Posts by bradley.whitley

I have been remiss in offering gratitude for this. We have kept busy in learning hedonic calculus and balance even in the midst of a busy time of recovery from sickness and semester exams. He and I have read this post often and pondered it often. He calls you "Cassius Magnus"

James has taken a fancy to baseball and finds pleasure in friends and the simple joy of playing. He also has begun reading a little De La Mettrie "Man a Machine" under my guidance. He has discovered girls! Hence a discussion on responsible sexual exploration and sexual ethics and consent have been topics of late.

He is a good child. He and I are committed to a life of pleasures and every 20th is a holiday. I especially find the idea of an Epicurean Youth course very pleasing.

A very positive note, is that we both have noticed a drop in anxiety by following pleasure. So many in North Carolina are anxious about god and hell and judgement day. Its a joy to just smile and relish the beauty of life and know that od is nothing to fear, and death either.

In Fraternal bonds,

Brad

Working through Recovery aka the 12 Steps with as an Epicurean has been a 5 year challenge.

I am so happy with the Epicurean and not Neo-Epicurean poster. It is the very essence of how I have survived.

Thank you

How wonderful!

I will take one.

I had my fill of fun yesterday. Wonderful meal and a beautiful toast to the Teacher. Hope you all enjoyed yesterday.

Happy 20th

Yes, the death of our Boston terrier prompted our discussion.

Just a quick note...EP is very kid friendly. We discussed death and dying last night at dinner. My 7 year old out of the blue says "people are worried more about being dead and what things are like after they die that they dont enjoy living!" "Just enjoy things dont be worried about dying because you won't feel nothing. Right Daddy?" Exactly son.

Excellent posts here!

Elayne,

I would be up for interview. I am raising my sons as Epicureans. Quite nice.

Anyway, I look forward to your writings.

Totally agree

I would buy one

Elli I bow to your wisdom. I am useless anyway. I know very little. Happy 20th anyway.

Platonizing is the very root of all wars. Some buffoon takes over a nation with a vision of an ideal world. Plato and his minions have created a world of division. Platonism is a mental disease.

Happy 20th Friends!

Move all the art. Rebuild the Forum. No more Vatican.

Elli

I totally agree. The treasures of Hellas are forgotten! Only if we could have Alexandria and her library!

Sad to see so many afraid of losing a temple.

I am not sure, but I believe he quoted that and other sundry verses. I just cut to the chase.

It is pretty much a given that all people at some point question their mortality and worry about death.

In the local supermarket this afternoon I was "witnessed" too by a missionary. I guess his assignment after service was to hit up the market for converts. After his usual pitch, I asked him if he was scared to die. Of course he said no. He was in the great number of saints. Then I asked him what if he died and there was no immortal existence, and all of the missionary work pointed to a great nothing? He looked upset and said, then I would have wasted my life.

I calmly said, I rest my case. Smiled and before I walked off, I told him death is nothing to us. We have no recall of life before birth. Death is the same way. No sensation. Don't fear it. Live today.