This is no crap entry, not like the ones that I sometimes might do. This one is serious, one that I pondered over for a few months at least.
Experience. Live it, and you will really understand how and why certain things happen, gain insights or revelations beyond conversations and thoughts. Starving African people, people with physical disabilities, warring countries... We may preach, but few do what they preach. How many parents tell their children that education is very important, but not all take steps to create a role model for their kids to learn from, or really understand what their kids really want. With my long hair, I realised things beyond mere conversations of 'Isn't long hair very warm' or 'Don't you need to take a lot of time to wash your hair?' I experienced them all by myself, and I not only know the answer, but I truly understand the answer now. Stupid? I beg to differ, because I think this is a very important lesson that I can bring about to other aspects of life, to really experience life beyond the scope of knowing what is happening. Rather than knowing that African's situation, I really have to go to Africa to really experience how bad the situation is first-hand before I can finally get shocked into doing something good for them.
Creativity versus compliance. Long hair is actually a privilege to many of the men of my age in my country. Amazing? But its true for a country that used to ban chewing gum. Many have no choice, but to follow, because its against the law. Military law to be exact, I think. The 'think not, act only when told, don't be a smart alex, don't give yourself unnecessary additional responsibilities' kind of environment I feel does not foster creativity that my country wants so much to create. I feel that both cannot co-exist, and because so, one has to go if one is to grow. How long hair links to creativity again? Because a choice has to be made, to be different, to be someone that dares to take a responsibility of his own outlook, to go beyond 9-5, to go beyond given choices of occupation, to dash through social norms, to embrace individualism, to be oneself.
Equality. I born in a fairly well-to-do family here gives me a good economy to develop skills needed for better future employment success. Genes also include in this category, when none of us can choose who our parents are. Nothing is fair. Africans babies would not know they would suffer from hunger in the very near future. Japanese babies would not know that their lives will be so full of pressure in the very near future. China babies would not know that its illegal for him or her to have siblings after they are born. Neither would I know that having long hair is a privilege in my country when I reach a certain age. Fairness is never a law of the universe. In fact, the survival of the fittest is. A fact of life.
A quick note, kudos to David for reading my blog. Don't know how often you read it, but I thanked you for reading, haha.. I assume you I really want to write my book. I want to let it get published, but still only 60% done plus editing and looking for publisher. I will try my best, and get it done.
Experience. Live it, and you will really understand how and why certain things happen, gain insights or revelations beyond conversations and thoughts. Starving African people, people with physical disabilities, warring countries... We may preach, but few do what they preach. How many parents tell their children that education is very important, but not all take steps to create a role model for their kids to learn from, or really understand what their kids really want. With my long hair, I realised things beyond mere conversations of 'Isn't long hair very warm' or 'Don't you need to take a lot of time to wash your hair?' I experienced them all by myself, and I not only know the answer, but I truly understand the answer now. Stupid? I beg to differ, because I think this is a very important lesson that I can bring about to other aspects of life, to really experience life beyond the scope of knowing what is happening. Rather than knowing that African's situation, I really have to go to Africa to really experience how bad the situation is first-hand before I can finally get shocked into doing something good for them.
Creativity versus compliance. Long hair is actually a privilege to many of the men of my age in my country. Amazing? But its true for a country that used to ban chewing gum. Many have no choice, but to follow, because its against the law. Military law to be exact, I think. The 'think not, act only when told, don't be a smart alex, don't give yourself unnecessary additional responsibilities' kind of environment I feel does not foster creativity that my country wants so much to create. I feel that both cannot co-exist, and because so, one has to go if one is to grow. How long hair links to creativity again? Because a choice has to be made, to be different, to be someone that dares to take a responsibility of his own outlook, to go beyond 9-5, to go beyond given choices of occupation, to dash through social norms, to embrace individualism, to be oneself.
Equality. I born in a fairly well-to-do family here gives me a good economy to develop skills needed for better future employment success. Genes also include in this category, when none of us can choose who our parents are. Nothing is fair. Africans babies would not know they would suffer from hunger in the very near future. Japanese babies would not know that their lives will be so full of pressure in the very near future. China babies would not know that its illegal for him or her to have siblings after they are born. Neither would I know that having long hair is a privilege in my country when I reach a certain age. Fairness is never a law of the universe. In fact, the survival of the fittest is. A fact of life.
A quick note, kudos to David for reading my blog. Don't know how often you read it, but I thanked you for reading, haha.. I assume you I really want to write my book. I want to let it get published, but still only 60% done plus editing and looking for publisher. I will try my best, and get it done.
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