Today’s prompt is enigma.
I don’t understand…
Why, centuries after man embarked on the ages of “Enlightenment” and “Reason” we are more devoid of both than in any period in history…
Why the least accomplished generation ever is the most over-documented and photographed…
Why we have devolved into listening only with the intent of waiting our turn to speak and ignoring what is being said…
Why we have so much ability to judge and almost none to evaluate and improve our own selves…
Why we continue to hate and murder in the name of “religions” that proclaim peace and love..
Why we use people and idolize things when we should idolize people and use things…
Why we harnessed the laws of Science and Nature to create pollution and weapons capable of destroying both…
Why we chastise those of color and then lie in the sun to look like them…
Why we chase the appearance of youth when we should be embracing the grace and wisdom of our years…
Why we idolize the wealthy celebrity and demonize the calloused hands of the working man…
Man truly is an enigma, wrapped in a riddle, surrounded by a puzzle.
I don’t get it..
The Tao of Bill 
Wow!! Very, very profound and extremely accurate, B!! Well said!
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Thanks for stopping by my page Bella
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I try B!! Half the time I don’t know whether I’m coming or going and you know I’m crazy as a shithouse rat. I do think about you often and INTEND on stopping by your page much more frequently than I do😊
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I plan on checking on your magnificent lunacy often as well
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I think there is an excess of idolizing people, pop stars, film stars, sports stars; sometimes I feel so insignificant when these celebs are paraded before me day after day. I have to remind myself of my own worth. Thankfully I have a few good people who do this for me
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Well said. Neither do I, but the guy at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave certainly doesn’t help
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I don’t share your disdain for our President
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Fair enough
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But as always I respect your viewpoint
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Interesting thoughts. Very modern day Proverbs.
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Good questions. Alas, no answers. Keep asking though.
Loved this.
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I was hoping you would
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It’s perfect, clever and perceptive. I’m so happy to see you more often again.
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Wow, such great praise. I’m glad to be back in form also. I underestimated how much dialysis would drain my energy and creative drive but I’m not letting it anymore
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Please don’t. It’s there for a reason. Hugs.
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Hi Billy and Bojana,
I like the conversation that you two are having!
I would also like to wish both of you a wonderful festive season with a special post of mine at https://soundeagle.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/season-greetings-from-soundeagle-merry-christmas-happy-new-year-and-joyful-holiday/
Happy New Year to you!
May you realize all of your visions and achieve whatever goals you have set yourself in 2019!
May you find the answers that you are looking for and then inform us in your future posts!
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Thank you. I’ll check it out.
All the best to you too.
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This is really great.
I go back and forth from being overly optimistic about how good people are to being overly cynical about how bad everybody is. I guess when we’re all such Rorschach ink blots, we can be interpreted either way.
We might be okay, who knows?
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My approach is to embrace the good and deal with the bad. Thank you for reading good sir
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Winston Churchill said, “It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.”
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I shouldn’t have paraphrased lol. Thanks for reading!
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You are in good company with that phrase and I actually used a form of it in my blog when Fandango had enigma as a prompt the other day.
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It was fitting for the topic, the first thing that came to mind actually. I hope I did it justice.
I like your blog btw
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Good quote! The only time that I also use the word in the title of a post is when I published the very special post at https://soundeagle.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/soundeagles-poetry-with-enigmas-goodbye-milky-way/
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Totally agree
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