Thanks for sharing "Invictus," Bill. I'd never read it. I love it. The only mastery I've ever seen in any human being is when they are capable of mastering the truth about themselves. That's rare. We spend most of our time telling stories in service of our egos and identities. That's why courage and honor is hard to find, and why human history spins in circles. Perhaps this bulldozer we’re all taking to reason and civility has, in a strange way, some benefit. At least it forces us to confront we’ve pretty much made zero progress evolving our nature over the last 200,000 years. The stories and tribes and rules were supposed to make us or things “better,” but they only bought more time for our illusions. So now what? Be the captain of your honor and compassion, if you can, because the rest is just story time.
Thanks for sharing "Invictus," Bill. I'd never read it. I love it. The only mastery I've ever seen in any human being is when they are capable of mastering the truth about themselves. That's rare. We spend most of our time telling stories in service of our egos and identities. That's why courage and honor is hard to find, and why human history spins in circles. Perhaps this bulldozer we’re all taking to reason and civility has, in a strange way, some benefit. At least it forces us to confront we’ve pretty much made zero progress evolving our nature over the last 200,000 years. The stories and tribes and rules were supposed to make us or things “better,” but they only bought more time for our illusions. So now what? Be the captain of your honor and compassion, if you can, because the rest is just story time.