Sunday, October 30, 2011

i've been discovering lately just how much of the society around us dictates to us who we are, how we should act, how we should live, what we should say and not say. to talk about society is to talk about yourself. what makes up society? people. who are those people? me, you, and everyone else that lives around us. giving into society is something that is bred into us by people, parents and peers that are followers of a society. is all of society bad? no, I wouldn't say that, cause it wouldn't be true. but all it takes is a quick look at yourself to realize that more likely then not, eighty percent of what you do is not based on what you like, but a twisted combination of what you want people to think, how you want them to view you and how you want to be accepted by them.

dumb? yes. why we do it? another combination of wanting acceptance, being people pleaseers and the last third of our decision making is just simply not even knowing why we do it. to stop and think about it is dangerous, because it brings to the light a reality that we are guided by others and their reasoning which leaves us in a place of discomfort knowing that we are not as strong of an individual as we commonly like to think of ourselves. most of us are individuals stuck within the confines of what society has said makes someone an individual. rarely do we do anything that wold be leave people questioning our social skills. we were raised to be people pleasers, people who blend in, who live just like the "normal" society.

yet we are society, we make up society, we help set the standard for the quote "norm" of what life should look like. my first girlfriend Teylor used to say something to me that has stuck with me. "normal is just a setting on a washing machine" she would say. it's true. underneath all of our clothes, makeup, cars, houses, careful language, social behavior, public images and so called "families that have it together" are a bunch of people chained by a society that they have created, and they don't even realize it. we are a people so drastically diverse in likes, interests, communication, backgrounds and circumstances that are only ever partly shown through how we build our homes, or what we drive. rarely do you meet someone who is truly knowledgeable of who they really are and what they like. they are the people who we don't care to really be around, because they cause us to start looking at our true selves, and that simply scares us to death, that we might step outside of the "guidelines" of society, stepping outside of our own self made cages, looking beyond ourselves.

step out, be real about who you are, be real and honest with others, know what you like, what you don't like, what your are pursuing, what you stand for and why. but remember, confidence about yourself doesn't come from inside of you, it has to come from someone bigger then you. because after all, once you understand yourself, you understand that life is not. about. you.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Zombie stuff.

So I admit it, I am very intrigued by Zombies. I currently started watching "The Walking Dead" every now and then when I have time. I wonder sometimes to myself what would happen if something like a Zombie epidemic were to actually happen . What would I do, how would I survive, who would I go looking for to join me in my fight for survival? Things like that. Within my mind I have a plan of what I would do, but here's an interesting reality. Something I've found out over time is, every dude I know has already though of a plan (regardless of how simple or complex) of action they would take in case something like "Zombies" suddenly became a reality among us. On the flip side, maybe 5% of women have ever given that subject a single though.

Something else I've also discovered. Most dudes actually think that a Zombie world might actually be fun to live in as long as the right survival tools were available to them. The number one tool that pretty much all dudes agree is the most needed survival tool for such an occasion, is a gun. The reality is that men enjoy shooting things, we really do. And the thought of being able to walk around and shoot Zombies knowing that their already dead, is actually a really fun thought. Personally, a gun would be my first choice. Water would be my second choice, and a machete would be my third. Fourth item would be a big truck, 4x4 with big tires and a nice big grill on the front. Most women that read this will think that this is juvenile and childish. I would have to agree and disagree with them. If you are referring to the guy's that completely take it to far and let it consume them by becoming Zombie nerds, then yes I would agree with you, very childish. But if you talking about the dudes who have thought through a plan just in case, and then moved on with their lives, I disagree with you. It's good to take into account the "what if's" in your life at some point in your life, but not let them control you.

Of course there are ton of different things that come into play with the idea of a Zombie epidemic. The massive loss of life as millions of people are infected, a whole culture collapsing, and a whole mass of other things.
But you gotta admit, the idea of living in a world that doesn't revolve around money and politics, where you can carry gun's wherever you go, sounds pretty awesome to me.