Another wet and rainy day and another medical school exam squeaked by. Lately I've been trying to stabilize my life. Feel like one of those street performers on Venice Beach in Cali, juggling fruits, riding a unicycle, and trying to keep a smile on my face. I've been extremely fortunate in having many wonderful people support my juggling act. I haven't fallen yet. To all of you who've held me up- Thank you. (and for those of u who have let go....hehe....just joking). Friends are wonderful despite the dramas that opening your life to others often brings.
On to other matters...I was reminded by a colleague of mine of a paper I once read by Peter Unger, a Philosophy Professor at NYU. It made me think back to my class on metaphysics and once again made me wonder if it had any purpose at all. Peter unger is the author of such works as, "There are no ordinary things", "why there are no people", and my favorite, "I DO NOT EXIST". I looked him up and was suprised to find that he has rather changed his perspective from nothing existing to everything existing, even philosophizing fish and infinite other realities and this has further led to writings on more practical matters such as ethics and calls for a "highly demanding morality" in his book "living high and letting die". It's a book I've recently picked up in the library and it looks promising. It starts with the premises and theories metaphysics and complex symantecs and ends with lessons in simple decency. A sort of crazy complicated rationalization of how we respond to people in need. I dont know why I enjoy these things. I just do. No reason for this post either, just me...sometimes the rambling in my brain needs an outlet. :) ¶ 18:12