Five, or is it six posts in one day. Must be a record.
Maybe writing is addictive.
An addiction is something that starts off as useful but if overused can become destructive both to the addict and those around him.
I'd forgotten chocolate, sugar, salt, work, sleeping pills and anxiety.
Yes, I think anxiety and work are coping mechanisms which can be very addictive.
Retirement, Kota Kinabalu
This is where I would like to be after I have robbed the bank
Winners and Losers
Debate 2008 Winners and Losers Editor at left.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Emotional Intelligence
The emotionally intelligent person is the new name for the oldest personality type in the history of humanity-the 'survivor' - the person who survives by systematic brown-nosing and manipulation.
the 'F' word -he is 'Flexible'
I am definitely emotional and possibly intelligent - but not emotionally intelligent.
No wonder people find English difficult to learn.
the 'F' word -he is 'Flexible'
I am definitely emotional and possibly intelligent - but not emotionally intelligent.
No wonder people find English difficult to learn.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Africa, Addiction and Happiness
The average human is a collection of addictions
In spite of facing the most extreme hardships in life Africans remain addicted to happiness. Just look at them and observe them.
We are all addicted to something: nicotine, alcohol, routines, food, comfort, drugs, danger, sex, excitement, pain, even despair.
Africa was the cradle of civilisation.
The world might be a happier place if humans had not moved out of it.
In spite of facing the most extreme hardships in life Africans remain addicted to happiness. Just look at them and observe them.
We are all addicted to something: nicotine, alcohol, routines, food, comfort, drugs, danger, sex, excitement, pain, even despair.
Africa was the cradle of civilisation.
The world might be a happier place if humans had not moved out of it.
Vive la difference
Truth is like the childrens' game:
"I'll show you mine if you show me yours!"
There is no absolute truth
Vive la difference!
"I'll show you mine if you show me yours!"
There is no absolute truth
Vive la difference!
Truth and children
Truth..?
For children what is important is that 'I'll show you mine if you show me yours'
We should be like children.
For children, the absolute truth is not important.
For children what is important is that 'I'll show you mine if you show me yours'
We should be like children.
For children, the absolute truth is not important.
Karl Marx and the bureacratisation of life
Karl Marx has the last laugh.
The Post-Modern 21st century 'Bourgeois' suburban dweller has harnessed the electronic power of modern technology to consolidate his own social power and status.
He uses e-mail, mobile phone, text messages etc to insulate himself from those he neglects and ignores and thus anaesthetises himself from any pangs of guilt he might feel about his abuse.
Like the Mobster or Drug Lord who just gives the orders, but never has to pull the trigger himself, he never has to see face to face the results of his neglect, exploitation or abuse.
The social relations of the 21st century Bourgeois, like other aspects of his life, have become almost entirely bureaucratized.
The only people he has to interact with face-to-face nowadays are those in his inner "Bubble" who are absolutely necessary to his psychological survival.
This leaves him free to exploit and parasitise others with relative ease and casual cruelty.
Marx would be chuckling in his grave
The Post-Modern 21st century 'Bourgeois' suburban dweller has harnessed the electronic power of modern technology to consolidate his own social power and status.
He uses e-mail, mobile phone, text messages etc to insulate himself from those he neglects and ignores and thus anaesthetises himself from any pangs of guilt he might feel about his abuse.
Like the Mobster or Drug Lord who just gives the orders, but never has to pull the trigger himself, he never has to see face to face the results of his neglect, exploitation or abuse.
The social relations of the 21st century Bourgeois, like other aspects of his life, have become almost entirely bureaucratized.
The only people he has to interact with face-to-face nowadays are those in his inner "Bubble" who are absolutely necessary to his psychological survival.
This leaves him free to exploit and parasitise others with relative ease and casual cruelty.
Marx would be chuckling in his grave
Monday, October 11, 2010
The User and the Loser
I know two people: one is a user and the other is a loser
The user is calculating and measured in everything she does. She has to control everyone and everything around her. In another context she would be a slaver. She weaves webs around people to ensnare them or manipulate them into furthering her agenda. She follows the rules when it suits her but crosses the line when necessary. Manipulation and deceit are the tools of her trade. You can hear it in her whining voice and inappropriate falling intonation when she gives you a command disguised as a question; and in the clattering of the crockery as she weaves her web in the kitchen sink. She thinks she is clever. She is an Atheist because she believes she is clever and doesn’t need the help of a supernatural entity. She loves herself. She loves food and plants but she is a hard-nosed bitch who eats like a ravenous horse when on her own.
She is afraid of the future.
The loser is more open but more cautious and obsessed with his past mistakes. He is an idealist who has never quite learned to live up to, nor give up, his ideals. He is an atheist at present because he does not believe that a ‘Good’ entity could create such a cruel thing as a human being. He loves and despises humanity. He loves birds and trees but hates himself, sticks his finger in his ear and grunts like a pig when his throat itches no matter who is in the room.
He is afraid of the past and the future.
Both of them live in fear and neither of them live in the present for more than a few minutes.
The user is calculating and measured in everything she does. She has to control everyone and everything around her. In another context she would be a slaver. She weaves webs around people to ensnare them or manipulate them into furthering her agenda. She follows the rules when it suits her but crosses the line when necessary. Manipulation and deceit are the tools of her trade. You can hear it in her whining voice and inappropriate falling intonation when she gives you a command disguised as a question; and in the clattering of the crockery as she weaves her web in the kitchen sink. She thinks she is clever. She is an Atheist because she believes she is clever and doesn’t need the help of a supernatural entity. She loves herself. She loves food and plants but she is a hard-nosed bitch who eats like a ravenous horse when on her own.
She is afraid of the future.
The loser is more open but more cautious and obsessed with his past mistakes. He is an idealist who has never quite learned to live up to, nor give up, his ideals. He is an atheist at present because he does not believe that a ‘Good’ entity could create such a cruel thing as a human being. He loves and despises humanity. He loves birds and trees but hates himself, sticks his finger in his ear and grunts like a pig when his throat itches no matter who is in the room.
He is afraid of the past and the future.
Both of them live in fear and neither of them live in the present for more than a few minutes.
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