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mystmarimatt · 08-17-2005, 09:53 AM

One of the things I've noticed as I've lived on earth is how things move in waves. They move, as it were, in movements. This seems obvious, I know. That's why we can readily identify a romantic movement, a fascist period, things like that.

But that's not what I mean. I guess I just mean noticing waves that are much more subtle. Maybe it's just me and I'm crazy, but if I've found one argument for there existing something larger than ourselves, it is the state of humanity itself, and how often we think and move in unison. Now, this isn't a universal truth, it's just a trend I've noticed, but it's something I can't help but notice. I don't mean we all go out and vote Republican one day. That's too... obvious, I guess.

It's far more emotive. Have you ever sat with somebody on a lazy sunday afternoon and acknowledged that it was a lazy afternoon? That beyond you and your friend, you can identify how most people you've come into contact with are probably also in that same mindset? It's like a foggy haze laying over the world. And not EVERYONE is affected by it, but there is an abnormally large group who are. Or those days where you wake up grumpy. We've probably all heard that tale of how one person smiling at 5 other can postively influence a whole flock of others the rest of the day. And how frowning and being grouchy can aversely affect a flock of people as well. Have you ever had a day where practically everyone you ran into was grumpy?

I guess that's just what I mean, that it's too hard not to see a greater connection between humanity when tiny things like this happen. And it makes me smile, (even if it's a grouchy day) to know that humanity is more than just flesh deep, that we're all connected in some way.

While I guess it's true that good vs. bad days are all in how you choose to interpret it, for me, this is a much more interesting way of looking at it.

08-17-2005, 09:53 AM	#15 (permalink)
mystmarimatt Omnipotent Ruler Of The Tiny Universe In My Mind Location: Oreegawn	One of the things I've noticed as I've lived on earth is how things move in waves. They move, as it were, in movements. This seems obvious, I know. That's why we can readily identify a romantic movement, a fascist period, things like that. But that's not what I mean. I guess I just mean noticing waves that are much more subtle. Maybe it's just me and I'm crazy, but if I've found one argument for there existing something larger than ourselves, it is the state of humanity itself, and how often we think and move in unison. Now, this isn't a universal truth, it's just a trend I've noticed, but it's something I can't help but notice. I don't mean we all go out and vote Republican one day. That's too... obvious, I guess. It's far more emotive. Have you ever sat with somebody on a lazy sunday afternoon and acknowledged that it was a lazy afternoon? That beyond you and your friend, you can identify how most people you've come into contact with are probably also in that same mindset? It's like a foggy haze laying over the world. And not EVERYONE is affected by it, but there is an abnormally large group who are. Or those days where you wake up grumpy. We've probably all heard that tale of how one person smiling at 5 other can postively influence a whole flock of others the rest of the day. And how frowning and being grouchy can aversely affect a flock of people as well. Have you ever had a day where practically everyone you ran into was grumpy? I guess that's just what I mean, that it's too hard not to see a greater connection between humanity when tiny things like this happen. And it makes me smile, (even if it's a grouchy day) to know that humanity is more than just flesh deep, that we're all connected in some way. While I guess it's true that good vs. bad days are all in how you choose to interpret it, for me, this is a much more interesting way of looking at it. __________________ Words of Wisdom: If you could really get to know someone and know that they weren't lying to you, then you would know the world was real. Because you could agree on things, you could compare notes. That must be why people get married or make Art. So they'll be able to really know something and not go insane.