John A Spera on Jan 19 2009, 04:29 PM, said:
This is an interesting point of view for a young woman to have. It is kind of what you would expect from an insensitive man. Sorry for the steriotyping example. It just struck me that way.
To begin with, this "higher animal" concept does not take into concideration the social interdependance that actually exists in our culture. There are some that are dependant on providers who are dependant on their produce for acceptance and appreciation. We are a culture of interconnected relationships with roles we play for the community good.
Your particular experience with encouraging others to be all they can be may not take into consideration their personal conditioning. We are all conditioned to be a particular way by the enviorment we birth ourselves into. A Paris Hilton's experience is quite different than an orphan living into poverty. I think everyone seems to forget these things.
In economics, the well being of the consumer determines the well being of all. For too long we have tolerated the greed of the few at the expense of the many. That will change, I suspect.
As I see it, we are designed to help one another. It is a mutual benifit point of view, not an exploitation contest.
John
Well, the way I think is a little closer to a male's than it is to a female's.
What you said is true. We all have roles in this society, and that is what can make the human race beautiful. Environment has a lot to do with it as well, since as Morrison once said, "Ghosts crowd the child's fragile eggshell mind".
However, what about things like charisma or social skills? Or booksmarts, or talents--things besides the economy. Natural aptitude and skill.
What if there was somebody who was absolutely bad at everything. No talents, even with attempt, extremely low charisma and lack of social skills, wasn't booksmart, wasn't streetsmart, wasn't really smart in any other way either, was pretty hideously ugly (not to be shallow or superficial or anything), and worst of all, was lazy enough to not do anything about their condition, have no conscience or self-motivator within them, and was simply the slimiest slug in society.
I've tried to help people like this. I've tried being their "life coach". In the end, I realized that they completely blocked out what I said, though at times, they blanked out away from their self-lies and wondered if the things I normally told them were true.
But in the end, I realized that their lying to themselves to make their life seem a bit better would keep them happier, so I decided to leave them alone.
I strive to be a person who tries to perfect myself, and in order to do that, I cannot always help others. I am a musician, which makes me extremely competitive, and so is being a very talented writer (if you read this, you'd think I am arrogant--if you read my works, you'd agree). I am always in a spotlight, whether if it is good or bad, and am working on transferring my inner charisma into my conscious state so I can become a preacher, a proverbial figure in society and inspire people. In order to do this, I must not waste my time on those who I wonder to be "lower" than me. I have tried, they simply don't listen, so why bother? Maybe someday, when I become this charismatic, proverbial figure, my words will finally reach out to them, but metaphysically. Not common-sense wise, for it is not a good idea to preach common sense to those who absolutely have none.
Edited by The Orpheus, 20 January 2009 - 09:32 PM.
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