3 posts tagged “philosophy”
"I finished Tuesdays with Morrie the other night and an interesting scenario came into my head:
Envision Morrie living longer with the massive publicity he had. Normal people he knew would continue to see him, enthralled with his empathy. Celebrities would see him, enthralled with his ability to reduce everyone to the same level and see them for what they are inside. People would have to make appointments. Morrie would become iconic. People would start to try and top each other with their "humanity" and "ability to be human" and fight each other for who has the most favor in his eyes and who is the favorite 'pupil'. Try and impress him, which wouldn't work. Kill in his name. Morrie would die understanding them but the fights would escalate. His point of understanding would be lost in the melee...
Sound familiar?
empathy and understanding can bring with it a certain kind of destruction, too....."
(from my RL journal)
the first was a compliment - How strong! It held on through the weather and pressure to stay firm where it was, despite its pressure, despite odds and the changing seasons.
The second was - It's held on too long."
I've been thinking about how confusing friends are. How do you classify friends? Is it right to classify friends into categories, although you know for a fact that you will confide in some and trust in some a lot more than you would trust in others? When you rank them, is it by importance and by how much you care about them? I never liked the idea... so I'm thinking about changing it for myself, into something more flowing and (I hate the word balanced) fair.... maybe just for me... but comparing them to the phases of the moon.
The importance level is never called into question, but it allows me to categorize into who I am comfortable sharing my more personal problems with compared to who I would just say hello to in the hallway.
Waxing - the moon is growing larger in the sky, moving from a narrow crescent just after the new moon towards the full moon.
The waxing moon grows from right to left and is called the 'right-hand moon' - the crescent is like the curve between the right-hand's index finger and thumb.
Waning - the moon is decreasing in size, moving from the full moon back towards a crescent as the new moon approaches.
The waning moon decreases from right to left and is called the 'left-hand moon' because of its similarity to the curve on the left hand.
Gibbous - during the phases between the First Quarter and the full moon, and between the full moon and the Last Quarter, when more than half of the disc is illuminated.
New Moon
The new moon occurs when the sun and moon are in conjunction, occupying the same part of the sky from the viewpoint of earth. During this time the moon doesn't reflect the light of the sun, and so cannot be seen (except during a solar eclipse). The moon's un-illuminated side is facing the earth.
1 New (also called the Dark Moon) - not visible
2 Waxing Crescent
3 First Quarter - commonly called a "half moon"
4 Waxing Gibbous
5 Full - we can see the entire illuminated portion of the moon
6 Waning Gibbous
7 Third Quarter - another "half moon", but the illuminated part is opposite of the First Quarter
8 Waning Crescent
9 New - back to the beg
Yes, I have too much time to think between terms........
Actually this was inspired by a dream I had.. I only remember that part of it, too... faces of friends shining with half-light, or little light, or their whole face illuminated, and my voice saying "she's a half-moon friend" ... or something to that effect.
This is only me, however.. I'm not saying everyone should think that way. I'm just trying my best to eliminate the annoyances of rank that have been lurking in the corner of my mind....
