by Mark Crosweller | Mar 17, 2018 | The Allegorical Life blog
Pathways to wisdom The famous Chinese philosopher Confucius once said that “wisdom was learnt one of three ways, through: reflection – the noblest; imitation – the easiest; or experience – the bitterest.” Sometimes, despite how much we may meditate on or muse over the...
by Mark Crosweller | Mar 1, 2018 | The Allegorical Life blog
Why I’m arguing with Aristotle There is an ancient Greek belief, based largely upon the philosophers such as Aristotle, that the only people who deserve compassion are those who do not deserve their suffering. Or to say it another way, some people deserve their...
by Mark Crosweller | Jan 12, 2018 | The Allegorical Life blog
Remembering Bourke Street Many people would remember the tragic event in the Bourke Street Mall in Melbourne on 20th January 2017. The male driver of a motor vehicle intentionally drove down through the Mall, aiming his car at as many people as possible, killing a...
by Mark Crosweller | Dec 22, 2017 | The Allegorical Life blog
Not ‘if’ – only ‘when’ and ‘where’ The idea of the inevitability of natural hazard events was well and truly reinforced in my mind when visiting Marysville and Kinglake, some days after the tragic fires in Victoria of 7...
by Mark Crosweller | Dec 22, 2017 | The Allegorical Life blog
Guilty or not guilty – an interesting question! We all experience guilt as part of our psyche. Seen positively, it aids us throughout our lives, helping us to maintain a close relationship with our soul or consciousness, its moral compass, and its desire to give and...
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