Diary Of A Madman

Read Maupassant's Diary Of A Madman yesterday - a short story about a magistrate who develops an interest for murder then acts upon this interest, . the magistrate first murder is that of a small pet bird belonging to his servant, Jean. I don't think I could do that myself, harming a peaceful, innocent animal in such a way. Granted many times before I shot robins out of the cherry tree and frogs for target practice, however if I felt so brave to hold one in my hands for the purpose of killing it, to kill it for anything other than for food, I refuse to do it (on most accounts).

Man, on the other hand, I'm certain id have no reservation to kill for man is either guilty or in time will be guilty of many indecent acts upon man or nature. It's easy to rationalize homicide in another way when one does it for religious purpose. If the marked victim is religious, if they believe of a better place after death, then where is the crime? What is so heinous in expediting a man's ascension (to a higher existence)? Some may say the crime is taking him away from them, but is that not selfish of those left behind? Why not kill yourself and join him if you miss him so much? Are you afraid of how happy you will be in your heaven? If suicide is against your religion, then allow me to expedite your ascension. I'll make it quick and painless but I insist on looking you in the eye as it must be a personal experience for both you and me. For my assistance, would you mind if I drank your blood as it flows from your body?

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Ps. Guy de Maupassant's Diary Of A Madman (which has nothing to do with the decent into madness) is nothing when compared to Nikolai Gogol's Diary Of A Madman.

How To Get Away

Oh the good old days when if there was a murder the authorities rounded up the usual suspects and the first who had no alibi and had just an inkling of motive was put to trial, found guilty, and hanged before the victim was buried. In the 21st century the aforementioned does not hold true as the authorities have many more tricks in their bag as cameras abound, cell phone triangulation, GPS,  license plates, finger prints, DNA. Even the diversity of automobiles narrows down the suspect- "He sped away in a black four-door, officer." "Thousands of those in the city." How, now, to commit the perfect crime - to elude without suspicion?

Loch Ness Monster

FYI: The famous pic of the Loch Ness Monster is just someone swimming. (The "head" is a cupped hand.)

There's No Time Like The Present Because The Present Does Not Exist

There's no time like the present? The present doesn't even exist.

The present is so short it may as well have not existed at all. The past is nearly infinite, the future infinite. Until the next time you read the acronym CWOT (assuming you haven't justifiably stopped reading this post already), the acronym remains in your future. Once you now read CWOT, so suddenly it passed from your future to the past that the present in which you had read it your reading of the acronym may as well not have occurred at all. Only in your memory of having read the aforementioned acronym is your only proof it was ever in your past present.

So fleeting is the present, it's better to live for a measurable length of time to develop a meaningful experience, so live in and for the near future, not the present.


* CWOT - Complete Waste Of Time

Sometimes Grampas Help Build Your Self-Esteem

Galaxies Have A Higher Purpose

Someday someone will identify the purpose for each galaxy and intelligently demonstrate and prove that each galaxy is one of a collective and the collective has a singular purpose, a purpose much greater than to exist.

Death and the Immortal Soul

In death, humans believe in one of two fates for the soul: the soul rises to a higher plane, or it ceases to exist entirely. No one knows for certain what happens to the soul, perhaps that's why humans are scared to die. I'll give you my odds of who's correct and the odds you are both wrong and man and soul are immortal.

1. The soul dies with the body. As the body is recycled with the earth, the soul is turned off like an unplugged machine spins only due to its own inertia until it stops. Odds: 9,099/10,000

2. The soul rises and joins with the universe and the conscious remains, but as the soul joins the great collective, all knowledge is gained, though depriving ourselves from the journey of discovery. Odds: 9/100

3. The body and soul live forever, all the wonder and questions are answered in time, a never ending journey of discovery, of learning and experiencing, life itself. Odds: 1/10,000

I've chosen the the least likely of the three - understand though, that the odds listed are for the common man. When one knows the truth as I do, the odds are flipped on their heads.

Are you ready to die? Are you ready to learn all you don't know - in an instant? I'm not. Experience is the best teacher, death is the shortcut. 

Awaiting The Age Of The Machine, the next Ice Age, The Second Coming of Man.