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Peter Borkowicz's avatar

This is interesting! For a while , Nietsche did some work for me too, just like he did for a lot of us in the '60's. And then we woke up a few decades later and saw the consequences of the job, a heap of homelessness, massive inequality, unhinged greed, and the wretched following their bliss with meth and fentynal.

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Walter Veidt's avatar

I get my score for the MCAT back tomorrow, and this is a very foreboding poem for such an occurrence...😭

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Walter Veidt's avatar

In case anyone was wondering, I made a 521 (98th percentile). I’m going to med school!!!🥳🥳🥳

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Kaama Joy's avatar

Congratulations!

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Agnes Christie's avatar

Joseph Campbell, there are few things he gets wrong I'm actually unaware of any...his bliss is everyone's IF you believe in the power of Failure.

Thank you lovely post again.

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Catherine Wallace's avatar

This resonates with me at this time in my life. I thank you for posting it!

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John R. Dundon II EA's avatar

Perfect timing for a tax accountant!

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DOS Peace's avatar

There is that idea of gratitude again which is pure nourishment.

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Charles Laster's avatar

Brilliant!

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Boris Schmidt's avatar

Nietzsche my man! This is it!

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Kerry Bart-Raber's avatar

Ditto to that.... TY F Nietzsche for that particular Pearl

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John Jordan's avatar

Yes. There’s nothing inherently good or bad. What matters is our reaction.

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