Aristotle and Plato, long bearded men sitting in circles of dusty stones back in yesteryear- trying to get it all worked out. Logic and reason – overcoming the raw grunt of emotion. Written and transmitted down the dark ages, drinking hemlock in squalid prison for being right and stubborn. Your belief, your philosophy, your bedrock, your foundation, your signpost that gives you direction. Everybody has one, might not want to admit it, it may be bleak or it may be sunny but you can’t get going without knowing what you think. Every experience has been shot into your brain, good days, bad days, days full of pain and pleasure all lie in the back of your filing cabinet brain – directing every action without you even knowing, unless you deliberately pull back the curtain and examine your motives and ask where am I going? Where have I been? And you start to understand the cracks in the machine, the flaws in the surface.

You might need to take hold of oxy-acetylene and weld things up differently – re-jig the plumbing , get under the sink and refit the pipes. No guarantee it’s going to be better, but you could become a better human being if you adjust your philosophy. It’s not just about why are we here…… I think, therefore I am, It’s about becoming more human, more loving . I believe- others would disagree- Mr Nietchse, old Descartes, John Paul Satre might have a heart attack if they read this- reducing it all to simplistic sand pit phrases, but it gets me through, that’s what I need to do. Some thrive on a different level- programmed well , too well to serve themself – their philosophy is of themself and only themself, but that’s OK it takes all sorts to make a world. So it’s a bit like a gas in my mind this Phil-osssssss-ohfy. Invisible, without a smell but invasive, pervasive, affecting all. Driving the bus of countries advances, driving the divide between emotion and science, guiding us and our un-thought lives. To live more deliberately would seem to be a worthwhile philosophy, but how do you do it?