so cklarock posted a few days ago about people flashing lights and rolling and other stuff that went over my head because he is more wise than I am. But like all good gurus he got me thinking, and here's what I posted somewhere else then, reposted now because I need content for this journal.
The reality in our minds and the reality of existence are very different, and only connected by our faulty, unreliable senses. In the reality of our minds we are conquerors and winners and champions. In reality of existence only a few people can be winners and the rest are losers. It's a tough pill to swallow.
I like reading about the ancient world and I'm always struck by just how brutal it was. People died left and right on the whim of a person or a mob or a god. Life meant less than shit and yet people managed to do awesome things in spite of it. There was no option to flash lights and not back it up because if you did the other person would just kill you and only give it a passing thought. There was almost no room for error, and certainly no room for dicking around.
The reality in our minds and the reality of existence are very different, and only connected by our faulty, unreliable senses. In the reality of our minds we are conquerors and winners and champions. In reality of existence only a few people can be winners and the rest are losers. It's a tough pill to swallow.
I like reading about the ancient world and I'm always struck by just how brutal it was. People died left and right on the whim of a person or a mob or a god. Life meant less than shit and yet people managed to do awesome things in spite of it. There was no option to flash lights and not back it up because if you did the other person would just kill you and only give it a passing thought. There was almost no room for error, and certainly no room for dicking around.
Thank god, because if we didn't, I'd be dead for sure!
GWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!!!!!1