Selfless Defense of Selfishness

“Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friend’s”-an unlikely quote supporting martyrdom to begin a treatise on a piece of writing aimed to demonstrate objectivism. But there is relation between the two in how Ayn Rand, in her novella Anthem, chooses to advocate a personal ( Read more... )

Gala is right.

I had a good time on the phone today. I called the Bank of America and found out they sold my debt to a collection agency. After calling the collection agency, they said that they no longer had the contract for my debt. Then the woman spoke with her manager and came back with an offer. Either way I just want to get this mess over with. My mother is ( Read more... )

I want to work on cultivating my motivation; increasing my positive feelings about an endeavor. It’s not easy though. I think if I write things down more I can gain more control over my motivation.

Tonight I’ve got to call Bank of America and gather information about my credit card debt. My mom apparently has said she’s going to pay it off for ( Read more... )

    There is an image of yourself which you have neglected. This image exists in you, and included in this image is what you see of other people. You can be many things, but that all starts with your image. You were convinced that this image was evil, simply because you were told it was. But nothing is evil in and of itself. So the "evil" which you ( Read more... )

Where are you my muse ( Read more... )

It was a cool and strangely dark night, when he had noticed her sitting alone on the curb, sobbing through her tears, with a yellow curtain cast over her from the streetlight. All was silent save the quiet whimpers of her agony, and the soothing rush of sea water against the nearby beach. He felt his heart beating hard in his chest while passing by ( Read more... )

i'm not doing what i like...

i decided instead to post an entirely different journal entry and attempt to get this all out as it comes to me.

after a short vacation, i have decided to come back to writing and posting in my journals. if this seems a little forced, i'm trying to work out the rust that's accumulated, so please bare with me. i want to spend this time explaining ( Read more... )

so much to write about. so little time, so i'll write down topics to expand upon later.

1. scientific method

2. cain and abel

3. the connection between the story and scientific method

4. application in my life at the moment

this is pretty monumental stuff for me right now. you'll all find out why soon enough.