A Timeless Truth

bleujay in #life • 2 months ago

Principle;...'Difficulties strengthen the mind as labour does the body.'

....original photography by Bleujay...

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'Fresh Red Apples'
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Greetings Dear Readers,

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Hope you are well.

This principle is attributed to Seneca...a famous Stoic Philosopher...'Difficulties strengthen the mind as labour does the body.'

Because we all go through difficult times...some have more than others, some experience worse than others, it is perhaps at the very least enlightening to know there is the side benefit of 'strengthening the mind'. And who could not use of bit of strength when it comes to enduring adversity with a strong presence of mind rather than succumbing to adversity.

An illustration of the best sort... @arcange 's speech at Hivefest ...which was highlighted by Bradley of BBH here...

https://peakd.com/bbh/@hive-112281/positivity-knocking-down-the-negativity-moving-forward

...such an amazing behind-the-scenes story of 'difficulty' which surely the great philosopher Seneca would most certainly agree was a difficulty indeed. Bravo!

A principle worthy of our attention.

Thank you for dropping by. ^__^
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Kind Regards,

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Bleujay

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Principles are timeless truths as relevant today as they were yesterday and will be tomorrow.

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....original watercolour painting by Bleujay
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'Apple Colour Legend Exercise'

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Information Regarding the 'Icing'(Photography and Painting) of 'A Timeless Truth'.

Photography, editing, styling by Bleujay using an iPad Pro camera and editing feature. Artwork by Bleujay...a watercolour legend exercise, curating colours for subject matter....inspired by the book... 'Colour In and Out of the Garden' by L. Edwards Forkner.

#photography #pob #bbh #creativecoin #artist #originalwork #art #amazingnature

2 months ago in #life by bleujay

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hjrrodriguez 2 months ago

In difficulties is when you see what we are made of, we must have the necessary strength to overcome the many problems that life will face us.

bleujay 2 months ago

Greetings @hjrrodriguez ,

Thank you for your kind reply.

You are learning it well. ^__^

Please give my regards to the familia,

Bleujay

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mfontom 2 months ago

I haven't learnt that before that difficulty strengthen the mind

bleujay 2 months ago

Greetings @mfontom ,

Yes...indeed...

We can learn from Principles...many a great man lived by Principles and so can we.

Seneca is a famous philosopher and a good one to study....many of his principle line up with what one can find in Proverbs...The Proverbs existed long before Seneca....truth is timeless....

Cheers, Bleujay

hamim01 2 months ago

Philosophers have always been like that.But @bleujay fresh apple fruit photography was excellent.

bleujay 2 months ago

Greetings @hamim01 .

Yes...they have much to teach us about thinking.

Happy to hear you enjoyed the photography.

Cheers, Bleujay

hamim01 2 months ago

Best wishes to you @bleujay

ferod23 2 months ago

beautiful photographs of the fresh apples, friend, in addition to showing us each one in detail

bleujay 2 months ago

Greetings @ferod23 ,

Appreciate you dropping by.

Thank you for your kind reply...happy to hear you enjoyed the 'icing'.

Cheers, Bleujay

josediccus 2 months ago

Beautiful shots, I like the cloth background you used for the apple pictures. Did you buy the apples or you have a garden?

bleujay 2 months ago

Greetings @josediccus ,

Appreciate you dropping by.

Happy to hear you enjoyed the photographs.

To answer your query...we picked them at a local orchard...and then paid for them. ^__^

Cheers, Bleujay

meesterboom 2 months ago

Seneca had it right 🙂🙂

bleujay 2 months ago

Greetings @meesterboom ,

Appreciate you dropping by. ^__^

Happy to hear you have capacity for the Principle...and a fine principle it is.

Kind Regards to you and your good lady,

Bleujay

...the little lady is in my thoughts. ^__^

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peaceandmoney 2 months ago

Gorgeous looking apples @bleujay, and I like the rug. Are you going to talk to me? You used to like our chats.

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bleujay 2 months ago

Greetings @peaceandmoney ,

How very kind of you to drop by.

Happy to hear you enjoyed the icing.

So we meet again....you say... Anything you want to say in Discord you can say here.

Cheers, Bleujay

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peaceandmoney 2 months ago

Helloooo @bleujay, it's lovely to hear from you. We used to speak regularly back in the Steem days, you were always a pleasant person to speak with. Always announcing yourself with 'greetings' accompanied by a friendly demeanour.

So I return to Hive and I am not surprised one iota to see you posting about lovely things - so very you. Are you quite active on the blockchain in and around posting? Involved in any projects and the like? What are you up to these days? I can't remember now, are you French? I ask because of the spelling of your username.

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bleujay 2 months ago

Kindly refresh my memory of your former Steemit name, since your username is not known to Bleujay.

Let time answer your queries....Bleujay is not here for Bleujay but to introduce Hive users to Principles, to truth along with a bit of Icing along the way.

peaceandmoney 2 months ago

Dearest @bleujay I couldn't possibly reveal my former incarnation even though I was and always will be one of the good guys. I hope you can understand. But I do long for your pleasantries again.

I am delighted to see that you too are a person of truth, because as you probably know getting to the truth is an extraordinarily difficult thing to achieve in this world. I am also keen to learn more of your principles and what enlightenment they bring to everyone.

If we can not chat in Discord I understand, instead I shall meet you on the blockchain for dinner some time. I will bring the wine.

bleujay 2 months ago

Greetings @peaceandmoney ,

Fair enough, sir.

Let's begin again....

Thank you for stopping by. ^__^

Happy to hear you can appreciate the cake and the icing. The Principles (the cake) have been a guideline for many a great leader in the past and they are for us as well.

Kind Regards,

Bleujay

leaky20 2 months ago

It's a good quote. There's a lot of truth in Senecas words

bleujay 2 months ago

Greetings @leaky20 ,

Thank you for your kind comment.

So true.....indeed!

Cheers, Bleujay

barski 2 months ago

Greetings, Dear @bleujay, I hope this Sunday will be blessed for you!
You have raised an interesting topic, in this phrase I see an absolutely atheistic worldview in which a person is the master of his own destiny and sees his opportunities not in God's grace, but in some life factors, in his own experience, but our life experience is not worth a copper penny, if a brick falls on a smart head one day.
For people who do not know God, these statements are very individual and for some, difficulties will strengthen, while for others, they can lead to suicide, or to a mental hospital. Labor, it too, without God's grace, can not strengthen the body, but on the contrary, destroy it. Something like that :)
Your photos and watercolors are magnificent!
!BEER

bleujay 2 months ago

Greetings @barski ,

Thank you for dropping by for a cuppa. ^__^

Appreciate your kind words regarding the 'Icing'.

It is true that these principles without God in the picture are purely man's efforts...and man is capable of quite a bit....when he reaches maturity of mind. Today many are not even mature of mind and as you say some can benefit from living by Principle and others do not...the ones who choose to live by Principle are positive toward Truth...(establishment truth)...and it is possible with that attitude of positive volition...they may also find themselves positive toward another Truth....(the Gospel of Christ Jesus)...which is occasionally presented here....and then positive toward the doctrines of the Word...(Doctrinal truth).

Most Principles...Timeless Truths can be found in the Word of God....Ecclesiastes, Proverbs and the Psalms especially have many Principles even before the great philosophers whose work reflect these timeless truths.

The Romans thought 'Virtue' the highest of all human qualities...but found it very hard to achieve...however when Christianity came onto the scene...many found just as you say...that it is God and His Grace which gives man the power to become virtuous....The Principles were still a truth but now they were capable through the doctrines of the Word to realize those truths for themselves...in their own lives.

Always appreciate the opportunity to discuss Principles. ^__^

Kind Regards,

Bleujay

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barski 2 months ago

The period of maturity of the mind may be similar to what you want to achieve, but oh, there is a lot of cunning in it since maturity and childish ease with obedience may not intersect at one point and become the reason for arrogance and pride :) !BEER

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bleujay 2 months ago

Well said @barski ....Arrogance is always our enemy...and its skills of self-justification, self-deception and self-absorption. The shift into Arrogance (Error-gance) is the easiest of all....so cunning as you say...so subtle..we do not even realise it.

Thank you...so true!

Appreciate the reblog of this post...you are too kind!

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bleujay 2 months ago

Thank you @barski

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arcange 2 months ago

Thank you for the mention @bleujay.

bleujay 2 months ago

Greetings @arcange ,

My pleasure. Thank you for your kind reply.

Thank you for your service as witness and HiveBuzz creator...etc. etc. ^__^

Kind Regards,

Bleujay

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