The humanist's dilemma



The problem about humanism, although an ideal,
is that it must needs have neutrality,
it is objective goodness that must cancel passion
to subsist, survive, exist at all and thrive,
and therefore almost all the greatest humanists
were all without relationships,
they stood alone except for neutral friends.
Is humanism then a philosophy
that must deny the freedom of relationships?
Not quite, but humanism is also practical
demanding freedom most of all,
of mind, of conscience and of thought.
With one relationship then dominating in your life,
the humanist is at the mercy of an octopus
that always tends to bind and slow you down.
I love relationships, invite them and adore them,
but, please, let me keep them neutral,
and I can only entertain and maintain them
if my back is free and I may keep my freedom
to have all the world and cosmos for my friends.





Poetry by Christian Lanciai The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2007-12-18 at 15:37

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ken d williams The PoetBay support member heart!
Cristanson , I , call my self an agnostike humanist . It helps me to cope with the disapointments , let downs of life. As my trust , beleve is in my fellow human beings. A great freind of mine lives in Iran , he askde me if I was a Christan , I replyde : '' No , I am not'' , ''I am a humanist ( U desided it would take to long to explaine what '' agnostk ment ).'' ''what is a humanist , plese'' he came back with'' '' a hummanist , me , is I beleve in yoiiur humanity '' '' I beleve in my humanity'' . Satiufuide , but I think confoust a little bit. We carred on with our conversation. A few moths laiter , out of the bloe , he saide '' I now know what a humanist is'' .That was it back we whent to the conversation. As he hade kernt from my words and my consern fore him , his famioy and ftreinds in them many conversation. Now me being Britsh/English , I never zskde my freind if he was a Moslem , we just do't bother about that. Not part of the English way of reigen . ''live and let live '' is our way. As a humanist I am newrtral. I do not ''preach'' humanisom , I do not know of a harder phloserfey , as iwe cant say ''oit's god's/Allas / Jahovers will''. I'd never recomend Human isom 2 asny 1 . Let those who do , deuised 2become humanis , good luck to you!!!
Thanks Chrustanson, All the best , Ken D Williams
2007-12-18


Rob Graber
Very thought-provoking text...
2007-12-18