Saturday, January 22, 2005
I told Nic last night as he was doing some leisure reading, as he always does before bed, (sci-fi to night, which I really don't get) that I think life is unfair. If we see our lots in life as being pre-ordained, then what that's delivered to me is the shortest end of all the possible sticks in the basket. I am not as successful as one nor as beautiful as the other. He thinks that's a very pessimistic and fatalistic perspective. He advocates a more positive and proactive outlook on life. He asked me to define success and also to bear in mind that one's success can only be precisely measured at the end of one's life. How profound.
He said that the 'lots' that he mentioned are to a large extent, experiences and consequences that follow as a result of the decisions that we make consciously. They are a function of the actions that we choose to take. It' not a package that's alloted to you and falls on your lap at birth. Anyway, even if we choose to believe we do have alloted lots in life, I am still living my life, so technically speaking, we don't know for sure what my precise lot is, so that contention is not accurate. There's no such thing as fair or unfair in lives, and also no such thing as superior or inferior lots. Life is just different for everybody. It's just different. That's how life works. We are worse off than some people, but better off than others. He said, ' For what it's worth, while I cannot say for certain the extent of your success, I am very sure you are more beautiful than them. Most beautiful at least to me.' All that he said made an awful lot of sense, but the last part made my day. So thanks darling. I get more intelligent everyday just by talking to you.
He said that the 'lots' that he mentioned are to a large extent, experiences and consequences that follow as a result of the decisions that we make consciously. They are a function of the actions that we choose to take. It' not a package that's alloted to you and falls on your lap at birth. Anyway, even if we choose to believe we do have alloted lots in life, I am still living my life, so technically speaking, we don't know for sure what my precise lot is, so that contention is not accurate. There's no such thing as fair or unfair in lives, and also no such thing as superior or inferior lots. Life is just different for everybody. It's just different. That's how life works. We are worse off than some people, but better off than others. He said, ' For what it's worth, while I cannot say for certain the extent of your success, I am very sure you are more beautiful than them. Most beautiful at least to me.' All that he said made an awful lot of sense, but the last part made my day. So thanks darling. I get more intelligent everyday just by talking to you.
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