There are several things in this world that I
do not understand, and I may as well try. One is why people is so attached to
physical appearance, how the others look like, not what they feel, what they
think, what they prize. That would explain why the media is so powerful, even
keeping lies about everything, aids is the core of a good business, people are
so worried the way they dress, they act, not the ideas they believe; the
legendary story of Jesus and the thieves is a classic; the other is the classic
"The beast and the beauty". That explains why the plastic surgery
industry is so powerful and lucrative. To go through a surgery because you need
is one thing, face the knife for vanity is another, for me, it makes no sense;
by no means I claim I am different, I am better. In an episode, in the American
culture, what nowadays would be considered prejudice, unethical, was when the
government, if I am not making mistake, supported a project for selecting
people with "good gene", for a genetic pool for the future, the
selection was based on physical appearance, the way people looked like,
sometimes it makes me wonder what about if human could choose for instance how
their offspring would look like, the same way they can choose the name. In all
that I know, in all that human could choose, it was a recipe of disaster. I am
not religious, but sometimes I agree with religious, let God makes its work.
The second thing about people that makes it angry is the extreme wish to
control their destiny, every single details. I agree that you should have some
control on how many kids you have, how much you expend per month, but most of
the time, the choices are stupid, meaningless, selfish, careless with the
other's feeling, opinions and so on.
For me, opportunity is something with low probability and could bring
benefits to your life. Such as, consider you are selected to an one-way ticket
trip to Mars, of course you might say that it is bad, but maybe not. The
current astronaut that holds the records in space was an accident. Basically,
in 1991 the Soviet Union was scattered, and he
remained "countryless". Until they could decide what to do with him,
he was a no one's land. We have opportunities all the time, for instance to
meet someone quite nice, to embark in an adventure, but we are so worried to
control what is coming that we do not let it be. For instance, nowadays,
internet is everywhere, every phone has connection, people cannot stay for a
second without connection. When you travel, with all the ocean of possibilities
to meet new people, really new, not the same bunch of done-head you are used
to, you still keep connected, you body is there, your head is somewhere else.
The true journey of life starts when we want to learn, not keep "an old
opinion about everything". Once it was said that the true journey is not
looking for new lands, but rather looking for new eyes. How can you look for
new eyes if your eyes are blinded? you could meet someone special, and never
know. Can you says someone is not worth it if you did not even try? based on
what, on your experience of the past, on your desires of beauty and patterns of
perfections. Most of the people are unable to think on their own, to live on
their own, they live the same life, doing the same gesture, living for the others.
You may want something, but if you friends do not approve, you cannot do it.
How many floating heads you have around? I would say many. Most people cannot
live their lives the way they please, they must respect the society requests,
stay with someone just to make you look good. When you are going to wake up and
live your own life? let life make love a gift? If we knew what we want, divorce
would be meaningless. There are more to life then just the things our eyes try
to shows.
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