PRIDE
-"considered the original and most serious of the seven
deadly sins, and the source of the others. It is identified
as a desire to be more important or attractive than others,
failing to acknowledge the good work of others, and excessive
love of self (especially holding self out of proper position toward God)."
from wikipedia.
excessive love of self, in short, being
selfish. It's because you never care what
others would feel. you only care for
your own. Believing that you are right and they
are wrong. You would only see their faults. thinking
that you are the only one whose hurt. that you are
the victim and they are the suspects.
these sin is very common,
at work, school, anywhere.
I know for myself that it is, indeed a sin.
but i use this sin as a defense mechanism.
especially when I'm hurt. It's for me to avoid
someone to hurt me some more.
If you got no pride, you'll be eaten by their pride.
that's why you'll be force to increase your pride
higher than theirs. I consider it a "compulsory sin"
in order to survive a world full of pride.
can you imagine, what if pride doesn't exist?
i think the world would be a much much better place
to live.
Beneath the yellow light.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
7 deadly sins : Greed
When I was 17, I admit, i was consumed by this deadly sin.
It happened on my 2nd year in college, to cut the story short, I joined a company wherein you need to recruit people to gain money. No resume, No Interview, No Experience needed, you only need Php 7,300.00 to get in.
Upon recruiting a person, you must not give them an idea that they need money to join, you must say it's a job, like my friend say, "encoder". that was the first lie you would do.
Php 7,300.00 is a big money, it's not that easy to get, If you want to get it fast, you must do something bad, steal or rather lie to your parents. When the person you are trying to recruit wants to join but doesn't have the money, of course you will be pushing him to get the money fast, if needed, you will help him lie. that was the second.
That is for only one person, If you want to get a lot of money, You must recruit a lot of people and do this thing. And there goes a wave of lies.
"Money is the root of all evil."
A famous quotation from Louisa May Alcott, a famous american author.
I really agreed with this quote during those time.
and there is this one essay that says,
"If money did not exist, this earth would have definitely been a better place. Money, the root of all evil, has shaped our world into a corrupt nation, a people without a conscience, and a society of very scrutinizing and greedy human beings. Our nation, as corrupt as it may seem, has not always been this way. In the early ages, amassing the most money was not always the main goal. Happiness and a beautiful family were top priority."
That was very convincing. But then, One of my professor showed me the B-side.
He asked the whole class, "do you believe that money is the root of all evil?"
The whole class answered "yes", including me.
My professor just smiled and say,
"Money is just a paper, the root of all evil was the hunger for money."
I find it correct. why we must blame the money.
some may disagree, some may agree.
but for me, I'll just lie in the fact that, we've been placed on top of all living and non-living things.
We're the one who controls. If anything went wrong, it's our fault. we must not be controlled by anything lower than us.
P.S , sorry for the poor grammar. I was really not in shape today. xP
It happened on my 2nd year in college, to cut the story short, I joined a company wherein you need to recruit people to gain money. No resume, No Interview, No Experience needed, you only need Php 7,300.00 to get in.
Upon recruiting a person, you must not give them an idea that they need money to join, you must say it's a job, like my friend say, "encoder". that was the first lie you would do.
Php 7,300.00 is a big money, it's not that easy to get, If you want to get it fast, you must do something bad, steal or rather lie to your parents. When the person you are trying to recruit wants to join but doesn't have the money, of course you will be pushing him to get the money fast, if needed, you will help him lie. that was the second.
That is for only one person, If you want to get a lot of money, You must recruit a lot of people and do this thing. And there goes a wave of lies.
"Money is the root of all evil."
A famous quotation from Louisa May Alcott, a famous american author.
I really agreed with this quote during those time.
and there is this one essay that says,
"If money did not exist, this earth would have definitely been a better place. Money, the root of all evil, has shaped our world into a corrupt nation, a people without a conscience, and a society of very scrutinizing and greedy human beings. Our nation, as corrupt as it may seem, has not always been this way. In the early ages, amassing the most money was not always the main goal. Happiness and a beautiful family were top priority."
That was very convincing. But then, One of my professor showed me the B-side.
He asked the whole class, "do you believe that money is the root of all evil?"
The whole class answered "yes", including me.
My professor just smiled and say,
"Money is just a paper, the root of all evil was the hunger for money."
I find it correct. why we must blame the money.
some may disagree, some may agree.
but for me, I'll just lie in the fact that, we've been placed on top of all living and non-living things.
We're the one who controls. If anything went wrong, it's our fault. we must not be controlled by anything lower than us.
P.S , sorry for the poor grammar. I was really not in shape today. xP
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Test of Reality
I was browsing random mangas. Then i saw HunterXHunter, I really love this manga. remembering my childhood as well. And as i go to the last page of chapter 3, i was moved by these scene.
Gon, Kurapika and leorio passed by a place that looks like a ghost town. They we're not aware that the hunter exam has started and this was the first test. The old lady which is one of the examiner asked them this question, "your son and your daughter have been kidnapped and you can only save one, which one do you choose? son or daughter?" The three remained silent. And the old lady revealed that they passed the test. silence was the key. This scene tells the fact that "if you don't know the answer, it's better to keep your mouth shut."
After that, gon realized something, what if that day comes when he needs to choose. what would he do.
" reality doesn't have place for feelings."when the time comes that you need to choose, there would still be hurt no matter whom you pick.
We need to let go of the other, and move on with what is left.
Gon, Kurapika and leorio passed by a place that looks like a ghost town. They we're not aware that the hunter exam has started and this was the first test. The old lady which is one of the examiner asked them this question, "your son and your daughter have been kidnapped and you can only save one, which one do you choose? son or daughter?" The three remained silent. And the old lady revealed that they passed the test. silence was the key. This scene tells the fact that "if you don't know the answer, it's better to keep your mouth shut."
After that, gon realized something, what if that day comes when he needs to choose. what would he do.
We need to let go of the other, and move on with what is left.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Heart or Mind?
it's been months since we broke up.
i don't love her anymore, i can't even recognize her as she changed a lot.
she's not the one that I've loved before.
Now I'm hungry for love. Since then, I've realized that love is essential.
but then, LOVE always comes with SUFFERINGS. You will not get
a thing that you want completely or easily. there would always be something missing, there is always something that would block your way.
A lot of people tell me their story. their suffering. i love it though, that they trust me. that they let me see their weakest side. I've heard a lot of story about loving someone that is already committed to someone else.
I cannot blame them. You cannot choose the one that you will love. It's out of our control. That's when heart rules the mind. Someone asked me, which should i follow? heart or mind? If you choose to follow your mind, it means your giving up, you'll choose the easy way, you'll going to prioritize others and try to find something better that no one would be against, no complications. If you follow your heart, it means you'll choose the hard way, you would not care what will people may think or say about you, time wherein you become stupid, selfish and deaf. Of course a lot of people would choose to follow the mind, including me. But it's not that easy, no matter how much you want to follow your mind, in the end, Your heart will still reign.
There are sayings that "When God was creating Man, He placed the brain higher than the heart" which would mean that mind should always be the one to be followed. In Science, The brain controls the heart, decodes the messages received by our senses. But for a person who loves, heart confuses the brain and make our senses numb.
As a conclusion, I've combined 2 facts,
1. The brain was placed higher than the heart in a Man's body.
2. When a man died, the heart would be the last to stop functioning among all body organs. ,
therefore, The mind must be followed But the heart will reign at the end.
i don't love her anymore, i can't even recognize her as she changed a lot.
she's not the one that I've loved before.
Now I'm hungry for love. Since then, I've realized that love is essential.
but then, LOVE always comes with SUFFERINGS. You will not get
a thing that you want completely or easily. there would always be something missing, there is always something that would block your way.
A lot of people tell me their story. their suffering. i love it though, that they trust me. that they let me see their weakest side. I've heard a lot of story about loving someone that is already committed to someone else.
I cannot blame them. You cannot choose the one that you will love. It's out of our control. That's when heart rules the mind. Someone asked me, which should i follow? heart or mind? If you choose to follow your mind, it means your giving up, you'll choose the easy way, you'll going to prioritize others and try to find something better that no one would be against, no complications. If you follow your heart, it means you'll choose the hard way, you would not care what will people may think or say about you, time wherein you become stupid, selfish and deaf. Of course a lot of people would choose to follow the mind, including me. But it's not that easy, no matter how much you want to follow your mind, in the end, Your heart will still reign.
There are sayings that "When God was creating Man, He placed the brain higher than the heart" which would mean that mind should always be the one to be followed. In Science, The brain controls the heart, decodes the messages received by our senses. But for a person who loves, heart confuses the brain and make our senses numb.
As a conclusion, I've combined 2 facts,
1. The brain was placed higher than the heart in a Man's body.
2. When a man died, the heart would be the last to stop functioning among all body organs. ,
therefore, The mind must be followed But the heart will reign at the end.
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