I Am a Reflection of You

“It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.”
Albert Einstein

An artistic way to state the First Law of Thermodynamics. 

Reciprocation allows growth for one another.  If the world consisted of only you, you will never grow to understand your surroundings as well as yourself.  The human population is a reflection of you and that is why we have come so far to understand the physics and beauty of this world.  Yes, of course, we are all unique individuals.  Then how are we 'reflections' of each other?  We all have the will, the determination to succeed in our own endeavors and become the most successful individual in the eyes of others, not for pride, but for pure joy for the one's who have placed hope in you. 

Now a leader, an individual who has had many successes and failures in his life, has the obligation to lead those who have previously placed hope in him.  In other words, he must give back, now that he has utilized the investments from others.  From here, the leader inspires the people to go on to do great things and thus new leaders are born.

An incomplete thought,
Dan

Detachment

“To spare oneself from grief at all cost can be achieved only at the price of total detachment, which excludes the ability to experience happiness”
Erich Fromm

The immediate cure to grief is detachment.  To send yourself deep into a void of despair and emptiness protects your thoughts from grief, however detachment also prevents any other emotion to incur, such as happiness.  When in the state of solitude, your humanity ceases to exist and a broken record player will continuously torture your thoughts -- all the happy memories will dissipate into sadness.  In other words, detachment does not serve to completely cure one's grief, however it is the natural step to emotionally heal yourself whether it may be a loss of a loved one or heart-broken.

Once someone goes through detachment, they will encounter a fork in the road: harden your emotions or accept the past and search for something new.  The saddest human-being, personally, is the hardened individual, one who cannot and will not move forward from his current state and refuse to be open-minded.  To refuse the opinion, the company of another, social interaction is simply the epitome of a depressed individual.  The ones who tread this path are the ones who traveled alone without the support of another.  They become hardened through the mind's natural defenses in order to continue living, never giving themselves time to understand the past events. 

With the support of your friends and family, we can move onwards from tragedy.  With the affection of another, we can redirect our grief towards a hope for a better future. 

Trust me,
Dan

No Room For Hate

“Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.”
Correta Scott King

 
Hate will never lead to a happy ending.  No matter how much reason one has to despise a task or human-being, hate will blind your humanity and refrain your happiness.  Because our lives are limited and actions are temporary, to bear a repulsive emotion is simply not worth the mental anguish one will undergo.  Should we live in ecstasy? No.  Hate must be used to define our boundaries, but cannot be used to draw the boundaries of others. Our energy should be directed towards the pursuit of happiness and in the end, our lives as well as the lives of the future will thrive in joy.

Why does hate exist if it is not the mode of interest?  Expression and freedom allows us to relieve our suppressed compulsions, our urges and hate is one of the most powerful emotions any human-being may express.  To relieve these urges through hate is an immense stress-reliever, however hate ignites hate in others.  Hate can act as an infectious virus that can invade the minds of an entire people, depriving their ability to function their daily tasks, depriving them from living.

This summer has allowed me to relieve my daily stresses and encouraged me to observe interactions of others as well as my own. More posts will follow soon.

With love,
Dan