1 capitalized : an adherent of an ancient Greek school of philosophers who held the view that virtue is the only good and that its essence lies in self-control and independence
2 : a faultfinding captious critic; especially : one who believes that human conduct is motivated wholly by self-interest.

I believe that there is truth and virtue in art. If you believe that Matt’s songs are truly art then you can believe, that in his lyrics are sincere.

I see a paradox here though: judging from definition “1,” only a cynic can be sure of the sincerity of Matt’s songs but a cynic can’t personally experience the; “hope and loss and sweet nothings” that he sings about. I don’t think anyone can have a cynic’s self control and independence while being intimate and in love.

The only thing we can be sure of is our own feelings. Those feelings could be for Matt’s songs or our own “Gym Boys.”

B
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See, B, even with our own feelings… Can we ever really be sure how we feel? Because I feel one thing one day, or even one minute, and feel something completely different the next. BTW, I’ve come up with a coda to the Matt Kearny post, one that’s more enlightening and evolved in my thought processes. Remind me to write about it if you don’t see it in the next couple of months. C