Philosophy tends to be somewhat dry and prone to inaction.
Not that philosophy isn’t the actual seat of all action, for values spring from philosophy consciously and subconsciously, however we typically think of philosophers as cerebral people who don’t really do much.
Philosophers deal with such concepts as truth, not facts. To paraphrase Indiana Jones “we deal in facts, if you want to debate the truth head down the hall to the philosophy department”. Or as Dad said to Young Einstein of scientists “what do they grow son?”
Sitting here in North Fork and thinking, constantly thinking (if only you’d been a man of action!) I had a revelation today. Or any day really.
Philosophy gets old because our brains seem unlimited in the thought process but really simply rehash the thoughts of those who have thought before, if not numbed into oblivion.
Do it now. I was thinking about how almost constantly we put things off, the smallest things even, and they pile up. Much like the junk we pile up.
Do it now. So if you have something to file file it. If you have some great idea write it down, then execute. Keep the crap from piling up.
Do it now, for now is truly the only time it will get done.
Do it now? I’ll try… (ha-ha-ha)
yeah, to really do some damage in philosophy i realized i’d have to go read through all the great thinkers of the past and present and then have the presumption to think i could add something on top of what they had pondered. or i could realize that nothing matters and watch the big lebowski again.