Happy new year! (A little late.)
Naturally,
you'd expect everyone to 'Change' or desire to because a new year has
just begun. Why does a day define when you're going to actually do
something? But the amount of people who have actually stuck to their
goal is startling, I applaud you all!
Getting
the strength to try something new is something you all experience. Those
nerves shivering your spine, stomach turning inside out. Until its
actually over and you're glad you experienced something new, regardless
of the outcome. If everyone could get over this fear we would all be
perfect human beings, no doubt about it. But perfection is boring.
Overrated. You may be thinking....but no. Confidence doesn't subtract
nervousness, fears and hopes. To reach your goal, you will always be
trying new things.
'Do we construct
ourselves purely through environmental factors?' Is a question which
frequently runs through the mind of many, both the young and the old. Is
life simply about finding what was already there, or creating yourself
based on norms and values society smothers us with? It's very difficult
to have expansive knowledge about everything you actually WANT to know.
Do you ever feel intimidated by someone who 'Knows more' than yourself?
Unfortunately
you will never know everything about life, your questions will remain
unanswered and passed down through generations. But the faith lies in
that there will always be an answer out there somewhere, however vague.
These cloudy ideas are what guides most people through life.
Information
capacity does not necessarily mean more power, although arguably it is
about how one chooses to use this combined with their ability. Exploit
every opportunity that the world offers you, as you may not be offered
another. Ever.
Social sciences are a great deal less concise
than pure science- the answers you're looking for may be vague or
answered by the wrong people. Do they really provide necessary
explanations for the actions of society? Do institutions really serve
the purpose they are outlined to fulfill? Our purpose is undefined and if
so, why is there so much stigma about certain things. You can't pursue
what you dream of directly, without the safety blanket of a back-up
plan.
How did you decide your political views? That's
something I'm having difficulty with, as I often do not fully agree with
either. Left, unsure of how left but not right. Consumer but a
libertarian. Many young people are in the predicament of being unable
to have as large a voice in politics as they should. Does anyone find it
rather confusing that history is compulsory in schools but politics
isn't? Although we could take an obvious guess at why this is.
Following
the publishing of this blog post, I have promised myself to actively
learn about cultures, policies etc. Not for any simple sake, just so I
become a more well-rounded individual.
Picture below is my political stance, answer to get your results!
http://www.politicalcompass.org/test
