Post by Darth Draconis on Mar 30, 2010 2:44:45 GMT -6
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Peace is a Lie, there is only Passion. This would seem a representation - a mark - of marriage (of passion and reason).
For those that agree with the first line; in being led by passion, I reason that peace is a lie. We reason that embracing what we feel is more important than pursuing an ideal that, if ever realized, would lead to nothingness. Yes, I say that peace is a nihilistic idea. Much like Nietzsche thought of christianity as 'hostile to life', I view peace to be the same. And what's more, it is a ridiculous contradiction: the conept of lacking hostility is hostile to life.
Peace among others: a lack of hostility, equated with healthy relationships. What absurdity! A healthy relationship is one in which conflict is present and accepted as beneficial, welcomed as healthy. I will give you an example from my life, concerning the person I am closest to: my grandfather; an acknowledgment of the bonds between people is necessary if you are to follow my line of reasoning. We are around each other a lot - I work for(and with) him in the family Lawncare and Gardening business - every day of the week, and then some. It is a relationship of love, and conflict is present. We have disagreements, arguments. And this conlfict is brought forth through passion; relative to the bond we have it is a fire that forges our connection and strengthens it. Through passion I (in this case the relationship) gains strength. Anger, shame, and guilt are not clung to, they are brought out and displayed for the sake of honesty; honesty for the sake of awareness. The power of our bond is mutually beneficial, in protection, in survival.
And inner peace, in my humble opinion, is no less of a joke. The individual with no inner conflict is a sickly creature to behold, no matter the eyes we look upon it with. Can you imagine a life in which there was no spiritual struggle? I can envision it: I'm sitting on my two ton ass in a hoverchair, a remote for every little thing less than an arms length away. On a societal level this would be wretched; on an individual level, even if one was in the best shape of his or her life physically and he/she had this complete lack of internal struggle only of spirit, what would a person like this have to live for? The only road to this state of being is a path of apathy. But to hell with apathy, I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all.
I can already hear my own arguments against this, but their skeptical unacceptance has long been satisfied. Some would say that conflict is not necessary to growth, but my stance is that anyone belieiving such might do well to revaluate their understanding of conflict. It does not only consist of argument grown in the soil of righteousness - that is called short sightedness, by the way - it is every little disagreement, however polite, every difficulty, every fruitful debate; and I have little doubt that it is more, but I rest my case at that, take what I have said... or don't.
Peace is a Lie, there is only Passion. This would seem a representation - a mark - of marriage (of passion and reason).
For those that agree with the first line; in being led by passion, I reason that peace is a lie. We reason that embracing what we feel is more important than pursuing an ideal that, if ever realized, would lead to nothingness. Yes, I say that peace is a nihilistic idea. Much like Nietzsche thought of christianity as 'hostile to life', I view peace to be the same. And what's more, it is a ridiculous contradiction: the conept of lacking hostility is hostile to life.
Peace among others: a lack of hostility, equated with healthy relationships. What absurdity! A healthy relationship is one in which conflict is present and accepted as beneficial, welcomed as healthy. I will give you an example from my life, concerning the person I am closest to: my grandfather; an acknowledgment of the bonds between people is necessary if you are to follow my line of reasoning. We are around each other a lot - I work for(and with) him in the family Lawncare and Gardening business - every day of the week, and then some. It is a relationship of love, and conflict is present. We have disagreements, arguments. And this conlfict is brought forth through passion; relative to the bond we have it is a fire that forges our connection and strengthens it. Through passion I (in this case the relationship) gains strength. Anger, shame, and guilt are not clung to, they are brought out and displayed for the sake of honesty; honesty for the sake of awareness. The power of our bond is mutually beneficial, in protection, in survival.
And inner peace, in my humble opinion, is no less of a joke. The individual with no inner conflict is a sickly creature to behold, no matter the eyes we look upon it with. Can you imagine a life in which there was no spiritual struggle? I can envision it: I'm sitting on my two ton ass in a hoverchair, a remote for every little thing less than an arms length away. On a societal level this would be wretched; on an individual level, even if one was in the best shape of his or her life physically and he/she had this complete lack of internal struggle only of spirit, what would a person like this have to live for? The only road to this state of being is a path of apathy. But to hell with apathy, I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all.
I can already hear my own arguments against this, but their skeptical unacceptance has long been satisfied. Some would say that conflict is not necessary to growth, but my stance is that anyone belieiving such might do well to revaluate their understanding of conflict. It does not only consist of argument grown in the soil of righteousness - that is called short sightedness, by the way - it is every little disagreement, however polite, every difficulty, every fruitful debate; and I have little doubt that it is more, but I rest my case at that, take what I have said... or don't.
