Antinatalism and Depression XXVIII: ΓΝΩΘΙ ΣΕΑΥΤΟΝ
Channel: Anekantavad
Date: 09/08/2012

Know Thyself.

"Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die ..." - JRR Tolkien, "Lord of the Rings.

To do anything - or to do nothing - we must know what we are, and most certainly what we are not. We exist, and we have limitations. We are not "nothingness", and we are not gods.

If we exist, we have things that we need to do, even if passively. If we are not gods, we cannot do everything. We have some responsibilities, but we are not responsible for everything. We have some rights, but we don't have a right to everything.

What are our obligations as imperfect humans? What is reasonable to expect of us?

"Know Thyself" http://larrycopelandpsychic.com/images/gnothiseauton.jpeg

A beautiful reconstruction of the ancient temple site at Delphi http://www.breathinginthemoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Sanctuary-of-Apollo2.jpg

The Pythia (priestess) revealing Apollo's wisdom: http://www.cvm.qc.ca/jlaberge/MesTextes/Delphes.jpg

A more titillating version of the Pythia: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tEprDBa7548/TrEPqBI3RsI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/ZYJvWIbLB0M/s1600/godward-thedelphicoracle.jpg

Hollywood's depiction from the 300: http://content3.catalog.photos.msn.com/ds/pic-en-us/picenus_msnentertainment/MSNE/CD97E26D-595F-4758-B7F0-D48849FD5CA2.jpg