Are we fated to play out the narrative set down for us by past events? Or do we have the power to overcome trauma, fulfill our dreams, and succeed in the end? This post is a years-later follow-up to my earlier post, “Fate vs. Free Will.” Note: this post includes affiliate links to some of […]
William Blake: Never Give Up
William Blake was a quarrelsome troublemaker: a self-published author who was not well-liked in his own time. William Blake is now a world-famous poet, best remembered for “The Tyger” (“Tyger! Tyger! burning bright / In the forests of the night”) and other colorful children’s poems from his illustrated collection, “Songs of Innocence and of […]
“Chicken Soup and a Shot of Jack” by Clarence Poet402 Barbee: A Book Review
My review of “Chicken Soup and a Shot of Jack” by Clarence “Poet402” Barbee: a thoughtful collection of poems and short essays on a variety of relevant topics, including racism in modern America, communication in the information age, and the nature of time itself.
Fate Versus Free Will
The idea of “free will” is so glorified that we tend to ignore just how limited our choices really are. Options available to us are often constrained by events long past, or circumstances beyond our control. Still, the aggregate effect of millions of people’s choices over time can have a tremendous impact.
