The world is full of paper.
Write to me.
- Agha Shahid Ali, “Stationery”
(Source: mythologyofblue, via munacharandmanachar)
I wonder how God's gonna paint today's canvases.
The world is full of paper.
Write to me.
- Agha Shahid Ali, “Stationery”
(Source: mythologyofblue, via munacharandmanachar)
story of my life
yea.
Not a very fotp-esque reblog but…I’ve never realized so many other people did this too. Naturally, I’m wondering if it’s to the extent that I do it.
What does it say about human nature if we feel the need to sever bonds when they become too strong, despite all the good that comes from them, for fear of the pain?
(Source: dirty-dope, via leftwiththememories)
Most people don’t realize that every ten years, on average, your state of existence changes.
From the age of one to ten, your main reality is school and play. Almost nothing exists except the opportunity for free play.
From the age of ten to twenty, you start looking for yourself, and as you start finding yourself, you begin to question, how do I fit into my environment or society? From ten to twenty you are struggling for your identity as a person. And you’re struggling with am I a child or am I an adult? What does it mean to be an adult? And your major concern is graduating from school or having a boyfriend or girlfriend.
From twenty to thirty, society has tricked you, because this is the point where you think you’re grown. Most of the problems that you have in your life happen when you’re twenty to thirty. And since society has told you that you’re supposed to be grown between twenty and thirty, you try to act grown, but you don’t have the mental or psychological equipment to be grown. Forced relationships, and premature marriages happen, because you think its the time to get married. People accept relationships that aren’t good for them, so they can fit into society and people will think they’re normal because they have a boyfriend, girlfriend, or are married. This period is also the time when society tells you you’re supposed to accumulate things, lots of things. But you’ll be surprised to know that 50 percent of marriages are going to end by the time you’re 30, half the houses are going to be foreclosed, half the automobiles repossessed, and half the credit cards will be shut down because they’re maxed out past their limit. 30 is a very traumatic time for most people because society and your families have already determined what it is you’re supposed to do - which is to be successful. But this is difficult because most of you at the age of 30 haven’t reached adulthood yet.
You’ll find a lot of people from 30-40 coming back home to their parents house. Don’t think its abnormal, its just as normal as any cake. When you’re back at home between 30 - 40, your rationale is, I’m helping my parents pay the bills, but you really got nowhere to go. This is a new realization period and a time to reflect on all your past mistakes.Spiritual adulthood actually starts at 40, but noone has told the people that adulthood starts at 40. A person’s capacity for enlightenment only begins at the age of 40. So if you haven’t become a success before the age of 40, guess what? You weren’t supposed to in the first place regardless of what anybody told you. The wise ones say, that you’ve lived a whole life if you’ve reached the age of 40.Between the age of 40 and 50, is when your awareness evolves to see a greater purpose outside of just your own personal life. This time is when most people say, ‘if I was only 16 years old again, I would do it this way.’ Between 40 and 50 is when most men get a mid life crisis. Where they say, ‘to hell with all this family responsibility and car notes and tuitions’ and they want to get away from it all and reflect on the meaning of existence.‘What is the meaning of all this? I go home after a long day of work, and my wife pretends she loves me but she’s really looking at the paper boy, and I’ll never be able to accomplish the things I want with my job, and I’ll probably just die. So this life ain’t fulfilling, its not worth living… The golf lessons, the kids at ballet, everyones basically happy, but I’m miserable. I’m doing everything they told me to do to be fulfilled, and I have it all, but I’m not fulfilled at all.’This mid life crisis is when the old man wants to get away from his wife and get his 17 year old live in girlfriend. And even a women in her 40s goes through her mid life crisis, and wants to be a cougar and get with a 17 year old guy. She might even leave the entire family and join some carefree group who live out of their van and smoke weed, traveling around, being free.You become a positive role model at 50. But only because you threw everything away that was the facade of success. So from 40 to 50 you’re actually starting over again trying to get reeducated. You learn that what you had previously wasn’t sufficient to make you really happy. At 50 if you’re blessed you come into some kind of enlightenment. You begin to work more for the here after than the here and now. You also want to pass your experiences on to the next generation. You become a teacher by your presence but not necessarily by what you’re saying. You become one who is sought rather than one who is seeking. You’ve lived a whole life time so almost all of the experiences that could possibly happen have happened to you.Between 50 and 60 you actually retire. But your true profession only just now begins. At 60 you become like a sage, because you have survived all of the obstacles and challenges to life. From 50 to 60 your focus is not on physical activities anymore. Your physical strength and stamina is declining, but your spirit is just now flexing its muscles. You are considered to be a wise person even if you’re not actually wise.Between 60 and 70 you are now preparing for your physical transition (death) The things that used to interest you, have almost no interest in this phase of life. Its a time where you’re trying to tie up the loose ends, and accomplish the very important things that need to be done before you pass on. You’re hoping to find a successor in whatever field you’ve endeveoured in - an apprentice. You’re extremely lucky if you find anybody who understands the value of what you have to give.Between 70 and 80 you’ve done your job. You’re completely attached to the creator. Nothing matters but him. The only wisdom is He. You have a one on one relationship and communication with him. Happiness is knowng that he is pleased with you and you are pleased with everything that he does to you or for you. Nothing else matters in the creation but He. You and He are intimate friends. And almost nobody can understand why you’re so happy.When you make your transition, it will be the most enjoyable time of your life.
(via ryanbhilliard)
So why does it seem like after every-time I speak, I seem to walk away the most moved person in the room.
A while back, I joked to myself that if I really choose to take on the life of an elected official, I’ve got to learn how to chock my speeches up with a litany of aphorisms and rhetoric. I looked up the term, aphorism, and its defined as “a concise statement containing a subjective truth or observation cleverly and pithily written.” By that definition, all of these quotes I set up as the pillars of my life, are merely aphorisms. Subjective truths. I don’t know why that’s a perspective shatterer pour moi but it is.
So my next question is why they are so broadly appealing. They are no absolutes in life (yet another aphorism) but at times, these quotes can seem like hard facts.
It’s interesting. It makes me wonder if this is what goes on in the heads of marketers and such.
I’ve grown interested in the narratives of how Objectivism and Existentialism have turned the lives of so many on its head. At the same time, I’m a bit worried. In Revolutionary Suicide, Huey describes his immersion in philosophy as the last nail in the coffin of his Christianity. Do I consider my faith that strong? Arguably, the only reason my faith sits unshaken is due to the fact that I haven’t concerned myself with any philosophical alternative. For quite some time now, where there ought to be spiritual growth, I’ve been stagnant. But then again, if my faith survives in a society that’s for the most part disregarded Creationism (and almost religion as a whole in any capacity besides tradition), maybe I could handle this one also. The polarizing factor here is the fact that secularism is just something I’m bombarded with; as a member of secularist society. Philosophy, if I were to pursue it, would be a sincere, dedicated, and most importantly voluntary effort. How do you maintain a strong relationship with anything you need to constantly shut down at some points?
Philosophy has to be chewed over. It can’t be plugged and chugged like history and flitted through like romances. I’ll have to think more critically than I ever have over a Black Hawk Down or a 1984. Anything less would defeat the purpose. I wonder if I’m down for that.
MAVERICK SABRE - I NEED
This man’s album comes out today. Lonely Are The Brave. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to give it a listen before the sun dusks but I’ve got so much love for this song and him as an artist. Joined Chorus this semester. This is a strong candidate for my song choice if I ever gather the courage to do open mic.
Nice silhouette.
Photo Courtesy: spinningwrites
There aren’t many naked pictures of colored couples.
I found this one and...
I miss you.
