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Game and False Guilt
She was provocative. There are ways of being flirty and cute without going too far. Plenty of young ladies manage it. She didn’t get that. But ask her, and she would have insisted she was a good girl. Perhaps she … Continue reading
The Art of Setting Free
When I can, I’ll always set the captives free. But doing so is very hard work. It’s a subtle art, getting people to realize they are in a prison, then pointing out the exit. Game itself is a means to … Continue reading
Recapitulation
Here’s the plan. Things will get worse before they get better. Whatever it is we all collectively think of as the USA will be gone really soon. In fact, most people who think of it at all are mostly wrong … Continue reading
Let Us Be
Live and let live. My brother lives in a very old neighborhood just a mile north of downtown Oklahoma City. He has a traditional brick fireplace and I am cutting wood for him this summer so he’ll have a good … Continue reading
Mysticism and Disentanglement
One of my provisional Three Pillars of Christian Mysticism is disentanglement. Try to keep in mind, I don’t take seriously the particular way I think about this, in the sense I promote those three key points — “pillars” — as … Continue reading
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Time Slipping Away
To me it’s actually quite funny to see the mangled logic of a civilization which does not understand itself. We have court cases where people have been found incompetent and “evil” because they don’t care enough about tomorrow. We have … Continue reading
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The Efficiency of Love
There is far, far less waste in society where agape is a prominent feature. This plane of existence is one big lie, and no part of tangible reality is valuable in itself. It’s only value is how useful it can … Continue reading
Adults in the Room?
The last thing I want is more dependents. You’ll hear the joke a good psychiatrist wants you to be responsible and independent, and paying his fees is proof you are getting better. The truth is, almost no psychiatrist works to … Continue reading
Bringing Love Home
Over the past few days I’ve been exploring the art of love, but it has a point. The character I’ve described is the same for mysticism, pacifism, agape, and a lot of other fancy terms. I don’t distinguish between them … Continue reading
Loving Cynicism
There is a holiness in cynicism. The art of love expects trouble. It’s not enough a genuine loving disposition makes you seem crazy to the world, but the whole world makes it a strong habit to forget love even when … Continue reading