Saturday, May 27, 2006
Do I need more...
Think about it, I have only one mouth. There is only so much food I can stuff into it without running the risk of gluttony, becoming obese, having unwanted cholesterol or any of a number of eating-related problems. I am not much of a drinker of alcoholic beverages although I used to drink like a fish as they say. I have learned to not to be dependent on saints i.e San Migiel, Ginebra San Miguel to be the life of the party or to become superman and charm the ladies with silver-tongued slickness courtesy of alcohol inhibiting the super-ego. Spare me the big hangovers.
To travel would be nice but it doesn't have to be on a luxury liner or a guided tour. I prefer taking the solo road to new places, seeing people as they are and getting to my destination the way most ordinary people do: by public transportation.
I do not need many women in my life. If one finds someone to love and be loved back that can be a million times more satisfying than to hop into bed every night with a different girl and feel empty inside and wondering what could be wrong.------------------------
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To travel would be nice but it doesn't have to be on a luxury liner or a guided tour. I prefer taking the solo road to new places, seeing people as they are and getting to my destination the way most ordinary people do: by public transportation.
I do not need many women in my life. If one finds someone to love and be loved back that can be a million times more satisfying than to hop into bed every night with a different girl and feel empty inside and wondering what could be wrong.------------------------
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Sunday, May 21, 2006
Standouts
Six billion people in the planet and exploding. There is a mad scramble to have one's face seen and recognized, to have one's voice be heard above the din of countless minds. Wealth is scarce and the ones who have it want to keep it for themselves and their progeny. One may be poor in material possessions and consider oneself unfortunate. Is there a need to to have more or to stand out? To be a shoulder above the rest? To be a shining example for everyone to emulate? To be sure, there are perks and benefits to being a standout, being popular and an achiever.
One has doors opened, or an exquisite basket of flowers delivered to one's doorstep if one is a beautiful woman. Everyone wants to be your friend or to be close to you and bask in your reflected glory if you are a good athlete, a good singer or a dazzling artist with the guitar. If you have money to throw around friends are not hard to find. What is it about the sun that makes small planets go around it? Is it its brilliance? Its massive size? Come too close and it swallows and incinerates you. Do the planets have an innate knowledge of the benefits to be derived from being close to the sun but not too close? There must be a correlation that can be drawn from this and daily life with people. We talk of gravitating towards something or someone. Is it the same gravitational principle acting in people and things that also governs the attraction and repulsion of the sun and its planets? Does Saturn gain much from its rings to make it different from the rest?
One has doors opened, or an exquisite basket of flowers delivered to one's doorstep if one is a beautiful woman. Everyone wants to be your friend or to be close to you and bask in your reflected glory if you are a good athlete, a good singer or a dazzling artist with the guitar. If you have money to throw around friends are not hard to find. What is it about the sun that makes small planets go around it? Is it its brilliance? Its massive size? Come too close and it swallows and incinerates you. Do the planets have an innate knowledge of the benefits to be derived from being close to the sun but not too close? There must be a correlation that can be drawn from this and daily life with people. We talk of gravitating towards something or someone. Is it the same gravitational principle acting in people and things that also governs the attraction and repulsion of the sun and its planets? Does Saturn gain much from its rings to make it different from the rest?
Saturday, May 20, 2006
The Pleasures of being Ordinary
I have no wish to be famous, to have an exciting life. I do not care to have tons and tons of money, to have beautiful and sexy, desirable women hanging on to me. I do not want an expensive car, not a BMW, a Honda or Toyota or Nissan or a Bentley or a Porsche. I would much prefer to take a bus or to walk if the distance is not too great. I do not want to be a powerful CEO like Donald Trump or be a savvy politician like a Governor or a Senator. I want to have a quiet life where I can breathe fresh air and take long walks by myself without haste. I do not like working in an office. I would much rather work at home preferrably at my computer giving free rein to my thoughts and perhaps going online for some inter-personal communication with someone I do not see face to face; if I could make my living from the Internet that would be the perfect way to earn money.
I do not want my name in lights, to have flashbulbs popping in my face and to be chased by the paparazzi and hide my face behind sunglasses or to wear a hat or a disguise. I do not want my face in Time Magazine or on a Billboard or to be interviewed live by Larry King. I do not want to argue or to trade barbs with Bill O'Reilly. He is too smart for me and has truckloads of things to say about anything and everything. I just want to be able to read a book or a magazine or to surf the Web or to hum a tune as I walk: to live my life as simply as I can.
I do not care for fancy food in fancy restaurants. I do not care for new-age health foods. I just want simple food the way it is prepared at home, hot and with lots of spice. A sandwich is fine with me or even just a banana or any fruit or maybe just oat meal.
I do not want my name in lights, to have flashbulbs popping in my face and to be chased by the paparazzi and hide my face behind sunglasses or to wear a hat or a disguise. I do not want my face in Time Magazine or on a Billboard or to be interviewed live by Larry King. I do not want to argue or to trade barbs with Bill O'Reilly. He is too smart for me and has truckloads of things to say about anything and everything. I just want to be able to read a book or a magazine or to surf the Web or to hum a tune as I walk: to live my life as simply as I can.
I do not care for fancy food in fancy restaurants. I do not care for new-age health foods. I just want simple food the way it is prepared at home, hot and with lots of spice. A sandwich is fine with me or even just a banana or any fruit or maybe just oat meal.
