hu‧man‧ist
| 1. | a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity. |
| 2. | a person devoted to or versed in the humanities. |
| 3. | a student of human nature or affairs. |
| 4. | a classical scholar. |
| 5. | (sometimes initial capital letter ) any one of the scholars of the Renaissance who pursued and disseminated the study and understanding of the cultures of ancient Rome and Greece, and emphasized secular, individualistic, and critical thought. |
| 6. | (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who follows a form of scientific or philosophical humanism. |
–adjective
| 7. | of or pertaining to human affairs, nature, welfare, or values. |
| 8. | (sometimes initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the humanities or classical scholarship, esp. that of the Renaissance humanists. |
| 9. | of or pertaining to philosophical or scientific humanism. |
[Origin: 1580–90; < It umanista. See human, -ist]
The inspiration for this blog is boring complex.
I’m a keen blog reader – there’s simply a wealth of insider information to gleaned from them. Good blogs are honest, having limited commercial motivation and as such, provide highly valuable tips based on ground-level experience.
The tips I can use to make my life a bit better. Or easier. Or how I can get wealthier, how I can achieve more, how I can be more productive, or which gadget I should buy to make my life better. I honestly love them all.
But this blog is to redress the balance. You can pause here for a breather. Take a break and re-evaluate. Escape from the bigger, better, faster lifestyle…over which I think we have become obsessive.
Either way, I hope to expose the real elements of the value judgements we make everyday, when we chose ambition over friendship, productivity over socialising and profit over peace.
So then, the inspiration(s) for this blug. Well, redressing the balance in the blogosphere as explained earlier….. that’s one. Expressing my opinions to the world. Yes that has to be another.
Most importantly, it is tribute to all the people I ever knew, read, or heard about – all over the world- who put people first and often ahead of themselves. And in doing so, help me do the same most of the time whenever I can.
You know who you are and sadly you are few in number – and that’s what I hope to change.
