I've been thinking a lot recently. And thinking kind of big - not in the same way as my sociology class - but more reflective, personal, and emotional. I was wondering what it means to be alive. First of all, what do you think?
This modern digital age urged me to go to my one trusted resource: good ole Google. One of the first things that popped up was someone else's blog titled " Erosophy: The Interested, Embodied, Passionate Love of Wisdom" and I thought I would quote this wise blogger:
"And in the midst of all of this I have realized that this sort of thing is
exactly what life is about. Life isn't about picture-perfect family gatherings
and smooth sailing all the way. Life is messy, life is painful, life is
maddening, life weighs heavily, life is tenuous. And then life is also
beautiful: the sound of my grandmother's snoring, the touch of her soft hand,
the big bear hug from an uncle, the beautiful honesty and truthfulness that
comes in a plea for help. This is what it means to be alive, beautifully,
joyously, painfully alive." - http://erosophy.blogspot.com/2007/06/what-it-means-to-be-alive.html
Her comments remind me of the whole idea about our most difficult and chaotic times being the ones with the most potential. Potential to break our old habits and jolt back to life. The weird thing is, no matter how bizarre the event or circumstance, we don't necessarily HAVE to start seeing things differently. Often we can just keep going as if it never happened. We have the choice about how our experiences shape us.
Okay I think that is enough philosophy for today.
You see things differently everyday. Weather you like it or not. our live have become so fast moving you have no idea what will happen in the day. It doesn't have to be a dramatic tramautizing event to have the most potiential. Those are the event which will unhealthily shock you into changing. A smooth natural change of your life happens when you're in class scribbling a doodle, an epifany when buying a glass of orange juice, staring at scenery.
ReplyDeleteWe do NOT have a choice on how experiences shape us : A person who has experienced nothing but violence or an overwhelming majourity of violence will not show compassion when you first meet them.
A person who was impressionable when kindness was applied to them will be nice for the rest of their lives.
Choice is an illusion. If I came up to you and said choose between a robot and werewolf to find about yourself, you would pick one of the options. You live by rules made up to make you think you are in control, to make you think that you are free to make a choice. Magicians call it a "force" where the spectator chooses exactly the card, newpaper clipping, shape or number that the magicain wants you pick.
I have too much more to say on this.
that guy is right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3
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