I'm sure glad I'M not different!

I can't remember if it was Socrates or some other light from that period who enunciated "The unexamined life is not worth living." And then there is Thoreau's "Know thyself" and I believe it was I who said " You can't be honest to God without first being honest to yourself." Clearly, the most important goal for establishing one's self is to KNOW one's self. This is the platform for a true evaluation of teachings and ideas. It is the best defense against cults, radicals, fanaticism, mob violence and party politics.

If, after self examination you discover that YOU are the center of the universe and the standard whereby all things are to be measured, you didn't do too well on you self exam! Go back and do it again. Bigotry, pride and all manner of error results when you believe that you alone are the BIG IDEA.

The bigger the inclusive group the more clearly one gains perspective on the human condition. This does not mean the total inclusion is the goal. It is not. As you choose your way(s) that means excluding other ways. If you believe in the rule of law you will necessarily exclude criminal relationship from your life. And more power to you if you can separate, in your heart, the person from the undesirable behaviour. This also applies to those with different beliefs and ideas. But you all already knew that, didn't you?

So the question remains, what the devil is Little Hawk about these days? This is the second or third type thread he has started, inviting verbal fisticuffs, vocal violence, rhetorical mayhem. What's the matter LH? Not enough excitement these days???