The following “Observations” are excerpted from Chapter 1, Uncommon Sense, from my “The Book of Observations.”
There are about 2,000 “Observations” in this book.
It’s easier to be a friend from afar.
The fearful profess fearlessness.
A cynic is an exhausted skeptic.
In an interconnected world, the consequences are fixed.
Perfection is a demon.
We are judged by our judgments.
Multiplication tables do not teach wisdom.
Simplicity is not a simple matter.
Whatever the game, there are playmates.
Political party loyalty trumps truth.
Everything’s normal.
Those who rape nature pay with their lives.
Everything comes and goes.
Time is the greatest luxury.
Beware the fury of the self-righteous.
Things that can’t go on forever don’t.
Truth comes piecemeal.
The mix of politics and religion is a lethal formula.
Romance is life’s greatest gift.
Our beliefs are us.
The most cunning deceivers greet the world with a smile.
Abnormalities are normal.
Nature defines normal.
Passion is costly.
The wise know they are not.
Even the abnormal is normal.
Protect the source.
The infinitesimal gives birth to the infinite.
The short-sighted exploit every advantage.
Life gives birth to death.
Survival and reproduction drive all behavior.
The invisible awaits discovery.
Security seduces.
Everything’s temporary.
Patience is inversely proportional to desire.
Capitalism is the code word for exploitation.
Investing in an afterlife is the ultimate procrastination.
The great seas make waves.
Where there is one, there are more.
Survival is time consuming.
Minds are wild things.
Great imbalances invite dramatic corrections.
Wisdom is a hard road.
Consequences are no accident.
There is no sure thing.
The way things are is a result of the way things are.
What is approaching arrives.
Anonymity is a faceless mask.
The aware are aware of their awareness.
Tableware makes us not less savage.