Part two of a non-chronological series of short stories.

The philosophy put forth by Jeremy Bentham that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the individual has been used to justify such things as murder and cannibalism. Some people view Bentham’s Utilitarian philosophy as more noble than other philosophies like, for instance, the Objectivist beliefs of Ayn Rand. People have called Ayn Rand a fascist for placing value on the rights of the individual. I believe that Bentham’s Utilitarian, needs of the many, spiel is much more fascist. Objectivism has never been used as an excuse for cannibalism, however Utilitarianism has. Here is a poetic rant about my frustrations over the fact that this part of Bentham’s philosophy is so blindly accepted and promoted, even by those who have no idea who Jeremy Bentham was.

A poem inspired by people who think they are better than other people because they do not think they are better than other people, and other bizarre notions, that keep them from achieving a better life for themselves.

Are your superstitions getting in the way of your personal happiness and transformation into a happy life? Are your collective superstitions and prejudices getting in the way of Humanity’s evolution? Three simple steps can begin to take you out of this trap. First, admit the silliness of these superstitions and break two or more of the taboos imposed by them. Here is a poem I wrote about this subject.

Written whilst I was feeling a bit melodramatic about my persistent cabin fever and seasonal affective disorder.

Do the plants in our landscaped yards have feelings? Do those feelings get hurt? Do those same plants long for us to go on vacation so they can get a little peace and quiet?

A little rant about people who feel they are somehow better than others because they do not use various words that are considered vulgar. However, these same people use, what I call little “cuteisms” to avoid using so-called vulgar words. Many of these people engage in such passtimes as gossip. Surely gossip is vulgar no matter what words are used. The type of people I am referring to also seem to take pleasure in calling others various acceptable names if those people do not fit into the norms set down by the culture they are living in. Surely this type of degrading is vulgar. Something to think about if you take pride in not using vulgar words. Do you make your words vulgar by their intention?

Webster’s Dictionary defines Solipsism as “a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing”.

Gratitude for a moment in time. A state of Zen experience. A time of bliss felt. An epiphany given. A thank you for that epiphany.

Beat, absurdist, visionary.