[Newspoetry] Pomo (fwd)

[simon mills]

> Ah, but really living is a matter of balancing analysis, service to
> others and knowledge of one's self.

Amen.

Alas I'm no Christian so I can't truly share these views although I admire
the somewhat noble sentiment.

"so act as to treat humanity, whether in thine own person or in that of
another, in every case as an end, never only as a means" - Kant

Now theres a noble thought which I forget everytime I watch Jerry Springer:)

> Self-indulgence leads to all the other sins.

Is that a misquote of the road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom?

best,

Simon


> Mike
>
> simon mills wrote:
>>
>> Too true. Thankfully the two aren't mutually exclusive.
>>
>> Jack however remains in danger of being self-obsessed and a bore down the
>> pub.
>>
>> > All analysis and no introspection makes Jack a dull boy.
>> > Mike
>> >
>> > simon mills wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Ah that sounds just like Baudrillard speaking about modern culture! How
post
>> >> modern you are!
>> >>
>> >> > Or it could be compared to the typical internet company- all flash and
>> >> > gee whiz graphics- very little substance.  Sort of like an ongoing
>> >> > hallucination, that disorients, without the benefit of insight.
>> >> >
>> >> > Mike
>> >> >
>> >> > gillespie william k wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Postmodernism is like the stealth bomber -- a technical wonder of
>> >> >> apparently devastating impact that is too complex to be deployed in the
>> >> >> field.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Regards, Carl
>> >> >>
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