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Folly

Posted on February 21, 2023 by swabby429

Some days I’m short on sleep. This deficit enables impatience with the world. Thankfully, I’ve been able to cultivate a degree of patience over the years through mindfulness practice. That does not mean that I suffer fools gladly. It just … Continue reading →

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Such Folly

Posted on July 9, 2019 by swabby429

“True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth all things but his own ignorance.”–the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaton If we judge the modern world … Continue reading →

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Such Folly

Posted on March 30, 2019 by swabby429

During a discussion about Space travel yesterday an acquaintance, Chuck claimed that humans settling on Mars is a folly. The conversation went quiet for awhile as the rest of us were taken aback by Chuck’s use of the word “folly”. … Continue reading →

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