I read Atlas Shrugged in May. I loved it. It is one of those rare books that really changes the way one thinks. There are a lot of aspects of Ayn Randism that I love and a lot that I disagree with.
It would be interesting to compare Rand's Atlas Shrugged to Hugo's Les Miserables, stripping the stories and looking at the philosophies behind them-- Atlas Shrugged glorifying Justice as the only upholdable virtue and Les Miserables doing the same to Mercy. It is interesting how we as humans require both Justice and Mercy and yet these well-known, remarkable books treat them as though they are mutually exclusive and venture to show that they not only cannot co-exist happily, but should not.
These are half baked thoughts... and I actually haven't even read Les Miserables. But I didn't want to forget my idea.
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Friday, 8 April 2011
A Clarification
Mostly for my own sake, may I please clarify:
This blog is just a barely-significant record of things I learn so that I don't feel like my brain is a total waste. I will not go to great lengths to give credit to sources from whence things were learned. I will not go to great lengths to verify facts or knowledge gained. I may post a source, but it will probably be for my own information and not for others' peace of mind.
I like learning things and this is my way of making it a bit of a hobby.
This blog is just a barely-significant record of things I learn so that I don't feel like my brain is a total waste. I will not go to great lengths to give credit to sources from whence things were learned. I will not go to great lengths to verify facts or knowledge gained. I may post a source, but it will probably be for my own information and not for others' peace of mind.
I like learning things and this is my way of making it a bit of a hobby.
The Qur'an
Today I spent a good deal of time reading from The Qur'an as well as the Hadith and I'm not sure what I learned... only that I'm not impressed.
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Ich lüge nicht!
Today I learned the German word 'lügen'. It means 'to lie'...as in 'liar, liar pants on fire.'
Maybe I'll learn how to say that next.
Source: German-speaking sisters can come in handy for these types of things.
And just to make sure I was spelling it right, I checked in the Larouse German-English Mini Dictionary Copyright 1999.
Maybe I'll learn how to say that next.
Source: German-speaking sisters can come in handy for these types of things.
And just to make sure I was spelling it right, I checked in the Larouse German-English Mini Dictionary Copyright 1999.
How does the saying go? Is it you do learn something new every day or that you should learn something new every day?
Either way, I feel like my brain cells are slowly dying off and I really ought to do something about it. I'm determined to learn something. And in order to feel some accountability, I will post my learnings here.
So, raise your glass to a new blog. (That's all the world needs...)
Either way, I feel like my brain cells are slowly dying off and I really ought to do something about it. I'm determined to learn something. And in order to feel some accountability, I will post my learnings here.
So, raise your glass to a new blog. (That's all the world needs...)
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