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CHAPTER 19 |
THE ART OF RECEPTION |
August 1, 2019 |
The way one perceives their environment and the events in which they endure will determine the possibilities that person will have in life. It will either shape a happy individual or a sad one. How we perceive the happenings in our lives will either make us or break us. This is why it is so important to consider how A.... |
"Always look on the bright side of Life." Monty Python |
There is so much truth to this statement, although I won't use it in its Monty Python context... There are positives to every negative. Something that seems negative that comes your way can be dressed as a positive. There are some exceptions, but generally the bad can be good. And if it is perceived as good, for exampl... |
I hate the cold. So I buy REALLY warm clothes including thermal undergarments, heated blanket, heated jacket, ski boots, etc.. Then the conditions are met for me to no longer care about cold. I battled cold and won, and gained some pleasures, such as snuggling up to my Huggle or walking with awesome boots on or wearing... |
There could be multiple ways for A.I. to develop in ways that appear sentient to us. There are multiple possibilities for singularity. And besides when we spoke of mere processing of sentences without a neural network (like the Chinese Room argument, merely following a pattern not actually knowing its contents), compre... |
I have five senses that all function in similar manners. There is data that is transferred from the outside to the inside, some of that data is recognised, and then the action occurs (sight, sound, smell, noise, taste). Take note that the perception is not actually received until after the action occurs. My brain paint... |
Let's use Baal HaSulam's insight in “Preface to the Book of Zohar,” Item 34 |
"Take our sense of sight, for example: we see a wide world before us, wondrously filled. But in fact, we see all that [is] only in our own interior. In other words, there is a sort of a photographic machine in our hindbrain, which portrays everything that appears to us and nothing outside of us." |
I don't want to preach Kabbalah theory too much (although much of my future work will consider it as I am studying it) but we are going to cover its basic concept. In order for me to best explain it, let me take you on a journey... *Open minds only* |
There are only two things that exist in all of the universe: the Creator (God) and the Creature (Adam) which symbolises You and God. To prove it is all about you, let me give you the short Kabbalah lesson... |
"U" is a vessel. "U" is you. Above you is a force that gives and we receive. Imagine an arrow pushing down into the "U". That is reception. We are naturally selfish creatures and want to receive and only give in order to receive. That is exactly how the job system works. It encourages you to be selfish and push hard to... |
First one needs to learn an extremely important lesson that you should never forget: it is better to give than to receive. This is true for many different reasons but start giving out of the kindness of your heart and you will see the results. Think of that arrow in the "U" pointed upwards now. But it will feel empty a... |
But there is a stage beyond this where one receives everything. The popular story is that a friend spent great effort making you dinner. They present the feast before you and you feel bad for you not contributing anything. So you are receiving, right? Well, you are receiving only if you perceive it as receiving. Becaus... |
Now the question comes as to whether we should try and apply similar principles to A.I.? Simulate life stages in order of reception. The baby can't take care of itself. We need to be there for it and nourish it. This is when foundations are learned. This we must be very careful with. Indoctrinated with education, they ... |
I do want to mention that I intentionally distorted some of the stages to suit my own poetic needs but I am the author, and haha, I can do that. Although most of the above will accurately reflect Kabbalistic texts, not all of it does. But I am trying to best simplify this methodical process in order to get to the knit ... |
CHAPTER 20 |
HOW TO WRITE A BOOK |
August 4, 2019 |
First to write a non-fiction book, one must be well versed in a topic. That is pretty much it. Oh, but you then must create the passion in order to put your knowledge to practice. And with that dedication its reward brings, one comes to write paragraph after paragraph, chapter after chapter. In the end, it forms a book... |
You really need a good motivation to write a book. You don't need an editor because you are its editor and you know it is good because you 1) spellcheck, and 2) record audio after to make sure it all flows well. If it is difficult to say, you might want to change it up a bit. Doing this caught me some important mistake... |
To write a book one needs to get obsessively obsessed with a particular field of study. You learn and learn and learn and eventually you gain the ability to walk around that subject. As a result you begin to see things that others can't. Those are the points you write about, in between the lines. And if you are to writ... |
How could a robot write a book? If programmed well, it could probably learn heaps, digest relevant topic, and potentially paraphrase its back's blurb, but what would be its output? I would say writing books would be a rather difficult task for a bot to do. It would be nonsensical output. It would need to learn over tim... |
I write word after word. My sentence structures are what is most important though because the linked ideas are what conveys meaning. But here is the question: can my sentences act independently of their paragraph structure? If each of my ideas (sentences) are both capable of working independently and as a whole, then t... |
Any good book consists of three parts: beginning (protasis), middle (epitasis) and end (catastrophe). The ideal topic you want to convey must have been contemplated for a long time before you start writing. To start with, keep an online journal or something and try your best to write almost every day. What you write ab... |
As a writer, I recommend you also do video work. It will give you more exposure. It is hard in a world of self-publishing to get your book recognised. Do not worry about a potential lack in sales, for that journey is behind you, only dormant until all actions align. Eventually past toils will become future rewards, but... |
Not everybody will be capable of writing a book. Remember, you are its editor and its publisher and if the quality is not up to standard, then I recommend to keep writing journals until your writing improves, then you can move on to books. However, maybe thinking of them as only essay after essay, then maybe it will be... |
There is more than one way to write a book. You could write many different genres and therefore require those skills in order to effectively write that type of book. Study those you admire in the genre in which you are most attracted to. Careful analysis will eventually bring that which is being studied into instinct. ... |
If you self publish, then you might not get sales for a long time or find yourself needing to advertise to obtain sales. I have not yet sold a single book of mine and I started publishing at the end of 2013. This industry can be very bittersweet and if you are solely writing to make an income, then I advise you to save... |
If you are to write a book, make it your baby. Get very used to the tools that you will be using and format everything really nicely. Ensure that you have not made any spelling or grammatical errors such as using "then" when you should have used "than". Write whenever you are inspired. Don't let your writing take over ... |
Being a non-fiction author is no easy task. You have a lot of work to do and you will get many haters that will discourage you from the work. But your haters mean that you are doing something right, so their ignorant feedback is your reward and not punishment. Do not let their idle hands destroy the work of your active... |
Writing a book is a journey. I never know exactly how it will turn out, although I have a good idea. Don't worry if it becomes something different than you originally planned. The evolution of your book is merely the output of the evolution of you. As you change, your perspectives will change. That is not to say what y... |
How will you licence your book? Your answer to this question will determine the future possible technological integration into your work. If you have a license slapped on your book then that means that it is not freely available and that means that robots will not be able to read your book. If you want your book to be ... |
Finally, I want you to understand how writing a book will dramatically internally change you. It is not a year or two of your life. It is foundations about who you are as a person that are being laid. It isn't the time it takes to write a book; it is the rest of your life. Once you write and publish a book, that book w... |
CHAPTER 21 |
IVORY HEART |
August 6, 2019 |
Dearest girl who's name I know not, |
It has been a lot of work to get where I am, dear girl. And through my journeys I learned something. If I had to choose between finding you or being at unity with God, then I choose God over finding you. Thus I realised that you could only ever be number 2 in my life, for my relationship with God is number 1. But if yo... |
You were not there when I needed you, dear girl. So I learned how to live without you. And live I am doing! Life can be so fun when you tackle it from the correct perspective. I learned many things from many types of people over the years. Being a wandering traveller for so long bumped me into many types of people ever... |
It was a hard road and yes, I have scars. But I no longer have any open wounds. I stitched myself up until it was good enough. I found enlightenment, honey, and so can you. Follow the light is cliché but true. For my words are maybe a better example. All of them, Ivory Heart and Living Neverland. And watch the videos t... |
I made you up in my head, and because you were fictional, I got away with how young you were. But I do hope that my work inspires many young girls into philosophy. I am only waiting for one special one of those to grow up so that we can marry. Dreams, dreams... I have been alone a long time and I am patient. I almost m... |
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