The Attempt
An individual is judged by others on his actions and the consequences that their actions produce. For example, if a man makes a good business decision, he is commended as thoughtful and accomplished. While there are varying degrees of success in any given field of work or paradigm in which a man can become satisfactory in the opinions of others, success is equivalent with success. Some men will say that a penny saved is a penny earned, and the reasoning behind this is that as long as you have in succession a series of actions that result in a positive outcome, you are on the right track. The goal of life is simple; work hard to produce a suitable environment for yourself and your offspring, and reap the fruits of your labor.
As Ecclesiastes said, "Eat, drink, and be merry."
But some actions create a negative outcome. In the field of physics, even the slightest addition of an ion of energy may radicalize the whole of a structure. Similarly, we see that this is also the case with action and result. If one person works as hard as they can, they may be stifled by an unknown factor, they may be negligent of a relative factor, or they may just be unlucky. Notice, a positive result of action results in universal acceptance of gain. But for an action acquiring a negative outcome, the mind interprets levels of loss.
There is always something extraordinary about loss, as opposed to gain. For the human life is unstable, and in some cases "nasty, brutish, and short" as Thomas Hobbes would describe it. We are taught this struggle for existence from birth. Whether it be through techniques of communication and cooperation, how to interact physically in a busy world which will not give you time unless you have something that is of worth to it, or a process of learning from our own mistakes and the mistakes of others, we know that the fact of the matter is that considerable effort and energy exertion is required even to remain neutral.
In fact, to remain neutral requires more energy than attempting to secure a positive outcome, because the likelihood of a negative outcome is much greater than gain. Man has learned not to be neutral, for this simple fact. But the question of fairness, "Why are negative outcomes more likely than positive outcomes?", always plagues man's mind. We contemplate it, think we have an answer, but draw a blank when we feel as if our being is being subjected to a cruel test.
The answer to our question requires delicacy, for if we are to answer that the mind is simply reflecting the brain, and the brain is reading the body, that the body is in a constant state of loss, we come to the physiology of age. And when we come to the physiology of age, we shake in consideration of the fate that comes upon each and every person. Instead we focus on the concept that we can only change reality as it is presented to us, e.g. perception and the present.
We weigh whatever thoughts are relative to the task before us, and with a sense of a confidence we take a step into the unknown, each and every second of every day, until we die. We can either fight the flow of time, or we can embrace it and enjoy the ride as we live it. The attempt to remain neutral is not a viable option. It is very unfortunate that some individuals deceive themselves for so long that they see neutrality as a positive thing, and yet others see this neutrality being plagued by intervals of negative results, yet appear powerless to act. The only way to play in the game of time is to act, and whether it is positive or negative, continue to act.
As Ecclesiastes said, "Eat, drink, and be merry."
But some actions create a negative outcome. In the field of physics, even the slightest addition of an ion of energy may radicalize the whole of a structure. Similarly, we see that this is also the case with action and result. If one person works as hard as they can, they may be stifled by an unknown factor, they may be negligent of a relative factor, or they may just be unlucky. Notice, a positive result of action results in universal acceptance of gain. But for an action acquiring a negative outcome, the mind interprets levels of loss.
There is always something extraordinary about loss, as opposed to gain. For the human life is unstable, and in some cases "nasty, brutish, and short" as Thomas Hobbes would describe it. We are taught this struggle for existence from birth. Whether it be through techniques of communication and cooperation, how to interact physically in a busy world which will not give you time unless you have something that is of worth to it, or a process of learning from our own mistakes and the mistakes of others, we know that the fact of the matter is that considerable effort and energy exertion is required even to remain neutral.
In fact, to remain neutral requires more energy than attempting to secure a positive outcome, because the likelihood of a negative outcome is much greater than gain. Man has learned not to be neutral, for this simple fact. But the question of fairness, "Why are negative outcomes more likely than positive outcomes?", always plagues man's mind. We contemplate it, think we have an answer, but draw a blank when we feel as if our being is being subjected to a cruel test.
The answer to our question requires delicacy, for if we are to answer that the mind is simply reflecting the brain, and the brain is reading the body, that the body is in a constant state of loss, we come to the physiology of age. And when we come to the physiology of age, we shake in consideration of the fate that comes upon each and every person. Instead we focus on the concept that we can only change reality as it is presented to us, e.g. perception and the present.
We weigh whatever thoughts are relative to the task before us, and with a sense of a confidence we take a step into the unknown, each and every second of every day, until we die. We can either fight the flow of time, or we can embrace it and enjoy the ride as we live it. The attempt to remain neutral is not a viable option. It is very unfortunate that some individuals deceive themselves for so long that they see neutrality as a positive thing, and yet others see this neutrality being plagued by intervals of negative results, yet appear powerless to act. The only way to play in the game of time is to act, and whether it is positive or negative, continue to act.