Life In Circles

Circles

2009-12-12T09:36:00.001-08:00

One of my favorite songs from Switchfoot.

Good Intentions, Evil Implications

2009-12-06T11:54:00.000-08:00

It seems to me that everything that is classified as evil started out with good intentions. So when does what is good turn into evil? Where is that dividing line? What measurements are available to prevent something from turning evil? Is it the same set of measurements for each and every person or does vary? If it varies, what makes it vary?

Riding In Circles

2009-12-04T21:35:00.000-08:00

I think about how to created a balanced life a lot when I'm riding. I really love dressage. I love the training aspects and discipline of it. I'm not to fond of the show world. One riding exercise that builds consistency in rhythm and cadence is to ride in circles. Hmm... I think I need one of those shirts that says everything I've learned, I've learned from my horse.

A View on Life

2009-11-29T14:45:00.001-08:00

I’ve been thinking lately about life and the purpose of one’s life. I’ve also been thinking about the premise we use to live our lives. Reading through works by Thomas Hobbes, Jean Jacque-Rousseau and Karl Marx will do that to a person.

A question that keeps swirling around in my head asks what premise to life is valid? Are we all selfish and corrupt from the start or are we truly innocent. Or are we just some sort of mixture of it all? How does a different view point impact your life? What changes do you make in your life when you believe we are one way or the other? What concessions do we make if we believe we are one or the other? Do they hinder us? Do they make us better?

And no I don’t have the answers to any of these questions. I just like to ponder on them.
If we are truly corrupt how does one become good? Is pure good even possible when you have corruptness? Because doesn’t one drop of black in a jar of white or clear taint the whole bunch?
If we start off innocent what would it take to stay that way? If we were kept separate from society what would be like? Would we have the same amount of knowledge or access to the same amount of knowledge?
In my opinion, I think we are something of a mixture really, because if we were one way or the other we wouldn’t be able to interact with each other the way we do. We wouldn’t be able to have enjoyment or know suffering and realize that sometimes things just aren’t worth pursuing. But there has to be a balance between the two to make some sort of perfection. Because when we titter one way to the other we show weaknesses or gross deformity and then we jump to the conclusion that we are one way or the other and not able to be just as we need to be.

My First Post

2009-11-29T09:19:00.001-08:00

I'm not sure how much I'll use this blog. Someday I'll begin to write more often. But for now I'll use it for posting a few thoughts every now and then.