Many things in life do not happen for a reason. Quite the contrary: we choose to give meaning to the random in order to assert our control over chance.
What is best for the individual cannot align with what is best for society. For society strives for the betterment of all while the individual can always improve his lot at the expense of his neighbor.
For Intelligence to mean anything it must replace Nature - supersede it. for if it co-exists harmoniously with nature it serves no purpose. Intelligence must be better than Nature - otherwise we are simply brutes with too much power.
To transcend the spirit which we've been given; to go beyond the sum of our experiences; to be more that what we are: this is the task that lies before the rational man.
Fate is the acceptance of one's inability to change one's circumstances. Dreams are the inability of one to accept one's circumstances. Are not all men fated to dream?
The need for companionship is so deeply implanted that to rebel against it is looked upon as perverse. But are not most friendships based upon convenience and proximity? Is that not a perversion of true friendship?
Peace of Mind is achieved through the separation of our thoughts from our lives. for if our lives have no cares or worries they can have no purpose.
Morality is not Justice. The good deeds of one can easily impinge on the rights of another. Morality is justification.
Life is a journey of solitude. We are truly alone among the masses. Any man who says otherwise has not the courage to look into his own soul.