"Though I obviously have no proof of this, the one aspect of life that seems clear to me is that good people do whatever they believe is the right thing to do. Being virtuous is hard, not easy. The idea of doing good things simply because you're good seems like a zero-sum game; I'm not even sure those actions would still qualify as 'good,' since they'd merely be a function of normal behavior. Regardless of what kind of god you believe in--a loving god, a vengeful god, a capricious god, a snooty beret-wearing French god, or whatever--one has to assume that you can't be penalized for doing the things you believe to be truly righteous and just. Certainly, this creates some pretty glaring problems: Hitler may have thought he was serving God. Stalin may have thought he was serving God (or something vaguely similar). I'm certain Osama bin Laden was positive he was serving God. It's not hard to fathom that all of those maniacs were certain that what they were doing was right. Meanwhile, I constantly do things that I know are wrong; they're not on the same scale as incinerating Jews or blowing up skyscrapers, but my motivations might be worse. I have looked directly into the eyes of a woman I loved and told her lies for no reason, except that those lies would allow me to continue having sex with another woman I cared about less. This act did not kill 20 million Russian peasants, but it might be more 'diabolical' in a literal sense. If I died and found out I was going to hell and Stalin was in heaven, I would note the irony, but I couldn't complain. I don't make the fucking rules."
We all have the potential to fall in love a thousand times in our lifetime. It's easy. But there are certain people you love who do something else; they define how you classify what love is supposed to feel like. These are the most important people in your life, and you'll meet maybe four or five of these people over the span of 80 years. But there’s still one more tier to all this; there is always one person you love who becomes that definition. It usually happens retrospectively, but it happens eventually. This is the person who unknowingly sets the template for what you will always love about other people, even if some of these loveable qualities are self-destructive and unreasonable. The person who defines your understanding of love is not inherently different than anyone else, and they’re often just the person you happen to meet the first time you really, really, want to love someone. But that person still wins. They win, and you lose. Because for the rest of your life, they will control how you feel about everyone else.
Romantic women, I reflected: They never think of the damage they do in their blind pursuit of intense sensation. Their infatuation with freedom and experience.
hey you. we haven't talked because when i did reach out to you, you never responded. you pulled a Juliana. but here i am now. i'm pretty bad with keeping in touch. i don't ever use this thing though. i mostly use facebook. my email is jfraenza@gmail.com and my aol is still Juluscious...and you better have my number still ..... and now im married and i work as a teacher in norwalk (english). WE SHOULD GET TOGETHER. stimulate my mind darling.
weird. literally just watched alien last night doing her dreads again hahahaha which then led to watching spaceballs with the much improved top hat and mini cane scene.....
happy 30th birthday you F wad. i sent your bday present out yesterday. its nice to know that you do get online to update your myspace status, so you are in fact getting my messages about needing to get a hold of you. Yet, you dont message me, call me, nothing. some kind of best man you are turning out to be for mario.
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Nov 3 2009 2:09 AM
"Though
I obviously have no proof of this, the one aspect of life that seems
clear to me is that good people do whatever they believe is the right
thing to do. Being virtuous is hard, not easy. The idea of doing good things simply
because you're good seems like a zero-sum game; I'm not even sure those
actions would still qualify as 'good,' since they'd merely be a
function of normal behavior. Regardless of what kind of god you believe
in--a loving god, a vengeful god, a capricious god, a snooty beret-wearing
French god, or whatever--one has to assume that you can't be penalized
for doing the things you believe to be truly righteous and just.
Certainly, this creates some pretty glaring problems: Hitler may have
thought he was serving God. Stalin may have thought he was serving God
(or something vaguely similar). I'm certain Osama bin Laden was
positive he was serving God. It's not hard to fathom that all of those
maniacs were certain that what they were doing was right. Meanwhile, I
constantly do things that I know are wrong; they're not on the same
scale as incinerating Jews or blowing up skyscrapers, but my
motivations might be worse. I have looked directly into the eyes of a
woman I loved and told her lies for no reason, except that those lies
would allow me to continue having sex with another woman I cared about
less. This act did not kill 20 million Russian peasants, but it might
be more 'diabolical' in a literal sense. If I died and found out I was
going to hell and Stalin was in heaven, I would note the irony, but I
couldn't complain. I don't make the fucking rules."
Nov 2 2009 4:16 AM
Oct 20 2009 4:23 AM
We all have the potential to fall in love a thousand times in our lifetime. It's easy. But there are certain people you love who do something else;
they define how you classify what love is supposed to feel like. These
are the most important people in your life, and you'll
meet maybe four or five of these people over the span of 80 years. But
there’s still one more tier to all this; there is always one person you
love who becomes that definition. It usually happens retrospectively,
but it happens eventually. This is the person who unknowingly sets the
template for what you will always love about other people, even if some
of these loveable qualities are self-destructive and unreasonable. The
person who defines your understanding of love is not inherently
different than anyone else, and they’re often just the person you
happen to meet the first time you really, really, want to love someone.
But that person still wins. They win, and you lose. Because for the
rest of your life, they will control how you feel about everyone else.
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Sex,
And Brilliance.
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That's awesome!! (still laughing)
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