Roghayeh
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The World of Ideas When I was twelve years old, my friend and I decided to register in a public library. I still remember those days in that library as some of my best days in my life. We were completely immersed in different books, while we didn't know any special writer or any special type of writing. It was like a journey between various thoughts, that helped us to grow up. I reminded this memory yesterday, when my friend was here. She took a look of my bookshelf, and we started to talk about books, but in fact we mostly talked about persons. "Have you recently read something by Jung?" Or "It's the only book by Richard Brautigan which I have in my bookshelf" It made me a little sad that we didn't talk about what we have read in those books, about concepts, about our questions and our answers. I know we need names in this world, but I think we are too influenced by the names, that doesn't allow us to think of ideas. People go, and events change their meanings in different periods of time. The only thing is left is ideas.
Mar 6, 2015 10:39 AM
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The World of Ideas

When I was twelve years old, my friend and I decided to register in at a public library. I still remember those the days in that library as some of my best days in my life. We were completely immersed in different books, while though we didn't know any special writer or any special type of writing. It was like a journey between various thoughts, that helped us to grow up.

I reminded recalled this memory yesterday, when my friend was here. She took a look of at my bookshelf, and we started to talk about books, but in fact we mostly talked about persons people.
"Have you recently read something by Jung?"
Or "It's the only book by Richard Brautigan which that I have in on my bookshelf."

It made me a little sad that we didn't talk about what we have had read in those books, about concepts, about our questions and our answers. I know we need names in this world, but I think we are too influenced by the names, that which doesn't allow us to think of ideas.


People go, and events change their meanings in different periods of time.
The only thing is left is ideas.

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The only thing left is ideas."

Truly I don't know the standard rule for this. "Thing" is singular, "ideas" as its compliment is plural. I started to change it to "The only things left are ideas." But didn't like that.  It is the singularity that is important here. I had the same problem writing the "poem" that you recently read, but managed to work it out.


Ideas are all that remain.

 

Ideas, concepts, people, events...

This is not all.  You are forgetting to include what is most important. Some may categorize it as an idea, but I don't.  It is .. not a person.. and is timeless.  That which is most essential.


March 6, 2015
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The World of Ideas

When I was twelve years old, my friend and I decided to register at a public library. I still remember those days in that library as some of the best days of my life. We were completely immersed in different books, while we didn't know any special [specific] writer or any special [specific] type of writing. It was like a journey between various thoughts, that helped us to grow up.

I recalled this yesterday, when my friend was here. She took a look at my bookshelf, and we started to talk about books, but in fact we mostly talked about persons, "Have you recently read something by Jung [anything written by Jung]?" or "It's the only book by Richard Brautigan which [that] I have on my bookshelf"

It made me a little sad that we didn't talk about what we had read in those books, about the concepts, about our questions and our answers. I know we need names in this world, but I think we are too influenced by the names, which diverts our attention from the ideas.


People go, and events [¿things?] change their meanings meaning across the ages.
The only thing is left is ideas.

March 6, 2015
That was great : " I know we need names in this world" I doubt about any further need for Name, the most important name is name of myself, if a book doesn't let me think better,see better then it's worth is nothing :)
March 13, 2015
Hey, you're really nice :) Thank you :) I was thinking I'm not at the place that I should to be, and it's because of myself. But you're right, I think I should stop being so negative, and try to make things better instead. So, yes cheers ;)
March 9, 2015
Duh! depressed? Why? If I had received 11 comments on my entry, I would have been happy for the entire week! Just kidding, but everyone here is impressed by you, so there is no reason to be mean to yourself. Besides, you're at the very best time of your life. Not a good idea wasting it by being depressed, even one second of it. Cheers!
March 8, 2015
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