Epicurus where is your garden now..........?

It occurred to me that the pursuit of pleasure and satisfaction is still inseperable from pain since without one we will not feel the other. The idea of the balance between positive and negatives is in itself pleasing ..order to disorder and vice versa is a universal concept. Equilibria and balance is harmonious and therefor not neutral. Perhaps pleasure itself is not the opposite of pain as an extreme it is that point at which the balance of extremes is pleasing.... stability, harmony, tranquility. So then what is the oppositive of pain in the extreme? Perhaps pleasure itself and equilbrium is in fact another paradigm a different state, a shift...........hmmm.
I had an awful feeling I was close to knowledge and then got lost......... I once thought that when you know everything there was this dreadful irony that you died instantly before you could pass this knowledge on. So here is to living another day still in the paradigm where pain exists so that I can have a lot more pleasure.......before nothing? ...thought for the day.

Did you know..................Abba film Mama Mia was watched by more people in UK than Harry Potter

It is incredible how some people can make comparisons that at first seem to be quite senseless but can mean so much if you think about it.... both these films have great stories and life experiences behind them... the amazing popularity of both and the human stories told behind them. So full of very lovely emotions and memories of the past. I think mention of the gorgeous wonderful life story of Joanne Rowling and how she started from such a humble single mother in a coffee shop to a mega rich but still great natural personality is so wonderful. The Abba group was a mega phenomena in the greatest pop era and while it didn't seem to bring all happy stories for them personally has left its trace so deeply in the minds that it can be rejuvinated 50 years later....what enormous pleasure that must be for them as it is for us.
This is the pleasure power of the mind and can bring a smile to the face and great feelings of satisfaction and contentment. As the great philosopher Gwen used to say "be thankful for small mercys" Your mind is so powerful that if you want to you can have beautiful thoughts about almost anything...... such enormous pleasure...thought for the day

Well it has to be pleasure to see traditions carried on for 400 years plus

I couldn't let the November 5th go by for many reasons without blogging a little.....but apart from the sweep to power of Barack Obama as President of the world's greatest nation we must remember remember the 5th of November , gunpowder treason and plot ...
1605 the dear old king of England James 1st and all his lords were about to be the subject of a terrorist aggression when luckily the local london bobbies (policemen) were alerted by the strange dress (long cloak and spurs) on someone who was meant to be visiting the House ! The subsequent discovery of a big load of gunpowder under the house was then made. This was all about religion too with the Spanish Catholics not happy at all about the English regime and its politics.
Can anyone see any parallels or as my dear philospher Gwen used to say "what goes around comes around" ..."nothing new under the sun my boy". What is mankind all about really when religion can have such devastating effects on mankind in the name of God. Shouldn't we be having a good look at the power of politics and making sure the power is channeled towards purposeful ends....religion has this strange power over people that allows them to kill and mame people in HIS name. Equally politicians have powers to send armed forces in the defence of nations and to fight aggression. Power is to blame and the thirst for power in both religion and politics. Maybe some time to look again at a school of diplomacy and common sense and why not for thinking.................. education and the sharing of knowledge and thought through philosophy was always the subject of persecution by leaders and politicians........... thought and debate was just far to powerful for them to tolerate. I will always be convinced in the gentle forces overcoming the violent ones................... we will get there one day. In the meantime we still encourage our children to hoist a dummy on top of the fire, let of a bunch of fireworks but never tell them the true history of what happened and why it happened so that it might not happen again.

Well its big election day and guess I should try to have some thought for the day......am I interested who is president of the USA I guess I have to say no.....do I have some thoughts on either of them about what might happen after the result is announced ...I say yes. Will either of them make it a more pleasurable world I think possibly yes. So thats why I go for Obama. Already the city of Obama will celebrate in Japan. Already Kenyans and Nigerians will feel that someone is close to them at the top of the world's house. I do feel Obama will change things as far as the outside world is concerned and will possibly attempt to relate more to other cultures and civilisations. Let's hope he is a good listener and can somehow repair a lot of the damage caused by the war mongering and now proven damaging free market greed caused by the radical and self serving right wing politicians and socialites of the USA. Socialism of a kind may finally come to the USA by way of the biggest money campaign there has ever been......so full of irony. This is the real power of the Obama camp to mobilise the masses to pay up and mount the essential impressive campagn for change. So where is my essential feeling of pleasure.........................have to wait and see. Do I care ..yes I do ..because I sincerely hope we can have a lot less aggression and hatred in the world and somehow I believe Obama may be the right signal to start the process..... thought for the day