Bennett Kaplan

freelance philosopher and educator aiming to learn and teach happiness.

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In the orchestra of our lives we can never have full conducting control. Nevertheless with wisdom we can still produce spectacular harmony.

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@galg Hi Gal, We are setting up a distillery in Jerusalem and will be making whisky. Still has been ordered, place secured and under construction. I'd like to meet you and introduce ourselves to the growing spirits scene. Call me: Bennett Kaplan 054-485-6853.

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@Claudia37Cleo @obsessivelyMe @DrPascalMeier @rahatheart1 @sminaev2015 @DrABPBallal @thatsnext @cyndiblaw1 @bjcromerd @iamritu @fitmslax @donbray14 @Nikolova_Rumi @MdAntonieta Agreed. A truly happy person does not allow his happiness to be dependent on any external factor over which he may not have control.

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@Claudia37Cleo @obsessivelyMe @DrPascalMeier @rahatheart1 @iamritu @thatsnext @sminaev2015 @Nikolova_Rumi @donbray14 @cyndiblaw1 @schheng1 @bjcromerd @fitmslax The cosmos and the human being are indeed the two extremes of wisdom. It is not without irony that we know more about the distant universe then we do about the nearby human being.

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@DrUmeshPrabhu @AdamRogers2030 @AmandaRay02 @NevilleGaunt @KailashChandOBE @Ranjeet_Kaile @TheBMA @BMACouncil @DrPhilBanfield ... and biases.

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@Claudia37Cleo @obsessivelyMe @rahatheart1 @DrPascalMeier @thatsnext @iamritu @sminaev2015 @cyndiblaw1 @DrABPBallal @sandrapaulinarg @schheng1 @donbray14 @Nikolova_Rumi Yes! Free will. Spread the word, for so many people view their natural tendencies as determinative of the course of their lives. We can change and we should change.

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The wave of dishonesty that is currently flooding the world threatens to rob it of future wise people for it is hard to imagine how the children growing up in an environment where truth is nothing more than a plaything can develop respect for the concept of truth.

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“I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” Richard Feynman

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"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." Henry David Thoreau

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There has always been a generation gap because as youths we all tend to disdain hypocrisy and platitudes while being open to new ideas, always attempting to face the world with honesty. The only way to prevent a generation gap is by keeping those attitudes vital as we age!

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If a person doesn't like the way they look they often don't like the way they are. A person's physical self-image is often a reveling clue to their total self-image.

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@ThoughtIntrigue Making peace is perhaps the most sublime accomplishment available to human beings.

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@DrUmeshPrabhu Beautifully expressed truth.

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@Claudia37Cleo @rahatheart1 @iamritu @DrPascalMeier @thatsnext @schheng1 @bjcromerd @cyndiblaw1 @fitmslax Everyone starts off feeling that they are subjects of uncontrollable whims of chance; only a few ever come to learn that in fact life is within their control.

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@Claudia37Cleo The ultimate finiteness of our existence is neither good nor bad, happy nor sad - it just is. However reflecting on it can help us set more meaningful and fulfilling priorities. Who wants to waste much time on petty longings when our time has limit?

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@Claudia37Cleo @obsessivelyMe @rahatheart1 @DrPascalMeier @thatsnext @DrABPBallal @sminaev2015 @cyndiblaw1 @donbray14 @DrKristieLeong @AnastasiaSMihai @schheng1 @Vilavaite @DrSanjayJain16 @iamritu @bjcromerd So true ... Comparisons lie at the root of all self esteem challenges, and low self esteem is today's greatest mental health issue.

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@Claudia37Cleo @DrPascalMeier Age is a decision. Most people opt to lose touch with the attitudes of younger generations. That is called getting old.

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Who is modest? The one whose conduct in the dark night is the same as in the day.

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Two types of greatness beckon us. Wealth, power and authority on the one hand and spiritual-moral greatness on the other. Wealth and power tend to dissipate during the course of one's lifetime whereas the spiritual-moral quality outlasts and survives human frailty and weakness.

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@ToFertileGround @Claudia37Cleo @obsessivelyMe @rahatheart1 @DrPascalMeier @sminaev2015 @mmamas1973 @fitmslax @iamritu @thatsnext @DrKristieLeong Agreed. We can only improve ourselves, and by doing so we will consequently have made the world better. Improving ourselves necessitates that we become less needy of material things and more focused on loving-kindness.

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Took a long overdue break at a country coffee shop the other day to be greeted by this reminder that I should take it easy occasionally.