Your rung on the ladder of life.
I have recently been thinking about this guy I know, and how his life is. Nothing about this guy really matters. When I say that I mean his name, what he does, where he is from, or his relation to me. The only thing that matters is that he exists.
For whatever reason this guy never really fit into popular society. Not the popular people, just the realm of what people think of as good. This guy is definitely not a bad guy, he merely doesn't fit. He has friends, not always the best friends, however something is better than nothing.
When I think of him in comparison to me *or* semi well adjusted people (note: I wouldn't say that I am well adjusted) the sentiments 'something is better than nothing' really shine through. That would be this guys motto.
When you have had nothing for quite some time, anything looks damn attractive. This can be said for a multitude of things so we will leave it at that. However just because you have something it doesn't mean that it is good. It is just something.
Now I have been criticized in the past for always looking for something better, and not being happy with what I have. For me this is because I know the difference between good, great, and bad.
The best example I can come up with for this is computers. I have had some really amazing computers. A few that come to mind are the IBM X30, the Power Macintosh 6500, and the G4 Desktop. These were solid machines that did everything I asked of them and wouldn't back down. I have had some pretty crappy machines the iBooks, the PI desktops, the Duo, the 580c, 5300c, the AIO, and others just to name a few. These ones just couldn't meet my needs, plain and simple. Now in the course of my life I have lost some good finds and some bad finds. However now when I am out looking for computers I have a broad base of experiences to help me make better choices.
You need both the good and the bad to make proper choices in life. Sometimes you need to let go of the good now for the better later on, Sometimes you hold on to the bad for longer than you should.
I'm not writing this to give guidance to anyone, nor do I want anyone to really listen to me. I think some of these things needed to be said. At the very least they might spark some good old conversation.
Joshua
posted by Joshua @ 12:50 PM
5 Comments:
i know theres an extremely low chance of you being in van, but if you're here on the 20th, just wanna send my OFFICIAL (haha) invitation to my bday (its at a club)... ttul
While I agree that this opinion has it's advantages, I think that it is a flawed and one-dimensional way of looking at things.
I cannot speak for the dimensionality of my thoughts as well I do not know the difference between one dimension or multi dimensions, however I would like to hear why it would be flawed?
Because as I see it, good and bad are relative. That relativity, that 'being able to know one or the other' exists when you have the full spectrum of good and bad at your disposal.
If you do not have all of the information, how do you come to an acceptable conclusion?
Oi, achei teu blog pelo google tá bem interessante gostei desse post. Quando der dá uma passada pelo meu blog, é sobre camisetas personalizadas, mostra passo a passo como criar uma camiseta personalizada bem maneira.(If you speak English can see the version in English of the Camiseta Personalizada. Thanks for the attention, bye). Até mais.
Hey, i don't know if you'll get this or not, but if yr down for a fun jam this Friday, you're cordially invited to come down to the hop n brew this friday (sometime after 8pm) to hang out and possibly meet my twin. That's right, my twin.
I would've texted you, but the screen on my phone is busted. And i would've called, but phone conversations are always awkward
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