The first time, memories, philosophy…

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When the influential American conservationist Aldo Leopold canoed down the Colorado River delta to the Gulf of California in 1922, he was awestruck by endless wetlands teeming with wildlife. Leopold vowed to never return, fearing that the wilderness wouldn’t live up to his memories. He was right: After the U.S. government repeatedly dammed the river over the next few decades, the water slowed to a trickle and much of the lush habitat became a salt-caked wasteland. (1)

Nothing will even be like the first time.
Everything fades with time.

Except the memory of that very first time…

The first time you drove your first car…
The first time you fell in love…
The first time you saw your children…
The first time you cried with desparation…
The first time you thought about philosophy…
The first time you thought about God…

What did YOU think the first time about your life, about the cosmos, about the universe?

Hold that thought.
It is the truest thought you have made.

Author: skakos

Spiros Kakos is a thinker located in Greece. He has been Chief Editor of Harmonia Philosophica since its inception. In the past he has worked as a senior technical advisor for many years. In his free time he develops software solutions and contributes to the open source community. He has also worked as a phD researcher in the Advanced Materials sector related to the PCB industry. He likes reading and writting, not only philosophy but also in general. He believes that science and religion are two sides of the same coin and is profoundly interested in Religion and Science philosophy. His philosophical work is mainly concentrated on an effort to free thinking of "logic" and reconcile all philosophical opinions under the umbrella of the "One" that Parmenides - one of the first thinkers - visualized. The "Harmonia Philosophica" articles program is the tool that will accomplish that. Life's purpose is to be defeated by greater things. And the most important things in life are illogical. We must fight the dogmatic belief in "logic" if we are to stay humans... Credo quia absurdum!

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