Philomeme
Lover of ideas.
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Do not simply be good; be good at being good
It means we don't just go through the motions, especially when it comes to being a good person. It’s a challenge to look inward and ask: are my actions truly as good as they could be?
It's not enough to simply follow the rules; we have to be constantly seeking a better way to live, a more effective way to be kind, and a wiser way to act with integrity.
This isn't just for our own benefit. This mindful pursuit of virtue is a gift we give to our families and our communities, creating ripples of positive change.
When we get better at being good, we're building a foundation for the future, leaving a legacy for generations yet to come.
It’s a profound responsibility and a lifelong journey of discovery.
Saturday, August 9, 2025
Divined Book
The word is not the truth, the map is not the land.
Friday, August 8, 2025
The universe gives us a wave; we give it a name.
Light is not red until we say it is.
What we call color is a human boundary drawn across an endless field.
We are not just receivers of sight, but authors of its limits.
The act of seeing is a subtle violence, collapsing infinite potential into a single, usable truth.
And in that moment, we create a world that is less than it could be.
The filter is the awareness, or a big part of it.
So maybe it could have said "The spectrum is endless, until the eye filters a color."
Not every observation leads to awareness, but a special kind does.
In the strange, self-referential loop of a conscious mind, new sense data collides with represented sense data.
It is in this specific feedback, this creative collision, that the infinite flux of light collapses into a singular, subjective quale: the experience of red.
We are not merely receivers of information, but authors of its most profound meaning.
Consciousness is not a mirror reflecting the world, but a filter that gives it a name, and in doing so, gives birth to the self.