Monday, October 30, 2006

C.S. Lewis , in his The Four Loves, writes:
"To the Ancients, Friendship seemed the happiest and most fully human of all loves; the crown of life and the school of virtue. The modern world, in comparison, ignores it. We admit of course that besides a wife and family a man needs a few 'friends'. But the very tone of the admission, and the sort of acquaintanceships which those who make it would describe as 'friendships', show clearly that what they are talking about has very little to do with that Philia which Aristotle classified among the virtues or that Amicitia on which Cicero wrote a book."
After reading this passage, I got to realize why some people are so superficial in dealing with friendship, which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, understanding, but most of all: TRUST. Without “trust” as the base, there’s nothing where to build a real friendship.
So, why to call “friend” someone you don’t trust?

Monday, October 09, 2006

well, well, well, apparently we also like some glam rock/hard rock/heavy metal band formed in NY City in 1973. we also like a band that has been awarded 22 gold albums and that it has certified sales for millions and millions of dollars in the United States and aroung the globe...and bla, bla, bla.
The name of the band is "KISS".
question! do we really know what the "KISS" word stands for?
According to Gene Simmons, there was misinformation that began to be spread in the southern Bible Belt states (USA), and that the name "KISS", didn't stand fot "Knights In Satan's Service",but when the above mentioned funny character was asked about the rumor, he just alleged that religious people were trying to accosted him and that in fact the name of the band just popped up out of their heads while waiting at the traffic lights tired of trying to make up a name for the band.
If that is not a lame excuse, then what is it?
question #2. so when we listen to their music, either with lyrics or without them,who are we whorshipping?
Some people make my day!