900 or so years ago Omar Khayyam asked:
How long will you expend your existence on vain self-love, or in search for the source of being and of non-being?
While I typically waste my time on the latter (on the search for the source of Being and Non-Being) rather than the former (vain self-love), I wonder if my philosophizing and the search for truth isn’t vain self-love…
Do you, Fellow Mind, have the Courage of Not-Knowing?
[adapted and grammatically modernized by yours truly from McCarthy's version of Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam]
photo credit: Nelspin
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Pavel Somov, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and the author of "Eating the Moment" (New Harbinger, 2008), "Present Perfect" (NH, 2010), "The Lotus Effect" (NH, 2010), "Smoke Free Smoke Break" (2011), and "Reinventing the Meal" (2012). He is in private practice in Pittsburgh, PA. His book website is www.eatingthemoment.com
Marla Somova, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in private practice and an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling at Carlow University in Pittsburgh, PA. She is the co-author of "Smoke Free Smoke Break" (2011).
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APA Reference
Somov, P. (2012). Vanity of Philosophy. Psych Central.
Retrieved on June 19, 2013, from http://blogs.psychcentral.com/mindful-living/2012/06/vanity-of-philosophy/
