For the last few years i've been asking myself what is the point in life. Or more specifically, modern life. And the more i think about it, the more it makes sense. I have to abandon the 21st century lifestyle and get back to how man was supposed to live. We weren't made for sitting at desks, working 12 hours per day or spawning less inspired offspring. Since every generation seems to get worse, in terms of morals etc, i consider them just another step further from humanity.
I read somewhere last week, that a true measure of a mans wealth is how he reacts to losing all his money, or something along those lines anyway. And i couldn't agree more. I'm really failing to see the point in any 'normal' life. Do people in this age get wiser as they get older? Or have they just accumulated more stuff they don't need? I have very little responsibility, and i can easily go on an adventure. Live in the wilderness, fend for myself. There has to be more satisfaction in that lifestyle, right? Being closer to nature, and being in complete control of your life. Very little stress compared to sitting in a cubicle 12 hours a day and coming home to a bitchy family.
Why do people strive for that seemingly unhappy existence? I really don't understand it. Everybody i've seen who is married all pretty much end up miserable and full of regret. I think it's because their freedom has been taken away, and they slowly realize it. Yet, i'm on the other end. I got as much freedom as i want, but it's scary. I'm not the adventurous type, well not physically anyway. But freedom is scary and i'm not sure if i'd have the balls to go through with such a lifestyle change. The solitude would be easy, since i'm a loner anyway, but self-confidence is lacking.
My opinion is that we're just living unnaturally, and i would love to be closer to nature. I'm not religious in the slightest, but i am spiritual, and i think i have a communion with nature which many lack these days.
Anyway, i dunno where i'll end up. But one things for sure, i need an adventure to get out of this exhausting lifestyle.
I read somewhere last week, that a true measure of a mans wealth is how he reacts to losing all his money, or something along those lines anyway. And i couldn't agree more. I'm really failing to see the point in any 'normal' life. Do people in this age get wiser as they get older? Or have they just accumulated more stuff they don't need? I have very little responsibility, and i can easily go on an adventure. Live in the wilderness, fend for myself. There has to be more satisfaction in that lifestyle, right? Being closer to nature, and being in complete control of your life. Very little stress compared to sitting in a cubicle 12 hours a day and coming home to a bitchy family.
Why do people strive for that seemingly unhappy existence? I really don't understand it. Everybody i've seen who is married all pretty much end up miserable and full of regret. I think it's because their freedom has been taken away, and they slowly realize it. Yet, i'm on the other end. I got as much freedom as i want, but it's scary. I'm not the adventurous type, well not physically anyway. But freedom is scary and i'm not sure if i'd have the balls to go through with such a lifestyle change. The solitude would be easy, since i'm a loner anyway, but self-confidence is lacking.
My opinion is that we're just living unnaturally, and i would love to be closer to nature. I'm not religious in the slightest, but i am spiritual, and i think i have a communion with nature which many lack these days.
Anyway, i dunno where i'll end up. But one things for sure, i need an adventure to get out of this exhausting lifestyle.
So, i just joined a movement which i can really relate to. Many may have heard of it, or fear it. It's called The Zeitgeist Movement, combined with The Venus Project. I'm sure many have seen the documentaries and how our world is ruled by the shadows behind the curtain. I've always had a problem with authority. Even as a small boy, i remember asking myself "who the fuck do these teachers think they are, telling me what i can and cannot do?". I've always felt that people should be able to do whatever the fuck they want. We have unlimited rights, as natural human beings. But under this man made, fucked up social structure, we have none.
I've always felt out of place with the current way of things, but never could put the pieces together as to why i felt this way. But now i come to realize, that we're not following our natural path of life. We're following a corrupted, greed filled materialistic existence. We are born into slavery. This is not life! Now, my fragmented thoughts throughout the years have come or are close to coming together. I see the shit we live in and it disgusts me. It's kinda like The Matrix, only we're not controlled by machines, yet!
Anyway, the last couple of weeks have really opened my mind and changed my way of thinking. I see the world in a new light, only it's not all bad. It's not bad for the reason that i feel free from that. I've stopped caring about money, success, material possessions & artificial happiness. But it saddens me that i can't relay this to anybody else. People think anything outside of their box of thinking is a cult or some kind of conspiracy, we're so quick to judge. I can picture myself now, becoming the newscaster guy from the movie 'Network', awesome movie btw.
I somehow wish i could live in ignorance and just be happy with that. But that hasn't been possible for about 10 years or so. But only now i realize what i've been uncomfortable with. I truly believe, everybody is equal. What one man can do, so can another. And we're all forced into this conditioned mindset from birth. Dress a little girl in pink and give her a toy iron. Dress a boy in blue and give him a gun. The reasons are obvious. But people accept these things as normal. Nothing is normal in this society! I believe this is from the movie, "The Truman Show" - "We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented" or something like that. And it's so true. We are determined by our environment.
If we change our environment, we change everything. These things are so deeply rooted in us, things we don't even see, but we just accept. One thing is for sure though, once you get your mind into the new way of thinking, you start to see everything in a different light. I read an awesome quote a few days ago "True Knowledge is to know the extent of one's own ignorance" Sri S.Radha Krishnan. And that couldn't be closer to the truth.
Well, that's it for now, but i'll have more rants later when it's not so late. I doubt anybody will read anyway, but it was nice to get out.
/Rant
I've always felt out of place with the current way of things, but never could put the pieces together as to why i felt this way. But now i come to realize, that we're not following our natural path of life. We're following a corrupted, greed filled materialistic existence. We are born into slavery. This is not life! Now, my fragmented thoughts throughout the years have come or are close to coming together. I see the shit we live in and it disgusts me. It's kinda like The Matrix, only we're not controlled by machines, yet!
Anyway, the last couple of weeks have really opened my mind and changed my way of thinking. I see the world in a new light, only it's not all bad. It's not bad for the reason that i feel free from that. I've stopped caring about money, success, material possessions & artificial happiness. But it saddens me that i can't relay this to anybody else. People think anything outside of their box of thinking is a cult or some kind of conspiracy, we're so quick to judge. I can picture myself now, becoming the newscaster guy from the movie 'Network', awesome movie btw.
I somehow wish i could live in ignorance and just be happy with that. But that hasn't been possible for about 10 years or so. But only now i realize what i've been uncomfortable with. I truly believe, everybody is equal. What one man can do, so can another. And we're all forced into this conditioned mindset from birth. Dress a little girl in pink and give her a toy iron. Dress a boy in blue and give him a gun. The reasons are obvious. But people accept these things as normal. Nothing is normal in this society! I believe this is from the movie, "The Truman Show" - "We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented" or something like that. And it's so true. We are determined by our environment.
If we change our environment, we change everything. These things are so deeply rooted in us, things we don't even see, but we just accept. One thing is for sure though, once you get your mind into the new way of thinking, you start to see everything in a different light. I read an awesome quote a few days ago "True Knowledge is to know the extent of one's own ignorance" Sri S.Radha Krishnan. And that couldn't be closer to the truth.
Well, that's it for now, but i'll have more rants later when it's not so late. I doubt anybody will read anyway, but it was nice to get out.
/Rant
