I am listening to The Village Green Preservation Society by the Kinks, what a great record. It stands for everything that is true, good and beautiful. I want it played at my funeral.
The more I read about history, the more I unearth cohesion instead of revolt, morality in place of criminality, and of course God instead of cynicism. People just don't get it nowadays. The amount of people who share "the less you give a fuck the happier you'll be" is unreal. I thought it had a great shot of Jack Nicholson, one of my favourite actors. Yet, the more I mull over this supposēd philosophical maxim, the less I like it. Gulliver came up with a great counter-point quote from an Old-Time player, "It's nice to be nice." Not uncaring, but quite the opposite. Being a nice person, compassionate and kind is more rewarding than being cold, uncaring and selfish. Selfless.I am rapidly losing touch with the mainstream television watching brainless morons who don't care, they only care about themselves, science, nihilism, and have no idea. The clueless masses.
To read history, learn it's lessons, and to impart that knowledge in the spirit of good-will and compassion. That is rewarding, and why I am resolved to be a history teacher one day. Hopefully not too far away in time, but certainly far away in distance: Jordan *crosses fingers*. I'll call the agency tomorrow to see if it's even worth applying seeing as I have no formal experience or PGCE. In any case, it's worth a try.Max.
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