self-reminders
The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
-George Eliot
i think i finally get what you/bukowski meant by meta-narratives now. something about the fragmentation that's come with better education and generally, development of civilisation and all those art movements we can peer back at myopically through the lens of history, has created so many ways and forms of art and literature that the ones about society and life in general are near-impossible to write. some truths are enduring, but a lot of narratives nowsadays seem to tell actual almost-moralistic tales, from which i guess we're meant to perceive the truth about what it means to be human. maybe. i dunno.
in any case, because i have a superiority complex (hahaha) it used to annoy me a lot when people said things i thought were dumb. but i'm beginning to see that human beings ARE stupid and it's the attempt to not be stupid (which means stupid things have to be said, rather than ignored and pretended away) that leads to development. and that i am stupid. that might be the hardest part, forgiving myself.
ohwell. in any case
The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.
George Eliot
it never made much sense to me, the whole gay-lesbian big deal but now i think it's because it's what we grew up with. but everyday gay/lesbian/bi/transexuals struggle with it. so i guess we are still trying very hard to seek identity, us people in general. psychologists say children develop self-awareness between 18-24 months on average, and yet tons of people strive to find themselves (or give up entirely) all the time. i used to think, what the hell are you talking about, when people go on about identity crises, the struggle of self within society. but i guess well-adjustedness is a lie, huh.
in any case i thought about the Singapore pledge when i saw that quote. maybe someday the pledge will get rewritten - although there isn't anything wrong with pursuing happiness is there? although perhaps it's pursuit of a lie.
ohwell.
-George Eliot
i think i finally get what you/bukowski meant by meta-narratives now. something about the fragmentation that's come with better education and generally, development of civilisation and all those art movements we can peer back at myopically through the lens of history, has created so many ways and forms of art and literature that the ones about society and life in general are near-impossible to write. some truths are enduring, but a lot of narratives nowsadays seem to tell actual almost-moralistic tales, from which i guess we're meant to perceive the truth about what it means to be human. maybe. i dunno.
in any case, because i have a superiority complex (hahaha) it used to annoy me a lot when people said things i thought were dumb. but i'm beginning to see that human beings ARE stupid and it's the attempt to not be stupid (which means stupid things have to be said, rather than ignored and pretended away) that leads to development. and that i am stupid. that might be the hardest part, forgiving myself.
ohwell. in any case
The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.
George Eliot
it never made much sense to me, the whole gay-lesbian big deal but now i think it's because it's what we grew up with. but everyday gay/lesbian/bi/transexuals struggle with it. so i guess we are still trying very hard to seek identity, us people in general. psychologists say children develop self-awareness between 18-24 months on average, and yet tons of people strive to find themselves (or give up entirely) all the time. i used to think, what the hell are you talking about, when people go on about identity crises, the struggle of self within society. but i guess well-adjustedness is a lie, huh.
in any case i thought about the Singapore pledge when i saw that quote. maybe someday the pledge will get rewritten - although there isn't anything wrong with pursuing happiness is there? although perhaps it's pursuit of a lie.
ohwell.
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