I agree that what Mr Starcke is saying is not anything new just his slant on what many others have said before. Personally I like listening to and reading stuff like this, it makes me feel better about myself and more hopeful, so I guess I'm slightly biased.
I dont see that he is attempting to make any significant break with traditional moral's
though, more like he's trying to encourage presence of mind perhaps, and a better awareness of what we use and what is using us,
his words, and important to be aware of in my opinion.
Just to give you a for instance. I am not bothered if this sounds like a sob story it is the truth.
Throughout my life I have suffered pretty severe bouts of depression. The frequency and duration of these periods though irregular has lessened but I do tend to live with
an ever present anxiety about when that Old Black Dog might turn up again.
I have found my best defence to be, to try not only to be as aware and awake as possible at all times with regard to my own state of mind , meaning keeping a careful watch on very subtle changes in mood that can quickly escalate out of all proportion,
but also by trying to be as positive and absorbed in things that interest me as possible.
Dead time leads me far to easily into introspection, self criticism,
general negativity
huh, maybe I will call that my theory.
I think I have paid the price for my own arrogance and some poor decisions I have made in life, so far I can live with that, but in my own little world I can only say that what people like Walter Starcke bring to this world is in some cases very helpful.
I can understand why guys like him might be just one big yawn to many, we've heard it all before I know, but seeing someone actually getting out there and sharing these kind of thoughts is not to much of a surprise to me. It's like when we get shaken up for whatever reason in life, just like a bottle of Coke we do tend to want to gush, if you see what I mean.
Now you can all laugh and point at the hippie.
Mark