After reading Dan Brown’s latest novel, The Lost Symbol, I was itching to come out and say — I disagree.
I disagree that we are gods. The book concluded that the second coming is the time when we finally realize our godly traits — that we can design reality and not just merely reacting to it. I’m not disagreeing because it’s a classic heretic claim from Brown. I disagree because a god needs worshipers. If we are all gods, then who would be worshiping?
It has been a while since my last post…and my first sentences have been this way. I’ve started my blog about our weekend, but too lazy to finish it off.
Everyone’s back. The vacationers have come home. Reality for them has kicked in. Now it’s my turn to plan our next trip.
This time around, I’m pushing for another cross-country on AmTrack. Driving is so much of a hassle, but that’s not the main reason why I want to go on train hopping to central US. I want to concentrate on Frances during our travel and commuting would pose the best possibility for me to do so. Furthermore,I’d also like to experience unpredicted troubles we could face during commute (i.e. delays).
There’s also a plan of going to Alberta — Edmonton and its neigboring cities. I also want to visit Saskatchewan, so we’ll see if that’s possible if we ever decide a Canadian cross-country.
The trip may come a month or two from now, giving us enough time to decide and save. Whatever the decision may be,I’m pretty sure to post that here.
That’s the request Frances and I are crying for. Everytime we see Pia in Eat Bulaga!, we are disgusted. Vic, it’s time to dump her ’cause she’s becoming an over-acting bitch. Her outfits are not trendy, rather they need a call for a stylist. She should avoid wearing shorts also because her knees are horrible. Pia, we are begging you, hire a stylist and bring back style on TV.
So many thoughts are left unpublished. Mostly forgotten, but a few remain in an imaginary cloud hovering atop my head. Of the few, many are left dormant for I’ve been lingering trapped in lackluster state of mind. Frustrating. Unproductive.
It has been months since my last post. Many things have happened. Changes have been drastic. It is only I that’s been idle. Thus I proclaim my return with a stockpile of random thoughts. (more…)
It is undeniable that we live in a material world. Possession fuels mankind. Possession causes reactions within the system. Unconditional relationship is somewhat a form of possession because binding oneself to another is a form of ownership. The most obvious form of possession would be financial — monetary, real assets, etc. It has become a lifetime struggle for a person to possess financial stability which is an impossible feat. It is impossible because just like what Puff Daddy & Ma$e rhymed, “Mo money, mo problem.” Man has no sense of satisfaction.
Possession is the root of all problems. Then man would dream of wealth, now man dreams of a simple life. The latter would be as much of a struggle as the former. It would be most rewarding if one lives a simple life, but that means liberty from society and that is not an easy thing to do. Since man is naturally possessive, stripping himself of all possessions would lead him to succumb to despair.
Freedom from the grasp of the possessive nature of man is the second phase towards detachment. There are two ways to achieve the feat: wealth and surrender. Wealth and self-control would be a great combination into dissing society. The effect would be paradoxical, but effective. It is not an easy task to be wealthy or have self-control. Either one is a task that takes a lifetime to master.
The easiest way to muster the hurdle of the second phase would be a surrender. That is to surrender oneself from being possessive. That is, furthermore, to totally abstain from possessing. Not even meditation is accepted because it still leaves a fingerprint of possession. Hermitage would be the perfect example. It is not impossible to relocate oneself to an utterly remote location that has fertile land. There the hermit can cultivate, grow and create only the necessities.
Attaining a simple life is hypocrisy because in reality, one can only live a simple life after he accumulates wealth. One may say that their lifestyle is average and thus simple. That is a lie because one works not to maintain, but to gain.
Korean Dramas have been low in subtitling recently. That means I couldn’t watch anything. Aside from a few KPop ventures like Younha & Nell, there’s really not much to do online. So I remembered I had a few unfinished serials (rather I discontinued watching them). One of them is GINTAMA. I chose to continue Gintama over Naruto and Bleach because I really don’t need to follow the manga to follow the series, plus it’s hilarious.
What scares the beejeesus out of me is change. It’s very difficult for me to accept changes. Acceptance is a hard act. I’m only a simpleton. I especially cannot cope with drastic change. Why can’t changes be spontaneous and subtle?
The cycle of life within the planet has become abnormal. Changes occur without a process. People have skipped a step to reach the destination. There are no longer means to an end. The journey has been forgotten, instead we teleport to the destination. And the result isn’t pretty. Many are affected; the environment and whatnot.
I look to the future it makes me cry
But it seems too real to tell you why
Freed from the century
With nothing but memory, memory- Taken from Everything Must Go by the Manic Street Preachers