Begins with the first step, as represented here. Here you will find forays deep into the recesses of my nearly 48 year old mind, through a stream of consciousness that is sometimes in flood, other times in ebb, but rarely dammed. Today I'm feeling rebellious. So much of what I felt comfortable with in my youth has been obliterated by the cynicism that grows ever daily regarding the human condition. Have we really progressed since the 1960s of my youth? Maybe yes, maybe no. Depends on who you ask, and how.
About Me
- Druidia
- find that the following traits are intrinsic in me: questioning yet accepting, analytical yet empathetic, skeptical yet understanding, fragile yet resilient, disillusioned yet caring. I am a walking yin-yang wheel, in constant revolution. And I am on the road to embracing it all, through honesty, self-reflection, and hard work.
2 comments:
Hi,
I can understand your feelings for I feel similar. But I think the human condition - if we look at it in a global instead of a purely American sense - currently does not progress. And I must say as an independent intellectual mind I currently would not want to live in the US.
My answer to your post on my Blog was a bit vague because I did not know if an adult or a teenager was writing. Sorry for that...
I am interested - what do you think about www.baltimorechronicle.com ?
Keep going and all the best!
Stefan
Hi Stefan and thanks for your interest. I found you through a common interest, I forget which. Anyway, I don't think a global or American perspective matters. As Krishnamurti once said, humanity has progressed tremendously in the technological realm, but is still primitive psychologically. One may interpret "psychologically" in different ways.
For me, it means that even if we have the basic physiological (Maslow) needs met (food, clothing, shelter), we are driven by needs just above on the pyramid - safety, belonging, esteem. If you see my subsequent posts, you may see the connection between these needs and fear and, subsequently, violence. The need to feel safe is particularly intertwined with fear. Thoughts?
The baltimorechronicle.com had some facts that were new to me, but not surprising. As the Dalai Lama has noted, he senses more unhappiness in materially wealthy countries like the U.S. than in poor countries (like India). Perhaps money doesn't buy happiness AND the relationship may be inverse. The U.S. seems to be so enamored of the "free enterprise" system that there is rampant fear that there is not enough money to go around. This fear, I think, is the cause of many of the ills in the article.
Your blog is well ahead of mine and I hope to read back into your older posts soon.
Adios,
Steve
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