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Lucy posted Little Peasant (Rewrite) | 6 days ago
A Grimms fairytale about a poor peasant, who lies his way to wealth. He never meets with any punishment, but seems to be thought of as clever. Little Peasant a baby carved from wood dumb suckle splintered love our man fashions a cow he loves his hard-udder-ed pet he is bereft when she is stolen and...
Libertine posted Compassion and Morality | Jul 29, 2008
Compassion is the basis of morality. --Arnold Schopenhauer When we have compassion for another person, we envision ourselves in that person's place and imagine how we would feel if this were so. When we sympathize with someone, we do so by thinking of how we would want to be treated in the same...
Koios posted Love Thy Neighbor | Jul 20, 2008
Traditional Judeo-Christian morality tells us to love our neighbors. Most of us, whether religous or not, would agree with this moral sentiment. But, if we are to love everyone, then is this really "love"? There is a sense in which "love" loses the power it is suppose to contain. So, are we really...
sollee posted Heroes Don't Lose Faith | Jul 12, 2008
It's really quite difficult to search for a hero in this modern age, in this generation where injustice, poverty, and immorality rule... I agree with what this certain journalist said about how some leaders in Asia and in other parts of the world lose their "heroic charms" once they can't change or...
