Sunday, February 24, 2008
Victory OVER Democracy
You cannot create democracy by increasing the powers of the European Parliament. Just like you cannot create a green meadows by pouring more water on a concrete parking lot.
Big Brother at the Borders
Big Brother at the Borders
"Taken separately, each of Frattini's ideas serves a defensible purpose: the obligation of government to protect its citizens from harm.
Yet once this multitude of external border-related databases and surveillance capabilities is in place, the risk of an emergent Big Brother society will rise from a near-irresistible temptation to link them to internal pan-EU security and law enforcement databases."
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Pay as you go pension scheme
Pay as you go pension scheme (PAYG) in the conditions of current demographic development in Europe is a giant pyramid game. Europe may want to try to get out of it by importing new entrants into the game from outside the bloc.
Pain, suffering and discomfort
Our civilization has become more risk averse and less discomfort tolerant. The value of liberty has decreased.
We want to treat all symptoms of any discomfort. We want to feel good. We want to enjoy. Nobody is willing to take responsibility. We want to live easy, secure lives. Even at the cost of our own freedoms.
We want to treat all symptoms of any discomfort. We want to feel good. We want to enjoy. Nobody is willing to take responsibility. We want to live easy, secure lives. Even at the cost of our own freedoms.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
I am a legend?
Over a EUR5 pint of beer in a relaxed mood pondering the questions of future, morality, justice, and freedom I was told that I have been a legend. Its interesting to learn that one is, or had been a legend.
I was always wondering how does it feel to be a legend. I always thought that I cannot find this out, since you have to be a legend and you have to know that you are a legend to feel how is it to be one.
Okay, so I am a legend.
So what does it mean that one is a legend? It means that one is perceived as a role-model? As an example that other's look to for inspiration? It means that one is a source of motivation? It means that if those that get inspired achieve things that one had achieved, they acclaim that "Now I am good, since I have achieved what The Legend has!" It means that Legend is used as a sort of standard of excellence against which to measure one's success?
Does it also means that one has to live their life in a certain (exemplary) way?
In this respect I have come to think of talents in the parable mentioned by Evangelist Matthew.
(Matthew 25:14-30)
And the fear that I have is that of ending up as the last servant who dug a hole and hid the talents entrusted to him. I often feel the desire to hide, live a life of a shepherd, and not to be responsible for society. But then I remember this type of parable and the message embedded in it, and I see that I cannot just hide.
So what can one do?
Get up every morning and fight your way through the day. You may be a legend, you just don't know it yet. So don't disappoint those that trust in you, they follow your story.
Do the best to be a worthwhile legend.
I was always wondering how does it feel to be a legend. I always thought that I cannot find this out, since you have to be a legend and you have to know that you are a legend to feel how is it to be one.
Okay, so I am a legend.
So what does it mean that one is a legend? It means that one is perceived as a role-model? As an example that other's look to for inspiration? It means that one is a source of motivation? It means that if those that get inspired achieve things that one had achieved, they acclaim that "Now I am good, since I have achieved what The Legend has!" It means that Legend is used as a sort of standard of excellence against which to measure one's success?
Does it also means that one has to live their life in a certain (exemplary) way?
In this respect I have come to think of talents in the parable mentioned by Evangelist Matthew.
(Matthew 25:14-30)
And the fear that I have is that of ending up as the last servant who dug a hole and hid the talents entrusted to him. I often feel the desire to hide, live a life of a shepherd, and not to be responsible for society. But then I remember this type of parable and the message embedded in it, and I see that I cannot just hide.
So what can one do?
Get up every morning and fight your way through the day. You may be a legend, you just don't know it yet. So don't disappoint those that trust in you, they follow your story.
Do the best to be a worthwhile legend.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Friday I am in Love
Friday I am in love
(The Cure)
I don't care if Monday's blue
Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too
Thursday I don't care about you
It's Friday I'm in love
Monday you can fall apart
Tuesday Wednesday break my heart
Or, Thursday doesn't even start
It's Friday I'm in love
Saturday wait
And Sunday always comes too late
But Friday never hesitate...
I don't care if Mondays black
Tuesday Wednesday heart attack
Thursday never looking back
It's Friday I'm in love
Monday you can hold your head
Tuesday Wednesday stay in bed
Or Thursday watch the walls instead
It's Friday I'm in love
Saturday wait
And Sunday always comes too late
But Friday never hesitate...
Dressed up to the eyes
It's a wonderful surprise
To see your shoes and your spirits rise
Throwing out your frown
And just smiling at the sound
And as sleek as a shriek
Spinning round and round
Always take a big bite
It's such a gorgeous sight
To see you eat in the middle of the night
You can never get enough
Enough of this stuff
It's Friday
I'm in love
I don't care if Monday's blue
Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too
Thursday I don't care about you
It's Friday I'm in love
Monday you can fall apart
Tuesday Wednesday break my heart
Thursday doesn't even start
It's Friday I'm in love
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