hmm...
the other day, I was sitting around (as I have a tendency to do) and a thought ocurred to me... the whole world is based on two things: fear, and personal pleasure. Actually, it might not even be personal pleasure... it might all just be fear. I mean, think about it: why do you go to the store? To buy food. And why do you buy food? So you don't starve to death and die. And why don't you want to die? Because you're afraid of it. You have a fear of dying. But that's just one example. Why do you go to school? So you can become smart. But why do you want to be smart? So you can get a good job. And why do you want to get a good job? So you can make money, and have a good life. And why do you want to have a good life? Two reasons: personal pleasure, and fear of having a bad life. Here's yet another example: Giving to chairity. Why do you give to charity? To help the needy. And why do you want to help the needy? So they don't die. Why don't you want them to die? Because if they did, you would feel really bad, because you know you could have helped them. You have the fear of feeling bad about yourself. Also, giving to charity makes you feel good about yourself. Personal pleasure. I'm not saying that this is a bad thing. I'm just making an observation that that's the way things are. I know that people will probably dispute this, but... oh well.
What is the weekend? A time when we are not forced to do things we hate. The mere fact that we have weekends shows that no one likes what they are doing. If everyone was enjoying themselves we wouldn't have weekends. We'd just have weeks.
The problem with dating in high school is that you know that eventually you are going to break up. I mean, in all honesty, you are not really going to marry whoever you are going out with in the tenth grade. So basically, what you are doing when you ask someone out is dooming them to hate you. Because then when you break up, as you inevitably will, you will have stopped liking eachother, and so your friendship will most likely be ruined. So dating in high school is kind of dumb because all it does is makes more people dislike you. But it's still fun.NOTE: Julia wrote me a short letter in response to the above thought, and I thought it was quite good, so here it is. Julia says...
"Yes. You're right. But it doesn't always end in hate, and it helps a person experience the opposite sex in a safe environment (where the level of commitment is expected to be extremely low) so that he/she can better discern between good and bad long term partners later in life. Just adding to your thought. :)"
How intelligent. Let's have a big round of applause for Julia.
I went to the video store the other day, and left without renting antyhing. As I was leaving, someone there called after me, "Better luck next time!" This struck me as an odd thing to say. It was as if I were fishing, and maybe next time I would get a catch. But, clearly, I was just looking for a video. The next time I go in there will be the same videos. No fish. This is not a deep thought. In fact, it barley even qualifies as a "thought" at all. I just thought I'd write about it.
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