Had another wonderful day. Lazed about with Jonathan and Asia in the morning after getting five hours of sleep. Got to see Roxy, the cutest dog other than my dear departed Herkules and Star, Thanks by the way Alexandria. I miss that little pooch. Slept for about four and a half hours after a night of drinking and was more than happy to get up early to see that cutie ;). Talked a bit of religion and science theory with Jon. Watched a lot of Simpsons. Did a half workout due to my lack of nutrients(and my laziness). But I did spend quite a bit of time in my head. I was enlightened last night by someone who even after not seeing me for so long knows me so well. Alexandria thank you for saying what you said last night about my personality type I have been contemplating the concept of being in love with being in love and realizing how unbelievably true that is. I read this tinybuddha/blog/love-idea-love/ and it just makes so much sense to me. I am really starting to be able to see the difference between wisdom and knowledge. I feel as though I know the problems with being in love with love. I also feel like I advise others not to do this and just to be happy with the moment and walk away from relationships that do not work. However, I am realizing I am(hopefully was) a massive hypocrite. Jews have a concept of two inherent forces in the world yetzer ra and yetzer tov(I know a lot of you will stop reading right now, lol). The tov is the concept of good inclination and ra is bad inclination. This is a very limited description. The way my dad explained it to me the good is righteousness or doing things that will help or make life better for everyone, the bad is doing things that are selfish and only help yourself. Eating food is a selfish act, but not a bad one. It is only bad when you eat too much(gluttony) or steal food from others(greed). That is to say when these things are mixed you can help yourself while helping others. Making food because you are hungry and then sharing it with others is a great example. The second action helps everyone and the first helps you. Selfish selflessness. Another very similar concept that is shared by many religions is the difference between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge is knowing. Wisdom is doing what you know. We all know many things that we do not practice. This is using only your bad inclination to gather intelligence, but not using your good impulse to help the world with it. We all love the videos of people helping others, but how often do we help others. This is one of the most important part of my transformation. Doing rather than telling others to do, or knowing what to do. It will take a lifetime of practice, and hopefully my little effect on the world will create a rift that carries into the lives of millions. I know this is idealistic....but I am capable of anything that I believe I am capable of. Also it is good practice for when I come across people who really need help. Thanks to everyone, especially my haters.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 06:55:26 +0000
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