Day 104
I get the sense that people go out of their way to believe they are misunderstood. Those of us who fancy ourselves intellectuals tend to make sure everybody knows that whatever we're saying isn't quite what we're thinking; what we're thinking is always just a little more complex, or "hard to put into words."
And this is certainly the case; often I find myself unable (or unwilling) to organize my thoughts in such a way that I feel people will really get a sense of them. But other times, I'm just a bit lazy, or even worse, afraid that if I can package it all into a few sentences, it will look much less impressive than I imagine it to be - less impressive to both myself and to others.
It happens to me all the time in philosophy: I'll have what I think is some big revelation for an essay, and the moment I write it down and read it, I realize it was pretty insignificant all along.
Anyway, I do wish people would be less afraid to be seen as simple creatures with simple desires in life. The real trick, I suppose, is to dispel the fear that people will misunderstand you, or see you as a weak person as a result. So what if they do?
So nothing. Often the only options are either being hurt, or being lonely. But lonliness hurts in a much deeper way, and no matter how many people you surround yourself with, you'll always be lonely without the people you really want in your life.
And this is certainly the case; often I find myself unable (or unwilling) to organize my thoughts in such a way that I feel people will really get a sense of them. But other times, I'm just a bit lazy, or even worse, afraid that if I can package it all into a few sentences, it will look much less impressive than I imagine it to be - less impressive to both myself and to others.
It happens to me all the time in philosophy: I'll have what I think is some big revelation for an essay, and the moment I write it down and read it, I realize it was pretty insignificant all along.
Anyway, I do wish people would be less afraid to be seen as simple creatures with simple desires in life. The real trick, I suppose, is to dispel the fear that people will misunderstand you, or see you as a weak person as a result. So what if they do?
So nothing. Often the only options are either being hurt, or being lonely. But lonliness hurts in a much deeper way, and no matter how many people you surround yourself with, you'll always be lonely without the people you really want in your life.
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