Yesterday and still today my thoughts definitely controlled me. My son in law was in surgery for 12 hours. I tried to do things that would make me think of something else but the pit of my stomach reminded me that there was a crisis in the family and my thoughts were overwhelming.
I think Dostoevsky's underground man is becoming completely usual. Not just the earth but the entire human race needs a 50 year breaks from the fruits of modern industry. Not an intellectual but we are living through an epidemic of minding about things to which farming is the answer. We've strayed too far from our humble origins, civilisation by our stage has a 20% chance of dying from anxiety.
secretagent09: Yesterday and still today my thoughts definitely controlled me. My son in law was in surgery for 12 hours. I tried to do things that would make me think of something else but the pit of my stomach reminded me that there was a crisis in the family and my thoughts were overwhelming.
I think thoughts are like thinking about things and stuff. You know ... thoughtful thoughts are where it's at. I think ... Anyway, I just thought about that.
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