READ,RESPOND,CHANGE THE WORLD:Paradoxical Risk
Journal Entry: Sat Feb 10, 2007, 4:19 AM
I just read something on this subject that I find most interesting....
Heraclitus (I think) said that ALL IS FLUX...some 2000+ years ago.
Most people, I think, have come to believe this, that THE ONLY CONSTANT IS CHANGE.
If that is true, than UNCERTAINTY, is an inescapeable part of life. It is unavoidable ; the very essence of life must be in its the unpredictable and the unintended twists and turns, the unforseen changes.
Therefore, unless we wish to be tossed about like so much flotsam on these waves of inescapeable change, we must place ourselves IN THE MIDST OF CHANGE. We must ride the current of change, rather than swim against it.
Ironically (and this is where the PARADOX part comes in) Risk-Taking is seen as going AGAINST the current, taking the hard road against higher odds.
In a world of CONSTANT CHANGE, however, a world where "WE CAN NEVER STEP INTO THE SAME RIVER TWICE"..... taking RISKS is actually just accepting this flow of change and aligning ourselves with it.....which, though we may SEE it as reckless endangernment, is the safest way to cope in an uncertain world.
To take a risk is to plunge into circumstances we cannot absolutely control, but the SAD FACT is that that those circumstances we actually CAN control and (what little AUTONOMY that control actually allows is) are so inisgnicant that it's hardy worth the effort.
so, in a world of constant change, RISK-TAKING is in truth a form of SAFETY, because it accepts this world for what it is.
CONVENTIONAL SAFETY is where the true DANGER lies, because it denies the world.
The sort of risks that put one in a position to control one's lot...are those that attempt tp add something of VALUE to the world.
So....paradoxically risk provides us with the greatest control over a changing world and maximises our chances of achieving a truly meaningful personal satisfaction.
and maybe saving those whales...
- Mood:
Content - Listening to: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Reading: Things Fall Apart -Chinue Achebe
- Eating: little cucumber sandwhiches :)
- Drinking: green tea
Devious Comments
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thanks again
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Thinking of organising a gig (most of me buddies are in bands) with purpose of raising awareness of animal rights and raise money and stuff - I'm mostly an animal activist. Would like to do something similar for a more conservationist cause but not sure what angle to go for - suggestions?
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I threw a small stone down at the reflection of my image in the water...I burst as it shattered through me like a bullet through a bottle...
and I'm expected to believe that any of this is real?
*childhood dreams do come true*
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I threw a small stone down at the reflection of my image in the water...I burst as it shattered through me like a bullet through a bottle...
and I'm expected to believe that any of this is real?
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THE POWER IS YOURS!!!
No problem
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Sometimes the scariest thing in the world is yourself, and sometimes, you are the world
hehe, thanks.
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I threw a small stone down at the reflection of my image in the water...I burst as it shattered through me like a bullet through a bottle...
and I'm expected to believe that any of this is real?
The light out here in public is so bright. Do you have a dark hidey hole I can shield my eyes in?
<.<
Nice stuffs anyways,
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Aye that!
An incredibly large amount of people like my avatar!
Do you?
I wanted to thank-you deeply for the
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well done for following instructions.
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I threw a small stone down at the reflection of my image in the water...I burst as it shattered through me like a bullet through a bottle...
and I'm expected to believe that any of this is real?
Hi!
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Aye that!
An incredibly large amount of people like my avatar!
Do you?
truly they are the last word in trip hop/ goth trance
Also try maybe looking for the Album or EP 's
Album: Razbliuto
EP: Mouth of Me
Band:LARK
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I threw a small stone down at the reflection of my image in the water...I burst as it shattered through me like a bullet through a bottle...
and I'm expected to believe that any of this is real?
Thanks for your support for the pirate thing. I tried looking for that band, but I couldn't find it...
Don't suppose you could find a link, could you?
Cheers,
Joe
hehe..(sori)
couldn't stop myself...
tata!!
*margi
ps.how cool would it b 2 escape by balloon..12 -that's all u need...
(sigh)
(wordsmithiness:erm, the Platonic form of the noun of the verb -gerund?-of being a formidable wordsmith..err nevermind)
anyway...thanks
South Africa is a a wonderful place.... "Republic of Rad"...the "RS of Awesome" etc are terrible aliterative and punny names that would apply.
Hope you do OK too Joe-Man
If you want you can be one of my new friends?
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I threw a small stone down at the reflection of my image in the water...I burst as it shattered through me like a bullet through a bottle...
and I'm expected to believe that any of this is real?
HOW IS SA? WELCOME TO DA. JOINED NOT TO LONG AGO MYSELF. YOU ARE A GIFTED WORDSMITH. HOPE YOUR DOING OK AND MAKING LOTS OF FRIENDS. PEACE OUT JOE.
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