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Profit and Benefit
“What about this? And what about that?” Don’t talk of nourishment; let’s eat till we’re fat. We look to a promise and give up the now, We exchange our Being for furrowed brow. Continue reading
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A Persistent Argument for not Wearing a Mask
There is a persistent feeling that self-isolating at home is like being herded into a ghetto; [We] had to be prepared for domination before efficient domination could occur. Continue reading
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Individual and Society: Gabor Maté and Jordan Peterson on Addiction
“…depression and addiction are related phenomena, and … they are symptoms of a more general malaise of which the world-ending consequences may be of our own doing.” Continue reading
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My Break up with Social Media
I thought social media loved me for who I was, with its catered advertising and photo- and video-sharing capabilities; but really, it only loved me for the attention I gave to it. Continue reading
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Trump as an Agitator: Prophets of Deceit
Trumpism, Prophets of Deceit suggests, is the inevitable outcome of a social, economic, and political order that generates human needs that it cannot satisfy. Continue reading
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Ambiguity
To come to a place of not knowing,a place of faith and flowing,a wild adventure and not a growing,an education in arriving and not going. I don’t know the ethics of utility,Experiencing real futility;I don’t know the Kantian category,Experiencing infinite trajectory. I don’t know who she will bring home,I don’t know which hair to comb;I… Continue reading
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The Choice We Face
“…if mass society is experienced as a force that wears us down as individuals, then our belonging to community should build us up…” Continue reading
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Mental Processing for Study and Life
We only have to remember that to be better is not necessarily connected to what we do or don’t do, to what we think or don’t think. Continue reading
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Changing Education Paradigms – Commentary
I would like to honour the contribution of the recently late Sir Ken Robinson. In this video I add commentary to his Royal Science Academy video. So I stop, with commentary to explicate some of the underlying features behind the ideas presented. Continue reading
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Meaning in a Murky Context
“the seeming destruction of context is the modus operandi of a more inclusive background which could provide both meaning and beauty to our lives.” Continue reading
About me: I am a career educator and traveler at heart. My written work includes academic writing in philosophy and linguistics, English acquisition, and most intently in the areas of spiritual engagement with reality and what that means for our public lives.
My education is a mixture of formal study in philosophy, political theory, Biblical studies, and history, along with professional teaching certification in TESOL and in cognitive testing, and international teaching.
My travel experiences include a range of countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and North America. I have lived in Canada, the United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Thailand. From those places I have traveled to many others besides.
I am a child of the 70’s and a “family man.” That means I have two wonderful kids who have been round the world with me.
Lastly, I am married to a wonderful woman since 2004. She is my partner, my friend, and my muse.
Thanks again for stopping by,
Raymond Klassen - Ideals and Identities 