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As of lately (and i think it's evident through my journal entries in here) I've been doing a lot of deep thinking. I'm flooded by thoughts of everything and I can't seem to float to the surface.
I was thinking this morning and well, for the past few days that it would be really cool to be a "bridget jones" or a "carrie" from sex and the city. And, as an avid watcher of this movie and the sex and the city television series, I've discovered that I relate to these characters pretty well. So, I've taken it upon myself to do exactly that this summer: Be a bridget jones/carrie for the summer while I'm here and just write, think and analyze. on a side note, this is straying a bit off topic, i find the characters of meredith grey and derek shepherd to be the relationship that dylan and i once had. However, moving on....
Yesterday in class, we began to talk about the Oedipus , which has always been something that, for me, that has the ability to provoke and render some interesting thoughts. See, what's fascinating about the Oedipus thing is the entire in itself. The characters all run from/avoid fate only to end up at their final destination of fate in one way or another.( And by this, I mean Sophocles Oedipus) It's interesting to see how this all really plays out in the end. It seems to be that the avoidance of fate is fear, but in reality, the avoidance of fear is what leads us to our destinies (or so says Sophocles).
So, I began to think about fate and the current situations that are occuring now. And I began to think about how every decision we make in life could affect our fate and our final destinies. It began to scare me a little bit. For instance, I was thinking about the president's decision to send us into Iraq( which is an entirely ENTIRELY different topic for another day). But his ultimate decision to send our country into war. Was our country destined to go to war with Iraq? And what will eventually happen once the war begins to dwindles down to a mere end? Was/IS the fate of our country in the hands of one man? Who the hell knows.
And then i began to think about the religious aspect of fate and of life. See, it's strange because yesterday my teacher made a comment that "Religion gives us purpose in life". So, what exactly, does that mean? Can one find purpose in life without the presence of religion? I don't know. It's true that I've never particularly been fond of religion myself. But then again, I have no idea what my purpose for being on this earth will ultimately end up to be. But, I'm wondering...Would I know if i had a presence or aspect of religion in my life? It might not make a difference. I still don't think that I would know. And, I'll leave it at just that.
I was thinking this morning and well, for the past few days that it would be really cool to be a "bridget jones" or a "carrie" from sex and the city. And, as an avid watcher of this movie and the sex and the city television series, I've discovered that I relate to these characters pretty well. So, I've taken it upon myself to do exactly that this summer: Be a bridget jones/carrie for the summer while I'm here and just write, think and analyze. on a side note, this is straying a bit off topic, i find the characters of meredith grey and derek shepherd to be the relationship that dylan and i once had. However, moving on....
Yesterday in class, we began to talk about the Oedipus , which has always been something that, for me, that has the ability to provoke and render some interesting thoughts. See, what's fascinating about the Oedipus thing is the entire in itself. The characters all run from/avoid fate only to end up at their final destination of fate in one way or another.( And by this, I mean Sophocles Oedipus) It's interesting to see how this all really plays out in the end. It seems to be that the avoidance of fate is fear, but in reality, the avoidance of fear is what leads us to our destinies (or so says Sophocles).
So, I began to think about fate and the current situations that are occuring now. And I began to think about how every decision we make in life could affect our fate and our final destinies. It began to scare me a little bit. For instance, I was thinking about the president's decision to send us into Iraq( which is an entirely ENTIRELY different topic for another day). But his ultimate decision to send our country into war. Was our country destined to go to war with Iraq? And what will eventually happen once the war begins to dwindles down to a mere end? Was/IS the fate of our country in the hands of one man? Who the hell knows.
And then i began to think about the religious aspect of fate and of life. See, it's strange because yesterday my teacher made a comment that "Religion gives us purpose in life". So, what exactly, does that mean? Can one find purpose in life without the presence of religion? I don't know. It's true that I've never particularly been fond of religion myself. But then again, I have no idea what my purpose for being on this earth will ultimately end up to be. But, I'm wondering...Would I know if i had a presence or aspect of religion in my life? It might not make a difference. I still don't think that I would know. And, I'll leave it at just that.