Only once have I ever experienced a moment of despair. In my optimism, I hope that most people never have even one, but I may be misguided about that. Mine occurred during the healing process from my retinal detachment. I had avoided opening my eye since the surgery, and for the most part from lookingContinue reading “A Glimpse of Despair, Glimpses of Enlightenment”
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Illusions, Delusions, and Hallucinations
A few years back, I told someone that fantasies were good things. They are especially necessary for older people, and older men in particular, because they provide hope that can sustain us through otherwise dark times. The manifestations of the imagination listed in the title are very different, however, and can provide various levels ofContinue reading “Illusions, Delusions, and Hallucinations”
How to Describe Me?
How would you describe yourself to someone? This is a tough question. As humans, we identify ourselves in different ways, and for different reasons. A professional bio reads differently than a dating profile, for example, and it’s possible that something from the former could scare away people from the latter. (Though one time I didContinue reading “How to Describe Me?”
A Good Life?
What are the most important things needed to live a good life? I’m confused by today’s prompt. What exactly does it mean, “to live a good life”? Is that a morally good existence? Is it a happy, and therefore good, life? Does it mean a satisfied life, free of want and care? There are someContinue reading “A Good Life?”
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