A walking paradox. That’s how you best describe yourself, I describe myself. Something about these perfect labels just does not seem to fit with our flawed lives. I’ve always felt at unease when an adjective is used as a description of me because I know all too well that the opposite isn’t any less true. It is believed that this ambiguity is freedom; the freedom to be what you please but what people fail to see is the restriction it sets on us. When words fail to define us there is so little we can do to communicate our soul. The ambiguity becomes generality and the idea keeps getting hazier the more you try to explain it and the really ironic part of the whole process is that you are not immune to that effect. You see that in the trivial moments of life such as filling out an application asking “how would you best describe yourself?” You have to think. More than you have to think while adding up numbers or giving your opinion on a movie or naming all the planets in our solar system. Why is knowing us so much harder even after living for so much longer? The answer is simple. We are a paradox whose only predictability lies in its unpredictability and therefore having any static description for us is beyond sanity. So who are you? You are an endless series of choices.
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November 24, 2016 at 11:38 pm
Thank you so much! 🙂
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November 24, 2016 at 5:22 am
Series of choices – excellent way to describe life!
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November 22, 2016 at 10:35 pm
Ahh thank you I am super glad you enjoyed it! And yes I will definitely check the post out 🙂
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November 21, 2016 at 5:50 pm
“It is believed that this ambiguity is freedom; the freedom to be what you please but what people fail to see is the restriction it sets on us.”
I love this! I recently wrote a post myself about labels and how they might be more restrictive than useful and I think it’s so important that we remember this and don’t take labels too seriously, for they can change over time (if you want to read more, here’s a link: https://natalieschriefer.wordpress.com/2016/11/06/ruminations-krishnamurti/ )
Thanks for sharing this. A great post! 🙂 Rock on.
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November 12, 2016 at 3:10 pm
THANK YOU!
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November 12, 2016 at 7:51 am
BEAUTIFUL.
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November 5, 2016 at 9:01 pm
Hey it’s funny you mentioned personality quizzes because it was one of the ideas I had for a future post so I guess you might be able to read more on that soon aha. Thank you so much for your input though! 🙂
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November 5, 2016 at 4:38 pm
Woah! Whenever i take quizzes about myself to even try and understand a bit about what i’m like, the questions are always something like ‘How would you describe yourself?’ and i get so frustrated because that’s what i’m taking this quiz for. This post really made me think.
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November 5, 2016 at 12:02 pm
Thank you 🙂
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November 5, 2016 at 11:14 am
wow…
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November 5, 2016 at 5:06 am
Thank you I really appreciate it! 🙂
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November 5, 2016 at 3:41 am
Hey,
no problem. It was a really great post all in all. Keep writing!
Sloth Truly,
Xavier
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November 5, 2016 at 3:23 am
Hey SlothyDays I was really hoping it made sense so thank you so much for saying that 🙂
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November 5, 2016 at 2:16 am
Hey man,
your post was really interesting. It took only one sentence “We are a paradox whose only predictability lies in its unpredictability and therefore having any static description for us is beyond sanity.” to drive your point home. And it makes so much sense too!
Sloth Truly,
Xavier
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November 5, 2016 at 12:04 am
Thank you so much! 🙂
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November 4, 2016 at 11:58 pm
Also, just looked at your about page. Wonderful idea for a blog!
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November 4, 2016 at 11:56 pm
Great post!
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November 4, 2016 at 11:51 pm
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your input and will be writing soon 🙂
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November 4, 2016 at 9:35 pm
Love this so much! Can’t wait to read more!
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November 4, 2016 at 9:10 pm
Aw yay! Thank you that means so much to me 🙂
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November 4, 2016 at 9:09 pm
Thank you so much! I checked out your blog and those pictures are STUNNING!!
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November 4, 2016 at 8:54 pm
Great, love the way you write!
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November 4, 2016 at 7:37 pm
Thank you!
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November 4, 2016 at 7:20 pm
Inspiring!
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