I wonder if most people realize that all the wonderful sites on philosophy, that are readily available for us to read and gain knowledge or at minimum insight of ourselves is a new thing.
Oh yes there has always been great philosophers in our midst but only available to so very few. I would use my grandmother as an example, she had a great deal of wisdom, but it was only heard by our family, and then not even used most times.
Today, with the click of a mouse can gain entrance to the minds of unlimited amounts of very wise people. I feel so lucky and grateful.
But it isn't just having the access to their thinking, that is great, but that I am of an age where I can pursue and have the time and ability to appreciate and use it.
I often felt that the saying "with age comes wisdom" and now might beable to explain that thought. It is because I now have the time to do this, my life is not plugged full of daily living , job,kids, and all the other stuff that overwhelms and steals you energy..
Now this is a sad state of affairs, because I sure could have used all this wonderful information, at a much younger age..
I remember the first time I had a mind bending thought. I was angry at God, I always felt he was to blame for not granting me what I wanted., and told him that I didn't believe in him or that he wasn't even there. At that moment I heard an airplane very close as it was real loud, but because it was a foggy day couldn't see nor locate this plane.
Then the thought hit me just because I can not see something doesn't make it any less real.
From that day on I opened my mind for those things I believed to be there but I just didn't have the right vision.
Yes I believe in God, but God isn't the granter of wishes and needs, He gave us the wisdom to figure all this out by ourselves, and If we learn life from lessons then I believe we will retain and surly appreciate the wisdom and insight we have been granted
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