The Sulphur Crested Cockatoo can mimic us.
I would like to know Phyllis and Sophia.
A few windows at Surfers Paradise.
I am an insignificant speck of dust on one of the many windows of this world. A world that is only a dust mite, orbiting in a ray of sunlight, compared to our galaxy of billions of stars. I am a short sounding noise made to attract attention, only a beep in cosmic time.
Droplets of moisture show up the suns rays the same as do dust mites.
Not realising our place in the big picture. We want to be the star attraction, taking a major role on the stage of life. We are taught our lines and how to play our part. This education fits us for our part in life’s socioeconomic drama.
Some never learn.
Education teaches us what to think, not how to think. Learning from experience, gives us more than telling the time by the clock on the wall, the sun is a clock and compass. It can give us direction and tell us when to rise and retire. The sun shows the way to see the big picture in all its natural warmth and wonder.
Pandanus silhouette.
Why not enjoy this wondrous world. There is no need to buy a chronometer to get synchronised to compete in the nine to five race of the humans or measure the fleeting moments left in our life.
What are you hurrying to, is the destination paradise? If that is what you have been indoctrinated to believe. It may comfort you to think you can depart this world, with its greed, hate and religious arguments, to an existence of eternal boredom. As they say, “ignorance is bliss.”
Beautiful aerial perspective.
The sun’s radiant light waves take about eight minutes to reach earth to keep everything alive and we think Usain Bolt is fast.
Montage of Religions.
When religion was invented no one was aware of the electromagnetic spectrum, which includes, in order of increasing frequency and decreasing wavelength: radio waves, microwaves, inferred radiation, visible light, ultraviolet radiation, x-ray and gamma rays. Yet they say “I’ve seen the light.” These kind people that have “seen the light” may want to share this light with you. These evangelists are good people not evil they are doing what they think right. Like people water sometimes gets polluted but if the impurities are removed the water is pure. Trouble starts when others try to remove, what they think are impurities in people of a different belief or put out their ‘lights.”
Artificial lights reflecting on ocean water.
Physics is the general analysis of nature, conducted to understand how the universe works. Philosophy comes from the Greek word, (Philia) meaning “to love” or “befriend” and (Sophia) meaning “wisdom”. Socrates used the word philosophy to mean a search for wisdom. It has a much wider meaning today. It now includes the theory of everything and has specialised branches. As no one can know it all, except a “know all”.
Who is responsible for this Native Australian Hibiscus.
There is only one “know all” and we have been arguing on who that “know all” is through our history.
Ocean water after desalination is pure fresh, sweet water.
Who’s argument are we going to accept. Science has given us all the technology we have today. People in their ignorance often abuse the technology, do not condemn science for that. Religion has given us nothing but arguments. A believer, in a religion is not evil, it is their dogmatic beliefs that create evil. Ocean water is drinkable if the salt is removed.
What a wonderful world.
When we talk of God first we must define which God. Discussing religion, find out what religion and what branch, school or denomination. There are so many it is no wonder they argue among themselves.
Who’s side was God on?
Jews, Christians and Muslims, have the same God but they fight. Even with in their own many breakaway groups they fight.
Ned Kelly was of Irish decent.
The Irish are admirable people. They have a nice way with words.
The sun shines on Mt Warning.
“May the sun shine, all day long, everything go right, nothing wrong.
May those you love bring love back to you, and may all the wishes you wish come true.”
Split by two Christian denominations the Irish are a disgrace killing each other, though their god commands, “Thou shall not kill.”
Thought you would like to see a contented man.
What would I know, I would wait to be attacked, then run away, rather than fight. Fighting would be my last resource. Most animals only fight if they are attacked, or their home invaded and kill for food to survive. I have faith that people are not borne sinful or bad. They become corrupted by greed and hate. I feel safe in believing people are like any other animal. Give them respect.
Finish with a tranquil sunset.
You are a natural philosopher of the truest kind Jack. _/\_
That is a nice complement I do appreciate it when knowledgeable people like you and Raj comment.
I suppose, I am a natural philosopher as I have not studied the subject in depth and I do try to be true and kind. _/\_
Stunning visuals, and great thinking to boot, showing a jack of all thoughts, and master of many…best wishes.
Thanks Raj I think I am a Jack of all trades and master of none. As to be good at some thing you have to devote the time but I am a child that likes to play with everything. _/\_
A Sophian and powerful post Jack.
Excellent post my friend, you are a natural Philosopher, your words are very profound, a Philosopher who has gained wisdom from life’s journey.
I appreciate your Montage of Religion.
Aussie Ian aka Aussie Emu
Pleased you like Montage I did it for a previous post. I like the morph of you to an emu that is fantastic. _/\_
Morph is done through a programme called Morpheous, you can morph up to three pics.
Thanks for that snippet of info, If I get around to I will give it a try you did so well with it.
Cheers mate and good luck.
One more speck of dust – from the other end of the world – heard your universal calling and eagerly came to interpret your axioms and marvel at your nature photos.They might be like small dots in the unfathomable universe,but they bear your soul,the soul of a Peripatetic,contemporary philosopher who knows “how to think” and to decode the signs of the Prime Mover …
Infinite your energy and intriguingly shrouded in insightful and deep thoughts that trigger my interest.”On Coming-to-Be and Passing-Away”,on coming to play our role in the World’s Big Stage,which is harmoniously set up,but the play is badly cast.You,my friend,are a good player,a player with a multi-sided role that quench the thirst of your audience.I am not dogmatic at all and I always keep open to new theories that could enrich my poor knowledge.
You said that we all have the same God but we fight,yes,we fight because the system teaches us only “to think” and we think,and we follow blinkered and easily manipulated.The process of self-discovery and independent thought are not taught because they spoil the system’s plans …
Life is a Passage,an Ocean, a Chimera.We all Come,We See and We Leave.But We Live to spread seeds,like your own spititual,”Aussie” seeds which will leave their imprints in our Cosmos.I could endlessly talk on the subject of your thought-provoking post,but then I’ll write another post … However,I came :
I CAME – I SAW – I CONQUERED and I LEFT (Veni,Vidi,Vici) ” Ηλθον,Ειδον και Απηλθον & Took some of your seeds with me.I’ll water them to make them grow on my own land too.
I respect your Aristotelian attitude towards Life and “Nature”,as well as the invisible “Substratum” of your thoughts and your nature photos.One has to delve into the real “Matter” of your post and read between the lines of your Role.Hope they all know the difference between Nature & nature …
Sending you Kind Thoughts and “Aphrodite” Smiles from my garden,from my own micro-Cosmos._/\_
Jack I just love how subtly you get your point across, as you bring to us your thoughts to ponder..
Yes but specs we are, little grains of sand that when blown in the same direction can create Islands within the cosmic sea..
Always do I love your perception dear Jack, your wisdom and clear sighted vision what is before us all… Yet so many are blinkered, Blinded by what has been passed on as Truth..
Your photo’s have added even more to the theme of your post. I especially liked the 4th one down.. and the words beneath.. “Education teaches us what to think, not how to think.”,, 🙂
Brilliant.. All of it _/\_
Sue you have a special way with words, I appreciate your appropriate lines,”specs we are, little grains of sand that when blown in the same direction can create Islands within the cosmic sea”.
Finding fitting photos is not easy I could get them on line and that would make it easy. I could just give the names of books I have found wisdom in and that would make writing easy.
This would not improve my understanding. That is why I take the long way it teaches me.
I think life would not be so interesting if it was all how we wish.
I just had to control my ego reading your parting line. To quote Isaac Newton, ” I stand on the shoulders of giants.” The ideas were given to me I just rephrase them in my uneducated style of writing. May the Force be with you sweet Sue. _/\_
Jack the force runs through you my friend.. and like you, our words are often inspired by some unseen force 🙂 which needs to be heard, And through out our life’s span, we have witnessed and gained knowledge by chewing things over and digesting them… And when we are comfortable in our skins we have that internal ‘Knowing’ of what the True Force in Life is.. 🙂
May the Force always guide us and others who come to that ‘Knowing’
_/\_ Bless you Jack
Beauty is truth, and truth beauty!
How can I reply but “That is truly beautiful.”