You know, sometimes it feels like the most logical for us to do is pack up our things and get lost. As in, to go live in the forest alone or high up in the mountains all monk like. The thing is, its impossible. Humans are social creatures, we need other people to interact with lest we go insane. Overwhelming noise and clutter can drive a person mad and so can dead silence and stillness.
People need other people. Its why we're conditioned to have family and friends. Even the most shy or quiet of people have at least 2 or 3 people whom they consider close. Talking to one self is normal and usual when we contemplate things or are preparing for something but if the only person we talk to is ourself since we are "lone wolves" that is probably unhealthy.
Proof of this is that people are dependant beings. When we are young, we depend on others. When we are old, we still depend on others. Throughout our life we will always depend on others on some level and other people are counting on us as well.
Simply put, even elite commandos need teamwork. Actors who go "one man army" in films are woefully innacurate portrayals of how soldiers really work and doing so is actually frowned upon in the military. For example, snipers who are often portrayed as loners actually function in pairs. And that pair is integrated with another squad of infantry.
So stop thinking about living alone in a submarine and go out and meet people!
Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Sunday, 9 December 2012
In Time
Time, its the same for all. Its similar to the term "the Great Equalizer" which is death. Its called that because no matter how rich, poor, happy, sad, long or short our lives are, death comes to take us all equally.
Same goes for time. Everyone has the same amount of it, anywhere. 24 hours. no more, no less. Most people wish they had more time. Some people wish their time would run out.
In my opinion, the phrase "live with no regrets" is impossible. Because people being people will always make mistakes. There will always be that black spot or spots in our past, our lives that we wish had played out differently. Things we wish we had done or didn't do with our spent time.
What's past, is past. Water under the bridge. We can't get it back nor can we change it in any way. We or I always look back to ponder or regret so that I can look forward with some slight measure of hope. The only thing we can do is savour our time since we don't know how much time we actually have left. It would be a whole different world if everyone had a visible countdown timer above their heads.
The phrase "today is better than yesterday and tomorrow will be better than today" is a good concept to follow to improve the quality of our time spent. Maybe hard to practice but then again some of the good things in life don't come easily.
Same goes for time. Everyone has the same amount of it, anywhere. 24 hours. no more, no less. Most people wish they had more time. Some people wish their time would run out.
In my opinion, the phrase "live with no regrets" is impossible. Because people being people will always make mistakes. There will always be that black spot or spots in our past, our lives that we wish had played out differently. Things we wish we had done or didn't do with our spent time.
What's past, is past. Water under the bridge. We can't get it back nor can we change it in any way. We or I always look back to ponder or regret so that I can look forward with some slight measure of hope. The only thing we can do is savour our time since we don't know how much time we actually have left. It would be a whole different world if everyone had a visible countdown timer above their heads.
The phrase "today is better than yesterday and tomorrow will be better than today" is a good concept to follow to improve the quality of our time spent. Maybe hard to practice but then again some of the good things in life don't come easily.
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