A Little "Light" Reading

Got my copy in the mail of the book "Aristotle - On Rhetoric...", 2nd Edition, translated by George A. Kennedy.  I started with the indexes and tables of content.  I flipped through the beginning pages and down to the end.  It looks dense but it is so well translated and marked up that I might actually learn something about logic and reason, beliefs, and persuasion.

On My Humanity

Take it to life.  Stake a claim.  Establish dominion. Be a dominant but gentle and loving soul.  Have a heart, please. Always have the best of intentions, doing either the right or wrong thing as the case may be, but always for the right reasons.  Keep pushing until a breakthrough occurs where either a goal is reached or all reasonable means have been fully exhausted and it has become obvious this goal needs to be broken into smaller objectives.  Let the little person inside come out to play in all endeavors. This, to me is the essence of being a true master of self and all grown up in my humanity. 

I'm committed to being better.  Spend time working on being better.  Dress better.  Eat better.  Perpetual motion.

What's done is done, but don't give up, things can always be spun.

So what did I learn today?  Aristotle's Rhetoric has been translated a few times and I just bought the latest copy.  I can't wait to peel back the layers of persuasion, my ethos against your logos until we spiral downwards into pathos.

To study and experience a broad variety of all disciplines, and with humility to possess this sapience whilst keeping masked the mechanics of your polymathy -- this is worth lusting for.  This is Sprezzatura.  Look it up...

You're never too old to watch animated comedy.  Today I got a reminder of the power of words from a character on an old animated show which you may search for and be as unburdened and enlightened as I was.  The quote: My vision would turn your world upside down, tear asunder your illusions and send the sanctuary of your own ignorance crashing down around you. -- This said by a child to a grown man!

Have a laugh every day and you will live long.  Learn cool lyrics and be able to sing a song.  Learn the lines from your favorite scenes and impress your own self with just how poetic life is.