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lumen
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the philosopher is dead.
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Oct 2 03:38 UTC 2000 |
what use have i
in a world of the bottom line
with severe structure and organization
with deadlines due yesterday
that thinks in linear lines
that wants tangible results
and the real and the practical
and what use has it of me?
what can i do
when it demands that dreams
be tied to these expectations?
they assume
that i shall put them in motion
drive them to action
but i am lost
in possibilities
in concepts
in idealization
and incessantly ask "what if?"
i generate the sparks
but so often lack the ability
to make fire or electricity
that everyone can see and use
i have been able to make
presentations better
to facilitate discussions
and to offer new perspective
i understand the theory
but fail miserably at the practice
so i am declared useless
by the technical
the practical
the logical
and the extroverted
even academia does not seem to have a place for me
my kinsfolk in thought seem to be gone
everyone is more aristotliean than platonic
and the philosopher is dead
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freedom
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response 1 of 14:
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Oct 2 17:54 UTC 2000 |
cool...hmm..this sparks a slight bit of motivation to write something
similiar, but on the flip side of the coin....as in what use does the world
have for me for being more religious and intrested in God versus
technology..etc..
I dunno...I'll think on it...
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arianna
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response 2 of 14:
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Oct 2 21:52 UTC 2000 |
very dry, but appropriately so; the entire thing echos the way you're
crumbling in a linear, patterned world.
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