Early Retirement for Injured Federal Employees
When you walk into a room full of people, how does one differentiate, define, separate and discern? Remember that once-popular fictional work entitled, Tarzan of the Apes by (originally) Edgar Rice Burroughs? There is a scene (whether from one of the various versions depicted on screen) where young Tarzan […]
Are all things in a sequence “purposive”? If you are walking in the countryside and come upon a horse, a man and a pig, in that order, was there any “purposive” meaning in the sequence met, or was it random and a reflection of the chaos of the universe as a whole? If it had been in a different order — say, you first came upon the pig, then the horse, and finally the man — would there be a question as to either the sequence or the meaning of the sequence? […]
It is the accent and the inflection upon a syllable that sometimes makes all the difference. Take the following examples: “I am too busy to…” “I am too busy, too.” The extra consonant in the last word makes all the difference; for, in the former statement, if it is stated in response to a call for help, it dismisses the request by informing the other person that one is simply unable to offer any assistance. In the latter response, the subtlety of the answer should not be overlooked. […]
Why is it that the common denominator is always represented by the basest of related factors? The answer is simple, of course, and a tautology of sorts; for, that which is uncommon, by definition, constitutes a rare and prized feature, and through sheer economic application of supply and demand, the latter is heightened when the former is scarce. Thus, in issues of character and human essences, the core of an individual is represented by the base elements of evolutionary Darwinism, and would therefore constitute the most simplistic of instinctive drives; whereas culture, refinement and societal structures are developed beyond the commonality of base factors. […]
We dream of those moments; the final word in a debate which devastates the opponent; the retort which wows the audience; the closing statement that persuades beyond a reasonable doubt; the performance of a lifetime which defines the value of life itself. […]