High energy physics and the standard model from the exceptional Lie groups

The paper is a collection of various ideas directed towards a possible interpretation of high energy particle physics in terms of the geometrical, topological and combinatorial properties of the exceptional Lie symmetry groups. In particular we discuss the true meaning of a golden standard model Lagrangian which does not depend on a considerable number of parameters not specified by the theory but put by hand based on experimental measurement. The pivotal role of E-infinity theory in 'harmonizing' and thus simplifying complex expressions arising in the classical form of quantum field and string theories is outlined