Monday, July 4, 2011

Standing on the edge of the world.

let's go back to something i said yesterday
i've avoided capitalising, because i feel very small

there's nothing more attractive than passion
and in that case, there's nothing less attractive
or more dehumanising than apathy
if we're truly human we have to care about the situations around us
if we're honest about entering into a profession characterised by empathy, we have to make that a part of our lives
we have to stand up

its amazing, and it makes me inspired
to see the show of hands on mediums like facebook, or twitter,
by young people willing to at least recognise what's going on
i could rattle off a list of wars and inequalities, but there wouldn't be much point

i think, at one stage as a teenager, i remember feeling angry
that the mistakes of the generations before us have somehow come to sit upon our shoulders.
i wondered, is that fair, really? we weren't close to legal adulthood when the millenium goals came knocking and quietly demanded that we listen
but now, i'm a little wiser, with more worries than i could have anticipated
the worries and the years haven't risen in parallel, but that's okay
the point is, no matter how important day to day obligations are, and no matter how many more people we become answerable to (our bosses, our parents, friends, partners, spouses and children), we can't, like those before us, forget the importance of the greater world around us.

i don't know how realistic that is, i haven't yet come that far. but i know i am going to try. the meaning of life isn't that difficult, give and take fears about religion, spirituality and life after death.

but while you are alive:
-love. just do it, with as much abandon as you can muster. sure, you're going to get hurt (very very very hurt), but everything you have to offer the world stems from love. you have to run with your arms outstretched, for as long as you can.

-forgive. especially the small things, and the things from the past. if ive learnt anything, its that more often than not, a person should be judged for the actions NOW. right now, in the present moment. you're past does make up who you are, yes, but we all make mistakes. we cant grow from them if we're not allowed to forget them. some things are inexcusable, some things you cant forgive.

-be determined. we all go through phases of floating, confusion, lack of direction. that's fine, it's important and its likely to be an ongoing undercurrent throughout life. but you have to aim for something. i dont mean climbing up the corporate ladder to get into the highest tax bracket. i mean, having some kind of destination in mind, something useful you hope to achieve for the betterment of the world.

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