Oct 1, 2023·edited Oct 1, 2023Liked by Tanja Maier
I ....the word "I" reminds me of a story I heard about Wittgenstein where each word he spoke was thought to contained encyclopedic knowledge by his students...the version I heard is that during one lecture, as he was walking out the door, he paused and muttered "Maybe..." Apparently, he stood lost in his thoughts for about 30 minutes, and when he finally came out of his self induced trance he realized that his whole class of students was waiting for whatever he was about to say next which was "never mind, I was mistaken". Afterwards, he simply continued on his journey. IMHO, the reason that this event was passed down into history was the patent absurdity of the moment. I have never found where this event was recorded, but I was told by somebody who studying for his PhD and he was a person of few words so I had no reason to doubt its veracity. Besides, it seemed very plausible. Your essay is proof of the dangers of being cognizant beings, and of the inherent responsibility of having free will.
I too have struggle on so many levels with what I consider the failure of the western countries to recognize the emasculating effects of too much concentrated wealth.
I ....the word "I" reminds me of a story I heard about Wittgenstein where each word he spoke was thought to contained encyclopedic knowledge by his students...the version I heard is that during one lecture, as he was walking out the door, he paused and muttered "Maybe..." Apparently, he stood lost in his thoughts for about 30 minutes, and when he finally came out of his self induced trance he realized that his whole class of students was waiting for whatever he was about to say next which was "never mind, I was mistaken". Afterwards, he simply continued on his journey. IMHO, the reason that this event was passed down into history was the patent absurdity of the moment. I have never found where this event was recorded, but I was told by somebody who studying for his PhD and he was a person of few words so I had no reason to doubt its veracity. Besides, it seemed very plausible. Your essay is proof of the dangers of being cognizant beings, and of the inherent responsibility of having free will.
I too have struggle on so many levels with what I consider the failure of the western countries to recognize the emasculating effects of too much concentrated wealth.
All I can say is that you are not alone.