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FDR1770 Freedom is Humility – Stefan Molyneux speaking at Drexel University
Stefan Molyneux, host of Freedomain Radio, speaks at the 2010 Students for Liberty conference at Drexel University, Philadelphia, Oct 9 2010.
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Trouble Brewing: The Disaster of California State Pensions – An Interview with Robert Enlow
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The Philosophy of Childhood
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Farewell Father
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A story of loss. Farewell, Father The sky without my father Is too bright; there are now no gentle clouds To soften the glare of my own ending. The voice of my thunder god Has faded to ashen echoes and memories of high twirling. As a child I climbed his back Pulled his hair Explored his ears... Now I have out-climbed his falling mountain The white of spirit and black of flesh have softened to gray... He and I have become dominoes at his passing. This larger pattern of falling may be pleasing to nature But his fall -- His slow fade of releasing light -- For that I reserve the right to rail At the first commandment carved on the womb: Who we love we will watch die Who loves us will watch us die... My loss is as deep as my love And the agony of this endless ending Is a hard price to pay For such tenderness. There is a cycle of life, perhaps Our flesh may be born again Our hair, eyes, stories, watches even -- passed on We are circular winds of starlight A larger pattern of falling pieces But -- But so little of what matters to us Is bound in mere matter... We are deep layers of meaning Our bodies are like prehistoric insects Our histories drown them In lakes of clear amber. At death, the lake, the amber; The deepest lacquer of our visible souls Dries, vanishes, ashes in a whirlwind of blind renewal And the body -- the least important footnote of our histories -- That is recycled! And the earth, which could wake and wonder at our memories Dumbly accepts our shells And calls <b>...</b> |
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