Moving forward...

By Vichara

If we could only reach beyond our grasp, if we could know what to say, if only there was a way to change things. We have numerous thoughts like these everyday and there is always an element of loss and sadness attached to these thoughts because of the inability to fulfill these desires. The biggest reason we can’t is because all of these are based on projections either in the past of the future. Both of these regions we cannot reach. To achieve any desire of change and reconciliation one needs to be present in the moment rights now. By being present we become cognizant of all of the elemental factors that contribute to a fulfilling outcome without attachment.

sophistry • \SAH-fuh-stree\ • noun
1 : subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
2 : an argument apparently correct in form but actually invalid; especially : such an argument used to deceive

Example Sentence:
The senatorial candidate argued that his opponent was using sophistry in an effort to distort his plan for education reform.

Did you know?
The original Sophists were ancient Greek teachers of rhetoric and philosophy prominent in the 5th century B.C. In their heyday, these philosophers were considered adroit in their reasoning, but later philosophers (particularly Plato) described them as sham philosophers, out for money and willing to say anything to win an argument. Thus "sophist" (which comes from Greek "sophistēs," meaning "wise man" or "expert") earned a negative connotation as "a captious or fallacious reasoner." "Sophistry" is reasoning that seems plausible on a superficial level but is actually unsound, or reasoning that is used to deceive.