I am talking about life.. all of it, including the stars the moon, the planet, the ocean, the mountains, the animals, the people, the cultures, our very exsistence, and I mean both in a very deep way, but also like you have been slapped around the face and reminded that you are human, alive, mortal, and one day to leave this world, and whilst we are here, we do not actually know where here is, (and may never know) There are many theories, as to what why where and how, but none of them really seem to stand up , but something IS "going on" And every day we go around, behaving like everything is "normal" and we know what is happening, which is true in our everyday sense, but only because we are not thinking about what is actually happening most of the time (since we can not figure it out, and it would render us useless, and even more to the point probably dead)
So we go around believing we are in control, and that we know, or at least we are happy to accept that we do not know,
2006-09-14 12:28:44 · 8 answers · asked by platosworstfingnightmare 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
or that we may never know, and therfore we do not waste energy trying to work it out.. ( i know lots of people do, ! and its not just a waste) but do you ever get that .. when suddenly it hits you, and you are in awe?
2006-09-14 12:29:50 · update #1
in answer ..
No not high at the moment..
Not drunk, this is a much more powerful feeling than that,
2006-09-14 12:38:45 · update #2
Sadly, I picked this up when I was wiped out and too tired to give it the thought that it deserves. However, I'll give a brief reply - I'm new to this.
You're talking about absolutes. 'The stars, the moon, the planet, the ocean...' etc., etc., are human constructs and as I know you know, Plato formulated the view that there are 'real' stars and 'real' oceans beyond our ken. See Carl Sagan's 'Contact' or Keats's letters. I could wax lyrical about this or that philosophy but I think it more apt to stick to your theme: Yes, I am often stopped in my tracks by colours - the colour of a simple red berry (which takes me back to a childhood lollipop, a big translucent red one which I can see as clearly as if it were in front of me now) or a sunset (my grandma's beautiful blue & turquoise necklace) and so on. Colours move my soul - I will not talk about Wordsworth and Coleridge here because that would be twee - but I hope you are with me.
Read Ruskin. Read Keats. Read Shelley. See colour. Watch people, their expressions. Stand in the midst of a crowd, and watch it move around you. Enjoy the play of light on a building.
2006-09-14 13:19:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no normal or true control in this world. we are all individuals and diverse so we can never know how anyone will react to anything at any given time. be careful, be aware and accept the things that happen as learning experiences to make a better future.
2006-09-14 12:41:11 · answer #2 · answered by psychpath64 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do. And once I realize one thing, I am hypersensitive to everything else. And for a moment, life is beautiful.
2006-09-14 12:37:13 · answer #3 · answered by smallweed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow you really have given it a lot , well try not to think hard just live it and don't get so puzzled in it ,
and ya well sometime u feel you you have missed a lot.
2006-09-14 12:41:35 · answer #4 · answered by no0or!i!i 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. When I look around me, all I see is beer cans and empty pizza boxes.
2006-09-14 12:37:06 · answer #5 · answered by waxingtheturtle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you high?
2006-09-14 12:36:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not since i had 'shrooms last
2006-09-14 12:36:07 · answer #7 · answered by kobyoshi2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you born blind?
2006-09-14 13:54:45 · answer #8 · answered by Baby_Apocalypse 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋