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    Oracles & Saws

    By Edward E. Rochon

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    A brief preface talks about deception and folly, about when and when not to act. The first poem: An Oracle: is a dissertation on biblical prophecy and the current state of the world, or the current state of the world for the last two thousand years. It is complex and not easy to outline. The second poem: Carnal Knowledge: deems knowledge gained as the most important thing in sexual intercourse, rather than sensual, carnal satisfaction. Wisdom is the chief thing that ensures happiness, not the pursuit of pleasure. It is a bit suggestive, some half naughty words, but not in context. I will not use the Adult Content here. Certainly nothing worse here than the kids will not hear out in the street. And this is philosophical, encouraging virtue through wisdom, not promiscuity, recommending any sexual peccadilloes in particular, more in the manner of admonishing against the less conventional. But sexual techniques is not the point; wisdom through love is the point. In place of the naughty 69, we have the two 9's mirroring each other that makes the Valentine's heart. Get it? Imagine mirrored 9's in your mind. See the Valentine's heart? NOTE: My bookcover heart looks more like a pumpkin due to font limitations and inadequate graphics capabilities.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEdward E. Rochon
    Release dateNov 1, 2016
    ISBN9781370816354
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    Oracles & Saws
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    Edward E. Rochon

    I write for my health and the health of the world. Often the cure rivals the disease in grief and aches. My writing career started at twelve when I attempted to write a sequel to Huckleberry Finn but never finished it. My writings have included poetry, plays, a novel, non-fiction and writing newsletters for here and there. Recently, I am dabbling into short stories. Apart from newsletters, nothing has been published in print. I bought an audio recording of one of my poems but threw it away in disgust due to an inappropriate reading by the narrator. 'Contra Pantheism...' was my first eBook. About a hundred eBooks have been published since including some books of verse, and my essays collected into five volumes, and one volume of collected poems. A few other types of literature are on my list of published works. My essays deal with fundamental questions of philosophy as well as natural philosophy (science.) On the whole, my works are as far above the writings of Plato and Aristotle as the material power of the United States is over that of Ancient Greece. I once asked myself if I had ever written anything memorable, but couldn't remember exactly what I had written. I started to check my manuscripts but stopped as it seemed the answer to the question was obvious. Gore Vidal mentioned in one of his memoirs that writers tend to forget what they write and are a bad source to ask about their works. Gore knew a lot of writers. I have not and may have been a bit hard on myself. Apart from self-improvement and maybe making a few bucks, my main goal is to bring about a golden age for mankind. Being a man, this sounds appealing. It is pointless to desist and all small measures are worth the effort. Albert Camus thought suicide the only serious philosophical question. He was a fool and died young. Suicide is a waste of time. The most important functional question is: How do I get what I want? The one question that trumps this is the ultimate question of intent: What should I want? As Goethe pointed out: Be careful what you wish for in your youth, you might get it in middle age.

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