Thanks Carlos
On Nov 5, 11:56 am, einseele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi chaz. > > You are brave. There is an old saying in Spanish which is something > like > "no matter what, courage is the only value, the best in all cases" > > Achilles, part of probably the best poem ever, (even being an > assassin, btw) chose courage and became immortal. > > Your post shows courage, and I'm sure you will make it. And I'm happy > for that. > > kind regards > > Carlos > > On 5 nov, 08:49, chazwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thanks Greg, > > The treatment is a real ordeal. I can now see the > > end in sight. I have five more radiotherapy sessions to go through, > > but that is when it gets really hard, as the effects are delayed by up > > to two more weeks. There after the recovery period can be months, but > > should be almost human by Xmas. > > I often wonder if the treatment is worse than the disease. I am ready > > to die, as we all must. > > There are many types of cancer and treatments. Getting a tumor in the > > head and neck area is one of the worse in terms of treatment side > > effects: dry mouth, nausea, constant bad taste, loss of saliva, > > negative appetite, skin burns on the ear and neck.. I could go on. > > Some of these will be life-long. > > I've lost 28lbs in weight over 5 weeks so far. > > Along the way if someone had handed me a button to end it all I would > > have pressed it (probably when I was puking up blood and bile). > > But what keeps me going is the bond I feel for my partner and 13 yo > > son for whom my death would be devastating: such is as it is to be > > human: to love and be loved: the human experience. > > I think it is the power of imagination; that I can feel what it might > > be like to have a loved one die; to put myself in their position. > > > Chaz > > > On Nov 4, 8:01 am, Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello Chazwin > > > thanks a lot for the great enlightement. your post is great, awesome. > > > It offered me a perspective that I did not have about philosophy. Yes > > > I have my reservations > > > about the current state of philosophy, but your point of view is > > > instructive, it has helped me get a broader view on the subject. I > > > still have questions on why the relevance of philosophy to the masses, > > > since by nature it excludes the majority through the use of vague and > > > idealistic themes and the like. > > > > My heart goes out to you on your current situation, Your great > > > attitude and positive perspective to such an experience leaves me to > > > one conclusion. > > > You are a great men. I trust in all confidence that you will get > > > through this. I have an uncle who was diagnised with cancer, and he is > > > a survivor. One thing I noticed about him that I have noticed also in > > > you that was critical to him going through the whole ordeal was his > > > great attitude and realism. > > > > Be blessed and stay blessed. > > > > Regards > > > > Greg > > > > On Nov 1, 8:04 pm, chazwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Sometimes philosophy may seem detached from ones everyone activities, > > > > but that is because we often talk about the details. But it is the > > > > detail upon which we build our overall outlook and approach to life. > > > > ANd it is with these broad brush strokes or philosophical stands that > > > > we can apply our life strategies. > > > > Lately, having being diagnosed with cancer and currently undergoing a > > > > severe and aggressive treatment regime, I have found muc consolation > > > > in the philosophies of Sartre and Albert Camus, especially the notion > > > > epitomised by the utter absurdity of life. With this type of outlook > > > > there is no guilt, fear, blame, false hope, there is only me and my > > > > experience of my treatment and the result. > > > > Nothing else makes sense: I am not being punished by god, there is no > > > > bad karma: cancer is a denial of ID and an affirmation of scientific > > > > method. This philosophy has enabled me to more easily come to terms > > > > with my inevitable mortality. > > > > If your philosophy does not do this for you then maybe you should > > > > consider some others? > > > > > On Oct 31, 12:52 pm, Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Philosophy has become a field were people indulge in discussions that > > > > > have no value to practical life, especially if we are to consider the > > > > > amount of application of the mental faculties that is expanded in > > > > > arguing over terminology instead of solving the issue at hand. The > > > > > definition of philosophy is itself subject to many, varied and complex > > > > > permutations that do not add value to the field of study. > > > > > > The techniques of philosophy would eliminate most of the practical > > > > > benefits derived from science, engineering and technology if they were > > > > > applied in those fields today. Philosophy has developed to a > > > > > intangible, connceptually incoherent and useless field of study with > > > > > no benefits to everyday life. This is undoubtedly not the essence of > > > > > true philosophy, even in the more abstract things of life we use > > > > > common sense and practical reasoning to come to conclusions. > > > > > > Philosophy in essence should provide and solidify the knowledge > > > > > frameworks of everyday life permutations, adding value to humanity. > > > > > > A Call for practical philosophy > > > > > > Greg- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Epistemology" group. 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