sorin popovici -> RE: THE END FOR SHARING TAB FILES???!!! (Dec. 20 2005 21:21:02)
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I am afraid i wont be seeing very son the Gerardo and Paco concert [;)], but what's got to do with your post ? quote:
Maybe now you'll understand my previous posts after seeing both Gerardo and Paco in concert in Scotland this year. cheers I dont get it , why say "posts" and not "post" ?I'm sure that u didnt mean all of your previous posts...but what posts u refer to , I dont know.I'm not looking for trouble , just I dont know really how to take that question.I really have no clue what u mean ,maybe it's my english. quote:
Absolutely Sorin, absolutely. Well , I have no patent for that ...probably i've read it in a book for poofs [:D]. It's not my fault ...they made me read it in highschool (i am poof but it's not my fault ...it is the society [:)] ) But why make mea culpa Ron , never downloaded a faucher scan ? I would try to get religious now, but dont know the exact english phrase "let the ones that are without sin,thow the first stone"(he he he...this is trully a hard to chalenge statement) Well ,things are....not gonna resolve very soon ... When I was in highschool ...i had to take this exam about Plato(we call him Platon).He has this morale issues in one of his books...u know the one with the ring? quote:
The Ring of Gyges is a story written by Plato in an attempt to force the reader to evaluate his or her own sense of morality. In this story, Gyges worked as a shepherd for the king of Lydia. An earthquake opened up the ground where Gyges' flock was feeding. Inside this opening lay a bronze horse with doors. Inside these doors was a dead body with a golden ring. Gyges pulled the ring from the dead and climbed from the hole. He later joined his fellow shepherds to make a regular report to the king about his sheep. As he sat and toyed with his ring, Gyges noticed that when he turned the setting around on his finger he became invisible to all. He then became a messenger from the shepherds to the court; Gyges took his pleasure and seduced the queen. He later conspired with queen and killed the king, taking control of Lydia. After the story is told, Glaucon asks Socrates to imagine that two magic rings exist. A just individual has one ring, and an unjust person holds the other. Glaucon argues that no man could resist the temptation of taking what is not his, therefore the actions of the just would be as the actions of the unjust. This may affirm to be proof that a man is good, not willingly, but of necessity. If self-indulgence can be practiced without fear of punishment, then the tendency for being unjust will prevail (Jowett 257). What would one do if one possessed a magic ring? One could argue that there is a resemblance between Gyges and President Clinton. The President is a very skillful politician, a master of evasive talk. Plato states, A man who uses his power in the endless pursuit of the delights of the flesh possess the soul of a tyrant. Plato also understood that democracy is susceptible to a certain form of tyranny: the rule of a generous government, catering to the public's needs and wants in exchange for their freedom. Could one associate Plato's idea of a tyrant with the actions of President Clinton? The President has squeezed out of every tight spot in which he has landed. Clinton's cleverness may lead him to think he possesses a Gyges' ring of invincibility. He can allow his passions and sensual desires to tyrannize over his reason and good judgment, without serious repercussions. Because of the power and prestige he has, the President will always be an example -whether for good or bad. If the Chief Executive demonstrates a lack of self-control, what message does it send to the citizens (Owens1)? I have presented Plato's story and ideas, and have attempted to relate the Ring of Gyges to the head of our government today, but one must decide for themselves the true meaning behind this fable. Could Gyges and President Clinton share a sense of invincibility? In search of this answer, one must examine themselves and ask, How would I act if I held the ring of Gyges? Ok,internet ...is almost like having a Gyges ring, u are almost invisible....this issue is first found in Plato....I find it hard to believe that Metallica is interested in philosophy. [:D]That is my point [8D] (hey this posting is cool ...Plato and Jesus in the same post .Wow, google is priceless(btw,what if google will say tomorrow ...that every search should cost?).) In a way , if u want we all posess the Gyges ring ....as our ego (call it soul or what u want) still remains a mistery for the others.I may think i know u ,but probably I dont . So we all have the ring ...that's cool,huh?Now what shall we do with it ,should we kiss the boss ass and go up ....or not pretend anymore and say to the boss in the face that u dont like him? ok,to conclude Plato brings this issue in a way of our unseen souls ....Jesus gives u His solution to the problem, He says "not to throw the stone" cause though unseen ,our souls are not imaculate (without sin). I'm gonna stop here, I'm hungry ...and I just cant ignore for ever that.But this could go for ever,and that's probably why this story is told in schools since Plato.
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