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So I took an hour last night to attempt to get my thoughts in order, as I have been all over the place recently. I felt good when I was done with it, so I thought I would share it with everyone. Maybe some of you feel similarly.
I have laboured much these past years. Though to others and myself I may have appeared idle, engaged entirely in self-indulgence and disappointment in the face of my high and overwhelming ambitions, the truth of the matter is that I have been waging a mental war with my very soul.
Some years past my beginning the 10th grade, my dream of transforming the world into one of compassion, noblest hospitality, herb husbandry, advanced cultural art trade, freedom, and nonmaterial contentment, has slowly taken form in its coccoon. It is an incredibly heavy dream to bear, and I have come to question whether I could be happy if, at the end of my days, such a world had not yet come into being.
Upon the slow realization that such a drastic change has never before occurred so quickly in all my limited lore, I have come to doubt that it is indeed possible, my perception of the world being that it is one of highly discontented materialism, control, dissuaded artistry, animal and land cruelty, prejudice, bullying, and apathy.
When thinking in this way, it is important to realize that we are not alone. Great heroes of old, though strong and steadfast in their action, are commonly told to be seen among others of like mind and heart, and most relied at times on the support of their friends and kin. To take a measurement of the accomplishments of such names as Jesus Christ, Mother Theresa, Alan Watts, Aragorn, Frodo, and Martin Luther King, Jr. against the goal and dream I have set for my own life, all fall far short of the mark.
This is not to declare such a target unreachable; rather, it is an indication that one person, even one life, need not be the sole bender of the bowstring and the complete flight of the arrow. It should be a goal instead of inspiring that perfect shot, which must be taken collectively, and guiding it, that it may be true.
  
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A noble cause, I wish you the best of luck! A common thing overlooked with all the famous leaders of the past is that there was a common thought in almost everyone's head already and it was just one person who stood up and took the reigns and ended up as the face of the movement.
Whether there is the same level of discomfort in terms of the goals you have listed for what you see in the world, I don't think we are there yet, but it seems to definitely be heading in that direction. With the proliferation of technology and the ability to connect everyone together with such ease some of your ideas for the ideal world are already starting to happen.
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Jesus Christ, Mother Theresa, Alan Watts, Aragorn, Frodo, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
One (or a couple) of these things is not like the other
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On January 08 2014 07:25 FryBender wrote:Show nested quote +
Jesus Christ, Mother Theresa, Alan Watts, Aragorn, Frodo, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
One (or a couple) of these things is not like the other
Now I know you not bad-mouthin my girl Mother Theresa for being a woman.
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On January 08 2014 07:48 Epishade wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2014 07:25 FryBender wrote:
Jesus Christ, Mother Theresa, Alan Watts, Aragorn, Frodo, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
One (or a couple) of these things is not like the other Now I know you not bad-mouthin my girl Mother Theresa for being a woman.
Well played.
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You described precisely how i felt for a long time, until i more or less started to give up on it, realizing that most people prefer stability over freedom. That was until i read cloud atlas, which inspired me in believing that even though i cant reach something on the big scale, every single little thing adds up.
The problem is that most people seem to prefer being slaves in mind. They accept convenient arguments from people they refer to as more intelligent instead of actually building their own opinion.
I hope that that will change one day. I try to live as good as i can, hope that what i believe and want can create a stir. But i am a pessimist. I wish you the best of luck.
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You seem very idealistic, but I would argue that to effect a change in the world, you need the social circumstances to be permissive of it. For example, Martin Luther King only succeeded because there was enough sentiment against racial discrimination. Similiarly, Hitler only got into power because there was enough latent racism against Jews among the German public at that time. To that end, it is the underlying tensions and sentiments of society that precipitate a great man to lead a movement, and not a great man who can miraculously change everyone's viewpoints (afterall, people are conditioned by their upbringing and environments and are not easily amenable to reason).
Unfortunately for you, many people still cling to their pursuit of socioeconomic status in order to be perceived as superior to others. Until there is a major shift in societal attitudes, any radical ideas to change the world you can come up with will only face rejection.
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there is an old chinese saying which goes:
時勢做英雄
This translate to:
Heroes are made in the hours of needs
Sin city also has something similar, something along the line:
if that man was born in a different time, he could be a champion in roman, getting all the women and wealth he needs.
Honestly I think the world as it is nowadays is harder to change than ever.
The middle and lower class are spending so much time and effort just so that they can have a reasonable livelihood.
The daily built up stress and pressure and invisible expectations of one to achieve high in career and social status breaks the dream of these goals you listed, even if they had one.
Then we have social brainwashing about what is successful.
A few weeks ago I came across Ted Kaczynski, more famously known as the unabomber.
and I really am impressed by the papers he wrote: Industrial Society and Its Future
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