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Dizzying in dying

Dizzying in dying lost in my spinning head what words to tell and who will tell the ending of my story? :- Doug.

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Seeking ignorance

Of what new things will people of 300 years from now be ignorant? What ignorance ought to be sought? :- Doug.

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No so self-reliant?

How much of what we think of humanity, life, death, and responsibility, is the result of thinking of people as self-reliant individuals? What if our thinking on these and other substantial topics started first with families, groups, togethers? :- Doug.

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One of the many

A glimpse: Aboriginal peoples of whom I have read seem to see people as a species among many, sharing. We tend to see humans as the regal species, in control. If superintelligence arrives at being more in control than we, … Continue reading

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Make time for poetry

Make time for poetry Space for your own poetry :- Doug.

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Wrestles us to ground

Major poetry wrestles us to ground To the unwanted ground of our being Twists and turns out our bowels Wrenches and disjoints us Wrests perchance a hint of our real From living days From our dying :- Doug.

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Grandchild seek

Grandchild seek to be of use to your grandchildren to life to larger yet :- Doug.

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Skill-worthy

Dying—the wrestling with dying— is skill-worthy and you worthy of that skill study those who are at least don’t back away don’t run stand in that raging wind for such a poet this work is not difficult it is the … Continue reading

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Wrestle with the wonder

Wrestle with the wonder the surprise of this moment what you knew about life is dying :- Doug.

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Law not about?

What is law practice not about? :- Doug.

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Witness the humans

Witness the humans, their humanicity watch over and keep safe as one who depends upon you :- Doug.

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Not answering the question

So I like this technique of not answering the question, even just hinting at the question, letting it stew, thus showing that the thing does not have a final resolution where we are done with it and can put it … Continue reading

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And the beauty?

Of humanicity what is the good, the bad, and the beauty? :- Doug.

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Raise our eyes

We are going to grow our far-sight. The first thing we’ll do is raise our eyes to the 11th generation. :- Doug.

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People of a farther

People of a farther sight see thing differentially :- Doug.

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Relieve it not

Raise the question to work on us. Relieve it not for miles, then reveal its higher ascents. :- Doug.

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Continually works you:

There is no answer nor ought there be. Only what continually works you: how to be a better breed of human? :- Doug.

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