This is redundant of course, but original thoughts are so rare.
Redundant I say because the themes I establish here are all interconnected, to a truth based accountability and responsibility approach or observation of fact way of life. Like I said, all evolutions end in the same place, truth.
So here I am talking about not only that living how we live is in fact living our choices, but we are making those choices based on our true values. Sometimes it’s surprising how much we do without thought but with a little consideration we can say that that is what we really wanted, or as the whiners are wont to do, claim that we are feathers in the wind, leaves floating on water, at the mercy of fate, at the mercy of others, victims, and so on.
The theme here is that, yes, we are choosing. You’ve heard not making a choice doesn’t mean you didn’t make a choice, rather that you may have made a bad choice. Or accidentally a good choice, which really isn’t an accident.
The toughest part, truly, is being true to yourself. And I say this lightly because I wouldn’t be philosophizing if I had this difficulty, but I see others constantly doing what they claim they want but they don’t and they won’t fess up and head down that road calling to them.
Oh well, whatever, never mind.
I think the whole point of understanding that nothing matters is realizing that we are feathers in the wind, we are leaves floating on the water. We are responsible for dealing with what we encounter in life, but that is it. Is any decision you’ve ever made as important as the random chance you had to meet Judy? What I’m trying to say is, I don’t think you have to look at the feather in the wind thing as a reason to absolve yourself of personal responsibility. You can look at it as a way to realize we should have nothing to get hung up about. Strawberry fields forever and all that. Do what you can with what you have.
Being that we’re philosophizing…
Shit happens, hazelrah? Random chances? Your response to this Living Your Choices post appears to be the antithesis of the author’s intent (as far as I or anyone can ever make out his intent). So my reply is an anti-antithesis, which brings us full circle to the post:
We create everything in our own lives. Maybe most people do it unconsciously, but in all this philosophizing, I got the idea that we’re trying to become more conscious (thus heading towards truth). I think we’re trying to take on personal responsibility, not avoid it.
Do what you can with what you have? That reminds me of a favorite quote from a favorite book by Richard Bach:
“Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they’re yours.”
But you’re right in one respect – there is nothing to get hung up about – antithetical or anti-antithetical.
Oh well, whatever, never mind.
Holy cow! Insanity is progressing in his eduction!
Devin and I discussed Devin”s post here a bit via skype chat already, however I have been mulling over how best to describe the key features of the truth and the NHM philosophy that Devin is, if not missing, at least ignoring.
Then, Insanity did it for me! Haha. (Using the exclamation point factor we can see that NHM is fast devolving into meaningless drivel.)
But I never miss the opportunity to expound so here I go.
I want to address what Nived said specifically, so I will start with the part about realizing nothing has meaning is the same as realizing we are at the mercy of the fates. Then he comments that we are reactionaries only, dealing with the hand we are dealt.
First, Nothing Has Meaning Without Point of View is exactly that. This has nothing to do with being at the whim of fate, or reacting to life”s little transgressions. This simply states the obvious and misunderstood fact that we give value and meaning to whatever we want, it isn”t there intrinsically.
The reactionary part is also off my track in that the essence of truth is that we are all free, free to choose, and we do, like it or not.
Choosing a reaction is another whole topic I will address, but doesn”t cover the half of it here. In the context of Living Your Choices there is no room for reactionary action because autonomous action is the point of the post.
So Devin was meaning that fate can come into play, I think, and I disagree conceptually but agree practically, for many, they had not choice. That is the illusion I am addressing.
I also agree with Michael that subconscious choices are made. So the bottom line is that, we chose, no matter what happens. Now, if I get hit by a bus unintentionally did I choose? Yes. I did. I chose to be so spaced out I couldn”t see the bus coming.
Yikes. Boring, boring, boring.
Excuse me! I am progressing in my education? My education is complete. And whole. I just happen to forget a few bits and pieces of it now and then.
For fun. It’s my choice. Ha ha!
Oh for nothing’s sake. The vanity, of humanity. I was joking, and now you are joking yet I didn’t know you are joking as you didn’t know I was joking and we are all together.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I was responding to your joke with my joke. No joke. However, I feel these responses are fizzling. So I’d better conclude before fffffffffffffffffffffttttttttttttttttttttttttt
Are you kidding? Hahahahahaha