Howard Hall@nonbreakingspace.com

who we are

the things we accept,
those we defend without shame,
reveal who we are.

by howard

February 29th, 2008

Posted in haiku

http://www.extemporaneous.wordpress.com Heather

Hmmmm. I wonder what that says about me?
http://nonbreakingspace.com howard

I actually thought of this one after seeing Taxi to the Dark Side, a documentary about detainee treatment in the “war on terror,” but it could be about almost anything, even things we shouldn’t be ashamed of (but are anyway).
http://liquidquick.wordpress.com liquidquick

another metric:
things we defend because we
ARE ashamed of them
http://nonbreakingspace.com/ howard

excellent viewpoint;
sometimes what we defend is
about saving face.
http://queasythefish.wordpress.com Mr. Queasy, the fish.

Any well-thought thought
will make any thinker proud
—no such thing as shame.
http://queasythefish.wordpress.com Mr. Queasy, the fish.

A philosopher
will always defend knowledge
—things of great import.
AC

I am ashamed of everything I defend