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These are insights, distillations, stories and conclusions about human beings, life and beyond by yours truly, Bent Myggen.
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A Place of Silence
Where is your place of silence?Mine is sitting at a piano.You, as well as I, was granted life – by whom or what – or why - I don’t know.What is a...
Church, God, Faith & Politics
My life-partner’s mother recently died of old age (99) and the church her mother had attended for many years were going to make an announcement of...
The Meaning of Life.
I imagine: A man after dying meets God and asks:What what was the meaning of my life?God looks puzzled for a moment, then says:That was my question...
Music
Jamming at The Crooked Path, seen here: Randy Cobb, Lasse Berthelsen, Frank Palmer, Ronn Cobb & others with yours truly.The Miracle of MUSIC. ...
What you see.
People go to watch a scary movie that they say kids should not see. Perhaps nobody is truly immune from the effects of violence on screens. When we...
Free Will or Fate?
Everyone at some point seem to come to the question of free will or fate. The two seem incompatible: How can we be bound by fate, while also...
The System vs. Humans
I used to say there is no government, only people, but I believe I was wrong. There is a Government.There is a System. The System is a set of ideas...
Just think
I am, therefore I think. My brain — and yours — is fabulous.- More cells than stars in the known universe, I have heard.- Able to process I don’t...
No Meaning?
After the “Great Generation” (my parents) came the “Baby Boomers” and we got more public attention than any generation before it. In Western Europe...
What to leave behind
My newborn son's hand in mine - picture taken by Granddad.If you, like I, were born before 1950 or thereabout, you may be considering what you would...
Life is Analogue
To my brothers and sisters who play music: After 50 years of performing and sound-engineering I have just one thing to say about digital mixers for...
Eggwhite
One day as a kid growing up in Denmark I was alone in the house and accidentally poured boiling water over my hand. It was, of course painful and I...
Priviledged?
The other day I confessed to a friend that I felt guilty about not feeing guilty about being privileged. I was given talents, I said, but never had...
Reverend Bent?
Rev. Bent?I was ordained a minister in June 2005. It took 3 minutes and 46 seconds online, but I took it serious. Of course my soul is having an...
Drugs
DRUGS If my son had asked me about drugs early in his life I would have told him to stay away from the stuff if at all possible. I would have said...
Dreams – a Poem.
"About Dreams" - a poem by Bent Myggen. Every brick in Manhattan was laid by a manwho worked for his dreams to come true.Every ship on the oceanand...
Women in the Military.
I thought about it.No doubt a woman can be fierce.But assuming that going into war is a duty, not a privilege, my sense is this: Giving birth is...
