As I was reading "Notes from the Underground" (Dostoevsky), it occured to me that perhaps I take "the beautiful and sublime" for granted. In my efforts to become a culturally well-rounded indvidual, I have embarked upon a personal journey of sorts. I want to experience the world and learn new things every day. Ideas are everywhere, they are the fabric of who we are as 'man'. I plan to explore the ideas of the past, present, and future, while learning about the world around me. So this blog will basically be a place for me to organize my thoughts, and keep links that I would like to remember. I really hope this doesn't become as cluttered as my desk is.
"A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."
— Albert Einstein
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