"May I never miss a sunset or a rainbow because I am looking down."
Intents and purposes.
Are we wearing a mask in daily life? Repressing our feelings? Or not? Our society has taught us the art of concealing our feelings. Once upon a time this was not so. Yet such are matters currently.
Talking about something will always help you to de-stress.
And I have wondered: Are people all inherently optimistic? Logic would say that nobody would hope for the worst. Despite how bad matters go, one would still hope that things somehow pull through, no matter how bad things look. And so pessimism defies logic. But many things we do defy logic to begin with.
How many of you can justify every action you have performed? Actually most people probably can. Nevermind that.
I wonder about intent. People are judged by their actions, not by their intent. Therein lies the problem of misunderstanding one's intentions. It is only human nature to stereotype people. It is, in fact, inevitable. For that matter, experiments have shown that stereotypes are often more accurate than making inferences from one's behavior when it comes to judging strangers. And thus, people whom actions do not reflect their intent are often misunderstood.
The worst is when people stereotype others, make their own assumptions, and keep mum about it. If, at the very least, you actually bother to find out the intentions of others, you may be able to learn more about that person and/or realise that he or she may not have harbored any malicious intent. Often most misunderstandings and hatred result from the lack of understanding one's intention.
And thus I wonder. Is it right to judge one by his or her actions and not his or her intentions? More often than not, actions have an unintended effect which may or may not have negative effects on those around the performer. ... ...
Life is paradoxical. It is self conflicting. Such is human nature.
"So many people of wealth understand much more about making and saving money than about using and enjoying it. They fail to live bceause they are always preparing to live. Instead of earning a living they are mostly earning and earning, and thus when the time comes to relax they are unable to do so"
"Our revels now are ended. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air: And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solen temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all whihc it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind." -Quoted from "The Wisdom of Insecurity"
Thoughts and words are 'conventions', tokens with which we represent matters. Tokens only have as much value as we bestow upon them, as they are of no particular value themselves. Just like money, which while rids the inconveniences of barter trade, does not reflect real wealth; for wealth is perishable, and all that gold can do is represent wealth but not actually be regarded as a form of it.
And so in that sense we can regard words and thoughts as a form of restriction; a method in which we limit what we feel and think so that we can better express them in constant terms. To truly express ourselves, we must escape language, for no matter how expressive language is, it cannot convey everything. To truly accomplish something we must try not to accomplish it.
And because words are fixed; because words have an attached meaning, they are not flexible. We can mean many things with the same action. But words are limited to how people understand them. They are restricted. They are limited. And yet they are so expressive. How can we express ourselves in a way that bypasses language, and yet can be understood by others?
St. Augustine's answer to the question, "What is time?" - "I know, but when you ask me I don't.", is a prime example of how thoughts are not always expressible in words. Have you had that feeling that you are unable to find the words to explains something even though you can understand it? Words are a limiting. Let us use the example of a hammer. If we were to try to shape rocks into knives with our bare hands, it would be impossible. The hammer makes this task considerably easier. However, if we were to build a house, we would need something bigger and better than a hammer. While we could build it with a hammer it would require immense effort to do so. Likewise, while words are useful as a common tool for expressing ourselves on a lower level, they are nevertheless restricted. As expressive as they are, they cannot express everything. To transcend words; to bypass language - how is it possible?
If humans could not foresee, or rather ATTEMPT to foresee, life would be much more peaceful. Death is something we may fear, especially if you are reading this. Yet our brain is only taking into account our current physical state. There will be a time when our body is worn out and our brain is tired and we will welcome death. Yet when we are fully alive, we will not consider this possibility. Think of it like this - change is imminent. Take the example of sleep - an ordinary person will have times when sleep is pleasurable and greatly desired, and yet will have times when sleep is despised and hated - often in alternating sequences. Think of death as the sleep that will only be desirable one day, when we have lived out our lives.
Are humans starting to become obsolete?
And in an attempt to remind myself that I am still here, and I am still alive, I shall talk about life.
I do think that people who can spare the thought to worry about matters such as work are leading a comparatively less complicated life. To have lesser wants means that it is easier to fufill them. To be able to worry about school work, one must not have other matters to think about, matters which one would think about before school work. And so I ask - are such people comparatively carefree?
Comparative. Everything is comparative. From basic units of measurements to words. Longer. Bigger. Shorter. Smaller. Heavier. Lighter. Darker. Brighter. Louder. Like er? ... even humans like to compare so much. Even seemingly insignificant stuff of which they have no control over. Comparison. Why? Self-assurance? Self-destruction?
And I realise, not for the first time, that my thoughts easily wander.
So back to real life.
-Read up on Market Failure for meeting tomorrow -Read all Math Lecture notes -Read all Econs Lecture notes -Read all Physics Lecture notes -Start Math Tutorials -Start Physics Tutorials -Start and complete PI first draft and final draft -Bowling
Why do I find it so hard to blog about real life? I can't bring myself to talk myself. Weird.
