What is listed below are some observations that have come to mind as the days go by. Many of these are undoubtedly listed elsewhere in similar forms. Some of them are perhaps overtly axiomatic. The inclusion of these will not, I hope, be seen as patronising gesture. They are included because at the time I had found them to be catalysts to other, more vexing, questions. This list will never be complete. Neither will the individual observations. As the days go by, each one bringing new realisations - then ech observations will be amended. They are, to me, just the catalysts to further thoughts.
.....In a final frustration... - like Nero playing his fiddle -
I spend all my time dressing up my rapidly growing visible range!
Oh - the vain presumption; - but what a glorious Hope!
To have the Answer revealed - despite all its Guises.
Revealing - Yes...., but like 'beams of light through Darkness and Fog'
- they reveal mostly the fog!
Here and There, and Now and Then, - flash scrambled, twisted thoughts.
They are 'Visions of Reality'
- distorted by the motion of a rapidly changing circumstance.
Always, Forever, the hidden image - the Picture of Dorian Gray!
Everything has a cost. Must This be the Price of Seeing?
Aphorisms listed here:
**New ones entered as they are cooked**
[000] Having Experienced Death - while remaining Alive - Abscond All your Liabilities.
[00a] Truth is Pragmatic.
[00b] Truth is not Pragmatic.
[00c] Truth can be found only Through and In Faith.
[00d] Truth has no 'polarity' but is Total and Absolute.
[00e] Truth has no 'Backside' - is Infinite.
[00f] Truth is Fundamental.
[00g] The Fundamental can be Defined but not Ascertained.
[00h] "LAW" should be Fundamental Truth.
[00i] A "Law" is seldom more than a "Solid Assumption".
[00j] A Fundamental Truth may be Valid when a "Fundament" is ascertained.
[00k] "Principles", -Divined or Conceived, in an imperfect world, can be Guidelines only, - not "Law".
[00l] Aphorisms are "Conceived Conceptions".
[00m] Unasked for Answers Arrive when someone Reads your Despair, - and Suffer with you
[00n] Give with Love: - Take with Compassion.
[00o] Give as you Take: - with Gratitude
[001] I may Compromise with Trifles - but Never with Truth.
[002] Endow me with your Pride - Not with your Suspicions.
[003] Satisfaction is a Luxury - and a constant Battle to Maintain.
[004] Det er et Klokt menneske der aldri påvirkes av Skjebnen. - (Norw.)
[005] It is a Wise person Who will Not be affected by Fate.
[006] Heroes Come and Go - While I Sojourn.
[007] Advancement is a Spiral; Have you closed it to a Circle - and locked yourself therein?
[008] He is with Certainty Blessed - in a Fool's Paradise.
[009] Freedom is only Found through Acceptance - of Uncertainty.
[010] Those who Know live in a Paradise that those who Think they knowmay never Enter.
[011] Those who Think they Know may Never Know.
[012] Be Aware that you do Not Know - and Wisdom may enter.
[013] To Fear a Number is Foolish.
[013b] To Ignore a Warning is Foolhardy.
[014] The only Prison is Ignorance.
[014n] Det eneste Fangeskap er Uvitenhet.
[015] In Duality the Negative is the Easy Path.
[016] Positive Bursts are Mountains in a Negative Landscape.
[017] In the Heights you must Guard your Footing.
[018] Doubts are Slippery Slopes.
[019] Unchecked Doubts become Waves of Destruction.
[020] With Knowledge comes Uncertainty.
[021] Certainty is Ignorance.
[022] Neither Emptyness nor Fullness can be but a 'Relative state'.
[023] When the King's Bow loses Strength, the Arrow loses integrity.
[024] Should the King's Bow lose Integrity, the Arrow becomes his Enemy.
[025] The King's Bow is his Shield.
[026] Let the Captain watch the Helmsman And the Stars; lest the Ship is Grounded.<
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[027] A Wise Captain will watch the Stars And the Helmsman.
[028] A Good Helmsman is Trusted by the Captain - who >Nevertheless watches the Sea and the Stars.
[029] A Sailor, Heedless of Sun and Stars will soon see the Skerries.
[030] Who can Afford the Lesser?
[031] To become "Affordable" it must "Gain in Value".
[032] Nothing of Value comes without Cost.
[033] Eternal Wonders tempt the Agent of Faith.
[034] Eternal Solace tempts the Prisoner of Life.
[035] Smile at Contradictions - Laugh at yourself.
[036] Cherish the Subliminal - Revealed.
[037] A World of little people - Strutting around Lording it over other little people.
[038] Friendships will not Survive and Grow unless Tried and Tested.
[039] The Pain of Visible Perfection.
[040] The Anguish of Awareness.
[041] Awareness, Visibility, the Utter Helplessnes Revealed!
[042] Intimacy with your Ignorance may give birth to Wisdom.
[043] Words like Attainted Arrows from Broken Bows.
[044] If you Hesitate - say "No".
[045] If in Anger - say Nought.
[046] If Impatient - Consider the Cost.
[047] A TOUGHT is NOUGHT - without ACTION.
[048] "Happiness" is Conceptual, "Knowledge" is Factual, "Wisdom" is Both.
[049] Nobody in their right mind would want to be Sane in todays world!
[050] With enough Hopelessnes - Strength is superfluous
[051] How ill we Ethically deserve our Intelligence.
[052] The Organisation of every Society floats on a sea of lies
[053] I Despair at the Minority of Reason.
[054] One cannot refer to Rationality when the deepest emotions are alowed to be outraged.
[055] Show me your Trust - not your Doubts and Suspicions.
[056] When Response to Permitted Access is Pettiness; - even Fools may Learn.
[057] Even Fools may Learn - where only Pity can Remain