tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16268336.post113817250014151742..comments2023-10-07T17:28:01.937+02:00Comments on BiPolar Etcetera: The Depressed PhilosopherBiPolar Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07381711074498504990noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16268336.post-30593743054036633432008-08-30T21:59:00.000+02:002008-08-30T21:59:00.000+02:00When you take life in the context of life, it's no...When you take life in the context of life, it's not useless. Yes, life is useless in the sense that nothing remains after death, but to me, that's not a reason to stop caring. Life will be useless to me once I'm gone, but for now, I'm going to do my best to be as happy and productive as I can, as long as life doesn't matter anyway. Instead of saying "life almost gone, might as well give up," try to say "life is almost gone, I'm going to make the most of it."shraaaazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946081004476471097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16268336.post-77567355881674433512008-08-30T21:58:00.000+02:002008-08-30T21:58:00.000+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.shraaaazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946081004476471097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16268336.post-1139280236719027872006-02-07T04:43:00.000+02:002006-02-07T04:43:00.000+02:00The reason they are so melancholy is explained in ...The reason they are so melancholy is explained in the Original Post. The intelligence level means they really "know/understand" what is going around them, they get "it". As for King Solomon, i.e. David's son, he may not have penned the words, using a secretary, or even as is common in societies that do not have the privilege of literacy, passed by word of mouth until someone did write them down. as a believer, i would say at the direction of God. from the first verse of ecclesiates it is definitely the words of the son of David. following the hebrew we understand that this is also the words of a teacher. if you believe the Bible, you will know and understand that Solomon was and is the wisest man that ever lived. yes, he too was melancholy. he understood at his life's end the vanity of our seeking after the things this society has to offer. what we would say, having our priorities in order and knowing what is really important are the people in our lives,not the things. and what started me on this writing, the reference to The Grateful Dead, i think, you can also find a quote from Eccelesiates by the Beatles...Chapter 3 - A Time for Everything - v4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. v8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.....<BR/>do i care if anyone reads this, no. it gave me a good Bible study for the evening. be blestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16268336.post-1138971113699135202006-02-03T14:51:00.000+02:002006-02-03T14:51:00.000+02:00LOVE the writing (Makes me think) and ADORE the pi...LOVE the writing (Makes me think) and ADORE the picture. Great angle...Kimberleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12193235838064250187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16268336.post-1138240116984523572006-01-26T03:48:00.000+02:002006-01-26T03:48:00.000+02:00there is much truth in all of that. i've never sto...there is much truth in all of that. i've never stopped to consider that i'll be dead longer than i'll be alive. that's a trip!janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516413877078827053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16268336.post-1138205358674297342006-01-25T18:09:00.000+02:002006-01-25T18:09:00.000+02:00I came from your word project via zoopla to say th...I came from your word project via zoopla to say thank you for putting your words out here... I hope to find time to read more...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16268336.post-1138197105775405482006-01-25T15:51:00.000+02:002006-01-25T15:51:00.000+02:00Despite this being one of the best books of the bi...Despite this being one of the best books of the bible (because unlike so many of the others?) scholars have long known that the writer of Eccl. was not King Solomon. It was common practice among the ancients to attribute authorship to heroes, kings, God, etc. Gave the work a little extra "cache" and was not (interestingly,) regarded as fibbing.<BR/><BR/>So much for philsopher-kings but hey, probably an oxymoron anyway. (Just don't tell our divinely "elected" King George W. - he gets so upset when contradicted or disappointed).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com