An Insight to My Contradictions

• 2012-04-17

  6 months

  The past 6 months, the past 6 years. It’s funny how the years and months, coupled with a certain number, which increases face value, still leaves it as an imprint of a moment in your memory. A distant memory. 

• 2012-04-11

  1am addie rambling

  I was talking to a stranger about varying subjects, the subject of philosophy came up and he mentioned how he also had a conversation with a stranger who brought up something perplexing, and I think worth discussing.  The stranger, an older gentleman, claimed that philosophy is a disappearing art and study, nobody philosophizes anymore.  When my new friend agreed with his claim, I without much reflection and rationale agreed.

  Yes, we don’t go around having discussions about the meaning life, and the purpose to which human beings have on this earth, or how knowledge comes to be. These questions are far too difficult, broad, demanding to have over a casual coffee date.  We as an ever growing society, do not have time to think, ponder, rationalize in-depth about subjects that will not in hind sight have a instant gratification.  What, with all the stress of every day living,  let’s not forget the distracting nature of technology.   I am referring to of course to the general population who do not have the luxury to spend their precious time in reflection, and self-awareness.  Our society pushes those to make ends meet.

  But I have reached an epiphany that disproves this claim that philosophy is ceasing to exist. I present Kendrick Lamar, a hiphop artist, and a philosopher.  A relevant artist of today, popular among young people, is a philosopher in his own right.  His lyrics provide much awareness to self, society and life.  He claims to be a thinker, and he proves time and time again from his songs that he has taken the necessary steps and mistakes into growing.  There are many other notable hip hop artists who use lyrics to provide inspiration and motivation to young people.  They are the brave ones who openly share their real life experiences and provide us with some insight as to how to navigate in this life. To me, that is really what philosophy is, an awareness to ones thinking, an assertiveness to ask the necessary questions, to allow confusion with one self.  After all, we are just ordinary people, winging it through life. 

• 2011-11-03

  

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• 2011-11-02

  To your surprise, you won’t cry every day. Not nearly as much as you are supposed to. I think Emily Giffin said it best: “The initial stages of grief seem to be the worst. But in some ways, it’s sadder as time goes by. And you consider how much they’ve missed in your life. In the world.” You start to see life as a time line: before and after. With them and without them.

• 2011-10-26

  

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• 2011-10-25

  

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• 2011-10-24

  [discombobulate]

  You, my kryptonite, make me weak in the knees, fill my stomach with uneasiness which I can only define as butterflies. How do you always leave me in a state of perplexity? Redundant feelings rise up like an early morning sunrise, occupying my core with warm shades of orange and red, induces nothing but a smile. Your amiable voice, often times drowned by my nervous chatter, nonetheless provide me with solace, serenity and reassurance. Your mere presence evoke unvarying tenderness.

  Psychobabble.

  It’s upsetting that YOU, out of all people, let me down. Disappointing.

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  Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.

  — Cecil Beaton

• 2011-10-20