a new lease..
Ayn Rand gave me a new philosophy to live by. This time it does not contradict with how other people live. I have been made to believe that self sacrifice is the right way to live. That anything done with a selfish intent is evil. Now I believe that the only thing that will make anything you do to be evil is when you do it at the expense of other people. No one should be sacrifice or made to carry other people's burden. For the mere fact that we are all human beings with equal rights. Being honest in everything that you do is what should matter. Morality is relative and should not be questioned by anyone. No one can truly judge anyone without bias. Those who preach on what should and should not be done are the people who doesn't really know much about life. They're arrogant by assuming that what works for them will work for everyone else. A man's main goal in life is to achieve nirvana and harmony or balance. Because through this, you will experience happiness. Isn't that what we are all after? I don't know why we ended up hating the word selfish when only a narrow minded stiff will give it a bad meaning. Honestly, If I will be told that someone died for me to live, I will hate that person for his altruism. How can you be expected to live happily with that heavy guilt in your mind? Nowadays, I don't care much if I live to be a hundred or will die next day. I don't care if I will be remembered or forgotten easily. I'm more concerned on how I live each day. I don't aim for public approval or recognition in anything that I do. I do it because it makes me happy. I think the greatest sin that anyone can commit is suicide. And any careless ways of living that will shorten your life or depreciate it's value is next to it. Life is a gift. Nothing is expected of you, but to live it. Live it in a way that will make the giver feel appreciated. Everywhere I look, I see hypocrites and martyrs. Preaching on how we should live for the sake of other people and not thinking about ourselves. Well duh, what's the use of living when you're not happy. Don't psychologists blame every anti social, discriminating and extremist behavior to deprivation? Being deprived of something, in times that you truly need it, goes beyond the initial pain of trying to go on without it. It sunk inside the mind, just waiting for a chance to be fulfilled. Most of the time, in ways beyond what's rational. that's why sometimes we do the unthinkable.