Monday, October 31, 2005

More Reflective Thoughts

Life is f**ked. Everything's f**ked. Things don't make sense. Not many things are logical in this world. One must think outside the square to solve the problems they can not solve. Sometimes ppl do horrible things to you intentionally, and sometimes people do horrible things to you unintentionally.

Everything is about balance: when someone dies, someone is born. Everything has an equal and opposite reaction. What goes up, comes down. For everything and every action, there are consequences.

However, sometimes we are not aware of every action we take... we may do something without being aware of it... we may not be able to help not doing it. And meanwhile, no one can tell for certain what someone else is thinking of what we have done. Sometimes it's easier just to say "I don't care what other people think." But do we really mean it? Maybe we're just covering insecurities we'd rather not remain aware of. Perhaps its better to know what other people are thinking so we can take the proper actions for it. Because it's troubling when someone who's meant to be close to you can't even talk to you about the things that are really troubling them... because you are the one that's troubling them! ... unfortunately, I see this happening rather often and it goes against logic... I often see this in relationships. And we talk about people behind their backs. It is so strange. However it is disrespecting to talk about someone to someone else while standing in front of the very person you are talking about.

Sometimes people appear very different to how they are actually feeling. Sometimes someone may look like they know what they're doing but in reality they have absolutely no idea what they are doing... or why they're doing it. Someone may look strong and in control, but deep down they are insecure and don't know what to do. Appearances can be deceptive.

FEAR! Why do we fear things? I believe it is something programmed into our minds to help us survive. Because in the caveman days, fear was very important. It was what kept you alert and on your toes; it was what told you to run when you faced imminent danger. What i'm saying is that fear is a body defense mechansim designed to keep you out of danger. And yet people strive to get rid of fear because they do not like being afraid. Also, we fear the things we can not explain. So occasionally we try to come up with explanations to explain things we would otherwise fear. For example, if ghosts exist, why should people fear them? Simply because we can not explain the existence of a ghost? yet there is nothing more to suggest that a ghost couldn't hurt us anymore than a normal human could. Maybe less.

Another thing that I find is that the more of something I have, the more I want it. Such as I've had a lot of time recently but I've always felt like I havn't had enough time and I always want more time. And I also find the more junk food I eat the more junk food I want to eat.

But I'm thinking too much at the moment so I'll just stop now and just carry on living my tiny insignificant life like a tiny insignificant dot in this gigantic universe.

1 comment:

Vincent McNabb said...

Woweee! Depression isn't good for the heart!

Just think. It would be illogical for life to be logical. Think.

No, more people are born than die. Balance exists only in physics. What goes up doesn't always come down. Oh, where is the equal and opposite reaction to gravity?

We don't know. The best scientists in the world have no freakin idea how gravity works. There must be an equal and opposite reaction (repulsion instead of attraction), but where is it?

The whole yin and yang thing is a load of bonkers anyway. All good and no evil would of course be much better than a balance of the two.

I think fear is based more on our natural narcissistic traits than as a sole function. We fear things because we want to look after our own safety.

But emotion is still a matter of philosophy. It still hasn't entered the scientific realm.

Significance. Depending on a viewpoint, nothing is significant. I mean, if your sister died, it would be a very significant event in your life. However, if 2 million people in Africa die from .22 wounds, you'd forget it in a week.

And do you really think some African who has lost his entire village cares whether the NZ dollar goes up or down?

Significance is a very localised thing. You are significant to your family and friends, and that should be enough.