This is quoted from STR8UP from another post.
"Too many people get caught up in how unfair the world is. The intricacies of human interaction have been shaped by thousands of years of evolution and they aren't going to change anytime soon at the whim of one person who wishes to not have to follow the rules of engagement."
I think this fits Titus exactly. But there is much more to it than that...
Titus:
Soon, trees, flowers, streams and running around is not enough to satisfy us anymore. It is replaced with wanting to know, learn, have and to no end. We want only more and more, and never to stop.
Okay, this is called ambition, and there's nothing wrong with that. I have to say, SPEAK FOR YOURSELF. Not being happy with what we already have, and always wanting more - this is linked to self-esteem!
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See it as a spectrum. On one end there is too much ambition, "wanting more and more and never to stop", instead of appreciating what we already have. Then, on the other end, there is none or not enough ambition, having no goals, not striving for anything. Both are bad, and both have to do with an individual's self-esteem. You want to be in the middle. Here's some great advice: "Everything in moderation, even moderation itself."
"And this is where our true "us" is covered with allkinds of crap, like "i'm a communist, i'm a christian, i'm a hippy, i'm a DJ, i'm an AFC..." and this is where masks, being afraid of our true self and compressing of our emotions steps in.
So you are saying our true self (like when we were a child) is starting be masked by a facade. Again, SPEAK FOR YOURSELF. This all has to do with an individual's self-esteem.
Doing things for a purpose, to reach a goal, is wrong. It is again, a thing that we are tought. Strive! Climb! Fight! The light at the end of the tunnel is near! Just a little more! But it's not... we always expect an end of the road somewhere, but i have already said where it ends.
So what is there to do? Nothing else but to do what a child does. Do things without a purpose. If you have a hobby, something you like doing without thinking of what it will bring you or when it ends, then you have found gold. That is when our kid in us steps out and we are truly happy. Without a realy reson.
You bring up an interesting point. You say fighting for something, reaching for goals is wrong. Well, you are only seeing half the picture here.
You say it's wrong because there is no end, because it's pointless. Why strive for goals if it's all pointless right? BUT then you say, just do things WITHOUT a purpose. So you are telling us to not strive for goals because they are pointless, but INSTEAD to be like a kid, to do pointless things that make us FEEL good.
But you must realize, there is much difference between HAPPINESS and PLEASURE. Will this really make you happy? Maybe. But is this even achievable in reality? How can you do this without making a living?
Sounds to me like you are just some punk kid with no sense of reality. I say this because in reality, you actually have to do things to survive. Well, in your reality you probably already have survival covered, most likely from your parents. So you are able to survive. But are you really LIVING, or are you just staying alive? Are you actually HAPPY?
Read the very first quote again. The world, is unfair, sure. Society is corrupt/full of sh1t and blah blah blah. Big deal, get over it. You can choose one option or the other. Adaption is one option. The other is death. But since you already are able to survive, you won't die if you choose to not "get with the program". You just won't really be "LIVING".
I pretty much just went off on a huge tangent though to show that this "philosophy" is full of sh1t, although you guys probably figured that out by yourselves. Some aspects that he mentions are good, but on the whole it's flawed, which almost any extremist view will be. And as for Titus, his problem lies in self-esteem. I know I didn't explain much, but the book "Six Pillars of Self-Esteem" (EVERYONE MUST READ THIS!) by Nathaniel Branden goes a lot more in depth into this, and I wouldn't be able to explain it as good, so buy the book or check it out from a library. It's definately worth the read.
