All sacred cows must be tipped eventually by iconoclastic rednecks! Remember the hand of Fate is grand and unknowable, but the most fickle finger of fate is your own. Why would you choose to do anything but wiggle it till it feels good?
Does life happen to you or do you happen to life? Nature or Nurture? Truth or Consequences? These are among the fascinating ramblings of the human mind.
At the end of the day what is the answer. Its simpler than you may think. The Answer is Yes, no, doesn't matter. But I implore you to ask a more important set of questions. What do you want? What is more likely to get you there?
Seriously its not that hard. If you enter into life presuming that it happens to you, then your chances of getting anything that you really want (and for that matter the chances of getting out of bed in the morning) are severely diminished. There is a persistent illusion that “realism” pragmatism and moderateness are in fact the same notion. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Let me explain. The realist looks at the reality as his senses perceive them and in accordance to the “best” information available and assesses reality. The fatal flaw in this approach is that the information may well be improved and while this information may have limited usefulness, it is essentially information about the now not about the future. Even with something like predictive astrology we may predict vibrations (energetic influences) but the manifestation of these influences is largely a choice. More than that the way we respond or interpret even the manifestations can wildly effect the outcome at least from a personal point of view.
On the other hand the moderate viewpoint is the view that if one simply finds the middle ground between poles, or finds the most common view (which is often more the reality than the earlier as our perception of the middle is largely a reaction to our perception of the views of others). The problem with this is pretty obvious upon examination. Sometimes there is a third idea, or a fourth, fifth or sixth that may be a better choice. Also relying on an outside judgment (even a reaction to one) is a fairly faulty basis to consider anything.
Pragmatism is simply a point of view that is most likely to do the best possible outcome of those available at this moment. In the universe all possibilities happen, but that does not mean you can get there from here. The trick is to examine the next possible moment and chose the better one. Done often enough we may find ourselves walking a path high over the rainbow!
Fate is a simple excuse to not try to be happy, pragmatism may be at any moment an extreme radical act. Rebellion is the act of self liberation in pursuit of bliss love and human-goodness. What true liberation demands is a mindset and decisions made from the point of view that is most useful for empowering the person in the now, recognizing that all things are fluid and this mindset will change!
All sacred cows must be tipped eventually by iconoclastic rednecks! Remember the hand of Fate is grand and unknowable, but the most fickle finger of fate is your own. Why would you choose to do anything but wiggle it till it feels good?
For more in a similar vain check out the article on Jupiter.
For more in a similar vain check out the article on Jupiter.
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