The Good Kind of Ignorance

How profound is the idea that one can create their own reality. The thought that our happiness and wellness is directly impacted by our perspective and view on each waking day before us. You may notice that throughout life, it is our futures and pasts that have the ability to warp themselves into thoughts of negativity. It is never the present. With the ability to fully realize that only the present matters, our futures can always seem manageable.

Dig back in time to when you were 10 years old. If you can't remember what it felt like to be 10, try 11 or 12. Remember the bliss of ignorance to the world around you. If you ever had stress, it was so minute, and could be managed by simply playing a game you enjoyed, or hearing somebody tell you everything was going to be alright. It's often that ignorance is seen as a negative word. Now for right now, lets not think of this type of ignorance as a bad thing. There are scenarios where ignorance can be a good thing. This may be a stretch... but it is important to your own wellness to not channel in on negatives, you may see people that seem as if they do this too often; you may look at them as ignorant people. But this, I believe is the good ignorance. The important thing to note is. As long as nobody around you is being effected in a negative way, be ignorant to negatives that have no value for the present.

There are negatives that have value for the present however. If you are driving through a terrible storm, you don't want to have a smile on your face and whistle your way through it and pretend it isn't happening. These negatives are neccessary to acknowledge to keep you safe. The problem is letting future negatives affect your present. If you are very nervous and upset about a terrible storm that is going to come tomorrow, you are simply upset about something that doesn't even exist yet. 

Bottom line and cheesy moral. If you can constantly live in the present without letting thoughts of the future or past burden you, you can live the perfect life. While no life is perfect, remember to let the future happen, and let the past reflect a positive present.

Trust

The Strong man believes there is more to gain through only putting his trust in others. The Weak man believes there is more to gain by never putting his trust in others. The Wise man knows to only trust the man who puts trust's priority in trusting himself.

The Strong man could be a sort of businessman figure, dominant, with many people under him. He trusts these people to do his work for him and believes everybody likes him. He relies on others for his own gain. He is in a position of strength and power because of this endless amount of trust given. However, this endless trust will often turn Strong men into Weak men.

The Weak man rarely considers himself weak, the interesting bit, is he usually considers himself strong because of his trust nobody, self reliance, thought pattern. However, without putting trust in others, he will naturally receive less respect. People will wonder why he does not trust them, naturally isolating the weak man from them. He will always be treated in ways that will make it difficult to acheive everything there could possibly be to gain from relationships with others due to his Fear.

The Wise man is basically the "moral".

If the Strong man had trusted himself, he would know that in order to "gain", he must trust his own decisions. He is putting himself in a bad situation by trusting everybody. Had he established self trust, he would not end up being taken advantage of, or creating his false security of assuming everybody likes him. He would already have trusted and liked himself.

If the Weak man had trusted himself, he would know that in order to "gain" he must be capable of trusting his choices of companions, friends, etc. This doesn't really need to be stretched out anymore, I think the point is made.

Seeeeeyaaaa.

Been A Long Time

It has been a long time since I have posted on here, but I've come to find that there are actually a few people that do visit this blog from time to time to check for updates. Gave me some drive to write a bit more.
If you are the type of person that likes to travel, couchsurfing.com is a place you may want to check out. It revolves a bit around trust, but once you check the community out and its trust system, things seem pretty well organized.
I don't have a set date yet, but possibly this upcoming week, I will be making a trip to Washington D.C. alone, probably staying the night in my car.
I'll try and have some interesting thoughts to write about while I'm there.

The Mold

It is difficult not to have the desire for more answers than questions. How is it, that one can filter out that desire? Where does the constant ability to be content with what we already think we know about life and consciousness come from? Perhaps the fact that life will never really be complete as far as we will consciously know, could give some sort of stability to these questions. If we were to know for sure that there was a definite end to any new discovery or knowledge that we would somehow be conscious of, there would be little or no point to any pursuit of further knowledge beyond what is commonly known.
Basically, if we knew everything in the universe that there was to know about anything, what would happen? Would infinite knowledge have room for emotion? With the way we structure knowledge and learning today, emotion doesn't really seem to fit into anything. So any activity, anything we do now that we enjoy, would possibly not be necessary if we knew everything.
Or how about this, we know everything, therefore we let emotions rule our lives. Could that be "the way" of infinite knowledge.
Just some things to think about I suppose.
Nobody but ourselves have the answers to these questions. Though we seem to form our answers in ways that can mold comfortably around our lives. With that said, be sure to poke holes for your eyes to see out of, notches for your ears to hear from, and an opening for your mouth to breath through. Otherwise your mold will be the only thing keeping you from what may be the truth.

Contradiction is a Terrible Thing

I find that my mind is often driven towards too many thoughts to write on just one subject effectively. I can never give just one thought or idea all of my energy. Everything in this world is so uncertain, that it is hard to feel passionate and certain about any one belief. I suppose I could try to find a subject, and give my opinion on it. I could say “This is how it is”, “This is what that is, and what that is, and what that is” “That’s why that is”. But how do I know that about anything? What gives anybody the credibility in a world full of different perspectives? No one person could possibly have the same life experience as anybody else.

Often times, when writing anything I begin to lose drive to continue. I begin to ask myself, “Why am I writing this?”, “What is the point of that?” “You are contradicting yourself.” “This doesn’t make sense.” There are plenty of things that prevent me from writing anything that one might consider meaningful. There is a complete lack of meaning on my end half of the time.

Analysis is a terrible thing.

So is Contradiction.

The Meaning Of Life!? Not Exactly.

To ponder exactly what it is.... that reality is, or perhaps for a better phrase, 'the meaning of life'; one must first establish a true goal behind their curiosity on the matter. Is one seeking happiness? Or is the invisible drive that can only be described as the pursuit of knowledge the culprit. Only by knowing the motivations, and the certainty behind the motivations; can we all be certain that the 'pondering' is even worth doing.
An example of motivations that could only be defined as 'wrong', could be the motivation to gain power or advantage over another through ones own pursuit towards the meaning of life. This in itself would not be an actual desire to solve 'the meaning of life'. A good example of this could be some of the Catholic Church's practices. While in fact, it may not intend on doing any harm. The philosophies and beliefs take advantage of people's ignorance and need for an 'opium', much like the Philosopher Dan Miranda described in his example.
Now this does not mean that one can not practice faith, through finding out the purpose of ones existence. It simply means that motivations, and reasons behind the pursuit of a reality, are factors that should not be ignored or taken lightly. A lot of blood has been shed due to this ignorance of motivations behind greater meanings.
So what should one think, how should one treat the 'bigger picture'? What role should it play in our lives? How can we prevent ourselves from becoming obsessed or over indulged in the SEARCH, rather than the PRACTICE of a meaningful existence. For it is the practice that matters.
I myself do not know, nor do I feel as if any one answer is right for everybody. With that, my opinion, is worthless in a sense. But for sake of sharing what I myself have found, in the hope of assistance to another who may have asked the same questions. I will share what I can, through words, as limited a role as words play in this matter.

To go through the actual practice of a meaningful existence, one must first be free of anything that keeps them from pursuing one. A person must be happy, and must know they are happy without any doubt. How do you get to that point?
There are chains that bind us down and keep us from being 'free' everywhere. Buildings, People, Money, Culture, Society, School. I'm aware that the set of examples I've given don't really form a proper or complete list. But for a minute or two, think about taking a walk down a street while observing things from an outside point of view. Imagine having been untouched by everything around you. Imagine not being a product of your environment. Imagine that it is the first time that you have stepped into this environment.
This is where my words can only go so far....
To find a happiness, and meaning... one has to break away from the chains, break away from the pressures, while keeping peace with the very things they broke away from. The peace is important. Without it, one could become bitter, and become isolated.
The chains will be there, but they suddenly are made of plastic, the pressure is there, but light as a feather.
Taking strides towards your destination is the only thing left. And doing it with a smile on your face, a purpose in your step, and nothing to fear... is 'the meaning of life'.

Find What Is Real

When thinking about what matters in life, it seems to lead the thought of feeling happy. Where happiness lies for each person may be different. But it seems as if the only way to find it, is to somehow isolate all that isn't "real". Taking everything that doesn't matter, and acknowledging that it doesn't play a part in your journey towards happiness. It is probably only then, that a happiness can be found. The ways in which people can isolate those things probably vary, and not every way thought to be correct... is actually correct. Which can give happiness an elusive attribute. Happiness is always close by, and maybe false securities must be let go of in order to find it.

Keywords : seems, may, somehow, probably, maybe

Live.

Don't Get Too Comfortable

Synchronization could possibly be impossible. Working with things as they happen seems to be the only real way to solve anything. Problem prevention can only go so far without making sacrifices that can make you go crazy.

Say there is a problem, that hasn't quite happened yet. So you have no idea that this problem is going to come about. How can you prevent it, without knowing about it? Well a lot of time there are error precursors (things that lead up to the problem). So with these error precursors hanging around, one could possibly prevent the problem. But how much do you really want to give up in order to prevent problems from coming along. Isn't the time and the effort being spent into problem prevention, a problem in itself? Half the time put into problem prevention ends up being wasted in the end. So it could be a significant part of your life where you could have been putting your time into something else. Like being creative, making money, making friends, etc.

Without problems, you can't really have an appreciation for things working out.

Now this might not make a ton of logical sense, since obviously problem prevention can be useful. But to expect problems for a greater part of your life, is to neglect that some problems are in fact not problems at all. It really is the way you look at it. If you lose your car keys and in turn end up being late to a dinner party, you may look at not having a hook for your keys being a problem. But really, was it ever a problem to be late for the dinner party? In being late, you may have been nervous and tense. Take your time. Breathe a little bit. You gained something from all of that somehow. You took your mind out of repetitive monotony and had to search for something you lost. You exercised your memory, and you had to figure out how to get to the party as fast as you could. You then had to learn how to laugh at yourself when you showed up late.

It doesn't hurt to be a little disorganized. The most organized people are sometimes the most boring. Sure, have a certain order to your life, but don't ever get too comfortable with the same boring routine. You'll lose your mind, and without random events, life could lack meaning very quickly.

What is comfort but a latent mind?