RE: An unexpected splash of criticism
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Capturing the imperfection is capturing the truth, and truth is what makes us beautiful.
I might steal that phrasing 😅 It's what I tell a lot of people. I made my fortune with authentic, real bread, not perfect bread nor the most beautiful bread. It looks good, yes, but it's nothing compared to what is presented in the ego-media channels. That doesn't mean that I rely on the "handmade" argument whenever it turns out ugly or not so good, not at all. I try to inspire my co-workers to do better, to have pride in their work, to feel every bread that turns out bad like a personal defeat, and every perfect one like a victory.
My universities library was more focused on politics. I read a lot about anarchism those days, when I was young and idealistic. I still find the principles of anarchism as very noble, and try to implement them in my daily life and work. But humans in real life, well, they only want the freedom, not the responsibility.
I actually have that other post opened in a tab to read later. I didn't know it was a follow up, I would've read it before commenting, but didn't have the time (yet) and wanted to start lower on your blog. The "lurking" comment on that Splinterlands post and your conversation with Azircon got me interested in your blog, and it seems like I won't regret checking that out 😊
Thanks for the detailed answer! Much food for thought there 🙃
I like bread. I like words too. My blog is very diverse. I have too many interests. One of them is not sleeping enough.
I don't want to be responsible for someone else, but I want to be responsible. To me that means not directly, intentionally harming others, but conversely not also going out of my way to help starving children. The balance I bring to the universe is inaction. I'm a bit of a nilhist, but for now, my life is happy.
Being responsible for ones own decisions is a path to happiness. I think I did that argument in one of my posts, but quite long ago. I think it was like this:
In the moment of taking responsibility for our actions, we are really free. As long as we don't we need something or someone else to pass the responsibility onto, hence we are dependent on the other to exist, and being dependent is obviously not being free.
Happiness on the other hand is, from my view, tied to being coherent. As long as we are incoherent with our values, there will always be that nasty voice nagging us in the sub-consciousness, telling us we're doing wrong. Which does not make us happy.
Taking responsibility is being coherent, you own your decisions and can defend them - or admit that you were wrong in doing so, leading to more coherency as well.
That in a nutshell. Not sure if the great thinkers agree with my argumentation, but it works for me and my happiness 😅
Inaction, on the other hand, is a very interesting thing. It's really hard to discuss, as it's a controversy between believes. I haven't made up my mind on that one yet, still weighing the arguments, as there are so many for both sides. In the meantime, I'm taking the path of conscious action - doing what is within my power without prejudicing myself and as I see fit, based on my values.
We'll see if in the end I turn out a nihilist, or a buddha.
They're both beautiful things, because there is beauty in all things.
Taking responsibility is such an easy thing to do. I have so much respect for people who fuck up, and own up, than those who try to blame their circumstance or some other element.
Sure, there might be contributing factors, but to not own your actions is to not own yourself.
However, I cannot imagine it going down well in a courtroom: "Yes judge, I did that thing, and I'd do it again."
Which is sad, isn't it? The whole idea of justice is that people do better. The idea of punishment is to not repeat the same mistake. And yet, it does not provide the base for that. Anyway, you inspired me to a post. Just published it, if you care to read, I linked both of your posts in there, I hope it's okay to use them as examples. Have a good day (I think it's morning in Australia?)
It is morning here, I just had a breakfast of left over chicken schnitzel, very healthy start to the day. :D
Lol, I do agree with that. Last days leftovers make a great breakfast. I, on the other side of the world, have to prepare dinner now.