Sunday, April 13, 2008

I don't know

So for the last post I have a bit of refined stream of consciousness writing.

I don’t know. The world would be a much better place if people learned how to use that statement. So many conflicts from every day occurrences to multi national political debacles stem from peoples inability to accept this statement. People feel the need to interject on everything. Everyone must have an opinion on something and they’re opinion is the right one; their view the correct one to have. This egotistical core belief is why dialogue, actual real dialogue, is so hard to find in today’s society. “My religion is correct, my political affiliation the only, my philosophy the one true word.” I see people incapable of experiencing others thoughts. This is what we, as organisms with awareness must do. We should all work towards advancing our mouths and hands, the tools which decipher our minds ramblings, so that we can experience a state of give and take. We should focus on, in essence, sharing notes instead of having the arrogance to think one’s thoughts are complete. One should never think that all answers have been found, no matter what spectrum of life one falls into. No religious leader, no philosopher, no scientist will ever provide you with an equation to put problems into. The key is to acknowledge the state of the human mind at its most basic. I don’t know. One may have an idea, and others may too, but the only way to even come close to the non-existent abstractions we call “answers” is dialogue. Communication with others of all influences can lead to the refinement of human thought into good ideas. But, the key conflict arises when those with the “answers” come into play. These are the people incapable of thinking that thoughts other then their own may have validity. This would create doubt and undermine their lifestyles. They have already shut off their minds and left their thoughts to starve, die, and rot. This lack of understanding of perception needs to be avoided. Realize that ones thoughts are the result of a single perceptions experience, and one person sees so little in their lifetime. Acknowledge your lack of perfection and learn to not know. But hey, it’s not like I know anything.

No comments: