Wendell Berry's send up of a "techtopia just around the corner" article from 1975 got me looking for an Albert Camus line..

". we offer as an example, the only original rule of life today: t learn to live and to die, and in order to be a man, to refuse to be a god. "

From #TheRebel: #albertcamus

Both writers, Berry and Camus, argue for Moderation, Modesty, and Mercy the 3 treasures from _Lao Tzu_'s chapter 67 ....

#ThreeTreasures #ThreeMs

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> Clinton is hardly alone in dreaming of Iran’s obliteration. John McCain infamously sang a ditty about bombing Iran. It’s not only Pete Hegseth who equates bombing with diplomacy.
> There’s a mindset here that should and must be addressed.
> ... Has no one in the U.S. government heard of the concept of mercy? Of restraint? Much like the Roman Empire..

https://bracingviews.substack.com/p/imperial-madness-and-merciless-barbarity
#BillAstore #ImperialMadness #RomanEmpire #HegemonyOrSurvival
We need #Mercy #MercyModerationModesty #ThreeMs #R67  #老子67

Imperial Madness and Merciless Barbarity

The Ethos of Warrior Lethality

Bracing Views

Blessed are the merciful...
Blessed are those who mourn...
... the grief-stricken...
... the meek... ???

> I have three treasures.
I keep and treasure them.
The first, mercy,
the second, moderation,
the third, modesty.
If you’re merciful you can be brave,
if you’re moderate you can be generous,...
#UrsulaLeGuin #LeGuinTao
#ThreeMs #OnMercy #ModerationFrugality

https://www.wussu.com/laotzu/laotzu67.html
https://terebess.hu/english/tao/LeGuin.pdf
https://terebess.hu/english/tao/_index.html
https://blog.mage8.com/roushi-67

#老子67 #LaoTse #LaoTzu #JesusTao #TaoJesus #老子とイエス

Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu - chapter 67