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“The Way of Walking Alone.” 1. Accept everything just the way it is. 2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake. 3. Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling. 4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world. 5. Be detached from desire your whole life long.

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Shoes are the number one problem in the world Shoes are a subversive force that destroy the integrity of a body Shoes are responsible for most non contact injuries Behind every chronic pain theres always a shoe lurking I knows its not “all shoes” but its Most of them

“All that matters is having single-minded purpose (ichinen), in the here and now. Life is an ongoing succession of ‘one will’ at a time, each and every moment. A man who realizes this truth need not hurry to do, or seek, anything else anymore. Just live in the present with single-minded purpose. People forget this important truth, and keep seeking other things to accomplish. Having the resolve to stay the course comes only with years of dedicated training. If you are enlightened to this mind-set just once, it will always be with you, even if you are not conscious of it everyday. Your life will become simple and clear if you are unwavering in purpose, knowing that ‘now’ is the time to act. Loyalty is a virtue born of this state of mind.” Excerpt from HAGAKURE

"To prefer to put the world against oneself rsther than to grovel before it. To never, in the face of setbacks, pose the question of the futility of the struggle. One acts because it would be unworthy to give up, and it is better to perish fighting than to surrender." - Dominique Venner, Samurai of the West

How to Get Rich with a Philosophy Degree Lessons From the first Greek Philosopher, Thales: Thales is your "literally me" character post graduation. He was ashamed of his poverty, inability, and uselessness. Aristotle cites that Thales "was reproached for his poverty, which was supposed to show that philosophy was of no use." Thales originally hailed from a wealthy Greek family who sent him to Egypt wherein he studied astrology. What "career path" awaits a modern philosophy study today is likely just as unknown as an astrology "degree" in ancient Greece. Much like you, Thales did not have the most optimal "carer" after "graduation". However, according to Proclus, Thales returned to introduce the study of geometry to the Greeks — this lead him to find work as an engineer. The leap from astrologer to engineer is certainly a questionable connection, much like how you too may jump from one career to the next without any clear connection. One can imagine a parallel between Thales and the modern "pagan" woman, who collects shiny rocks and swears her comprehension of astrology can predict the future with perfect accuracy. In this case, Thales' astrological deduction and comprehension of natural phenomenon were genuinely superior. Most all ancient Greek sources from Heroditus to Diogenes Laertius claim Thales predicted the first solar eclipse in advance with the power of pure reason alone. Very impressive, but not economically lucrative. Aristotle suggests that Thales eventually grew tired of his own impoverishment. He made the simple choice one day to be wealthy. He observed the weather conditions with great care and calculated what crops would have the highest likelihood of bounty next harvest season. He calculated that olives would ave the best chance of success. He then bought every olive press within his region. Once harvest time came, farmers were forced to rent his olive presses at exorbitant rates, providing him ample return on investment. Aristotle concludes: "Thus he showed the world that philosophers can easily be rich if to they like, but that their ambition is of another sort. ... his device for getting money is of universal application, and is nothing but the creation of a monopoly. It is an art often practised by cities when they are in want of money; they make a monopoly of provisions." To have knowledge is of no value unless it is acted upon. Too often does a "should be" great philosopher suffer abject poverty and die by the sword of his own weakness. All loss is attributed to inability. I have always found the "art of doing" a herculean struggle myself. Currently, I teach literature and philosophy courses, and yet I myself have always hated education and, especially, educators. By profession I am technically a "philosopher", and yet I feel that I have become my opposite, the identity I most loathe in all the world, a teacher. Does this imply I too suffer from inability? They do say "Those who can't do, teach", after all. Teaching in Asia has always been a lucrative career. By year's end, I save double or, perhaps triple, anything a US educator might dream up. Such profits have allowed me to pay off all educational loans and begin an international real estate portfolio. The simple answer of "What to do with a philosophy BA?" is to teach humanities abroad. No, I do not mean to "teach basic ESL" advice. The practical answer is to find a credentialed British, Canadian, Australian, or American (and sometimes Turkish!) international school abroad and then teach humanities courses (philosophy, writing, literature, history, politics, sociology). I could walk you through the career path of an educator for hours, giving you avenues to make a gorillion dollars tax-free at International schools within the heart of Congolese jungles or Saudi Arabian deserts (working for foreign mining or oil companies). The "just become an academic, bro" answer is horribly boring. It's too obvious, too safe. You already knew it was the exclusive answer the day you enrolled in Philosophy 101, in fact. The category of education does not properly represent the caliber of a "philosopher", rather it seems to be some kind of ritualistic condemnation to a life of boredom. In my sixth year as an international educator, perhaps, it can be said, the feeling hit me —that tremendous boredom sloths must feel climbing the same tree for the hundredth time. No, it wasn't boredom exactly, was it? It was some motivation that I should be living more virtuously than I was or that my orientation needed to exactly mirror my lesson content. I consistently try to focus on the theorization of the heroic ideal, to reject the modern world and revitalize the will of the —  how to "command tradition like lightening", so I claim in my course syllabus. It was not enough for me to speak about heroes; I needed to become the heroic type that Nietzsche or Evola wrote so fondly about in deed. Nietzsche begins his book, the Anti-Christ with a reference to ancient myth: “We are Hyperboreans—we know well enough how remote our place is. Neither by land nor by water will you find the road to the Hyperboreans” He calls upon the blood of our ancestors to guide us. Fortunately, I can activate my ancestral blood memories to be my guide easily through the adoption of local, nomadic traditions. Nomadism became my clear heroic pathway, a virtuous act foremost to understand my students' culture and to hone myself into a heroic ideal through extreme struggle. The totality of my free time became devoted to scaling the most remote mountain ranges in the world on horseback, learning trick riding, playing kok boru, and traveling through lands entirely unknown to me with folk I couldn't communicate with more than a word. I could then walk into my classes with the full knowledge that I understood the ancestors of my students well and could, therefore, be relied upon, as a respected member of the local community who could be trusted as the link between American/Western mentality and local mentality. As my exact ancestral line were American frontiersmen who conquered the majority of New York State, from Manhattan to Buffalo, I could even declare myself virtuous according to my own folk traditions. Specifically, we are noted to be the first Westerners to build a trading company with the Mohawk Indians in Upstate New York. Now, I was properly living their will in the modern day through the continuation of negotiations with new tribes. As I continued to become more virtuous in accordance with my personal definition, local definition, and ethnic American definition, business opportunities began to reveal themselves in abundance. I translated these experiences online, fulfilling the second cliche — that a philosophy student must also become a writer! Few cared about my philosophical musings of a Mennonite Imperial Empire. But my videos of horses, and musings about nomadic life quickly picked up attention. I began to get requests to hire my local team for horseback riding expeditions. I organized the most honorable trustworthy nomads under my command and formed the longest horseback riding expedition in the world — 500+ kilometers across 10 days. Within less than one year, I now have dozens of clients to manage and a ceiling of roughly $140,000 a month in maximum, projected, gross profits. Horseback riding requests quickly turned into requests for "Who else can we meet?". Thankfully, due to my years overseas, I have connections with tribes throughout South East Asia and connections as remote as Turkmenistan. Like Thales, I will soon have a "monopoly" on "Right Wing" meet ups, and, as an aded bonus, should have enough horses to start a profitable ranch by the end of the year. I list these examples with a clear point of action — the cultivation of virtue rewards a man with economic abundance. Your choice to remain confused, aimless, and impoverished is due to personal inability. The objective of a "philosopher" must be to become the ideal practitioner of your discipline. The more perfect in deed you become, the greater the rewards will know. Let us always remember Thales, as our guiding star.

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“But the curse of every ancient civilization was that its men in the end became unable to fight. Materialism, luxury, safety, even sometimes an almost modern sentimentality, weakened the fibre of each civilized race in turn; each became in the end a nation of pacifists, and then each was trodden under foot by some ruder people that had kept that virile fighting power the lack of which makes all other virtues useless and sometimes even harmful.” -Teddy Roosevelt

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

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The most common stress storage zones: - Neck & Shoulders: Hunched posture and tight traps are physical signs of emotional burdens and overthinking. Tension headaches originate here. - Jaw: Clenching or grinding teeth is a common response to suppressed anger, frustration, or anxiety. - Upper Back: The rhomboids and traps tighten under emotional strain, especially if you feel “burdened” or like you’re “carrying weight.” - Lower Back: Usually linked to financial stress or feeling of lack of support. Tension here can be result of postural or emotional imbalance. - Chest: Anxiety can cause shallow breathing and tight pecs. Tight chest originates from or gives you an overall sense of restriction. - Abdomen: Emotional stress can trigger digestive issues. The solar plexus region is especially sensitive to fear, shame, and feelings of lack of self control. - Hips: Sometimes called the “emotional junk drawer”. The psoas muscle in particular holds deep primal tension related to trauma and the fight or flight response. - Hands and Forearms: Constant clenching or gripping can reflect a subconscious need for control or holding on too tightly - Feet and Calves: These store stress from overstimulation and a lack of grounding or forward movement in life.

This is a perfect exemplar of a facts vs truth The first person speaks in absolute truth The second speaks in facts Facts are not the truth This is why I value literature higher than math for accurate depictions of reality

There are new plateaus for you to reach. Always ascend!

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This can be extrapolated across the board btw. That “poll” they took: Asked 1000 people who fit the demographic of those more likely to give the answer they were seeking, and then told you it represented the whole country That “study” they did: Conducted on 300 people who fit the description of those who it would be more likely to confirm the thesis they were trying to prove, and then told you it represented humanity. It’s all fake. And gay.

When I was sixteen, I won a great victory. I felt in that moment I would live to be a hundred. Now I know I shall not see thirty. None of us know our end, really, or what hand will guide us there. A king may move a man, a father may claim a son, but that man can also move himself, and only then does that man truly begin his own game. Remember that howsoever you are played or by whom, your soul is in your keeping alone, even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power. When you stand before God, you cannot say, "But I was told by others to do thus," or that virtue was not convenient at the time. This will not suffice. Remember that - King Baldwin IV

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The UK government flagged these books (among others) as potential signs of far-right extremism. List includes Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Hobbes' Leviathan, Milton's Paradise Lost. You may be an extremist if you've read these. What else would you add to the list?