Justice in Relevance

Do those in power, in control, in relevance, know any way to empower themselves when feeling obsolete, other than bestowing irrelevance upon others?

When those in dominance feel threatened to be differed—to be come alterity—they reaffirm themselves by oppressing another group. It provides them with an unjust sense of power. Momentary. Harmful. And solely self-gratifying. SO, in the same vain, establishing relevance via imploring irrelevance onto other is unjust.

So, how can relevance be established without directly causing irrelevance to others? And is indirect causation just an unjust? Or is relevance, at its core, selfish? Only able to live and survive by feeding off of others’ approval and acknowledgement and by being fueled by the displacement of others’ relevance?

Perhaps.

But for now, to be aware of your need for relevance is necessary to not have an need to feed off of it is dire, since others will not always be there. Death is a singular process and no one else will be there (physically) but you, your beliefs and your own truths and convictions. With that truth, keep in mind that relevance can be established by your own self and should not feed off others’ gratification nor by invalidating others.

Membership

People group for social comforts. Loneliness, not ideal, thus group form in countless ways—

Gym Memberships, Greek Life, Friendships, Hobbies, Parties, Clubs, Groups, the list does not cease.

But memberships can be artificial, the mere establishment of a label, in order to create inclusion—activity within this social circle must be a voluntary thing. Otherwise, it is what it is, a label.

Individuals derive satisfaction from the claim, from belonging, with the clear-cut knowledge (for themselves and for observes) that they are a part of something.

Validation is achieved, acknowledgment is gained, and recognition is noted. They feel as though they can clearly “seen”—when, in truth, has anything actually changed? Or do the allow themselves to be changed?

A membership can just be another label to carry.

But involvement, does that reflect on wanting to be associated with this partial group of people because you believe you represent them and embody them or do you join in hope of changing? Becoming someone new?

Ultimately, we all desire the urge to belong—be it physically, intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, socially, and so the list runs onward. It’s human instinct. But how does belonging and temptations linked with it alter us? Change is inevitable, everything changes, but is it a natural or artificial change?

And, at the end of it all, how would you see yourself—or even be yourself—once you were to leave said group? What would be left?

Who would be left?

9/26/10

My Thoughts, My Beliefs

I believe in people.

Oddly stated, but people all house their own beliefs, and at the core, my own thoughts, queries, wonders, ponders, and—most significantly—my own beliefs stem from these.

People’s beliefs.

Thus, I believe in people.

In that regards, my thoughts are a collage—scattered, fragmented, and abstract. With the variety of interpretations. The examination of beliefs and the actions they cause, involve, or oppose.

This is done by socially expanding, intently observing, and engaging individual encounters. To expose life amidst others’ lives builds a full-fledge comprehension of these many beliefs.

My act of expression for my beliefs is through my writing, my words, my thoughts.

So people are my beliefs, a system I study by amercing myself with as many people as I can. From those experiences, I analyze those beliefs, the actions that they cause and the outcome they create. And from there, I apply and experiment such beliefs, with my life, to further comprehend the outcome, and process said details with my words.

And though not all people will be known or are mean to be met and understood, I know these are my beliefs and I want and yearn to learn more.

Thus, these are my thoughts.

October 2010

Conclusions

Dear Conclusion,

Sorry for leaping to you illogically. Generally, I arrive at you for just reasons. Facts are stated, reasons deduced, logic prevails.

However, I may impose myself when I cannot reach you—my bad.

Sure it egotistical, but seriously, an easy location to land. When I am not involved, but I need to know why an action occurs, I turn to you. Does it matter that I wasn’t involved, wasn’t consulted, wasn’t told, wasn’t considered?

Clearly, I’d say so.

And so to reach you, I turn to myself to get to you. That only seems fair, ya? I deserve closures and answers, right? Just because I don’t understand and was not involved, doesn’t mean I cannot connect with you.

In short, I apologize for the means I reached you by, but not for trying. That fault rests in the inactions of the person that neglected to include me.

Promise to get to you more logically in the future.

Yours truly,

Me

10/10/10

Motivation

The power behind motivating others is derived from a self-motivated leader:

1)    An unmotivated leader is a tyrant; lazy, controlling, and uneducated. Revolt will be born, not motive.

2)    False motivation will not reach all and shows sign of incompetencey.

3)    Respect will create ease for motivation.

4)    Sanity, knowledge, goals/aims, security, and foresight are needed for motivation.

5)    Truth. With the true knowing of your own motive, you will learn to motivate others.

6)    Falsification is corrosive. It will not fill minds, except those like their own, simple-minded and nearing empty.

1/21/10

Impending Change

The idea of change, in and of itself, can be a frightening one; the feeling conjured forth from the knowing that you are ready to make that change can be far more gut wrenching.


4.9.11

Labels & Assumptions

Assumptions provide the perfection location for labels—it is as though they form the perfect outline for a label to be placed.

Assumptions are built from a disconnect in what you believe to be logical. Keyword: you. You do not understand something, from your life, your experiences, and your expectations, you cannot and will not be able to see why one thing has led to another. For people, these are actions, gestures, personas, expressions, beliefs, and so forth.

And then slap goes the label. As soon as you have "pieced together" from your experience and your understanding of people, then you can craft the perfect assumption—you label this illogical person to craft the necessary connection in your mind to make them make sense. "Oh, well they're probably Asian!" "Oh right, he must be gay." "Well clearly she's just a bitch." "Oh, that's cause she's probably from the 'burbs."

Labels cure any illogical nature of assumptions... for you. You, and only you. In fact, in so doing, all you are doing, is validating what you believe and what you see. You are very literarily connecting the numberless dots to craft a picture that is familiar to you.

So, what you should realize is, by taking your assumptions, by slapping on your label, you are actually covering up the perfect chance to see a person for who they really are and to learn from them. Whomever you are making such labels and assumptions about in fact carries within them something you have yet to understand.

So take a moment, peel it away, break whatever faux-connection you have placed, and see this person for who they are.

01/10/11