It’s that time again! Time to Interpret This!
…However there’s a catch…I am changing up the format, I’m no longer going to reinterpret the quotes…I will leave that entirely up to you.
But, what I am going to do is comment on the quotes…(pretty much what I was already doing). My goal is to get people to think more deeply about life by introducing them to quotes that they normally would not be exposed to…fair enough, right?
Word!
(Cue creepy organ music!)
Me Ego
If you’ve been visiting my BLoG, and have scanned through my past posts, you’ve probably noticed that I like to write about controversial subjects. I think it is very important to get these topics out in the open, so that we may desensitize each other from getting so upset about the simple facts of life.
Everyone is born with the ability to learn and think for themselves, but during the formative years(childhood), many halfass backwards ideas are introduced by what may be under-educated adults(A.k.a. the blissfully ignorant.)
At this point, religious dogma usually comes into play and heavily skews the child’s perception of the world and it’s diverse cultures. When I say ‘skew’ I mean, the dogma leads the child’s thoughts in a direction that is favored by that particular religion. (Ex. In this tribe we do things ‘this’ way)…
The child is no longer able to think for his/herself, in a matter of speaking…
I guess you can say it’s a kind of sheltered life, and sets the child up for an EPIC failure later on in life…
In my opinion, I view religion as a crutch for those who don’t like to investigate life for themselves…or for those that are too afraid to ponder the thought that we might be ‘alone’ in this universe.
Today I will share with you a little something written by R.A.W., this piece talks about how we’ve all come to form our own unique view of the world, a.k.a. reality tunnels, coined by Timothy Leary and made famous by Robert Anton Wilson.
It also hints at how the educational system is flawed and produces what I like to call “half-thinkers.”
Read on and Enjoy…
Word!
This might become an ongoing post topic, because I find it fun and enlightening to re-interpret some one’s words, and have comment participation with readers.
Although, history shows us how dangerous interpretations can be… =)
I will be listing 3 quotes by well-known and even unknown authors, public figures, and artists.
Then I will give my own Halfass interpretation of each quote.
I encourage all who read this post to pick one or all of the quotes and then give their own interpretation.
Have fun!
Here goes…
For anyone who stumbles upon this BLoG, I have a little exercise for you.
Try going through one day without using the word “is,” and instead replacing it with “it appears to me” or “it seems to me.”
It’s called E-Prime, and you can read more about it HERE via Wikipedia. This is something I first learned about by watching a YouTube video with Robert Anton Wilson.
Now, this may be very hard for some people to do(at first), but if you try it, you will start to notice a change in the way you analyze things in this world.
How can you prove that something really “is?” Something may appear to you in one way, but to someone other than yourself it could seem completely different.
