Depravity, Determination, Desire, Etc.
Sep. 10th, 2009 10:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wolven7The Little Willies - [It's Not You It's Me]--- If, tomorrow, Hassan ibn Sabbah were proved right and nothing was true, and everything was permitted (and everyone you knew believed this), what would be the first thing you'd do?
Tom Waits - [Oily Night]--- And the converse? If everything were true, and nothing were permitted, what would be the first thing you'd believe?
Are action and knowledge really at odds?
Does the fullness of perspective really make action impossible, or is that simply a line used by people who can't handle complexity?
IS it right to hide pieces of yourself, from those who would be closest to you? To only show sections and segments that you think they can "Handle" or that they've "earned?" (Sxip - [Train Heard From Porch]). Is that really your decision to make, unilaterally, and, if so, under what justification? If people are as open as they say to the things they claim, then why do we filter, why do we break down ourselves into these tiny bite-sizes?
On the one hand, it could be argued that, due to the complex nature of teh individual, certain friends are only going to be fully understanding of certain parts of each other, and we need different groups for different layers of ourselves. And that's cool, I guess. But, that's not the same thing as saying "I don't think this person can handle this information," or "they would freak out, and I'd get fired, so I'll hide it."
The Legendary Pink Dots - [Feathers at Dawn]--- Do you see my distinction, there? There are certain things you don't say in public, because you don't know people, that well. There are things you don't say to your boss, because it will reflect poorly on your "professionalism." To your parents, associates, etc, because it's "Rude" to do so. But what is it about certain behvaiours, in those other, admittedly separate contexts, that should in anyway affect Your interaction, Unless they are overlaps of personal ethical boundaries (torture, rape, murder, etc)? And where do you draw the line?
Comments screened. Reply or question as honestly as you will.
My answers, later today, after this breaking of my nightly fast.
Tom Waits - [Oily Night]--- And the converse? If everything were true, and nothing were permitted, what would be the first thing you'd believe?
Are action and knowledge really at odds?
Does the fullness of perspective really make action impossible, or is that simply a line used by people who can't handle complexity?
IS it right to hide pieces of yourself, from those who would be closest to you? To only show sections and segments that you think they can "Handle" or that they've "earned?" (Sxip - [Train Heard From Porch]). Is that really your decision to make, unilaterally, and, if so, under what justification? If people are as open as they say to the things they claim, then why do we filter, why do we break down ourselves into these tiny bite-sizes?
On the one hand, it could be argued that, due to the complex nature of teh individual, certain friends are only going to be fully understanding of certain parts of each other, and we need different groups for different layers of ourselves. And that's cool, I guess. But, that's not the same thing as saying "I don't think this person can handle this information," or "they would freak out, and I'd get fired, so I'll hide it."
The Legendary Pink Dots - [Feathers at Dawn]--- Do you see my distinction, there? There are certain things you don't say in public, because you don't know people, that well. There are things you don't say to your boss, because it will reflect poorly on your "professionalism." To your parents, associates, etc, because it's "Rude" to do so. But what is it about certain behvaiours, in those other, admittedly separate contexts, that should in anyway affect Your interaction, Unless they are overlaps of personal ethical boundaries (torture, rape, murder, etc)? And where do you draw the line?
Comments screened. Reply or question as honestly as you will.
My answers, later today, after this breaking of my nightly fast.
