I'm Human

Sometimes the Truth is old, really really old:

"A human being is a part of the whole, called by us, "Universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest -- a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.

This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security."

There is no room in this for the divinization of a nation, of a class, let alone of an individual. Are we not all children of one father, as it is said in religious language? Indeed, even the divinization of humanity, as an abstract totality, would not be in the spirit of that ideal. It is only to the individual that a soul is given. And the high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule, or to impose himself in any other way." - Albert Einstein, New York Times, Nov 9, 1930

"The individual feels the futility of human desires and aims and the sublimity and marvelous order which reveal themselves both in nature and in the world of thought. Individual existence impresses him as a sort of prison and he wants to experience the universe as a single significant whole. The beginnings of cosmic religious feeling already appear at an early stage of development, e.g., in many of the Psalms of David and in some of the Prophets. Buddhism, as we have learned especially from the wonderful writings of Schopenhauer, contains a much stronger element of this.

A realization of how great is the danger is spreading, however, among thinking people, and there is much search for means with which to meet the danger--means in the field of national and international politics, of legislation, or organization in general. Such efforts are, no doubt, greatly needed. Yet the ancients knew something- which we seem to have forgotten. All means prove but a blunt instrument, if they have not behind them a living spirit. But if the longing for the achievement of the goal is powerfully alive within us, then shall we not lack the strength to find the means for reaching the goal and for translating it into deeds."

- Albert Einstein, New York Times, Nov 9, 1930

Note that Einstein thinks "the ancients" had similar knowledge. They did...

Using music by Sigur Ros is cheating.

;-; I love that man.

Cool quote Ryan S. Great video - that song is amazing. Another new Sigur Ros favourite. =)

Just finished watching the movie, "The Human Experience." This was a nice complement to it. Nice end to my day.

Roll Tide!

You should also have a look at "1 Giant Leap".

Here is a link for "1 giant leap" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4EfdaxUiO0

@Pierre thats a great documentary. Prior to the soundtrack being released I had edited "Love and Need" to extract the Maxi Jazz bits and put it all back together and uploaded to youtube as "Maxi Jazz | My name is..." the edited song is a run-down of psychological processes of egoism. E.g. "My name is ego, I'll be with you to your last breath, here's a small list of all the things that scare me to death..." it turns out the complete track is "I've Been Away / Under a Stormy Sky" featuring Haale, Michael Franti, Maxi Jazz & Daniel Lanois.

The edited version soared (compared to my other vids) on Youtube drawing in over 11,000 views, which is 7,000 more than the unedited version uploaded by WhatAboutMeTV. Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZXgxBlZHpw