August 20, 2009
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What fools these mortals be!
It is extremely difficult to enter into the world of other people. Our own experiences are the only ones that seem real, which makes narcissism very easy to slip into. The artist inevitably feels that no one understands him, while failing to notice this similarly means that he doesn’t understand anyone else.
Thus, in our minds, we quietly calculate the faults of other people. We see the flaws in their decisions, their words, the way they live their day, their opinions about little things here and there. How often is it that we rape the dignity of other people in our thoughts?
But the fact is that we are all sinners. Certainly other people struggle with vices which may be quite easy for us to handle, and we may judge them for it. But the same is always true in reverse. In the end, each person has one big vice in life which they find difficult to overcome. To each sinner goes an albatross. If someone is incredibly patient, and you have trouble being patient at all, it doesn’t mean they are a much better person—most likely, it means their battle lies somewhere else.
And how hard it is to think, ‘Now are the days of salvation; now is the acceptable time!’ But we must! For we are but a mist which appears for a short while, and then vanishes. Therefore, today is the day, now is the acceptable time.
‘Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.’
Comments (6)
“It is extremely difficult to enter into the world of other people.”
I find it quite the opposite. It is extremely easy for me to enter into the world of other people, but it is extremely difficult for them to enter into mine. And thus, the friends I usually hang out with cannot relate to me. And which is why my hunger for literature and music and blogging is more profound than the hunger for my friends (the ones I usually hang with)
But…I feel closer with my friends online than anyone else.
This one is particularly well-done. Bravo.
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I understand about good friends being online. My best friend for more than a year was someone I knew online.
That certainly is a weird dichotomy you have there. Unfortunately it is very easy to not be sensitive to the fact that certain people feel unrelated to, and even after it is realized, people often don’t even make the effort to relate. It’s sad.
I’m trying to get better.
You really have some great stuff every times it seems. I’ve really begun looking forward to reading your blog.
incredibly insightful:)
sometimes i forget how intelligent you are