- Oct 8, 2005
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Especially today, it seems there is an emphasis on fear. Maybe all of our actions from everyday life, all of our thoughts, all of our emotions, can be traced back to one single feeling; a sense of dread, of emptiness, of fear, of loneliness. After all, we were born into something which we have no control over, something that is WAY larger than us. Maybe the reason why people look for soulmates is because they do not want to be alone, because of some sort of fear. The music we listen to is an extension of who we are, a way to express ourselves. The art we see, the books we read. The music we make, the art we make, the letters we write, are all a way of expressing ourselves. But why express ourselves? Maybe for self-awareness. Why do we want to be aware of what we already know, that being that we exist? Maybe it is like grasping on to something that we 'think' we have control over, the only thing we have control over, that being our 'self.' All of our actions are in one way or another a way to ensure that we have some sort of control in this world that we actually have no control over.
But even our bodies are something we can not control. We all eventually hunger, we thirst, we age. Just look at all the anti-aging products that are being advertised, to capitalize on this fear that so many have of aging. Insecurity is another form of putting it. Insecure without one's father? Without one's mother? Maybe something so small as a security blanket? Fear goes by many names and phrases; the need to belong, fitting in, being the outcast, comfort and discomfort, the unknown, the dark, satan. It seems as if everything can be traced back to fear. Even the reason I philosophize. Why do I feel the need to know so much. Could it be because I feel (and know I am) so small and insignificant in this empty universe, and am looking for something to distract myself from this feeling, or maybe to get rid of the feeling.
I don't know. It is something I'll have to think more about. The next time you have free time to think, think about your actions and ask yourself 'why am I doing this?' Think all the way back to the root of the action. Why do I listen to heavy metal? Why do I drink? Why do I like to walk? Wear headphones? Watch movies? Think?
But even our bodies are something we can not control. We all eventually hunger, we thirst, we age. Just look at all the anti-aging products that are being advertised, to capitalize on this fear that so many have of aging. Insecurity is another form of putting it. Insecure without one's father? Without one's mother? Maybe something so small as a security blanket? Fear goes by many names and phrases; the need to belong, fitting in, being the outcast, comfort and discomfort, the unknown, the dark, satan. It seems as if everything can be traced back to fear. Even the reason I philosophize. Why do I feel the need to know so much. Could it be because I feel (and know I am) so small and insignificant in this empty universe, and am looking for something to distract myself from this feeling, or maybe to get rid of the feeling.
I don't know. It is something I'll have to think more about. The next time you have free time to think, think about your actions and ask yourself 'why am I doing this?' Think all the way back to the root of the action. Why do I listen to heavy metal? Why do I drink? Why do I like to walk? Wear headphones? Watch movies? Think?