now i am reading Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics which is a book that Aristotle wrote for his son. It is a hard book to analyze like the teacher wants us to but it has a lot of good thoughts in it, like how if you follow your lusts against all odds it is not called courage. drunk people might seem optimistic but really they are just ignorant of whats happening. what is good is excellent like moderation and courage. what our friends do to us can be our own fault because they are a reflection of us because we influence them.

currently i have been reading Plato republic for my philosophy class. it is an interesting look into a discussion of people. it reads differently than most books because the ideas are transformed by the philosophers while they discuss it. which is really the best way to be presented with philosophy. written, straight philosophy can not be explained because it needs to have a discussion to get deep enough to what they are trying to say.