yo.
im a simple man.
im not meant for the intellectualism steez. i could be classified as ignorant, in a way. i mean, i like to learn, but i dont want to learn everything. and im not really into debating life through ethics, morals, free will, god and whatever else you can think of. i dont think i could compete with intellectuals, on any level. once they start going off about globalization and its effects on the chocolate paper weight makers of jordan and shit, i just blank out. wanna talk philosophy? ooo not with me.
dont get me wrong here. i enjoy talking and thinking and all that good shit, but the way i seem to vocalize my thoughts seem really simple to people. i get the vibes that people think im not taking them seriously or im just spittin cliches like sunflower seeds.
i cant let myself be defined by the things i read in books and the thoughts of others. i do learn from others, no doubt, but i cringe when i meet people who only know what they know from books they've read or professors they've listened to. and there are a lot of people like that. (i hope im wrong.)
i see it in people too. i can connect easily with people who come off really relaxed and simple. i cant really make friends with people who come off arrogant about their intellectual pursuits. well, thats the case for a lot of people. then you should know how i feel, right?
haha. what kind of fuckery is this?
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did something in particular set you off?
just wondering.
no.
nothing set me off.
i guess my brain is lazy these days. haha.
fuckery! haha i like that word. i'd like to start using it, if it's ok.
haha, okay. my brain's acting lazy too. i can't afford it just yet. i have to wait till spring break.
of course, i give wendy permission to use the word! hah. jk. i don't think i've ever used that word in actually speech. hmmm..
first of all, hi jason!
i think i live on ideas. i'm kind of addicted to them. so i may or may not be one of the offending parties you refer to. disclaimer!
but honestly i think that there are many valid ways of getting at the truth/what is real, and that it's great to be open to as many of them as possible. but on the other hand, ignorance, arrogance, etc can enter through any of the same channels.
it doesn't matter if it's 'intellectual/book-ish' or 'soul/simple' as long as it's real? real can be book-ish and it can be down to earth. (i think the kind of real i find most compelling has qualities from both.)
hi pauline!
and yea, you're right pauline.
i remember writing this entry and even thinking to myself 'why am i even writing this when part of me knows its not true?' i thought back on it and realized that whats real to me came from both. im just getting more from the simple.soul these days and not much from books.
haha. i think thats why i had to put that last sentence at the entry.
ahaha...i thought just like you did jason. i remember a conversation i had with jessica on aim about this during my freshman year in college. yeah...by now i've decided that i was kind of stupid...kind of. i still think a lot of the philosophy stuff is stupid. it's really smart stuff...just stupid to me.
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