Category: Personal

I assume this is not a categorical discussion of academic philosophy but rather a personal worldview!?

As an aside, I tend towards nihilism. I have an internal monologues on the distinction between nihilism and absurdism. Also the connection between asceticism and nihilism. So there is an “academic philosophical school” I connect with but I do not follow any one system of thought completely and exclusively. In fact, I am “anti-system”.

So I am breaking the rules (prompt) and giving two:

First,

Jesus only

Two,

Freedom is the will to be responsible for ourselves.

Random but ok! Most of my roll is screen shots or photos from social media. Do you sense a theme?

I have many! So I will pick one.

I have a Knox English Missal (1958) that I used when I was a priest. (Ok, when I functioned as a priest.) It was given by a friend and I used it everyday. It may stand on the shelf now but it holds deep emotional value. Also I have a set of altar cards. The missal and the cards are used together, in case you did not know. These are very special to me also.

Well!? That would be travelling!!! No place like The Hermitage.

If you have read this blog before you know the answer. Tbh, my advice, for me, is do not travel. Being alone at home is my supreme goal. But maybe I travel in my mind via good books?

So my travel advice: do not stop reading! Allow you mind to wonder off the beaten track. Read everything! Allow everything you read to speak to you. Every piece of writing is a personal experience. It is written just for me.

Absolutely no good at playing video games. I had an Apple IIe and a couple games in the early 80s. The first game I remember seriously playing is Ms Pac-Man. Much fun!!!

I have learned that while I set goals, I very rarely keep the process all the way to the end. So the answer is, “yes but“!

Periods make me very creative and very self-doubting. So many started projects, many great ideas, but rarely do the work. I am an ideas person!!! Creative ideas to problems. But not the work to bring it to fruition.

Anyway …

Terminator!? Skynet?! Maybe the future?! Maybe the end of humanity?! Another form of railway hysteria?!

I only just started using it. Very helpful to put ideas into something useable. In the end, can it replace human beings? I really do not know. My hope is that humanity will adapt.

But, tbh, I do not see AI being a part of my life. I try to limit my technology time. I try to find out things myself – the journey and all that. The future is not yet so I will wait!!!

Anyway …

I like dystopian fiction so, I guess, this one is for me. I am currently reading Children of Men by P. D. James – life after fertility. The main character is almost me. I really enjoyed Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale series – I really like the style. But, maybe the world is a little too real. And a Brave New World is an all time favourite.

So I am going for a classic – the Orwellian world of Airstrip One. It is such a dystopian classic but, maybe, a little close to the real world. Absolute worst? Maybe not! But one that well thought out by the author. I like the idea of newspeak. The Two Minutes Hate reads a little like some online content. (BTW: the movie is not as good as the book, methinks!)

Anyway …

And one I have watched multiple times, Beverly Hills Cop. I like the first one the best but the rest are good to watch. It is so funny! Lots of action and nothing too major to stress me out.

Tbh, I rewatch movies because it is much less stressful – I know what is coming. So this one is perfect!