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I don’t normally care for the “About Me” rubric, but the possibility to use one has presented itself so I’ll come up with a few lines. I use it on my terms, though. It’s difficult to put a finger on me, but I like a challenge and will give it a shot anyway. Maybe I can’t be bound down by prevailing social norms (God help me). I live in Hamburg (Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg). Hamburg is a big town in the United States of Germany (USG). People either love me or they hate me, or they don't really care... I'm unhappy about the politics and the society. They disappoint me, regularly. They are plagued, in many ways, by social infection and impotence. An atmosphere of:
1. Self-aggrandizement (in its myriad forms, not just the search after Mammon),
2. War (in myriad forms),
3. Various and sundry shamelessnesses,
4. Bigotry,
5. Obsession with sensations, scandals, and false idols,
6. Pollution (the flora & fauna of our environment),
is pervasive and unrelenting. It’s sad and disappointing. And an appeal to the daily news makes it clear that things aren’t going to change.
Maybe people are programmed to be this way. Maybe these problems and failings give us something to do. I mean, what would it be like to have a generation of people without problems or mistakes? The question is an interesting and extensive one with several possibilities. Satisfied, unsatisfied? Unsatisfied, satisfied?
I'm a ponderer, a reader, a writer. These mediums are important to me. I show, through them, that I've a VOICE and that I live in FREEDOM. VOICE and FREEDOM, independent of all else. By FREEDOM, I mean political and social freedom equally. I realize that such freedom is a luxury enjoyed by a relative few (Europe, the old world, and America, the new one) on this little rock we call earth. Simple reading and writing is critical for the personal development and understanding of the world’s people. Many people can do neither. Perhaps, they choose not to. They have no opinions and understand very little. Their existence is normal and unstimulating. Base consumption is their only apparent goal, and I can’t identify with them, thank goodness!
The daily tabloid media avoids reality at all costs. It displays only a false and virtual reality. Work is another such reality for me. The daily, dominating dialogue is largely irrelevant. The conversation around the water cooler consists mostly of such tedious tripe as: The recent vacation to the same old tourist trap, shopping, partying, alcohol, TV (and its newest, most mediocre catch phrases), unintelligent and uninteresting celebrities, tabloid press, soccer, and the latest, mass-manufactured pop music. Everything is so shallow and noncommittal. Discussions about history, social phenomena, economics, foreign affairs (including, especially, the eastern world), literature, environmental issues or science are few and far between.
It’s too bad, really. I don’t want to end up like that. I’d be ashamed of myself for missing out on so much. I’ll never be that shallow or noncommittal.
If you’ve questions or comments, comments or concerns, drop me a line at the address below!!!
acyd(at)rocketmail.com
Btw, feel free to browse around!
"There is one purpose to life and one only: to bear witness to and understand as much as possible of the complexity of the world - its beauty, its mysteries, its riddles. The more you understand, the more you look, the greater is your enjoyment of life and your sense of peace. That's all there is to it. If an activity is not grounded in 'to love' or 'to learn,' it does not have value." (Anne Rice, born Howard Allen O'Brien)
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1. Self-aggrandizement (in its myriad forms, not just the search after Mammon),
2. War (in myriad forms),
3. Various and sundry shamelessnesses,
4. Bigotry,
5. Obsession with sensations, scandals, and false idols,
6. Pollution (the flora & fauna of our environment),
is pervasive and unrelenting. It’s sad and disappointing. And an appeal to the daily news makes it clear that things aren’t going to change.
Maybe people are programmed to be this way. Maybe these problems and failings give us something to do. I mean, what would it be like to have a generation of people without problems or mistakes? The question is an interesting and extensive one with several possibilities. Satisfied, unsatisfied? Unsatisfied, satisfied?
I'm a ponderer, a reader, a writer. These mediums are important to me. I show, through them, that I've a VOICE and that I live in FREEDOM. VOICE and FREEDOM, independent of all else. By FREEDOM, I mean political and social freedom equally. I realize that such freedom is a luxury enjoyed by a relative few (Europe, the old world, and America, the new one) on this little rock we call earth. Simple reading and writing is critical for the personal development and understanding of the world’s people. Many people can do neither. Perhaps, they choose not to. They have no opinions and understand very little. Their existence is normal and unstimulating. Base consumption is their only apparent goal, and I can’t identify with them, thank goodness!
The daily tabloid media avoids reality at all costs. It displays only a false and virtual reality. Work is another such reality for me. The daily, dominating dialogue is largely irrelevant. The conversation around the water cooler consists mostly of such tedious tripe as: The recent vacation to the same old tourist trap, shopping, partying, alcohol, TV (and its newest, most mediocre catch phrases), unintelligent and uninteresting celebrities, tabloid press, soccer, and the latest, mass-manufactured pop music. Everything is so shallow and noncommittal. Discussions about history, social phenomena, economics, foreign affairs (including, especially, the eastern world), literature, environmental issues or science are few and far between.
It’s too bad, really. I don’t want to end up like that. I’d be ashamed of myself for missing out on so much. I’ll never be that shallow or noncommittal.
If you’ve questions or comments, comments or concerns, drop me a line at the address below!!!
acyd(at)rocketmail.com
Btw, feel free to browse around!
"There is one purpose to life and one only: to bear witness to and understand as much as possible of the complexity of the world - its beauty, its mysteries, its riddles. The more you understand, the more you look, the greater is your enjoyment of life and your sense of peace. That's all there is to it. If an activity is not grounded in 'to love' or 'to learn,' it does not have value." (Anne Rice, born Howard Allen O'Brien)
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