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I'm crazy.

Posted November 24th, 2009 at 12:27 PM by Misheard Whisper
Updated November 24th, 2009 at 1:09 PM by Misheard Whisper

It's 9:30.

I have a History exam in four and a half hours.

I stayed home from school to study.

I'm currently reading manga.

I see no change to this in the foreseeable future.

I'm an idiot.

-_-;;;

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Originally Posted by Abnegation View Comment
Just get off the internet and study.
I should, really. But my problem is that I'm too confident about passing this exam. I know that's a bad thing, but isn't being aware of one's faults the first step to overcoming them? Of course, if one never takes it any further than that . . . never takes it beyond the acknowledgement stage . . . one can never truly defeat one's flaws.

Or is it too much to hope for, perfection? For is that not what society tells us to strive for? People tell me to try and overcome my faults, but if I, by some miracle, succeed in this, will I then be perfect? Theoretically, I would, because the very definition of the word 'perfect' is 'flawless' or 'faultless'. But society has also taught me that perfection can never be achieved. No human being is perfect, so who am I to aspire to be so? It is like the man who says 'I will be God!'.

But in striving to be perfect, you strive to place yourself above others. You strive to push yourself forward, over and above, and for what? Pride. Pride is the answer. And pride, in and of itself, is a flaw. If I tell myself that I have the ability to become perfect, I overestimate myself. I compare myself to God, for only such a heavenly being can be perfect.

But should I content myself with my flawed person, then? Societal pressures simultaneously tell me that I should and that I shouldn't. What kind of world do we live in, where everything around us is contradictory at the most basic, human level: ourselves?

I'll tell you. It's a strange world. A wrong world. A world that has been corrupted by millennia of humanity. Humanity in itself is flawed, and in its pride, it tells itself that it should not be so. Yet it cannot be perfect, for it is pride, and pride alone that compels us to strive for perfection.

You may disagree with this. Perhaps, you think, we only strive for perfection in order to better ourselves. But what is this, if not pride? What kind of humans are we, if we seek to be better than our peers? Are we all not supposed to be equal?

...

I'm rambling. The short answer is yes, I should gtfo the internet and study.

I'mma save this speech and give it to the villain in my book . . . kukukuku . . .
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  1. Old Comment
    seeker's Avatar
    Just get off the internet and study.
    Posted November 24th, 2009 at 12:38 PM by seeker seeker is offline
  2. Old Comment
    ^ this. :|

    Seriously, anyone with a brain would know that. XD;
    Posted November 24th, 2009 at 1:05 PM by Emily. Emily. is offline
  3. Old Comment
    Misheard Whisper's Avatar
    I should, really. But my problem is that I'm too confident about passing this exam. I know that's a bad thing, but isn't being aware of one's faults the first step to overcoming them? Of course, if one never takes it any further than that . . . never takes it beyond the acknowledgement stage . . . one can never truly defeat one's flaws.

    Or is it too much to hope for, perfection? For is that not what society tells us to strive for? People tell me to try and overcome my faults, but if I, by some miracle, succeed in this, will I then be perfect? Theoretically, I would, because the very definition of the word 'perfect' is 'flawless' or 'faultless'. But society has also taught me that perfection can never be achieved. No human being is perfect, so who am I to aspire to be so? It is like the man who says 'I will be God!'.

    But in striving to be perfect, you strive to place yourself above others. You strive to push yourself forward, over and above, and for what? Pride. Pride is the answer. And pride, in and of itself, is a flaw. If I tell myself that I have the ability to become perfect, I overestimate myself. I compare myself to God, for only such a heavenly being can be perfect.

    But should I content myself with my flawed person, then? Societal pressures simultaneously tell me that I should and that I shouldn't. What kind of world do we live in, where everything around us is contradictory at the most basic, human level: ourselves?

    I'll tell you. It's a strange world. A wrong world. A world that has been corrupted by millennia of humanity. Humanity in itself is flawed, and in its pride, it tells itself that it should not be so. Yet it cannot be perfect, for it is pride, and pride alone that compels us to strive for perfection.

    You may disagree with this. Perhaps, you think, we only strive for perfection in order to better ourselves. But what is this, if not pride? What kind of humans are we, if we seek to be better than our peers? Are we all not supposed to be equal?

    ...

    I'm rambling. The short answer is yes, I should gtfo the internet and study.

    I'mma save this speech and give it to the villain in my book . . . kukukuku . . .
    Posted November 24th, 2009 at 1:08 PM by Misheard Whisper Misheard Whisper is offline
  4. Old Comment
    Samme!'s Avatar
    tl;dr



    you're still online fewl ):
    Posted November 24th, 2009 at 1:15 PM by Samme! Samme! is offline
  5. Old Comment
    Misheard Whisper's Avatar
    Yep, that's because I fail at studying.

    I should breeze through the exam, but I'm just being cocky. I . . .


    . . . am not going to do another one of those. ^_^;;;
    Posted November 24th, 2009 at 1:42 PM by Misheard Whisper Misheard Whisper is offline