Another marvelous lecture Prof Hobbs! As much as I love this presentation style, I believe the fullness of your beauty is being thwarted. In other words, your freedom of expression would be greatly augmented if you were to walk around campus while having another video record your lectures. As a representative of Public Understanding, this will enable you to include the aesthetic features of the University. It may also be practical to include neighboring parks that are affiliated with your institute. No doubt this would be a costly endeavor to get it right but there are low budget ways to get the ball rolling which would help to iron out the wrinkles, generate fresh ideas and aid you in writing an effective proposal so as to hire a professional film crew. Sincerely yours, Philosopher Muse
The purpose of society is to facilitate contemplation, and I should arrange my life and practice in order to be more contemplative. (how's that for a claim)
Would you say that people on Twitter are contemplating? I mean they are not doing anything practical. They are just thinking and sharing their thoughts. If so, then it doesn't look like the facilitation of contemplation is good for the individual or society. Or perhaps, much like anything else, contemplation can be done well or badly.
@@teeletsetse445 I have never met or observed all people on twitter. To clarify my statement, I meant the reason why people gather together is for the exchange of goods and services, and to dialect. Most humans cannot survive without depending on other humans. Survival and leisure depend on this. In my case, contemplation is a more private activity, supported by religious and philosophical books, and discussions or listening to people with same interests. When ideas change who you are, you behave differently, and that behavior is one thread in the activity of the world.
It sounds pessimistic. I had a rubbish start to life and became a criminal junkie, but I have been able to turn my life around and rebuild. I'm not doomed, as Aristotle might believe
More power to you, man. I'm far from a criminal, but I am an addict by nature. Nothing extreme - 4 to 6 beers a day and .5 to 1 gram of weed - but the thing is, I know that if I had more money I'd be a meth addict or something. If I may ask, do you still have cravings, or have you reached a point at which you're content with being sober? The only addiction I've successfully quashed is that of eating animal products, but that's small change compared to giving up a mind-altering substance. I have a lot of respect for people who've managed to do so.
@@mmhmm9271 I agree that society makes us addicts and some are more susceptible than others depending on experience. For a long time I didn't think I'd ever quit drugs, but with the right support, and after some time, I don't crave drugs at all. It's like peeling back an onion, as they say. There are other addictions lurking beneath, and it's been a whole new recovery process but the threshold for excitement has lowered and I/we do adjust. I had to be abstinent from drugs and alcohol to really find and accept my true self. I may never reach the treasure deep within but I've at least dug a fair way down. Believe and trust in yourself. Practice patience. Our minds have incredible potential to escape the prison of suffering
If you're serious about recovery, I recommend recovery dharma or/and acceptance commitment therapy. I use a bit if everything. Not because I'm craving, but because I'm learning to live
@@ishineandburn screenshotting this for later reference, very interesting what you say about other addictions lurking beneath. Makes a lot of sense. Cheers man and God bless.
