How I got into junior college: Essay C
C. Respond to one of the following quotations. Take a
position and provide thoughtful arguments in support
of it. The particular position that you take is not
important, nor is the original context of the
quotation.
e. The interior life is often stupid. Its egoism
blinds it and deafens it; its imagination spins out
ignorant tales, fascinated. It fancies that the
western wind blows on the Self, and leaves fall at the
feet of the self for a reason, and people are
watching. A mind risks real ignorance for the
sometimes paltry prize of an imagination enriched. The
trick of reason is to get the imagination to
seize the actual world-if only from time to time.
Quote E
Often occurs oft.
An interior life very well may be stupid. It very well may lead to ignorance and egocentrism; It may very well set oneself as a paragon; It may also very well lead to ignorance.
However
It is just as plausible for an argument to be presented as such:
The exterior life is often stupid. Its egoism blinds it and deafens it; its imagination spins out ignorant tales, fascinated. It fancies that the western wind blows on the Self, and leaves fall at the feet of the self for a reason, and people are watching. A mind risks real ignorance for the sometimes paltry prize of an imagination enriched. The trick of reason is to get the imagination to seize the actual world-if only from time to time.
There is egoism driving all actions, whether interior or exterior; Interior motives are not inherently insular. Outward extensions of the self, and a practice of exterior motives reveals that an exterior life may be just as insipid in aiming so. One who seeks to solely credit the outside actions of themselves "very well" may also fall victim to the constant egoism exuding from outside praise and the journey for approval.
Imagination, like any other craft, must be understood and executed by the artist/parlayor. Such an understanding must be one of reason that unleashes the practice of discipline, for one must extend the muscle (of imagination) to better not only the insular life, but also that of public life as well. For a specifically public affair is inherently selfish, for one must utilise motives to maintain such a 'status'.
As suggested, the interior life as a singular facet of an individuals will and imagination is indeed "often stupid", yet not inherently coupled with stupidity, for the outward extension of itself is equally as insipid when concentrated. To pass it as mere stupidity severely undervalues the benefits of the interior.
Thusly, even if ones goals lead them to a life of public service, then one must also control the interior whilst pleasuring the sensibilities of an 'imagination enriched'.
When one is inspired and has fulfilled all of their insular necessities (requirements [wants]) then they may proceed to such 'productive measures'.
The underdeveloped self is merely an unprepared foundation. If one is to build upon such, they must find themselves fulfilled (even to the basic intellectual/ imaginative necessitated) in order to maximize effectiveness.
Even when one acts within the public sphere, they must still maintain a limited area of influence (otherwise ones circle of attention). This focus may expand in diameter, yet with increased gains comes greater turmoil (of maintaining such pastures). Fortunately, once one masters the interior/exterior range (or comes to reasonable terms), they might rescind the sphere (point?) of attention to gradually increase and decrease the focus according to inner and outer factors (constantly oscillating, and never stagnant, even with perceived equilibrium, see: osmosis)
Such objects within ones scope may also be utilised to 'enrich the mind' by bestowing the surrounding interactive scape with imaginary backgrounds and personas, further strengthening the interior muscle of the imagination (for reasons more than paltry [what is considered 'worldly']).
It must also be noted that the point(s) garnering attention, even if intended for the exterior, must not be inspired from the exterior as well, for that is when they become falsified hosts for the parasite of ego. Importance must be placed upon the purpose of action, whether the intentions be within or without.
Once one understands their interior , they can then understand the interiors of others (forming an exterior), allowing them to even better serve the 'actual world'. This concoction of both interior and exterior can be seen in a physical form in the drawings of same origin (interior/exterior drawings: those that look outwardly form the confines of an interior space). Such drawings reveal all truths for the subject in question, just as the fused perspective provides all the same.
At the line of finish it is not the interior life, per say, that is "stupid" or "ignorant" but the singular life that is so, for the restrictions inherent (of a singular torrent) are much more crippling than the search for a "mind enriched".
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