in theory

here is one little notion on life.
the first step is usually the hardest. if you play an instrument, if you play it well, it will be easier for you to learn another as there are cross-functional ideas involved in the two. if you know a second language (or shall we say, a first; but the reading of these words then begs a question), then any other lingual exploit you choose to embark upon should ultimately require less effort to achieve the same level of comfort. if you become a savvy traveler, the world will bloom open for you like a summer rose. not that matches would know about that one, but he can know such things in reverse; there are large quantities of geography in all manners of intricacy that he is completely ignorant of. le sigh. the unseasoned explorer only knows vague facts, and wanders around in a daze. this trend also follows suit with busy people, somewhat surprisingly....if you want something accomplished, give it to someone who is already busy. they tend to have a better current sense of orientation, and can manage their resources such that the pieces all fall into place.

matches is witness, but also admittedly somewhat party to, a phenomenon which may be cultural; we'll see. it is an epidemic, a problem of inaction and complacency. rather than investing oneself in any particular angle of study or advancement, there certainly seems to be a growing tendency towards a more 'plain' genre of human (not to be overly harsh, unless it is necessary for spurring purposes). there seems to be less and less focus on any specific endeavor, and more emphasis on surprisingly unmemorable activities...frequenting the same spots, playing the same games, watching the same movies, unspooling the same unengaging and unstimulating small talk. shopping (depending on the item in question) deserves a category all its own. maybe mattress should be thankful that we have freedom enough to enjoy doing nothing particularly worthwhile with ourselves, but he somehow just cannot reconcile with it. if this is a cultural issue, then it is entirely likely that it will follow a trend, and that the next generation will be even less inclined to make something of themselves with the time that they are given.

the problem that m is running into, however, is a slightly different take. he feels horribly judgmental, going off like this on the surrounding people he does not know, who are surely verymuch like himself (saw some graffiti the other day: "hello, i am much like you"). he is having trouble assigning a value system to the world lately. obviously, don't kill, don't steal, etc....but when it comes down to how someone chooses to live their own life, how is there any chance of one argument obtaining more validity than another? what if the entire point of life isn't mental exploration, or spiritual development, but rather to sit around and indulge in as many small pleasures as possible? who can say, with certainty? what is grinding matches forward in his proposition is a gut feeling, an instinct, that tells him how he should be conducting himself. it falls short of the mark more often than it should anyway. if it really were a theory with some truth backing it, then wouldn't it logically be less arduous to fall into line with?

"life is a blast, when you know what you're doin'
best to know what you're doin', 'fore your life get ruined
life is a thrill, when your skill is developed"
~ hieroglyphics - at the helm

so, take note; this is not an objective mandate; not that anyone would have taken it for one in the first place. he thinks that, he hopes that, once you really find something that is worth doing for yourself as opposed to what anyone else thinks, it isn't 'arduous'...it becomes light-hearted, and fun to experiment with or explore. kind of like scribbling on this thing~

still, get out and see some nature this weekend. pick up a new book. meditate. chances are you will not regret these things~