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I was a crazy book reading fool for most of my childhood - if you couldn't find me, go look in a corner and surely I would be there totally absorbed by whatever book I was into at the moment. I'm still a big book reader but I've also learned that life is meant to be lived, not just read! I'm a huge fan of Dan Millman (Way of the Peaceful Warrior). He takes complex ideas and puts them into accessible language and stories. That is way more meaningful to me than trying to wade through some of the other philosophers. Great blog - thanks for sharing! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I love reading, and I'll a paperback over an ebook anyway. I currently have "Dark Places" by Gillian Flynn and "The Enigma" by Alan Turing. I'll tell you a secret ... I actually attend a bible study class ... So that book (or books) I've read and been reading ... It took me a long time to get around to reading the Bible, and it was the unlikeliest of teachers who inspired me- George Orwell. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Thank you sweetie. I expect we all have secrets and probably have many that we'll never want to spill. This secret of life that I used to believe in- the secret is that there isn't any secret. That amuses me, and I'm mostly amused at myself. There are times when I think that our heightened consciousness of self as humans is something of a curse instead of a blessing. There's contradiction in everything. The poor and indigent are usually spared the misery of searching for meaning. They're too occupied with securing a meal. It's a rich man's pursuit. And as a socialist politically, I want to see men's material needs insured...so that they can then torture themselves with those same endless and unanswerable questions.  Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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This is my main complaint with many philosophers- they never learned or took the trouble to write well. If your treatise is so impenetrable that no one will read it, you might better have never written it. Language that fails to communicate is hardly language at all- it's just gibberish. I might as well have tried reading Nietzsche in German- he made me want to claw my eyes out. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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It was my father who read to me when I was small...Winnie the Pooh and The Just So Stories. As I grew older it was my father who came in to my room at night after I had fallen asleep reading to put a bookmark in the open book and turn out the light.  The local library is perhaps just 5 minutes away from my house but I haven't been there as often lately as I should. I'm dipping in and out of a gardening book just now.  I thought I'd read more in retirement. I went to the library the other day and was embarrassed that my card had expired. Lately I've been picking up books more often again. So now I'm reading three at the same time!  Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Thank you dear! I read before school too but I wasn't any prodigy. It was simple stuff appropriate for a kid my age, or maybe a bit older. Animal stories were a favorite of mine too- I even wrote a book about a dog when I was nine or ten. Mercifully, that has disappeared! I always lag behind in figuring out meanings and I can be frustratingly blind to symbolism. My wife is all over that. She reads between the lines like nobody's business! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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A number of scientists see philosophy as a waste of time and energy. I don't necessarily see it that way. The exercise has value, but I like the principle of "Keep it simple, stupid". All the same, it's a luxury not many can afford. You have to be pretty sure of where your next meal is coming from to indulge. It has always been a pursuit for the wealthy and the religious that have time on their hands and someone else's money or charity to live on. Vive La Difference
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I'm always a sucker for them still. Have you seen "The Drop"? Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I can't say that I would call philosophy a waste of time and energy but I would say that some philosophers are exactly that. It does have it's value for opening up new paths and ways of looking at things. I like to listen to the religious philosophers and how they talk themselves in circles. It has always been a pursuit for the wealthy and the religious that have time on their hands and someone else's money or charity to live on. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I like books that are thought provoking but some of that philosophy stuff is just too deep for my preference.
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I like books that are thought provoking but some of that philosophy stuff is just too deep for my preference. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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excellent post , you attempting to balance both sides of yourself . I got my love for reading from my father . He left school in the 7th grade , but he loved reading . To this day he is still one of the smartest people I have ever known ....He ate up knowledge from books , and newspapers always staying informed ....and he had a knack of being the one others turned to for advice . His knowledge was based on what he learned just living each day I think most people who love reading learn it early, and often from their families. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Ty KZ a great read while I was enjoying my coffee while the sun was coming up. I enjoy books I can deep into and loose yourself. I see humor had a wonderful turnout this time as well. Great to see hugs V Excellent post! Become a blog watcher sweet_vm
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Ty KZ a great read while I was enjoying my coffee while the sun was coming up. I enjoy books I can deep into and loose yourself. I see humor had a wonderful turnout this time as well. Great to see hugs V Excellent post! I like deep and I like shallow. Julian Jaynes' brilliant theories fascinate me and the inanity of Wodehouse delights me. Jaynes wrote one book with a bold new theory and interdisciplinary genius, and Wodehouse wrote one plot- boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back- but he wrote it a hundred tomes and it never got old. Hugggggs B Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Now I gotta watch John Wick. I haven't seen that. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I really like hibernating with a stack of good books. And I was always spurred on by not having read some what some sage had written. I had to be in the know! I don't know if any book in particular was a life changing experience, but the first Wodehouse I picked up was "The Brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood" and it set me up for a lifetime of pure joy. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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 I do count forty two! It was as brilliant an answer as any other I've found.I learned a lot along the way, most significantly how much I don't know. I tried audiobooks when I was still a driver, and found that it was kind of distracting- the driving, I mean. I missed a lot of the book due to operating the truck. I bet I'd like them a lot more now that I'm done working. Thanks for mentioning that...you started something here. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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“I don’t know, I don’t care, and it doesn’t matter anyway.” I guess this is your way of telling people to go fuck some one, which is much more fun than pondering meaning of life. Enjoy the way you craft words and ideas in your post. "Rules for happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.”― Immanuel Kant .
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“I don’t know, I don’t care, and it doesn’t matter anyway.” I guess this is your way of telling people to go fuck some one, which is much more fun than pondering meaning of life. Enjoy the way you craft words and ideas in your post. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I do not read a lot and I feel guilty for that long. Now, when I tell myself it does not matter, curiously I read more and more. But I think we learn more from others. Human relationships teach us much.  Je pense que nous apprenons beaucoup de d'autres. Pour moi, les livres sont une voie de l'apprentissage de ces long mort ou lointain. Merci de la visite veuillez être revenue bientôt! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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@ Dick Hard! Blogito ergo sum. I live with a recovering philosopher now. She takes it easy on me. I like reading aloud sometimes too- there are things that just sound so good when spoken- Peter O'Toole reciting Sonnet Eighteen. Kubla Khan. Ben Jonson's Song to Celia. Damn near anything Lewis Black writes is even better if he says it aloud. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Awesome, just awesome!!!!!!  WITHOUT PASSION LIFE IS NOTHING
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Awesome, just awesome!!!!!!  Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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First of all let me say well done! Like yourself I have always been a voracious reader, and a "searcher". I've always felt there have been so many that came before us who have lived a lifetime, and had so much to impart to us. Books contain the knowledge of humanity, and if ever there was wisdom in the world, it's to be found in books. I'm currently reading Steve Erickson's "Tours of the Black Clock", and that sucker is rocking my world. Thoughts from the Garden...
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