One day, Plato asked Socrates, his teacher and mentor, “What is love?”
Socrates replied, “Plato, take a walk through the wheat field nearby. Without turning back, walk forward, and pick the most magnificent stalk of wheat you can find. However, you are allowed to pick only one.”
Plato followed Socrates’ instructions, confident that he would find the best stalk of wheat in the field. Before long though, he returned empty-handed. Socrates asked, “Why have you picked nothing?” Plato replied, “I had found the most magnificent stalk of wheat as soon as I walked into the field, but since I was only allowed one pick, and I could not turn back, I thought I could find a better one further ahead. However, I could not find a better one as I kept searching, so I returned with none.”
“And that is love,” said Socrates.
Some days later, Plato asked Socrates another question. “What is marriage,” he asked. Socrates answered: “Go to the woods, and as before, without turning back, bring me back the best and strongest tree in the forest. Again, you’re only allowed to choose one, so choose wisely.”
Plato walked through the woods, and returned soon after with a tree. However, the tree was not strong nor tall. Socrates asked him, “Is this the best tree in the forest?” Plato answered, “No, but I didn’t want to return empty handed like last time, and while I’m sure there are better trees in the forest, I felt I could not afford to miss the opportunity at this tree.”
“And that is marriage,” said Socrates.
On yet another day, Plato asked, “What is an affair?” Socrates answered, in his usual way, “Head to the woods, and look for the most beautiful flower. This time, you’re allowed to look wherever you want, and you can retrace your steps if you must.” Plato, given these instructions, went into the woods full of confidence. In a short time, he had found the most beautiful, most colorful blooming flower in the forest, and picked it out of the soil for his return. As he returned, however, the flower began to wilt. When he arrived, Socrates asked, “Is this the most beautiful flower in the forest?” Plato answered, “Yes, I discovered this most beautiful of flowers, but as I returned, the flower began to lose its color and beauty.”
“And that, is an affair,” said Socrates.
Now older and wiser, Plato asked Socrates once more, “What is life?” Socrates pondered for a moment, and told Plato, “As before, go to the woods, and find the most beautiful flower there is. You can go anywhere, and pick as many as you want.” Remembering all his previous experiences, Plato walked into the woods again. But after three days and three nights, he had still not returned. Socrates, with a bit of concern, went out in search of Plato. Before long, Socrates had found him, in a makeshift camp that Plato had set up. He asked Plato, “Have you found the most beautiful of flowers?” Plato pointed to a flower right next to his camp site, and said, “That is the most beautiful flower in the forest.” Socrates inquired, “Why have you not picked it yet?” Plato answered thoughtfully, “If I pick it, it would wither like the last one. But even if I don’t pick it, it will wither and die sooner or later. So while it is in full bloom, I will live beside it, admiring it from here. When it finally wilts, I will look for the next most beautiful flower. This is already the second flower.”
Socrates took this in, and said, “Now you understand the essence of life.”
If I remember correctly, Dr. Kiltz doesn't recommend consuming them. I used them for two to three years, but after switching from keto to carnivore, I discovered that they caused my blood sugar to spike, which is logical given the starch they contain. So I eliminated them from my diet; they were the last plant-based component I was consuming anyway.
For me the classical composers have written pieces that really blow you away. Joseph Haydn was someone who always positively surprises you and his music makes these strange times a little more bearable. "Insanae et vanae curae" is an example of pure energy. Many American freedom fighters loved his music and Beethoven's and I can understand why. I also like pop music. Yours and Walker's covers of The Chain remain an all-time classic
"A man who chooses between drinking a glass of milk and a glass of a solution of potassium cyanide does not choose between two beverages; he chooses between life and death. A society that chooses between capitalism and socialism does not choose between two social systems; it chooses between social cooperation and the disintegration of society. Socialism is not an alternative to capitalism; it is an alternative to any system under which men can live as human beings."
--von Mises
Can't wait for this song. Thank you so much for all the incredible work you and Walker have done over the years. My Bitcoin journey wouldn't have been as joyful as it was without it!
Chimpanzees share approximately 98.8% of their DNA with humans, making them our closest living relatives.
They are very fascinating animals. I see apes very differently than other animals.
https://video.nostr.build/284ca3133613c22d67c7c054aea6acba9b7e192bb10503330da177c267366930.mp4
Thank you so much for sharing this!
I haven't had the opportunity to interact with monkeys in this way yet, but at least I can get a small taste of what it would be like. It's another example for me of how great this community is here on Nostr.
we keep shipping at Strike
yesterday we turned on fiat card on-ramps for Mexico, Brazil, India, Vietnam, and Guatemala
today we released sending to Lightning Addresses. you can send fiat or bitcoin to a Lightning Address with Strike. here is a demo where I send nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx $10 from my bank account to his Lightning Address. we aren’t far away from cross-currency payments over the internet looking like sending an email over the internet
Strike Africa, Strike EU, Strike LatAm coming up next. looking to ship Africa before Christmas
stay humble, stack shipping 🚢🛳️⛴️ https://v.nostr.build/8KPa.mp4
Excellent news, I’m really excited and can’t wait for Strike EU becoming reality! 👍✨
Sorry to hear that, keep up the good fight and protect yourself!
But it doesn’t come as a surprise that this happened in Canada, because it is fully controlled by the families and banksters who control the British Empire (which was only renamed to “Commonwealth” without actually changing what it had been doing for centuries.
I recommend reading or listening to Matthew Ehret in order to understand how destructive and dangerous these families and their empire is.
One of the aspects of Bisq that I love is the ability to pay the seller with gift cards, because I generally don’t trust banks and don’t want to them being involved in anything I decide to invest money in.
I don’t mind small banks, some of them are probably decent companies, but I try to be as little in contact with them as possible and Bisq has been a really excellent road out of the Fiat system. Thanks for all of your efforts!
I mostly agree, with one small difference:
Misinformation: this is information that is true, but your government overlords want you to ignore it because it conflicts with the narrativ of their overlords.
