Philosophical Contemplation
Philosophy, to my way of thinking, is a personal thing, requiring a great deal of
thinking - contemplation.  And from that comes understanding of self, for me  
who I am and what I believe, what I stand for.  Of course, as we all know, who we
are and what we believe and stand for are not congruent.  Who we are is stark
realization of how far we have missed the goals of what we believe and stand
for.  But how can one know until one has pondered that comparison?