August 14, 2005

• Hello!

  
  

  Here’s an interesting concept: being unaware of one’s own condition.

  
  

  I have been told that if you are aware of your own condition in several instances then you are actually not in that condition at all.  This philosophy specifically attaches itself to ‘Originality’ and ‘Humility.’  For originality it is said, “No man who ever bothers about originality will ever be original.”  And for humility it is likewise stated, “If you don’t think you are prideful, it means you are actually very prideful indeed.”

  
  

  Meaning if you consciously try to be either humble or original, you will be neither.

  
  

  Here lies the problem.  My mind absolutely adores to play nasty tricks with me.  Thus, ever since I read the above quotes I cannot stop thinking that I am trying to be both original and humble, as though it’s my mind’s way to spite me for something I’ve done to it in the past.  Perhaps it’s mad I often cram for tests?  Staying up too late?  Eating ice cream too fast? 

  
  

  So does this mean we are supposed to walk around like mindless zombies for the sake of originality and humility?  For those of you disgusted with the thought of being a zombie do remember you would be a humbly original, or originally humble, zombie. (somewhat more tolerable.) 

  
  

  Accepting compliments poses another dilemma.  Say you forgot yourself enough to be humble, but someone else noticed and mentioned, “Why, you are such a humble person!”  Why, bloody, they just ruined the whole operation!  They blew your cover on yourself! 

  
  

  From all this I conclude that we are to master the skill of subconscious self-brainwashing.  Which brings up the point that I’m pretty sure that you can’t master a subconscious skill, since mastering something usually means you are focusing on it, which would make it a cognitive activity (which, unfortunately, happens to be the direct opposite of being subconscious.)  On a positive note we would then have a use for A.D.D., since we could read the words ‘be humble’ and zone out so quickly that we forgot we decided to be humble, but still do it anyways.

  
  

  One of the worst states a human can be in is ‘being unaware of one’s own ignorance.’  For then not only do you not know, but you don’t know that you don’t know.  The next worst state to be in is Michigan.

  
  

  Be humble.  Peace Out. 

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