The Identification

We begin our life by trying to imitate people, and soon enough we found ourselves in search for identification.
Which is quite straightforward (because it requires logically only classification and a heuristic judge system) and may be necessary for our existence as rational animals.

Identify in order to copy, to learn or to create an objective.

It seems to be a great tool for our understanding, but problems arisen when we use it to support ourselves. Because we are constantly unconsciously judging ourselves and others, but sometimes our heuristic judge system just use a social equation instead of an analytic one.

It is not in any way invalid to use a social equation, but it is very easily to fall false. For example, considering that a behavior done by most of the people is right could be acceptable, because it is faster than thinking analytically about the situation. But it is not always the case, for people behave not only scientifically and rationally, but culturally and socially.

And the cultural and social mean are susceptible to behaviors inclined to achieving a position socially or doing some other nuance that could be understandable and reasonable in a short period of time. But could be not exactly the best option and sometimes far from it.

The point is not that we should only act rationally, first because our human nature makes it nearly impossible to analytically solve all the situations present in our day to day activities. And second because we want to feel well (being happy because of a flower, game, job, sex, food, etc...). I will not enter into what does it means to feel happy, cause it is would demand more 2 pages at least, but rather only remember its necessity.

The science could leads us toward not only in materials but also culturally and socially. Because it uses an analytical thinking way that encompasses the culture and society. But relying only in science seems unnatural to beings that needs motivation as a key factor in their lives (not that any other rational being would exist without motivation, which seems to be a subjective trade off, but I will not discuss further).

It is not about excluding cultural and social things, but it is more like aggregating science in our cultural and social things. Without forgetting our emotions.
It is a long process, and we still have an outdated model of school. Even with all the research in the education field. No wonder, guiding emotions is a hard skill to learn. And sometimes just the obligation of going to school creates a barrier for learning in some children.
We are just complicated.

Ugly Beautiful

Why do people give children books with "cute" animals drawn? They are not similar to most of the real animals alive, making children think that the real animals are ugly. But do they really? Or is just the opposite? As Wolf Erlbruch says, most of the animals, humans and other things are not classically beautiful, but they sure are fascinating in their unique way of being.

How many times do we see people talking about beautiful patterns? And how much time do we spend talking about the unique way of the beings around us (humans, animals and so on)? Nobody seems proud of being strange in his own way or beautiful in his own way. But are they really happy of pursuing the classical beautiful pattern? Did they really want to be what they are now, or have they forgotten themselves a long time ago?

Difficult to see happiness in the face of a fat woman these days. Gays are just killed socially as Nazis have done with them for real. I am sure that if a gay could become a hetero he would, because there are places for a hetero kiss but no place for a homo kiss. What a Sadness to see lot of women using a cloth done for people with 50kg. Or seeing women getting really ugly to feel beautiful. Would not they be more beautiful if they accept themselves?

And what about the books? Have you seen what people buys for children nowadays?

Books where the hero achieves the objective without sacrifice, where the princess is found by a beautiful man or even wait for some miracle to change their live to better. But my simple question is, how does it tastes to win something without struggle? Even if the prize is great, how much value does a Porsche that you have yourself sacrificed for and one that you received from your father for your 18th birthday have? We have the temptation of answering the question with the easy alternative, but do this really change the best answer? This is how our society is today, people prefer to give money to lottery (miracle) instead of saving it for an objective.
There are no punishment for actions in these books, no great idea that saves someone, no struggle. Just an easy (boring) way of winning. Well if this is what we really want, it would be sad, cause we would be kind of empty.
I do not think we are, maybe some of us have only happened to not see the world by their own eyes. Because they were forced to copy a world model from society. But they could start figuring their own world out.

There will be always a marvelous universe, it is not the same of an hour ago and it is not the same as the one seen by another person, and sadly its stars receive a look only when there are fireworks.

Wolf Erlbruch, that I mentioned above, is a German illustrator that draws and writes books for children. Some of his illustrations are presented overall the text. There is also an article about him here (in German).

First Talk

Hello readers!

I know there are not much of you, if there are at all. But that does not matter for me, cause it is a space , as the tittle says, for the life's will. Thus, the fact of not having a public target, or readers does not matter to me.
What does not mean that the presence of readers will not make me happy. Because although I accept that this space is priceless (in the meaning of being so cheap or too expensive that I could not sell at all. The remaining unique logic way for me in this case is to give.) it is also very satisfying that are people out there interested in the things written here.
For these people, I am here writing this message and inviting them for a talk! Comment posts when you think you should, it does not matter for me the language. Since I can understand only portuguese, german and english. I would suggest these 3 languages, but if anyone would like to express himself/herself in his/her mother language, it will be very interesting to hear you all. Although I could not understand, I will be happy even if you write a "fuck you!" for me in your language.
Do not be afraid to say to me that I am wrong, that I am partial. I like to discuss and I do think a good discussion with lot of arguments is beautiful, interesting and useful. I pity the ones that think there is no reason to discuss when we have different meanings, when it is the opposite.

Well, this was meant to be a small post and I've already gotten carried away in some justifications and reasonings. :)
Pardon me, when I write too much agressive, because I know I am at times. It is not mean to hurt anybody. Although a little shaking will not hurt.
I tend to prepare some texts when I think they have to be well written, but I also write some texts without cleaning and post them raw. It is this mixture that makes my life and so it is here.

A good night for you all,
zweifel

The Power's Nature

As anyone amazed by supernatural animes, mangas, marvel comics and the like. I came upon the the question about the nature of power.
Sometimes seen as a difficult thing to adquire in which the personage should fight and resist in a sequence of ideosincratic challenging events. A path, a process... of power!
Sometimes it is not really a path, but a gene, or money. Something brought by luck and not capacity, not even something to be proud of. A curse? A pact.
Superficially analyzing it, seems to be an easy and a difficult path to it. But, if you permit me, this is where the children's book stops. And it is nowhere near to grasp the real nature of power. The power that consumes so much the rich is the same as the one that consumes the hard worker. There is no good or evil in it. It is just the way it is, or in other words, it's the power's nature.
It constructs so much as it destroy, in a consuming cycle leading people to disgrace as much as it builds a peaceful fantasy realm.
There are nothing that it can not possess. In another words, it cannot possess the emptyness. But I assume, though there are little in there to possess.
The subtleties of power should not be forgotten, it is as illusory as it is misleading. Growing cities to be consumed by a disease, or as a empiror should have proven at the end of its life, being killed by a human when he always controlled armies. Ironic indeed.
The fairness is sometimes put in question, but there is nothing more fair than a change of power to bring an equilibrium. Wrong considerations lead people to think in power as a thing they own, cause it is often the other way around. And it seems to have the possibility to leave them when it well please.
Inside feelings, it blows and in a matter of seconds, it builds up. Where feeling capable is just the same as being capable, it ascend immensely in the hands of teenagers. There is nothing solid in it, you could be sure about it. But there is no doubt about his presence, cause everyone knows what people can do when they realize they can.
It is the brick with which the dreams are build. There is no need to fear it.
Rather ubiquitous matter, but it seeks merely to change.

The Bought Idea

One day I brought something home, something not really palpable. It is one of that things that you buy, but you do not see, but you sure feel. And sometimes, feeling is just enough.
I have bought an idea. Nothing really strange, but simple and nice. Just the way I like it and I was very happy at first. But this was when I felt really alone with it, because I could not show anybody, though I could tell, but... then everybody would just have my idea. And that was really bad, because it is mine, I've bought it and I am very jealous about my things. I am not willing to give for free what I paid for.
And after thinking too much about it, I realized that it was not really mine, because some other person had thought it and I just had bought it. Is it right for me to keep this as if it is mine? What merit do I have, since I've only bought it? And does it make me feel really better for having it? Not quite.
Lot of questions have appeared and in this storm of thoughts I've noticed my insatisfaction. Not the insatisfaction caused by the thoughts and worries brought by the idea, but the one that made me buy the idea in first place. And so, there was in some hidden place inside myself a tiny spot of unreasonable life insatisfaction.
This was when I heard something coming from inside. I could not tell that it was right or wrong. It was quite simple although not genial, but it was mine. Not in the sense of possession, but in the sense of identity. Do not take me wrong, cause I won't tell you my ideia. But believe me, even if you could've buy it, it would only make things worse for you.