Order of Longfellow Dishonors

The Half-wise - The half-wise knows there is no truth. Knowing there is no truth, he cannot attain to any truth. Believing truth is generated from his own mind, he is an imbecile, and does not seek the truth outside of him, but rather the truth within him. By being half-wise, and knowing there is no truth, one is The Half-wise.

The Materialist - The materialist knows there is truth, but only in the physical. He can find no truth beyond what is physical, found in numbers, or object. Not to say that he believes truth can only be attained by the senses, but he truly believes truth is limited to the senses, and not the sense of reasoning to higher principles, such as ethics, law or language. By knowing only what is physical, one is the Materialist.

The Dunce - A man who neither knows truth, nor does he contemplate. Most will fall into this category. By neither knowing, nor seeking, the Dunce believes everything he hears, and does not seek what is outside of himself. He searches himself, and follows blindly what others will tell him. The Dunce is an ass pulling the burden of his own stupidity. If one neither seeks nor knows, one is the Dunce.

The Fool - A man who thinks he knows truth. He contemplates the world in his own eyes, and wishes to conform all objects to himself. He wishes to bend reality to his will, and force his view upon the world. He masters the art of persuasion, or he doesn't. He wishes to inflect his will upon others, and thereby create reality for himself. The Fool is the most hopeless of all the dishonorable, as he has attained knowledge of himself, and wishes to conform the world to his own knowledge, as if he were a god. If one thinks he knows, one is the Fool.



I will ask all my pensive readers to really consider this, and see if they are reflected in any of these. IF so, it is a time to self reflect, and find the Way.