Thursday, March 31, 2005 :::
seems not many of us are wanting to admit how similar we all are. in fact, I listened for a few hours to lus last night (he ripped me a new one) about how that whole post was just a load of bs.
/me sigh
so I guess I should clarify.
that one line is a dumbed down version of my outlook on life - and by dumbed down I mean it's something where you can at least understand (if not agree with) what I'm saying in a very generic sense.
we are all the same, and I've never felt that's a bad thing. quite a few of you seem to have taken offense at that, and I'm not sure why.
at the risk of sounding like a first year english major, "no man is an island..."
we all have wants and needs, and we all have our own beliefs and morals. we all wake up every day and do something - whether it be go to school, work, or just veg out. We all have some source of income, things we do for recreation and to relax. No matter how different we all are, there are underlying unifying concepts with all of us.
in the end we're all human, and not one of us is perfect.
when I say we all have different faces I'm talking about our physical appearances, not just your or my face.
we've all got these ideas of who we are and how we relate to others... these things that we project outwards in our habits and mannerisms.
and by saying we all have different hobbies, I don't mean it in the strictest way. It's more of a generalization, like... where face = physical appearance.
according to me, in this context, your religion, career, morals, recreational activities, and your outlook on life are all hobbies.
no matter what you believe in, or what you do for fun, there is bound to be at least one other person who feels similarly (if not exactly) how you do, about this one idea.
so I guess I should be saying:
guys are all the same, w/ different faces and slightly different hobbies, where similarities are basic wants and needs, faces are physical appearance and outward projections, and hobbies are the things done on a day to day basis that may or may not be unique to each person.
Take my blogging, for example. I sit here and literally spend hours of my time pouring my heart and soul out into this. My heartbreaks and my fears are all here for anyone with an internet connection to read. If you were to go through and read my archives you would have a much better understanding of who I am than some kid sitting next to me in class.
Now you might not blog with the same intensity that I do - you might not blog at all - and that would be where we are different. But blog or not you do have a friend or hobbie or outlet of some sort for the same heartbreaks and happiness that you (or I, or anyone) go through.
we all face the world daily. it's how you face it that makes us all different.
without fail, though, the sun will set and the day will end.
for all of us.
::: posted by tinafish at 3:35 PM :::