Monday, July 28, 2008

Questions in need of answers



The dance of life they have been dancing leaves Adam pretty confused sometimes. He has lived his life thinking all things can be viewed in different ways and that there is no one correct way of doing things. But Eve brings out the argument that “this is true for most people” or “you are very strange in thinking like this”. Adam knows he is not conventional. He feels “believing” in convention is like accepting a slow death. But he also knows there are no absolute right or wrong. Or does he?

He has all these questions he wants to ask the world and see how that famous “most people” think about them. He puts the responsibility of answering them on the shoulders of whoever is reading them now!


- Can getting violently angry or just angry be legitimized by saying that there is a reason to be angry?

- Can loosing control and clarity due to intense anger legitimize anything at all?

- Can temperamental weaknesses be remedied? Or do we have to accept them as fate?

- Is there a difference between Adam and Eve when it comes to using physical violence?

- Can there be reasons for accidents involving physical violence although, of course, they’d rather not have happened? Is it arrogant to state those reasons after apologizing for the accident?

- Could taste be explained scientifically? Can knowing the scientific facts alter our likes and dislikes? If so, can having unreasonable tastes be legitimized?

- How much lying is acceptable? Can silence or keeping the truth hidden be considered lying? Where is the edge between a white lie and a darker lie?

- Can exaggeration be lying? How much of it would be lying? Under what circumstances is exaggeration equal to being inaccurate?

- Is it just coincidence that “Adam” evolved into “adamant” while “Eve” evolved into “evil”?


These are just a few questions waiting for your comments.


2 comments:

Unknown said...

Dear Adam,
The dance of life between Adam and Eve is the endless path of Samsara, just to borrow a Buddhist way of describing reality that is based in craving and wanting and ultimately unsatisfactory. Almost all beings are seduced by this dance and to disentangle from it is a movement towards the highest level of freedom I think!
Who is there or who is the authority to legitimize our actions? our anger and what else!We are our own authority! The question for me is rather why would I choose to be "angered" consistently if it doesn't hold any "truth" for me?
What is my need for being in this space?
I love your blog, thanks so much for sharing!
much joy to you
anna

Unknown said...

One more line from me, that is.... as long as you have the patience, the desire and the creativity to 'dance'
enjoy and have great
F fulfillment
U understanding
N nothing
much qi to you