Well, I had to look up OG (slang term for someone who's incredibly exceptional, authentic, or “old-school and listen to the vid, to the point where the Q and A from listeners started.
Wondering as it went along, "What was the purpose of choosing this particular link?" Was it a general selection to highlight Grant as the originator of the phrase frequently used at Levity to mourn the loss of "normal"? Or intended to focus on Rabbi Friedman, the orthodox Jew (born in Prague) who was being interviewed with mention of his book: "Doesn't Anyone Blush Anymore"?
Though I didn't hear "It's sick out there and getting sicker" used, Grant did describe life as a minefield, bringing me back to the original question asked in the previous thread: Was there ever a time in human history when was it was less of a minefield, or any less sick out there than it is today?
Friedman, with his declaration that "ancient wisdom is just as relevant today if not more so", might be hinting at some sort of progression, but he also holds with "people are people and human needs are universal", which leans toward a "this is the way it was and is" approach.
Most interesting part of the interview: Friedmans's reference to the book, "Ethics of the Fathers by P. Avos, with his mine/yours presentation:
1. What's mine is mine, and what's yours is yours--law and order 2. What's yours is yours, and what's mine is yours--total giving 3. What's mine is mine and what's yours is mine--wickedness 4 What's mine is yours and what's yours is mine--ignorance which leads to chaos, not openness or true sharing as it might appear, with no definition or boundaries. 5th option, What's mine is mine and I freely give it to you, presented as sharing.
According to Friedman, without a foundation of morality, based on respect for a power higher than our own, the human ego becomes "huge and harsh". At which point highest good, beauty, excellence, order and mutual relationship go out the window, and chaos, turmoil and strife prevail. All part of a pendulum swing that's influenced by humans as they decide what matters most to them and which fingers they want to lift.
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Well, I had to look up OG (slang term for someone who's incredibly exceptional, authentic, or “old-school and listen to the vid, to the point where the Q and A from listeners started.
Wondering as it went along, "What was the purpose of choosing this particular link?" Was it a general selection to highlight Grant as the originator of the phrase frequently used at Levity to mourn the loss of "normal"? Or intended to focus on Rabbi Friedman, the orthodox Jew (born in Prague) who was being interviewed with mention of his book: "Doesn't Anyone Blush Anymore"?
Though I didn't hear "It's sick out there and getting sicker" used, Grant did describe life as a minefield, bringing me back to the original question asked in the previous thread: Was there ever a time in human history when was it was less of a minefield, or any less sick out there than it is today?
Friedman, with his declaration that "ancient wisdom is just as relevant today if not more so", might be hinting at some sort of progression, but he also holds with "people are people and human needs are universal", which leans toward a "this is the way it was and is" approach.
Most interesting part of the interview: Friedmans's reference to the book, "Ethics of the Fathers by P. Avos, with his mine/yours presentation:
1. What's mine is mine, and what's yours is yours--law and order
2. What's yours is yours, and what's mine is yours--total giving
3. What's mine is mine and what's yours is mine--wickedness
4 What's mine is yours and what's yours is mine--ignorance which leads to chaos, not openness or true sharing as it might appear, with no definition or boundaries.
5th option, What's mine is mine and I freely give it to you, presented as sharing.
According to Friedman, without a foundation of morality, based on respect for a power higher than our own, the human ego becomes "huge and harsh". At which point highest good, beauty, excellence, order and mutual relationship go out the window, and chaos, turmoil and strife prevail. All part of a pendulum swing that's influenced by humans as they decide what matters most to them and which fingers they want to lift.
It's Groundhog Day. Again! And De Blasio's laying down the law.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/66890686@N02/51729268896/
And here it is at Insty in a post from yesterday at Epoch Times:
https://www.theepochtimes.com/its-bad-out-there-and-getting-worse_4146305.html?utm_source=partner
Obviously Instapundit follows Lem’s Levity!
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