What A Waste...
I didn't get anything accomplished today. Well, I did finish my book and got halfway through another, but reading for a few hours isn't exactly something to be praised for. But it was fun to re-read through Card's interesting mix of philosophy and ethical dilemmas that he loves to write about so much. I think after "Shadow of the Giant" I'll finally start "The Da Vinci Code" and that new Harry Potter book which surely isn't even worth my time, but I'm going to end up reading it anyway, mostly because I can't stand thinking of people knowing more about something like that than me, even if I despise the subject myself.
It's interesting to note that I once again found myself thinking about how one's personality adapts accordingly to the people they are currently around. Not only at the shallow levels between friends, but also between families and workers. Such as how a Father might act differently to his son, either being very nurturing or a complete asshole to him, as opposed to his friends where he'll do the exact opposite. Or how an employee will suck up to his boss and then turn right around and yell at a co-worker. When we describe people's personality, we're only describing our perception of them, whether that's just how they act to us or how we generally see them act to everyone. We can't even describe our own personalities, for out perception of ourself is scewed by how we want ourselves to be seen, instead of how we truly are. It's almost like a slide of bacteria, it cant be seen with the naked eye, only through different sized lenses.
So when we have a relationship with another person, such as a brother or sister, parent, or friend, we are actually basing the entire thing off of three things, our perception, others' perceptions, and their own perception of their personality. More like the sum of the three views, because one will effect the other, changing the final opinion. Like if someone hate a lot of self hatred, and thought of themselves as a hateful person, you and others might begin to pity them, making him seem weak. But if others also hated him, the you might not pity him, because the mutual hatred between him and society makes him seem dangerous and full of contempt.
Can you tell I had a lot of free time today? I didn't have to go to school today cause of a doctor's appointment, woke up at about 8 AM. Spent most of the morning lying in a damned bed at Memorial West. Oh well. I got a lot of sleep in, and when I did wake up The Blues Brothers was on TV. Not to shabby. It's only like the 7th time I've seen it. :| So I catch the end of that before they release me, and then my mom and I go to pick up my sister at her school. When I walked in to sign her out, this little girl says to me, "Remember me?" I stared at her for like 10 seconds but for the life of me I couldn't imagine where I've seen her before. Must be a friend of my brother or sister. That seems to happen a lot though. Some kid I knew a long time ago will say hi to me, and address me by my name and everything, but I'll just say "Hey! Been a awhile, huh", not knowing who the hell he is, especially not what his NAME would be. I forget people's names that I don't see for 4 or 5 months, how do they expect me to remember them from years ago? At least I Leave a lasting impression. Or maybe it's just my name and/or face. Still that's something right? :|
Ok this is getting way too long, I gotta remember that if I wanna delve into thought I shouldn't also detail the account of my day, it seems to jump around too much, plus who in hell wants to read through all this. I'll be lucky if I SKIM through it ever again. Plus I need to study for some tests tomorrow. Or maybe I'll read a little more. Hmmm, such a difficult choice, maybe I'll just go to bed... Ha
It's interesting to note that I once again found myself thinking about how one's personality adapts accordingly to the people they are currently around. Not only at the shallow levels between friends, but also between families and workers. Such as how a Father might act differently to his son, either being very nurturing or a complete asshole to him, as opposed to his friends where he'll do the exact opposite. Or how an employee will suck up to his boss and then turn right around and yell at a co-worker. When we describe people's personality, we're only describing our perception of them, whether that's just how they act to us or how we generally see them act to everyone. We can't even describe our own personalities, for out perception of ourself is scewed by how we want ourselves to be seen, instead of how we truly are. It's almost like a slide of bacteria, it cant be seen with the naked eye, only through different sized lenses.
So when we have a relationship with another person, such as a brother or sister, parent, or friend, we are actually basing the entire thing off of three things, our perception, others' perceptions, and their own perception of their personality. More like the sum of the three views, because one will effect the other, changing the final opinion. Like if someone hate a lot of self hatred, and thought of themselves as a hateful person, you and others might begin to pity them, making him seem weak. But if others also hated him, the you might not pity him, because the mutual hatred between him and society makes him seem dangerous and full of contempt.
Can you tell I had a lot of free time today? I didn't have to go to school today cause of a doctor's appointment, woke up at about 8 AM. Spent most of the morning lying in a damned bed at Memorial West. Oh well. I got a lot of sleep in, and when I did wake up The Blues Brothers was on TV. Not to shabby. It's only like the 7th time I've seen it. :| So I catch the end of that before they release me, and then my mom and I go to pick up my sister at her school. When I walked in to sign her out, this little girl says to me, "Remember me?" I stared at her for like 10 seconds but for the life of me I couldn't imagine where I've seen her before. Must be a friend of my brother or sister. That seems to happen a lot though. Some kid I knew a long time ago will say hi to me, and address me by my name and everything, but I'll just say "Hey! Been a awhile, huh", not knowing who the hell he is, especially not what his NAME would be. I forget people's names that I don't see for 4 or 5 months, how do they expect me to remember them from years ago? At least I Leave a lasting impression. Or maybe it's just my name and/or face. Still that's something right? :|
Ok this is getting way too long, I gotta remember that if I wanna delve into thought I shouldn't also detail the account of my day, it seems to jump around too much, plus who in hell wants to read through all this. I'll be lucky if I SKIM through it ever again. Plus I need to study for some tests tomorrow. Or maybe I'll read a little more. Hmmm, such a difficult choice, maybe I'll just go to bed... Ha