Incredible.s
i thot, contrary to what the show set out to prove, was that the bad guy should have been the good guy.
the quote along the lines of - everyone is super. that makes no one super.
while the guy might have been a brat, the above mentioned stance was sincere. and it was logical. it is true that it does tend to spoil the unique aspect of the human individual.
and i thought he had real 'super powers'. a fine brain is no ordinary talent. but i guess, one shouldnt watch animations when he/she is in search of such content.
sigh.
it's just so wasteful whne old friends break apart.
i guess i feel that way because i never could have one. and if i did, i'd never let it go. evident in what i have now.
i guess maybe quixotically, friendship can always be worked out, so long as the 2 parties are willing to do so. then again, maybe friendship shloudnt be so technical. let the natural courses occur.
anyways, plucked this from one of my last year's writtings.
When I was first born, I was the center of the universe. Mercury, Venus, Earth the 9 planets of the solar system, even the sun and its fellow stars, they all revolved around me. But, I grew up. I matured. I’m sure it is likewise for you, or those who have matured anyways. The major difference from than and now, between a child and an adult in the perspective of him/herself in contrast to the rest of the world is not in how selfish the individual is but what is important to him/her. Selfishness refers to the care and attention one gives to oneself. That is a constant in life. Man has always been selfish and always will be. This can be discussed by asking three questions. Firstly, selfishness per se, right or wrong? Secondly, what drives us? And thirdly, what guides us.
Is being selfish morally outrages? No. To be selfish, is to simply give oneself the care and love one can produce. Many conceive this to have immoral mores, but this isn’t necessarily true. It is only natural that man were to care about himself, given that he/she is being put in a body called ‘self’. To be not selfish would to be absolutely not human. In contrast if one were to be selfless, it would mean to put others above himself, which inherently will lead to a compromises in his/her own’s self interest. Even if we were to live in an utopist world whereby man would all be selfless, it would be impossible to cater to the interest of the 6billion people living on earth. Furthermore, there would exist an imbalance of benefits, since those whose interests lie closer to the main stream, the majority well being. On the other hand, it is the individual’s own duty to voice out what is in his advantage. This, together with an open mind would serve as a platform for negotiations between parties with varying agendas.
In that case, if people today are egocentric, what is the energy boost, the thrust behind our actions? Perhaps one would expect another to be less selfish and consider others when it comes to decision-making. Unfortunately, this is at best superficial. The impetus to do such appears in a myriad of incentives. Locomotives such as personal benefits given when one asks for a favor, a simple thank you could fulfill this criterion. Motivations possibly include the knowledge that friendship brings mutual profit, one’s reputation, or the pre-emptive measure taken to avoid conflicts, or it could even subsist as the plain enjoyment in helping a friend and the emotional warmth it brings. This is all being selfish. One may think that it is due to him/herself having a good heart to donate a sum to the poor, but implicitly, some explicitly, it could be for the sake for his own image.
This is true even for the societal level, except the fact that there are added vectors that contribute to the shape of politics. Winston Churchill once mentioned that democracy is credibly the government taking its worst form. Even the bible itself preaches of a perfect dictatorship, but that can only be achieved with an altruistic dictator, selfless and impeccable. It is only out of the greediness and the selfish nature of man that democracy was hence birthed forth, to protect themselves from the greed of others. There consists a series of checks and balances to do so. This constitutes mainly through transparency. This works through its accountability to the public, checks by its opposing parties, coupled with the free media etcetera. All this works together to lay a foundation for self-interests to be expressed, compromised and accommodated, protected and guided for the benefit for all.
Holistically, for my own interest in illustrating the three questions, the example of critics accusing the United States for its own vested interests in Iraq will answer them. Firstly, the fact of the matter is that there is no necessary detriment, but it is only innate for the US to chase after what is of advantage to them. Secondly, the product of their intervention, the protection of human rights will justify their means and simultaneously act as a stimulus for the gain of others. Thirdly, there are checks and balances in place to prevent the propensity for abuse. In a nut shell, yes, people today are selfish and greedy, that is not wrong, but it is our propulsion co-existing with checks.
thought of the file after reading qh's blog and thinking of some of the selfish things i do. oh well. the holidays seem strangely short this season.
Incredible.
the quote along the lines of - everyone is super. that makes no one super.
while the guy might have been a brat, the above mentioned stance was sincere. and it was logical. it is true that it does tend to spoil the unique aspect of the human individual.
and i thought he had real 'super powers'. a fine brain is no ordinary talent. but i guess, one shouldnt watch animations when he/she is in search of such content.
sigh.
it's just so wasteful whne old friends break apart.
i guess i feel that way because i never could have one. and if i did, i'd never let it go. evident in what i have now.
i guess maybe quixotically, friendship can always be worked out, so long as the 2 parties are willing to do so. then again, maybe friendship shloudnt be so technical. let the natural courses occur.
anyways, plucked this from one of my last year's writtings.
When I was first born, I was the center of the universe. Mercury, Venus, Earth the 9 planets of the solar system, even the sun and its fellow stars, they all revolved around me. But, I grew up. I matured. I’m sure it is likewise for you, or those who have matured anyways. The major difference from than and now, between a child and an adult in the perspective of him/herself in contrast to the rest of the world is not in how selfish the individual is but what is important to him/her. Selfishness refers to the care and attention one gives to oneself. That is a constant in life. Man has always been selfish and always will be. This can be discussed by asking three questions. Firstly, selfishness per se, right or wrong? Secondly, what drives us? And thirdly, what guides us.
Is being selfish morally outrages? No. To be selfish, is to simply give oneself the care and love one can produce. Many conceive this to have immoral mores, but this isn’t necessarily true. It is only natural that man were to care about himself, given that he/she is being put in a body called ‘self’. To be not selfish would to be absolutely not human. In contrast if one were to be selfless, it would mean to put others above himself, which inherently will lead to a compromises in his/her own’s self interest. Even if we were to live in an utopist world whereby man would all be selfless, it would be impossible to cater to the interest of the 6billion people living on earth. Furthermore, there would exist an imbalance of benefits, since those whose interests lie closer to the main stream, the majority well being. On the other hand, it is the individual’s own duty to voice out what is in his advantage. This, together with an open mind would serve as a platform for negotiations between parties with varying agendas.
In that case, if people today are egocentric, what is the energy boost, the thrust behind our actions? Perhaps one would expect another to be less selfish and consider others when it comes to decision-making. Unfortunately, this is at best superficial. The impetus to do such appears in a myriad of incentives. Locomotives such as personal benefits given when one asks for a favor, a simple thank you could fulfill this criterion. Motivations possibly include the knowledge that friendship brings mutual profit, one’s reputation, or the pre-emptive measure taken to avoid conflicts, or it could even subsist as the plain enjoyment in helping a friend and the emotional warmth it brings. This is all being selfish. One may think that it is due to him/herself having a good heart to donate a sum to the poor, but implicitly, some explicitly, it could be for the sake for his own image.
This is true even for the societal level, except the fact that there are added vectors that contribute to the shape of politics. Winston Churchill once mentioned that democracy is credibly the government taking its worst form. Even the bible itself preaches of a perfect dictatorship, but that can only be achieved with an altruistic dictator, selfless and impeccable. It is only out of the greediness and the selfish nature of man that democracy was hence birthed forth, to protect themselves from the greed of others. There consists a series of checks and balances to do so. This constitutes mainly through transparency. This works through its accountability to the public, checks by its opposing parties, coupled with the free media etcetera. All this works together to lay a foundation for self-interests to be expressed, compromised and accommodated, protected and guided for the benefit for all.
Holistically, for my own interest in illustrating the three questions, the example of critics accusing the United States for its own vested interests in Iraq will answer them. Firstly, the fact of the matter is that there is no necessary detriment, but it is only innate for the US to chase after what is of advantage to them. Secondly, the product of their intervention, the protection of human rights will justify their means and simultaneously act as a stimulus for the gain of others. Thirdly, there are checks and balances in place to prevent the propensity for abuse. In a nut shell, yes, people today are selfish and greedy, that is not wrong, but it is our propulsion co-existing with checks.
thought of the file after reading qh's blog and thinking of some of the selfish things i do. oh well. the holidays seem strangely short this season.
Incredible.