Mad Man's Rambling

Flag-burning heated LSU It's been on the news for several days now: a LSU graduate and part-time instructor tried to burn the USA flag, only to be stopped by a concerning and patriotic crowd, or angry and hostile mob, depends on which side you're on. His reason is, as he put it, to protest against the arrest of another student in a prior flag-burning incident.    Video: the confrontation at LSU, May 11 2011 -- and a pretty lopsided one at that too. I need to give you a little background on this story first: there is a student called Isaac Eslava who stole a car, cut down the flag at the LSU War Memorial and burned it down to the ground and sprayed paint on public property, causing around $400 in damage in the process. To top that off, he allegedly did all of that to protest against the killing of Osama bin Laden, too. Needless to say, many people felt satisfied and deserving that Isaac was arrested on May 5. Not Benjamin Haas, a graduate and part-time instructor at L...

1. Life is suffering. 2. Even if you are happy right now, 1 is still true. 3. Your happiness is short-lived. 4. You see, the only reason why Life gave you happiness is to take that away from you. THAT is suffering. 5. Therefore, try your best not to be happy. 6. Wear dark clothes. 7. Don't smile. 8. If you have to smile, smile brightly. 9. Absolutely no laughing. 10. Sleep little but tight. 11. Be difficult to yourself, easy on others. 12. Choose a profession that you enjoy doing. 13. Spend 10,000 hours doing that work, again and again and again. 14. Become one of the best in your fields. 15. You are still far from being the best, don't get excited about that. 16. Make just enough money to live comfortably. 17. Use public transportation. 18. Choose a girl that you are comfortable with. You don't have to love her. 19. Marry her. 20. Respect her and trust her. Trust her completely. 21. Do her a favor everyday. 22. You see, that is lov...