Reflections IV
Pragmatic and spiritual aphorisms
An aphorism is a pithy observation; a concise statement of principle.
Previous editions:
Give a man a fish, and he will have one fish.
Teach a man to fish, and he will know how to fish.
Do neither, and he will start using his time more wisely.
The loser becomes envious and criticizes.
The winner becomes inspired and acts.
1984, Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 form a strong lens from which to view politics and entertainment.
Be prolific. Quality over quantity, yes, but be prolific.
The more silence you can tolerate in between your words, the louder your words become.
Everyone dreams. Not everyone sacrifices.
Moments pass and time never passes back the moments.
Supreme knowledge is valuing things properly.
Steve Jobs said Apple was shameless about stealing great ideas. Kobe Bryant was a notorious thief of Michael Jordan. The architecture of U.S. government buildings is a robbery of the styles from Ancient Greece.
Carry out a heist on the wisdom of your heroes. Add in your own perspective and experiences. Multiply by your intuition and idiosyncrasies.
And Voila.
Becoming a man on a mission with a powerful sense of purpose is the antidote to the sheer absurdity of life.
Read poetry and do push ups.
Italian is the most beautiful, Corporatespeak the ugliest.
The less you talk about yourself, the more interesting you become.
Do workouts you love until you love to workout.
Be criminally curious. Read every major religious book; every branch of philosophy you can find. Learn other languages; understand mysterious tongues as much as you can. Study ways of thinking with which you disagree; look into the most controversial events and ideas.
Oversharing can poison. Keep some things too sacred for the internet.
Idolize no man. Cast yourself as the hero of the movie and be thankful to God.
Love will save the world.
These are all great!! I love the read poetry and do pushups.
I'm building a Parthenon as my house and I don't GAF.
These are rippers Jeff. Keep em coming.