Saturday, 26 April 2008

us...and others

I am angry! very very angry! angry with everything, primary myself I think. everything seems so pointless. we live in an illusion that we are meaningful, deeply meaningful. we feel compelled to generalize fucking trivial things we do, and lend themselves major meaning. this gives us identity, makes us feel important.

we are perceived as creations that are consistent by others, but all i see within is confusion, contradictions, incompleteness.

everything we say, words that inadvertently or advertently pop out of our mouth, gestures, behaviours...they are all listened to, interpreted and an image is formed. and this image is stated to us, in words or otherwise.

and this helps us manufacture this picture perfect, consistent image of us! and we use this to moderate, manipulate our further behaviours. and more circumstances keep moulding this, yeah moulding, not influencing but bloody moulding.
so we are told we are sensitive and we are thoughtful and intelligent...so we have to continue employing our minds, our hearts in their presence and behave consistent to this perception.

and then different circumstances and different people 'expose' a newer nuance or a starkly different aspect of us. and we regenerate, we re-manufacture. this image needs to be consistent with that circumstance.

i am pissed off and dunno know with what! if only someone told me, i would behave the right way!

3 comments:

Unknown said...

perhaps this bothers you because:
- you want to be consistent
- you want to see meaning, purpose, general truths
- you don't like the idea that you are not the one controlling who you are becoming

but then, isn't the wisdom of these expectations questionable?

Prakash said...

i think the desire to be consistent comes from being perceived as being consistent. this in some way puts pressure on me to be consistent to that image the other sees of me. this almost happens unknowingly, the fear of being known to be inconsistent builds slowly.
and yes, i don't like the idea of me not controlling who i am becoming is the root cause...but isn't this the same for everyone? why don't you for instance feel this pressure.

For example, QUOTE
Yes, I cannot see you being rude to me, or to anyone else either, you are just too nice a guy... :-). 'x' is stricter than you are, for instance.
UNQUOTE.

while this would make someone feel nice to me it doesn't. makes me a bit angry to be seen as this 'nice' guy i am obviously not.

Unknown said...

pray when saar will you grace us with your next post?