Said Fyodor Dostoevsky "The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons."
And yes the people who made it to prisons were either fell prey to system's weakness or they tried to make use of system's vulnerability.
In both cases system reacted back locking them in. Any collective and group of people unconsciously evolves a definition of right or wrong. I don't know why it happens but it happens and then there come new individuals who don't wish to subscribe to that old wisdom....and I think the reaction is what you portrayed over your nudity.
And thus when I come to deal with system around us I stumble at two thoughts:
1. System is not what exists around us but what we understand of it. 2. If we are resisting the surrounding we are any way at lose and we are resisting our own understanding of what we mean by system then our thinking is at lose.
Then I revisit this old story when father asked the child tell me how much you will save if you save 1$ every day. The kid was smart, he immediately did the calculation and replied back that in 60 years of his life he would get a total of just 720$ which 60 years from now would be equivalent to some few dollars.
What was the point....the point was we learning by our own experience would get a sum total of which doesn't stand satisfactory.
So it is better to borrow some money, work on it and make more out it....same is the case with experience....borrow somebody's wisdom....make use of it...and then explore further of your life....
When I think on these lines I resist myself to kind of say..."Fuck the system." Rather I tune myself to see system as an ocean where If I dive without preparation...I am sure to die drowning in its depth....
But if build my understanding leveraging other's experience we can probably sail through the entire globe and come back smoothly with more richer experience to put in history....
Now going back to Dostoevsky who brought to attention a fact that more the number of individuals resisting the system more worst it is.
I definitely don't deny this view point but then it is tricky thing. Because if system is set of rules which we all have to follow then definitely what you said is right. Because there can be rules which are ridiculous to restrict our exploration of individuality.
But if my reacting against system is because of my personal reasons say somebody made a fortune by doing something unethical and you are jealous of that person's success, then I believe we cannot resist system.
The idea is of Perspective. I would like like to share this thought process of my friend composed like this:
http://vimeo.com/2461752
There is one more thing to write, may be will constitute in another post.
Before I jump to my next post, I would like to post this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy6iwP9Ux3A
----------------------------------- It's a mystery to me We have a greed with which we have agreed You think you have to want more than you need Until you have it all you won't be free
Society, you're a crazy breed I hope you're not lonely without me
When you want more than you have You think you need And when you think more than you want Your thoughts begin to bleed
I think I need to find a bigger place 'Cause when you have more than you think You need more space
Society, you're a crazy breed I hope you're not lonely without me Society, crazy and deep I hope you're not lonely without me
There's those thinking more or less, less is more But if less is more how you're keeping score? Means for every point you make your level drops Kinda like it's starting from the top, you can't do that
Society, you're a crazy breed I hope you're not lonely without me Society, crazy and deep I hope you're not lonely without me
Society, have mercy on me I hope you're not angry if I disagree Society, crazy and deep I hope you're not lonely without me -----------------------------------
The post I took long to finish. ----------------------------------- A guy saw an image of a girl (nude) posturing: "Fuck the system." The very first, basic instinct is: why, why is she saying this and why this way? But before this "why" comes another why and that is why this guy is interested to know what this girl had in her mind? Is it the nudity which generally guys love to browse over or is there something really different which is like a unique phenomenon, the sheer beauty of which attracts the attention? Arguing logically just nudity may not be the reason for attraction as in the civilization today, there is no dearth of obscenity and so to say getting a nude image is just a click away with right appropriate keyword to search.
And coming to obscene, definition says: "An obscenity is any statement or act which strongly offends the prevalent morality of the time." So then I think this guy stayed to look this NEW obscenity. No-no, please don't get me wrong. It is not the vulgarity I am talking about. It is the challenge, the statement which is questioning the current state of morality. Going by the literals, yeah you may call it obscene but it appears to be a state of our physical being much more aware and powerful than the way we exist today.
Isn't it the concept of neutrality, detachment and liberation of soul by meditation talked heavily in spiritual literature a very close version we being BARE in our day-to-day proceedings. Neutral means I am neither positive nor negative. I am a zero....devoid of everything. Thus isn't it this destitute at physical boundary our nudity only. Said Khalil Gibran - "And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair." So may be this guy stayed to gauge at the infinity of this openness. Coming to the notions, in civilization today there is another way to say somebody being attracted to something and it is called as "Marketing." Marketing constitutes the study of how to attract attention so as you to be heard and make impact. For that you have to be unique, identifiable, and easily available so as to reach people and convey your message. Is it marketing? And if yes, then I think it was effective. But then what was the purpose.The purpose was: "Fuck the system."
System who? The hegemony I believe. She I think is not referring to the system of today or tomorrow. She is saying about system in general. She is saying don't let system build around you. Keep yourself always zero [neutral] for your spirit to be free. She I think is saying just leave things which we are carrying as burden. Burden of ....oh what people will say if I do this, burden of your reputation, burden of so called image. Don't accept this, leave it, and be devoid of these infatuations.
Be NAKED, why to carry the burden of your fragile and temporary identity.
I think what she meant is: Have Faith in accepting your state of being. Don't fantasize your character with greed and weak imaginations. Faith is the treatment system needs. And this faith is to be developed in ME for ME, the ME a part of this system. Faith is difficult and I have to retaliate and fight for it. Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking.
So she is saying don't think, put off even your thoughts, just be empty of everything. Don't let system intoxicate you. Shun it, avoid it....and then your true self will be seen.....the one which is........"NAKED"
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Reyna,
Said Fyodor Dostoevsky
"The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons."
And yes the people who made it to prisons were either fell prey to system's weakness or they tried to make use of system's vulnerability.
In both cases system reacted back locking them in. Any collective and group of people unconsciously evolves a definition of right or wrong. I don't know why it happens but it happens and then there come new individuals who don't wish to subscribe to that old wisdom....and I think the reaction is what you portrayed over your nudity.
And thus when I come to deal with system around us I stumble at two thoughts:
1. System is not what exists around us but what we understand of it.
2. If we are resisting the surrounding we are any way at lose and we are resisting our own understanding of what we mean by system then our thinking is at lose.
Then I revisit this old story when father asked the child tell me how much you will save if you save 1$ every day. The kid was smart, he immediately did the calculation and replied back that in 60 years of his life he would get a total of just 720$ which 60 years from now would be equivalent to some few dollars.
What was the point....the point was we learning by our own experience would get a sum total of which doesn't stand satisfactory.
So it is better to borrow some money, work on it and make more out it....same is the case with experience....borrow somebody's wisdom....make use of it...and then explore further of your life....
When I think on these lines I resist myself to kind of say..."Fuck the system."
Rather I tune myself to see system as an ocean where If I dive without preparation...I am sure to die drowning in its depth....
But if build my understanding leveraging other's experience we can probably sail through the entire globe and come back smoothly with more richer experience to put in history....
Now going back to Dostoevsky who brought to attention a fact that more the number of individuals resisting the system more worst it is.
I definitely don't deny this view point but then it is tricky thing. Because if system is set of rules which we all have to follow then definitely what you said is right.
Because there can be rules which are ridiculous to restrict our exploration of individuality.
But if my reacting against system is because of my personal reasons say somebody made a fortune by doing something unethical and you are jealous of that person's success, then I believe we cannot resist system.
The idea is of Perspective.
I would like like to share this thought process of my friend composed like this:
http://vimeo.com/2461752
There is one more thing to write, may be will constitute in another post.
thank for u comment.
u can write another post
Reyna,
Before I jump to my next post, I would like to post this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy6iwP9Ux3A
-----------------------------------
It's a mystery to me
We have a greed with which we have agreed
You think you have to want more than you need
Until you have it all you won't be free
Society, you're a crazy breed
I hope you're not lonely without me
When you want more than you have
You think you need
And when you think more than you want
Your thoughts begin to bleed
I think I need to find a bigger place
'Cause when you have more than you think
You need more space
Society, you're a crazy breed
I hope you're not lonely without me
Society, crazy and deep
I hope you're not lonely without me
There's those thinking more or less, less is more
But if less is more how you're keeping score?
Means for every point you make your level drops
Kinda like it's starting from the top, you can't do that
Society, you're a crazy breed
I hope you're not lonely without me
Society, crazy and deep
I hope you're not lonely without me
Society, have mercy on me
I hope you're not angry if I disagree
Society, crazy and deep
I hope you're not lonely without me
-----------------------------------
The post I took long to finish.
-----------------------------------
A guy saw an image of a girl (nude) posturing: "Fuck the system."
The very first, basic instinct is: why, why is she saying this and why this way? But before this "why" comes another why and that is why this guy is interested to know what this girl had in her mind? Is it the nudity which generally guys love to browse over or is there something really different which is like a unique phenomenon, the sheer beauty of which attracts the attention? Arguing logically just nudity may not be the reason for attraction as in the civilization today, there is no dearth of obscenity and so to say getting a nude image is just a click away with right appropriate keyword to search.
And coming to obscene, definition says: "An obscenity is any statement or act which strongly offends the prevalent morality of the time." So then I think this guy stayed to look this NEW obscenity. No-no, please don't get me wrong. It is not the vulgarity I am talking about. It is the challenge, the statement which is questioning the current state of morality. Going by the literals, yeah you may call it obscene but it appears to be a state of our physical being much more aware and powerful than the way we exist today.
Isn't it the concept of neutrality, detachment and liberation of soul by meditation talked heavily in spiritual literature a very close version we being BARE in our day-to-day proceedings. Neutral means I am neither positive nor negative. I am a zero....devoid of everything. Thus isn't it this destitute at physical boundary our nudity only.
Said Khalil Gibran - "And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair." So may be this guy stayed to gauge at the infinity of this openness.
Coming to the notions, in civilization today there is another way to say somebody being attracted to something and it is called as "Marketing." Marketing constitutes the study of how to attract attention so as you to be heard and make impact. For that you have to be unique, identifiable, and easily available so as to reach people and convey your message. Is it marketing? And if yes, then I think it was effective. But then what was the purpose.The purpose was: "Fuck the system."
System who? The hegemony I believe. She I think is not referring to the system of today or tomorrow. She is saying about system in general. She is saying don't let system build around you. Keep yourself always zero [neutral] for your spirit to be free. She I think is saying just leave things which we are carrying as burden. Burden of ....oh what people will say if I do this, burden of your reputation, burden of so called image. Don't accept this, leave it, and be devoid of these infatuations.
Be NAKED, why to carry the burden of your fragile and temporary identity.
I think what she meant is: Have Faith in accepting your state of being. Don't fantasize your character with greed and weak imaginations. Faith is the treatment system needs. And this faith is to be developed in ME for ME, the ME a part of this system. Faith is difficult and I have to retaliate and fight for it. Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking.
So she is saying don't think, put off even your thoughts, just be empty of everything. Don't let system intoxicate you. Shun it, avoid it....and then your true self will be seen.....the one which is........"NAKED"
And you will rest in peace.
Amen
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