I am done. Phinqu has been a part of my life for more than half a decade…and it has been wonderful. The work I have done here and the reflection my writings allowed assisted me greatly in my inquiries. As I have since found the answers to the questions I asked, my work here is done. Having reached a personally satisfactory conclusion is all I need, and all I’m willing to invest in…philosophically speaking.

I have summarized the main body of my work in a book, which I published through lulu.com

This is truly the end of Phinqu and though I will likely continue to inquire and learn, I consider the sharing period to be over. It’s time for me to live now that I’ve figured out how to do it. A big thank you to all those passing by, be it regularly or not.

The book Lessons of an Armchair Investigator can be found clicking on the link. The downloadable version is free, the hard copy costs 4,36.

Ps. I will maintain this website for as long as I can, as long as the funds allow for it.

A few years ago an acquaintance asked me an important question, though I didn’t comprehend its relevance there and then. He asked if, supposing all my insights would be no more than personal accomplishments, that would be enough for me? At the time I confessed no, having many an aspiration to make an intellectual difference to the world around me. I’m different now, I have changed.
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The sad reality of an ethical approach is that it doesn’t matter much how people bring things to your attention. In this sense the rudest remark, when it carries even an iota of truth, must be honored. To ignore or oppose a statement simply because its format rubbed you the wrong way is an act of inconsideration and mental weakness. Attaching the negative emotional response to the rude statement is something the body does. An attack, be it physical or verbal, is perceived as a threat that must be opposed. To look beyond this initial instinctive response is peculiarly difficult.
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The first word is always love. Here’s to hoping the last word rings the same, as it does true. Looking up at the sky I say my thanks for this infinitely small speck of time on this planet. Looking within I say my thanks for all that has led up to this point. And why not? This is as good a place as any. Letting go of expectations, mine and those of others. I don’t have to be anything I don’t want to be. The dynamics of physics will spiral me in one way or another, and with me all others. I am tasked only with enjoying the ride, not intruding on the enjoyment of those around me.
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It’s been a long time since it last mattered. Today it mattered…and it gives me great pleasure to know I delivered what I had to. Arguably the theory exam I needed to pass today to get my driver’s license is one of the easiest I’ve ever done, but that’s not the point. The point is that there was something that needed doing, and I did it. That there was something I put my mind to, and I accomplished it.
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Don’t look up at the stars for meaning.
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There are two proper reasons to continue life as you currently know it. One is to obtain happiness and fulfillment for yourself. The other is to accomplish those goals for others. One does not necessarily stand above the other, though the best result is typically obtained by adhering to the principles of Nash Equilibrium (the best result is obtained by doing what is best for yourself, and the group) Perhaps ironically, this does not exclude altruism from the equation as survival in itself, without a a threshold of happiness, becomes meaningless.
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My first driving lesson is today. Actually, I had one about five years ago but decided against pursuing a license at that time. Today things are a little different. Not only is it a rainy as opposed to a sunny one(back then) I myself am nowhere near the same person. I failed to get my license the first time around because I was scared and entirely overwhelmed by the experience. The sounds, the sights, so on. Now that I’m a stronger person I know it’s time to do something I couldn’t back then and obtain that piece of independence I’ve been longing for.
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When examining the dimensional properties of the associative mind we must be weary of any misinformation. Though not inherently invalid any picture of reality that cannot be hold reasonably in our macro state of existence is meaningless to this current state of being. Logic assists us in this kind of checking of information, in that it as a branch of human reason dictates the rules as to how association make sense. This is what the brain seems to do, it manifests itself according to its own rules, leaving only its own being as its justification. The brain is self referential, requiring no higher authority.
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Working on something, can’t talk.

Bye for now.