, a man is sentenced to death
The Absurdity of: Knowing others, and them knowing you (and why they do what they do) – The philosophy of: Natasha in Tolstoy’s War and PeaceThe Absurdity of: Knowing others, and them knowing you (and why they do what they do) – The philosophy of: Natasha in Tolstoy’s War and Peace
I will never know everything about you. And you won’t know me. It’s impossible to know what it’s like to truly be someone else, to know why they are afraid
The Philosophy of: Mexico – ‘Magic & Musical… It breathes with life.’ (& The philosophy of: Y Tu Mamá También)The Philosophy of: Mexico – ‘Magic & Musical… It breathes with life.’ (& The philosophy of: Y Tu Mamá También)
Mexico is weird, and insane, and fucked up at times, but it’s also a place of great warmth, openness, vibrancy, colour and life. It makes you feel like you’re home,
Fall, Glimmer, Sparkle and Fade (So Much for the Afterglow & Invisible Stars, Burning out in the Dark) – The Philosophy of: Everclear (& what Camus’ Meursault and Neil Young have to do with it)Fall, Glimmer, Sparkle and Fade (So Much for the Afterglow & Invisible Stars, Burning out in the Dark) – The Philosophy of: Everclear (& what Camus’ Meursault and Neil Young have to do with it)
There is nothing that is as useless as the pursuit of legacy. To be remembered when you’re not living, by people in the future, many of who haven’t been born
The Philosophy of: California. Go on, try name one place on the planet that’s had more songs written about it than that one.The Philosophy of: California. Go on, try name one place on the planet that’s had more songs written about it than that one.
Why the hell are there about exactly million songs written about some state (just 1 of 50) that stretches for about 850 miles along the Pacific Ocean, in the south
You are the remarkably unremarkable protagonist of the most interesting story there is. One that no one else can truly know all about – Yours. (& The philosophy of: The School of Life)You are the remarkably unremarkable protagonist of the most interesting story there is. One that no one else can truly know all about – Yours. (& The philosophy of: The School of Life)
Think of any fictional character. They all wrestle with desires, motivations, worries and fears similar to yours (they may just have 1 or 2 more superpowers). They are remarkable in
The Philosophy of: Tom Robbins – On Adaptability to whatever’s thrown at you and challenge you’re faced with (& On Love)The Philosophy of: Tom Robbins – On Adaptability to whatever’s thrown at you and challenge you’re faced with (& On Love)
I guess I’ve always been interested in adaptability. In taking whatever life hands you and running with it. – Tom Robbins You can try and be invincible. In any situation
Good News or bad news? Wait and see. – The Philosophy of: Lao Tzu and the Tao Te Ching [pt.2]Good News or bad news? Wait and see. – The Philosophy of: Lao Tzu and the Tao Te Ching [pt.2]
Anything that happens to you… whether you think it’s good… or bad… or terrible… just wait. Think about something you love that is in your life… is it possible, that
A Deep Dive into: Love [pt.7] – The Philosophy of: Being in a relationshipA Deep Dive into: Love [pt.7] – The Philosophy of: Being in a relationship
This is a deep dive into the one word that may be more confused or have a greater subjective meaning than any other in the English language: Love. So what does it
A Deep Dive into: Love [pt.6] – The Philosophy of: Short-term love – Every relationship must end, which is what makes it beautiful (Which do you prefer: plastic flowers or the ones that die?)A Deep Dive into: Love [pt.6] – The Philosophy of: Short-term love – Every relationship must end, which is what makes it beautiful (Which do you prefer: plastic flowers or the ones that die?)
‘It was better to burn than to disappear.’ – Meursault (from Camus’ The Outsider) Think back to before you were born… What do you remember? What was important to you?.. Probably
A Deep Dive into: Love [pt.2] – Three alternatives to maybe the most confused word in the English language) + The Philosophy of Plato on Love in ‘The Symposium’A Deep Dive into: Love [pt.2] – Three alternatives to maybe the most confused word in the English language) + The Philosophy of Plato on Love in ‘The Symposium’
This is a deep dive into the one word that may be more confused or have a greater subjective meaning than any other in the English language: Love. What does
A Deep Dive into: Love [pt.1] – What is it? AND the Philosophy of Michel De Montaigne [pt.2] – Is the love you have for a friend the purest form of love there is?A Deep Dive into: Love [pt.1] – What is it? AND the Philosophy of Michel De Montaigne [pt.2] – Is the love you have for a friend the purest form of love there is?
The love of friends is a universal warmth, temperate moreover and smooth, a warmth which is constant and at rest, all gentleness and evenness, having nothing sharp nor keen. –
This is why I now believe in horoscopes (or at least The Onion horoscopes) & The Philosophy of: Michel De MontaigneThis is why I now believe in horoscopes (or at least The Onion horoscopes) & The Philosophy of: Michel De Montaigne
I don’t believe in horoscopes, but from today I might (a bit). I had been thinking in the morning about what relevance studying, learning, reading about and writing about philosophy
Approaching new people hoping to make a connection or friendship (or maybe even more) and what’s Monty Python got to do with it (inspired by my mate Matt.)Approaching new people hoping to make a connection or friendship (or maybe even more) and what’s Monty Python got to do with it (inspired by my mate Matt.)
If you’re afraid to approach someone you want to talk to, meet, are interested in, or want to make a connection with, well, you don’t have that right now. So
What about a life without goals? What if your goal was to have none? & The Philosophy of: Albert Camus (on goals)What about a life without goals? What if your goal was to have none? & The Philosophy of: Albert Camus (on goals)
I have no ambition. Okay, so yeah, it’d be great to wake up tomorrow, and life is the most important thing to me, but live every day like ‘If this
The Philosophy of: Fyodor Dostoyevsky ‘The Idiot’ – Are you able to see things clearly before your death sentence?The Philosophy of: Fyodor Dostoyevsky ‘The Idiot’ – Are you able to see things clearly before your death sentence?
We all have a death sentence, we’re all dying. But that isn’t a reason to despair or be bummed out, in fact it’s the opposite. We all have the same