August 10, 2007
Vague
I was taking one of my daily walks down to the Post Office and I got to thinking. Isn't it amazing how many of the REALLY important things in our lives are intangible? Really. Walk with me through this thought process for a moment.
Anger. What is anger? How do we measure it? What's the difference between being angry and being mad?
Oh, now I'll be the first person to admit I get angry. But it rarely lasts very long. Usually. But of course I get angry, mad, whatever. I'm a very passionate person.
Which leads to me Passion. What exactly *IS* passion? Again, how do we measure it? Does everyone experience it?
And hate? Love? How do you define those things? What's the difference between them? Seriously. Think about that for a moment. They always say the line between love and hate is blurred. Both are defined by focus. And commitment. And attention. How do you measure love? How do you know when it's hate? Or obsession?
How do these "events", for want of a better word, appear? Children aren't usually confronted with monsters. Yet, the monster in the closet is one of the first fears many of us face. Why is that? And anger? Why is it certain things will make us soooo angry we never get past it? Or why do we love what/who we love? It's more than just "chemistry". It has to be. Some people are drawn to water, others the majesty of the sky. What is it that clicks and next thing we know we're in love? For better or worse, reciprocated or not, it's there. Why? How?
It's all just so.....so.......ambiguous. And given the fact that just those things I mention are such a part of our lives, wouldn't you think it'd be more? More measurable. More attainable.
Isn't it a little early to be drinking?
Posted by: That 1 Guy at August 10, 2007 10:19 AMAha! T1G and I are on the same page, I was going to ask what you put in your coffee this am!
Posted by: Oddybobo at August 10, 2007 10:31 AMSmart asses!!!
And no, no it's not too early. But thanks for playin'!!!
Why do you think they make Malibu? It's PERFECT with your orange juice!!!!!
Posted by: Tammi at August 10, 2007 10:48 AMWhat set off this line of thought? ;)
Each individual query will call to us in different ways and probably one stand out as anger does for me. Anger that we never get past.
I think that sort of anger can be the result of an emotional knife in the back from someone you trusted with your true self... and even though you eventually forgive the other person -and yourself, for any real or perceived part in the event- the anger will still remain, simmering low, in the nether regions of your heart.
Oh, of course I'm not talking about myself. Riiight... ;)
Posted by: pam at August 10, 2007 11:34 AMMy little 'rant' on Og about his hanging prep(prop)osition is an example of how excited I can get. Then I usually just let it go.
In a way it is therapy, in a way it is a form of debate. But mostly it is just emotion.
How do we measure it? It's sorta like using one of those hospital pain charts:
http://jaggi.caltech.edu/misc/hospital/
Posted by: Harvey at August 11, 2007 12:24 PMThis post reminds me of the book "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance". It's about a Professor who starts trying to process the very things you mention. He ultimately loses his mind, gets committed, goes through shock treatment, and then has to put his life back in order. So, don't try to figure these things out.
Posted by: sticks at August 11, 2007 06:42 PM