Mumblings of an incoherent mind...
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Random thoughts
some random thoughts going through my mind...not entirely positive though..
1. Sex scandal in Malaysia
seems weird that the focus on the sex scandal is from the aspect of intrusion of privacy although i agree that this is a pertinent issue in that each individual have the right to privacy. But then what about the action of the person involve who will lead to the destruction of lifes and happiness?
Also wat about the aspect of them watching pornography on a laptop, 2 main issues here which are piracy and pornography, both illegal in the country. So the man is guilty of 2 counts while the third is his personal business
i have nothing against him, just wondering how things are taken in different context.
on that note, adultery seems to be the norm today that somehow or other it appears to be expected even in our eastern culture. look at the agony aunt columns of triangular relationships etc. what is wrong and right? how is it taht a promise made on the day of the wedding can be broken so rampantly and easily for something that is miscontrued as love. please call it lust and not love because if you truly love the person, it can be demonstrated in many other ways and does not need to involve sex.
2. Money is everything. It would appear to be so...money comes first now, everything else is secondary. Go to a hospital, you have to pass over your credit card or insurance or whatever to make sure that you're able to pay the bills. Something interesting, money i.e. the sense of wealth does not only affect 'modern , civilized' society. I was watching a nat geo documentary on one of the tribal groups in papua new guinea, and brotherhood was almost broken just for the sake of money ( in their case, it was kaori shells whcih is a symbol of wealth). Interesting aint it, that a society that values communal living so greatly can be broken up by money. Truly is a sad sad world we live in today. Is money important to me? i hope not but i find that i'm slowly being swayed by society. Hard to play the rebellious anti-societal person that i wanna be.. i'm turning into a lemming. temporary satisfaction/gratiation?
3. Life. Vicious cycle. What is the purpose? why do we work? What is happiness, contentment, satisfaction? Big questions, but important issues to address. I dont have the answers but i dont like what i see. It really does feel like a vicious cycle, each day, we work to survive, and while we survive the only thing we ever do is work. There is no satisfaction, as everything is a chore. We see no purpose. How inefficient the world is.. try and imagine, how many layers of people are there in for example manufacturing, from making the item to selling the item to the item finally reaching its end consumers. What about the other administrative support team? marketeers? financial officers? things are getting too complex. Back to the vicious cycle. What are we working for? to survive.And what are we surviving for? I haven't gotten the answer to that yet.
4. Desperation. Not quite.. although at times, i feel something's lacking. But that's not the right reason. in fact it's a very very wrong reason. People are not objects. remember that.. especially when all around, people are doing pda... in a way feels like an orphan that's lacking something. but that's not reality, it's just emotions.
5. Her. Perhaps part of the reason.. she says she's not good enough, but i feel that i'm the one that's not good enough. i dont understand the reason.. i dont understand the draw.. looks? forget it. but it's difficult. but it's definitely futile. time wasted perhaps. perhaps not. confusion reigns supreme. perhaps delusion should be the right term instead. bottomless pit.
6. Wise one. God is good and gracious. miracles upon miracles. Roller coasters, challenges, tribulations, solutions. Happiness and joy. Reminds me of the innocence of a child...the happiness they experience tho fleeting, but is immense. on the other hand, the pain and suffering is heartwrenching.
7. Others. Not so lucky, not so privileged to have the opportunity. Again, the little joy that happens. What can we do? We are one and they are many? Communism. Ideal goals, can we strive for something like that? but mankind is selfish. Always has been, always will be. ¶ 11:51 PM 0 Comments
1. Sex scandal in Malaysia
seems weird that the focus on the sex scandal is from the aspect of intrusion of privacy although i agree that this is a pertinent issue in that each individual have the right to privacy. But then what about the action of the person involve who will lead to the destruction of lifes and happiness?
Also wat about the aspect of them watching pornography on a laptop, 2 main issues here which are piracy and pornography, both illegal in the country. So the man is guilty of 2 counts while the third is his personal business
i have nothing against him, just wondering how things are taken in different context.
on that note, adultery seems to be the norm today that somehow or other it appears to be expected even in our eastern culture. look at the agony aunt columns of triangular relationships etc. what is wrong and right? how is it taht a promise made on the day of the wedding can be broken so rampantly and easily for something that is miscontrued as love. please call it lust and not love because if you truly love the person, it can be demonstrated in many other ways and does not need to involve sex.
2. Money is everything. It would appear to be so...money comes first now, everything else is secondary. Go to a hospital, you have to pass over your credit card or insurance or whatever to make sure that you're able to pay the bills. Something interesting, money i.e. the sense of wealth does not only affect 'modern , civilized' society. I was watching a nat geo documentary on one of the tribal groups in papua new guinea, and brotherhood was almost broken just for the sake of money ( in their case, it was kaori shells whcih is a symbol of wealth). Interesting aint it, that a society that values communal living so greatly can be broken up by money. Truly is a sad sad world we live in today. Is money important to me? i hope not but i find that i'm slowly being swayed by society. Hard to play the rebellious anti-societal person that i wanna be.. i'm turning into a lemming. temporary satisfaction/gratiation?
3. Life. Vicious cycle. What is the purpose? why do we work? What is happiness, contentment, satisfaction? Big questions, but important issues to address. I dont have the answers but i dont like what i see. It really does feel like a vicious cycle, each day, we work to survive, and while we survive the only thing we ever do is work. There is no satisfaction, as everything is a chore. We see no purpose. How inefficient the world is.. try and imagine, how many layers of people are there in for example manufacturing, from making the item to selling the item to the item finally reaching its end consumers. What about the other administrative support team? marketeers? financial officers? things are getting too complex. Back to the vicious cycle. What are we working for? to survive.And what are we surviving for? I haven't gotten the answer to that yet.
4. Desperation. Not quite.. although at times, i feel something's lacking. But that's not the right reason. in fact it's a very very wrong reason. People are not objects. remember that.. especially when all around, people are doing pda... in a way feels like an orphan that's lacking something. but that's not reality, it's just emotions.
5. Her. Perhaps part of the reason.. she says she's not good enough, but i feel that i'm the one that's not good enough. i dont understand the reason.. i dont understand the draw.. looks? forget it. but it's difficult. but it's definitely futile. time wasted perhaps. perhaps not. confusion reigns supreme. perhaps delusion should be the right term instead. bottomless pit.
6. Wise one. God is good and gracious. miracles upon miracles. Roller coasters, challenges, tribulations, solutions. Happiness and joy. Reminds me of the innocence of a child...the happiness they experience tho fleeting, but is immense. on the other hand, the pain and suffering is heartwrenching.
7. Others. Not so lucky, not so privileged to have the opportunity. Again, the little joy that happens. What can we do? We are one and they are many? Communism. Ideal goals, can we strive for something like that? but mankind is selfish. Always has been, always will be. ¶ 11:51 PM 0 Comments
