you know. i was just thinking. it's really really important to think before you speak. a certain amount of idealism is fantastic. if indeed it is a real truthful personal conviction that it exists.. for a greater good other than for one's own. however. one has to realise that every single word coming out of one's mouth bears some responsibility towards whomever is.. acknowledging it. esp if you are.. well.. with lack of a better word.. "influential" (some magnification on those inverted commas please).
who are we to judge... happiness. or xin fu-ness.. (cannot think of an english word for that). who are we to decide if one is _________ or not. who are we to claim bs self-righteousness in all glory of our own good and contented suffering for the supposedly humongous benefit for others. who are we to portray ourselves as saints, suffering for the good of mankind.
sure we can all make a difference if we just even BOTHERED. but sometimes it's not about being bothered or not. it's much more than that. and to be realistic. think of the context of this making a difference. sometimes one needs to step down from that pedestial of "symphatising" with the ____________, and go the ground. see, feel, UNDERSTAND what's going on.. as a normal human being, and not as an "enlightened one". what's that phrase? words are nothing without action or some crap like that? (yea my english is eroding perfectly. fantastic.) what ive realised.. action can mean NOTHING. without a truthful heart. without being willing to become a "commoner". it means bull.
so the Bible goes, that Jesus is the Servant King. he serves people, inspite of his so called status. i think sometimes.. we humans try to emulate that.. but so much of the time we fall short.. because we just cannot let go of that human side of us that seeks some personal.. benefit. to put it nicely. or uncontroversially. we're human. it's human.
how about the people in the immediate vicinity?!
like i said. completely random thoughts.
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i was reading about this lawsuit filed against abercrombie and fitch saying that they only hired good looking white caucasians and discriminated against other races/not so good looking people. perhaps it's the image they wanna portray.. i mean.. sure it is. there's an a&f store near here which i've been in a few times, and well.. let's just say that the situation kinda really justifies the lawsuit. it's really quite intimidating personally to have these models who seem to pop out from these surfer dude paintings on the wall hanging around. a&f eventually settled the suit for 40 million bucks.. with an agreement to make a change in their policy of employment.
fantastic.
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i was walking back to the quad today after some great thai food and i suddenly heard aslyn's that's when i love you, which i mentioned a few posts ago. and i couldnt believe it. what a coincidence. this song is my ringtone and it's playing in one of the cafes and shops i was walking past. as borat would say. very nice! my ringtone is a popular song man. it's one of those moments.. when u're walking on the streets of the US.. along some sidewalk cafes.. in a 'winter wonderland'.. where it's all white.. you're alone.. and you hear a song you know.. love.. just for that one moment. you feel so independent. intelligent. sophisticated. suave..
but anyways 10 seconds later i realised that it was my phone that was ringing.
sophisticated my ass.
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