a few good men?

We do not always know everything about ourselves. We think we do but that’s most definitely not the case…unless we have experienced every damn thing in the world…which is again, not possible. We can never have complete knowledge of our likes or dislikes. I can unconditionally vouch for that fact because the past two days have introduced me to things that were unknown to me up until now. I don’t know what effect it would have had on me if I had not been acquainted with these things that have now become such an integral part of my thought process, outlook and preferences.

3 things…I should say 3 people, their work and their lives have triggered me in the most amazing way! (1) Johnny Cash (2) Charles Darwin and (3) Rene Descartes.

Johnny Cash. What can I say? The man was a freaking legend…and still lives on. Walk the line, Ring of fire, Get Rhythm, Cry Cry Cry, I hung my head, Hurt and of course Folsom Prison Blues. His music is simply mind blowing! When I heard it first, I almost kicked myself for not having been interested in its genre before now. I don’t think I have ever heard such honest music. I have never, up until now, felt the pain coming through the speakers. The audio waves drown you in themselves and force you to think about the sentiment of the song. Its not something you can listen to when you’re busy/easily distracted. I mean, sure you can HEAR it but you can’t LISTEN to it. That voice, that sound, that persistent strum of the guitar and that depth make Cash’s music so darn addictive!! And since I am ALWAYS on the side of singers who write their own music…I think Johnny Cash is one of the few Gods of Music.

Charles Darwin and Rene Descartes are the men in their own different ways. I cannot say anything about their work though coz I don’t have even an iota of qualification to talk about it. To put it mildly, Darwin makes wonderful sense when he talks about the falseness of species being immutable in nature. I’m still reading the book and will definitely blog a little more about what I think about his work (THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES).

Philosophy has always interested me. Descartes, the father of modern philosophy has a LOT to offer if you believe that theory can be applied to practical situations in life in general and science in particular. I am not sure how someone can disagree with that, but a lot many times theories have been based on practical observations and not vice versa. Again, I’ll blog on this once I am done with his book “THE METHOD OF RIGHTLY CONDUCTING THE REASON, AND SEEKING TRUTH IN THE SCIENCES”.