Thomas the Rhymer
male, 64 |
Eccentric and Iconoclast
Perth / Australia
member since 08.11.2007
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I'm semi-retired but busier than ever, having spent most of my career working in areas that the mainstream finds difficult to deal with.
I guess my philosophy is summed up in this quote from Leszek Kolakowski (Winner of Kluge Prize, 2003 - Nobel equivalent for humanities and social sciences): "It may well be that the impossible at any given time can become possible only by being stated at a time when it is impossible."
About the 'handle':
Thomas the Rhymer was a medieval Scot from the border country (between England and Scotland), which is where my family originally comes from.
Thomas the Rhymer was shown three roads by the Elf Queen.
One is beset with thorns and leads to heaven.
One is fair and lovely and goes to hell.
One is green and leads to the faerie lands.
All three roads seem to me to be worth exploring. I suspect that, in the words of Don McLean, "all roads lead to where I stand"! The interest is travelling not in arriving.
If you're unsure (after all, I could be kidding myself as well as you), what about some of the supposedly more objective personality typing, such as Myers Briggs? On this I fall halfway between INTP (Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving) and INFP (Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving). I like the thinking-feeling ambiguity - INTPs "may venture so deeply into thought as to seem detached, and often actually are oblivious to the world around them" ('Sorry, I was miles away, what was the question?' is the only response to the question 'Do you Daydream'), whereas INFPs "never seem to lose their sense of wonder". I can be (and often am) both at the same time - and you thought it was only women who could multi-task!
More at http://rhymers-and-reivers.blogspot.com
In semi-retirement, I can indulge my passion for photography. If you would like to see some of it, go to http://ttrian.redbubble.com. |
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