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A quotation from Abe Lincoln

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
Essay (1832-03-09), “Communication to the People of Sangamo County,” Sangamo Journal (1832-03-15)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/lincoln-abraham/6576…

WIST Quotations · Essay (1832-03-09), "Communication to the People of Sangamo County," Sangamo Journal (1832-03-15) - Lincoln, Abraham | WIST QuotationsEvery man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. Newspaper copy of a handbill distributed…

A quotation from The Bible

   Jesus also told this parable to people who were sure of their own goodness and despised everybody else. “Once there were two men who went up to the Temple to pray: one was a Pharisee, the other a tax collector.
   “The Pharisee stood apart by himself and prayed, ‘I thank you, God, that I am not greedy, dishonest, or an adulterer, like everybody else. I thank you that I am not like that tax collector over there. I fast two days a week, and I give you one tenth of all my income.’
   “But the tax collector stood at a distance and would not even raise his face to heaven, but beat on his breast and said, ‘God, have pity on me, a sinner!’
   “I tell you,” said Jesus, “the tax collector, and not the Pharisee, was in the right with God when he went home. For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.”
 
   [Εἶπεν δὲ καὶ πρός τινας τοὺς πεποιθότας ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτοῖς ὅτι εἰσὶν δίκαιοι καὶ ἐξουθενοῦντας τοὺς λοιποὺς τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην· Ἄνθρωποι δύο ἀνέβησαν εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν προσεύξασθαι, ὁ εἷς Φαρισαῖος καὶ ὁ ἕτερος τελώνης.
   ὁ Φαρισαῖος σταθεὶς πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ταῦτα προσηύχετο, Ὁ θεός, εὐχαριστῶ σοι ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ ὥσπερ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἅρπαγες, ἄδικοι, μοιχοί, ἢ καὶ ὡς οὗτος ὁ τελώνης· νηστεύω δὶς τοῦ σαββάτου, ἀποδεκατῶ πάντα ὅσα κτῶμαι.
   ὁ δὲ τελώνης μακρόθεν ἑστὼς οὐκ ἤθελεν οὐδὲ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἐπᾶραι εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, ἀλλ᾽ ἔτυπτεν τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ λέγων, Ὁ θεός, ἱλάσθητί μοι τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ.
   λέγω ὑμῖν, κατέβη οὗτος δεδικαιωμένος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ παρ᾽ ἐκεῖνον· ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται, ὁ δὲ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται.]

The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Luke 18: 9-14, “The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector” [GNT (1992 ed.)]

Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/bible-nt/35493/

In my observation, #SunkCost, #ego, and #MotivatedReasoning are the reasons why people, groups, and communities fall into patterns, and why breaking these patterns can be challenging.

Excess time, energy, and money have been expended and value must be returned to justify the expenditure.

The time, energy, and money benefits someone or some team’s self-image and status.

The justification and optics are wound up in a rationale.

My $0.02.

I don’t make the rules.

Onkohan hankkeen motivaattori juurikin tämä:

"Taidemuseon kylkeen sijoittuisi myös taidekeräilijöinä toimineiden Seppälän ja Tolppasen henkilökohtaisiin kokoelmiin perustuva Collectors’ Gallery."

Ettei riitä se yleisin tilanne: oma huone / kyltit kokoelmasta jossain toisessa museossa, vaan tahdotaan oma rakennus muistuttamaan konkreettisesti itsestään?

hs.fi/helsinki/art-20000113644

Helsingin Sanomat · Uusi ehdotus veisi taidemuseon maan alle HelsingissäBy Kimmo Oksanen HS

With the constant whitewashing of #bribes to the US #president as "Oh, but it's going to his future presidential library", would it be #unkind to suggest that such a library would either have to have entirely empty shelves, or be full of nothing but pornographic magazines, picture books, and magazine covers featuring a certain orange menace?

He's #aliterate. A "library" is a category error for the man, as are "facts" and "information".

In this episode of Planet Phoenix, I explore the themes of desire, detachment, and the importance of inviting fun into my life. I discuss the process of detachment, emphasizing the need for compassion and patience as I navigate my ego's desires.

youtube.com/watch?v=apTnwbFb3Nw

YouTubeDesire, Detachment & Inviting FunIn this episode of Planet Phoenix, I explore the themes of desire, detachment, and the importance of inviting fun into my life. I discuss the process of deta...

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Despite several attempts, I couldn't get the shadows and lights to no longer have edges, so I converted the objects into Po-Builder objects and combined them.

This has caused the editor's performance to drop considerably, and I'm currently trying to figure out how I can compensate for this, or rather what exactly is causing it.

Ei se maailmaa paremmaksi tee, mutta lisää edes mielenrauhaa, ettei Muskista ole toviin osunut silmiin ja korviin jatkuvasti uutisia, kuten on muutaman vuoden tehnyt.

Juu, varmaan niitä jossain on, mutta mun mediankulutustavalla, ml. runsas kv-media, ei ole osunut, ja aiemmin kuitenkin osui.

Mitenhän uccelssin #ego kestää, kun paitsi, että #Dump hylkäsi, ei myöskään #media ole kiinnostunut?