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Thebigview.com - Pondering the Big Questions. Platos "The Allegory of the Cave": A Summary - StumbleUpon. "In fact, you get pretty good at understanding how the patterns in the show work, and everyone else chained up is like, 'Holy shit bro, how did you know that that tree was going to fall on that guy?

Platos "The Allegory of the Cave": A Summary - StumbleUpon

' and you're like, 'It's because I fucking pay attention and I'm smart as shit.' You're the smartest of the chained, and they all revere you. " Glaucon: "But Socrates, a tree didn't really hit a guy. It's all shadows. " Socrates: "No shit, Glaucon, but you don't know that. Platos "The Allegory of the Cave": A Summary - StumbleUpon. Philosophy since the Enlightenment, by Roger Jones. High Existence - StumbleUpon.

Memorize something everyday.Not only will this leave your brain sharp and your memory functioning, you will also have a huge library of quotes to bust out at any moment.

High Existence - StumbleUpon

Poetry, sayings and philosophies are your best options.Constantly try to reduce your attachment to possessions.Those who are heavy-set with material desires will have a lot of trouble when their things are taken away from them or lost. Possessions do end up owning you, not the other way around. Become a person of minimal needs and you will be much more content.Develop an endless curiosity about this world.Become an explorer and view the world as your jungle. Stop and observe all of the little things as completely unique events. &Seven Blunders of the World& by Mahatma Gandhi - StumbleUpon.

The Dhammapada.