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We Live in a Virtual World

We live in  a virtual world today.  What we need physically are provided for by machines and a few humans.  All basic human needs are fairly inexpensive and easy to acquire. We spend most of our day in front of computers, glued to our phones, talking to dots & colors on computer screens and phone […]

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Bureaucrats and Bureaucracies

We associate a bureaucracy with words like stodgy, slow, formal, inefficient,  procedural, wasteful, and expensive. Where do we find bureaucracies?   Usually in large companies and organizations.  In government offices on a local, city, county, state and federal level.  There may be less obtrusive bureaucracies in smaller establishments. What do bureaucrats and bureaucracies do?   They have […]

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The Paradox of Individualism

Why Being Self-Interested is for the Collective Good. Through the collective interest of individuals.  The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.   The majority of our interactions lie with other people.  Our relationship with associates, family and friends.  It is rare to contend with wild animals or the forces of nature.  We have […]

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Precept #3 – Life is a Mystery

A most mysterious phenomenon of human nature is the self-awarness of one’s own consciousness.  To know that one is alive.  Present.  Locally aware.  Finite in space and time.  Embodied in a physical nature.  It is a most mysterious thing. To be confined within, behind the eyes, between the ears, above a torso, and within the […]

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Precept #2 – Life is an Adventure

You find yourself in a mysterious world.  The sapiens around you are recent acquaintances.  Your mission unknown.  Your adventure lies ahead… Your tool is the physical capacity of your mind and body.  Your mission, be the best version of yourself and complete your adventure. Imagine being dropped in a place unknown.  You are given a […]