Embrace the godless universe.
Or run your bets on the afterlife.
Accept the world as it is.
Or reject it, at live at odds with the facts.
No god or lie can compensate for the beauty of a sincere relationship with the world around us.
Quit looking for permission to live.
Quit looking for fairies in a garden that is already beautiful.
Quit waiting for the afterlife and live your life now.
Most people believe that the best way to pursue a happy and meaningful life is to gain acceptance from those around them. I am not one of those people. And I believe that is what defines me as the person I am.
Elaboration 1: I do not find relationships with other people meaningless or unenjoyable. I find it can be one of the most fruitful parts of life. The difference is that the people I enjoy having in my life do not define my values, but are an extension of them. In other words, my enjoyment is not defined by the approval of those in my life but the people themselves and how they relate to me as a person and my values.
Elaboration 2: I am sure most of us do not think of ourselves as mindless beings simply doing the bidding of those around us. I am sure that is not completely true, but I believe it is probably more true then you think. I would suggest taking a second glance at your life. Do you go to church because you really want to? Or because your parents want you to? Are you going to college because its where you want to be? Or because its expected of you? Would you die for your country because its what you want to do? Or because its what everyone else thinks it's what you should do? Are you being polite and kind to those around you because they deserve it? Or because you fear their disapproval? Consider all aspects of your life. The questions are hard to answer honestly, and easy to rationalize.
Elaboration 3: I am not advocating being a hermit. I am advocating self respect. There is nothing wrong with wearing pants to improve your social interactions with people. But that hardly makes it the meaning of life.
Elaboration 4: One of my favorite quotes by Ayn Rand is when she was asked if she is the same person now as when she wrote "The Fountainhead", she replied "Yes, but even more so." I do not claim to be entirely consistent with this definition of myself, but I do believe that it represents the truest part of myself.
What most people call friendship is really fear. A fear of other people and a fear of ones self, or the fear of disapproval and the fear of being alone.
The fear is used against one another. The fear is used to control other people. The fear is nameless but understood by all.
The fear keeps us all average.
There is nothing more dangerous then the average man. The man that will do anything to remain the standard of human approval.
There is also nothing more sad then the people that will do anything to avoid believing in anything, or standing for anything, or being an individual, because they know that it will reduce their chances of keeping the approval of others.
This is what separates the living from the dead.
There are so few of us that actually have the courage and ambition to be alive, but those around us do everything that they can to stop us from gaining it.
"How dare you think!"
"How dare you walk alone!"
"How dare you believe in yourself!"
All that most people have to offer is ridicule and attempts to bring you down to their level.
They try to bring us down to the level of the cultural robot, with its culturally programmed ideas, its programmed talk, and its programmed beliefs.
The endless struggle is never against the strong and the weak, but the average and the individual.
If your IQ is below 40 then by definition you are retarded.
If you say one thing and do another, then by definition you are full of shit.
Its not me just saying something, its a fact of nature.
God damn it I am pissed off...
From now on you best wear a name take "hello! my name is [blank] and I am full of shit!"
If you don't give a shit that's fine. But don't pretend like you do!
That's all I fucking ask. I ask for nothing else! Nothing at all.
These are some notes I took in my journal, perhaps you can find them applicable to your life also.
When I say anarchy, I mean that there is no such thing as authority.
When I say Individualism, I mean my interests, needs, and desires are mine and mine alone, and no "society" has ownership over me.
There is no compromise between food and poison.
Good has nothing to gain from evil.
They only offer fear.
They only offer guilt.
They only offer BLOOD.
Now they ask you to beg for the freedom that was never theirs to take away.
They have you trained like a dog.
Giving little scraps of freedom as treats.
Beg! Maybe master will let you free this time.
Priding yourself in voting is like priding yourself as masters favorite pet!
When you vote, you are giving away only thing they can't take...
Your dignity...
Your pride.
I don't usually talk about my personal life, but I have had an on going frustration that I would like to share with those of you who decide to take interest in these rambling of mine.
My parents have always claimed "they just want me to be happy" however what I find interesting about this statement is that I have never been asked how I feel in the first place. I have never been asked what my goals and desires are. No how I feel and what I want in life has always been assumed or rather commanded.
Religion has always had priority over my desires, wants, and needs.
I can't think of anything that would make me more proud then if I had a kid who felt like he/she could disagree with me openly and rationally with about being afraid of ridicule and hostility.
But my parents hold the opposite value of a good child that they are proud of.
Thus my parents don't love me as an individual, they love me as a cookie cutter piece. They love me as long as I am vague person with no sense of self.
I am sure most of us have had similar experiences and I am by no means claiming that I have it so bad, but it is a frustration in my life none the less.
I suppose in the end it doesn't really matter, people that have never taken the time to know me, or tried to question what they believe are in no position to give me any effective criticism, but rather intimidation.
Well if you have read down to here, thank you. I will put up some more formal blogs soon I promise.
