“Happiness in intelligent people is
"Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know." - Ernest Hemingway
I think I understand why I don't really sync with a lot of people around me. I see people living their lives like they are on a conveyor belt... they see what is around them but can't seem to do much to change the path they are on or stop to appreciate where they are at any instant. So much concern over where they will be in the future that they have no clue where they are right now. I live my live one day at a time. Everyday. That does not mean that I don't plan or have goals. It means that I make decisions based on the air that I have in my lungs right now. That's probably why relationships are difficult. It has become socially acceptable to play a relationship like a game of chess. Anticipating your opponent's move... reading between the lines... questioning everything... withholding trust... no wonder skepticism is commonplace. Simple is true... if it feels good to rub it, rub it. What I am trying to say is, why can't people speak from the heart? Why is it so frowned upon to pass through each moment like it the last moment you have? Embrace the now is a little cliche for me, but the principle is outstanding. Here's another Hemingway quote that I love: "Never mistake motion for action." To me, this speaks of passion in what you do. Taking action to me can be doing anything that is done with passion. There isn't enough passion in the world. I do what I believe is right. I treat people how I would want to be treated. I speak what I think and feel truthfully and without regret. I don't have any friends these days that appreciate or understand that... I just come off as weird. I have no witty segue... but I also wanted to mention I am going to start diving again. I miss it... it wasn't until it came up in a conversation last Thursday that I realized how much I missed it. I lived in Florida for two years once. I used to dive at every opportunity... several times a week if I could. The list of vacation destinations is firming up :-).
I think I understand why I don't really sync with a lot of people around me. I see people living their lives like they are on a conveyor belt... they see what is around them but can't seem to do much to change the path they are on or stop to appreciate where they are at any instant. So much concern over where they will be in the future that they have no clue where they are right now. I live my live one day at a time. Everyday. That does not mean that I don't plan or have goals. It means that I make decisions based on the air that I have in my lungs right now. That's probably why relationships are difficult. It has become socially acceptable to play a relationship like a game of chess. Anticipating your opponent's move... reading between the lines... questioning everything... withholding trust... no wonder skepticism is commonplace. Simple is true... if it feels good to rub it, rub it. What I am trying to say is, why can't people speak from the heart? Why is it so frowned upon to pass through each moment like it the last moment you have? Embrace the now is a little cliche for me, but the principle is outstanding. Here's another Hemingway quote that I love: "Never mistake motion for action." To me, this speaks of passion in what you do. Taking action to me can be doing anything that is done with passion. There isn't enough passion in the world. I do what I believe is right. I treat people how I would want to be treated. I speak what I think and feel truthfully and without regret. I don't have any friends these days that appreciate or understand that... I just come off as weird. I have no witty segue... but I also wanted to mention I am going to start diving again. I miss it... it wasn't until it came up in a conversation last Thursday that I realized how much I missed it. I lived in Florida for two years once. I used to dive at every opportunity... several times a week if I could. The list of vacation destinations is firming up :-).
Totally know how you feel.
Yep. Late about one year (after the original was posted) but hey you seem to be okay.
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