01-21-2013, 02:07 PM
If you are asking me to "enlighten" you to my views of the world and this society, I warn you that I may be as ignorant as the guy next door who thinks he knows all. I have my own ideas but I do not claim to know the system in its entirety - or be able to see through it. I am not against the system - I am for system upgrade.
Nobody can truly remove them self from the system. Going off the grid does the same amount for society as ranting about how things need to change. I know I am part of the system and a beneficiary so I do not rage against doctors and institutions, I am not that kind of conspirator. I want to improve upon what we have established. But what have we established exactly? There are systems in place I do not agree with. I do not like the idea that wool has been pulled over my eyes in many situations and that as much as I think I may know how everything works there is still wool blinding me from the absolute.
The only place I have been able to find absolute truth is in mathematics and the feeling I get when I read a good book, hear a beautiful poem or listen to a masterpiece. I am a big fan of Amy Goodman and any real truth seeker out there working on sifting through the garbage for the good stuff.
I haven't quite figured out what I am doing as an individual but I am working on it. The first thing (for me) is to become aware of my own hypocrisy and eliminate it. I am lucky to live here, I know. But why do I feel so guilty? What don't I know? I have become obsessed with finding out - does that make me a snotty first world brat who can't be thankful for what I have at the expense of others? I am not supposed to know about the others, am I? Not knowing keeps the system afloat.
Why do we do what we do? Why do we believe what we believe?
Many of us just take what is given without asking any questions.
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I didn't realize while writing this that you were being serious. I thought you were being a smart ass , sorry if this came across as anger.
Nobody can truly remove them self from the system. Going off the grid does the same amount for society as ranting about how things need to change. I know I am part of the system and a beneficiary so I do not rage against doctors and institutions, I am not that kind of conspirator. I want to improve upon what we have established. But what have we established exactly? There are systems in place I do not agree with. I do not like the idea that wool has been pulled over my eyes in many situations and that as much as I think I may know how everything works there is still wool blinding me from the absolute.
The only place I have been able to find absolute truth is in mathematics and the feeling I get when I read a good book, hear a beautiful poem or listen to a masterpiece. I am a big fan of Amy Goodman and any real truth seeker out there working on sifting through the garbage for the good stuff.
I haven't quite figured out what I am doing as an individual but I am working on it. The first thing (for me) is to become aware of my own hypocrisy and eliminate it. I am lucky to live here, I know. But why do I feel so guilty? What don't I know? I have become obsessed with finding out - does that make me a snotty first world brat who can't be thankful for what I have at the expense of others? I am not supposed to know about the others, am I? Not knowing keeps the system afloat.
Why do we do what we do? Why do we believe what we believe?
Many of us just take what is given without asking any questions.
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I didn't realize while writing this that you were being serious. I thought you were being a smart ass , sorry if this came across as anger.
"What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning" - Werner Karl Heisenber