And it would seem with each new breath I breathe in that the world
dies and is reborn ever so slightly. This is an update, not only for
one person, but all persons interested. I am in no position to judge
anyone on the grand scheme of things, but I am the judge of all those
who fall within my jurisdiction. But where does my jurisdiction begin
and yours end? There was a joke philosophy I heard about the other
day, where too much of something is horrible, but with just a little
bit more, it's perfect. If you drive 161 miles per hour on the
interstate then you're just being reckless, but if you go 162, then
you will get anywhere you wish to go perfectly safe. Going 163 or
faster is just absurd and not advised. This was mentioned in joke,
but it could be contorted and applied to other things which leads me
to wonder, can too much of something be perfect? There was a book I
read with a small little problem imbedded in it's writings in the form
of a paper. If somehow the Nazi's won the war and Hitler had his way
and took over all the world and for generations only the Fuhrer's
vision was enacted then one day 400 years down the line of peace and
prosperity for the Aryan race with all history of the war erased, two
students stand outside a university and one looks to the other,
without any knowledge of the war, and says: "Ever feel like something
just isn't right? That something happened and that we're being lied
to, but the ones spewing the lies don't know they're lies?" And the
students lived happily ever after without a second thought.
Imperialism is ugly and any destruction of another's culture is a
crime I despise quite greatly. Destruction of beauty in any of its
forms is sick and perverse. Then, once more, beauty is in the eye of
the beholder and whose eyes shall we look through? We should not look
for the perfect Pepsi, but the perfect Pepsi's. 32 different forms of
Ragou, but each made to a separate taste. Respect the whole as
individuals. Respect the individuals as a whole. Or perhaps a hole
if you're in it only for the good of the people. Total altruism IS a
horrible thing; man needs beacons to tie himself down to. Mindless
masses doing good for other mindless masses get nothing done because
you need the will of the individual to let you know what it is the
masses want. Total egotism is a horrible thing as well. Then it
would be nothing but wars. True chaotic wars with countless
casualties. I will not preach to you the middle path of Buddhism for
I do not believe in it fully myself. Suffering is not caused by
existence. Attachment does not bring despair. To release yourself from
suffering is attainable. Human emotion brings despair. You are
chemically predispositioned to be geared to happy, or to sad and what
ALWAYS makes one man happy will not ALWAYS make another man happy, or
even happy at all. I have decided I will study religions still, but I
can find no absolute truths in them, for I do not believe in
absolutes. Anything is possible, nothing is absolute, and this is no
need for dismay. Do you know what makes a man happy? We will not go
into the chemical aspects of it right now, merely only the
emotional/memory aspect of it. It is a small form of relativity, when
we say we are happy, we go through all our memories of what we
experienced and labeled as happy or what we were promised and believed
would be happy and we decide if it lies close enough to these ideals
to be considered a like-minded emotion. Now if you vocabulary is
expanded we can obviously be a lot more than just happy. We can be
jolly, jovial, exuberant, blissful, intoxicated, sunny, perky, merry,
mirthful, gay, convivial, content, or a handful of other things I'm
sure. Happiness is a choice for a lot of lucky people who don't
realize how lucky they are. The relativity of emotions theory is very
much in alignment with what Khalil Gibran had to say of Joy and Sorrow
in the aspect that the deeper wounds sorrow carves in to you the more
joy you can hold in those basins. People forgot though, or let things
cloud their judgment and they don't compare it to things right in
front of them when they should be comparing it to things out of site,
or vice versa. It doesn't have to be your own memories either, if
someone tells you of sorrow unfathomable that others have experienced,
think of that pain when you reach your bottom, perhaps their floor is
lower than your rock bottom? That doesn't help people though, that
doesn't change the fact it is still sad, it just means it isn't AS sad
as others. What you need to have is hope, not faith. Faith will let
you down more often than most can bear. I suggest faith in people, but
I am not a stock broker of souls, nor a collector; just an admirer.
That is my casual observance and hopefully someday I will be respected
enough for my advice to hold weight. Another thought that I have read
about, if souls are worth more than any amount of treasures on this
Earth, then for a man to truly be wealthy should he not collect souls?
I wish to be my own dirt millionaire in this case. I will hold fast
to my fortune and hope that no one sells theirs, for the temptation to
buy is far too strong. I don't believe in the devil, but I believe in
the greed of man. Without your glasses on, you'd be hard-pressed to
tell the difference in the two at times. Greed can be good, don't get
me wrong. Objectivism and egoism have their valid points, but they
rely too much on the thought that everyone is the same. Sadly some
people are nothing but examples for others, or facilitators for
corrupt men. Do you realize how sad that truth is? Think about that,
THAT is ultimate sadness. Not to have a life of no meaning, but to
have a life filled with someone else's meaning. You would essentially
be a total altruist, but you would not even be allowed the liberty of
being yourself. We are our own temple, but the neighbors have a temple
too. For the longest time I thought all men were equal, sadly I've
known for a long time that this is not true. All men are created
equal and all have the same potential. Just because two objects
travel from point A to point B, does not mean they travel the same
path. Some men's lives can be worth more than others at any given
time. Once again we come to a sad truth. Despair should not rise from
truths, as Benjamin Franklin once said, "I have not failed, merely
found many means which do not work." Every failure is a new
discovery, just as every failure does not mean defeat. As I said,
nothing is absolute. I came across another philosophy too. Radical
Truth telling, I read about it in an Esquire article and I must say I
am a little disgusted at the author of the article. Sure sex can
traverse my mind quite a bit, but it is nowhere near as often or as
driving a force as the author makes it out to be. He almost seemed to
be playing into stereotypes if only to go for a certain audience base.
Far from the idea of radical truth-telling. It is pretty much just
as it sounds. It is telling the truth, THE WHOLE truth, and nothing
but. For instance instead of saying faking interest in a story, you
tell the storyteller you've grown tired of the tale and hope to move
on to new ground. It can also be used in mating, but this aspect can
be dangerous. Instead of faking interest in a conversation you would
just up and tell the other person your goals. I think radical truth
telling as a way of living would be horrible and rather
anti-intelligence. It'd take the fun out of a lot of games. As a
game itself I think it would be fun. On that note, if anyone would
care to play a game of radical truth telling, just ask and we'll play
a round or two. I've been using my own form of radical truth telling
for a while now. I only play it when someone asks me for the truth
though. People rarely do, and I sometimes I find myself censoring
myself anyways. Besides, at times it would seem I would just be
grabbing for thin strings to pull, without knowledge of what I will
unravel. I love the unknown, but at times it can seriously wound a
relationship. Not a chance I can take with everyone. It would appear
that I am Upper-Middle Class by the powers that be. Though in
announcing what my class is by definition it should drop me down to
regular middle class, but for the fact that I am aware of this it
bumps me back up, while my grammar drops me down, and yet I don't care
about my class, which seems to bring me back up. Sociology is such a
fickle thing. Fickle and depressing I might add. I've been studying
it a lot lately and I have yet to find an optimist's viewpoint in all
of the theories. I mean, even the happiest of Sociologists were
depressive. If you know of any sociological theory or law that
doesn't spell out: "Man sucks." then by al mean please guide me to it.
I'd rather not remain ignorant on the subject as I am now. I am
dating no one and would not like it to stay that way. But I am just
visiting where I am currently. Thus I do not want to make anymore
solid attachments; the ripping off of these ties hurts me every time.
I can bear it, but I'd rather not put another soul through the agony.
We need universal healthcare in America; there is no room for
free-riders in our current society's method, true. The method we have
now is far too brutal though. Medical-anything should be free for
all. Medics should heal both sides in war. One should not profit
solely off the suffering of others. Things are far too impersonal in
today's society. Ranged weapons take the soul out of the fight and at
times seem to alleviate all guilt. Just because you never know the
man you're hurting, doesn't make the fact you're hurting him any less
meaningful. That goes for everything. Just because people don't want
to be held accountable for their actions, doesn't mean that absolves
them from all responsibility. Children will be children, good, then
teach them their ways are wrong. Force teachings only when you know
people's current actions will harm others or if the teaching of the
pupil is your sole responsibility. So much to say as always. Sorry for
having no paragraphs, it was straight from my mind to the page. If you
have found love young, be sure it is real. Test it. Do not have
blind faith in it. Love is faith, but it is not blind. Despite what
others say. Love is the only thing that sees things how they should be
seen, at least from your perspective. Remember though, when looking
for the group, look for the perfect Pepsi's, when searching for
yourself you should look for the perfect Pepsi.

I don't mind the lack of paragraphs but the length makes it hard to stay motivated to follow it completely.

Since this is in Creativity+++ and not Opinion, it seems as though you are looking less for feedback regarding the subject matter and more for the opportunity to express yourself.

Both are welcome.