4.08.2005

if you've got an impulse let it out

I always get the feeling from time to time like I've found some wonderful truth, and in this moment a warmth fills my body and I'm at peace. This moment lasts for less than a second and I'm brought back to reality. It's like taking someone on the warm sand and dropping them in the middle of the arctic. The warmth only lasts for so long. I sometimes get this feeling when I'm watching a really thought provoking movie; my mind runs wildly across the screen, and when I leave the theatre I can only keep the comfort momentarily by talking about highlights in the movie. Reading will do it to me too. Basically any idea surrounding life, society, and religion intrigues me beyond belief, and whenever I'm done having a really amazing conversation about any of these topics I come to some revelation which brings about this warmth.

It's really not even these ideas which provoke my mind, but the fact that I am interacting with another, and together we can come to some astonishing truth. People are meant to interact and when we don't we forget how to act around one another. That's why we have mouths and hands and ears. Life is adventure of the mind, body, and spirit. We live it out every day, but usually not to our full potential. The majority of my week is spent thinking about doing something, rather than just doing it. I hold myself back for no reason at all. I've gotten better at doing things impulsively. I don't really believe that we should think about what we are doing before we do it. For me, the more I think about something the more my mind tricks me into not doing it. I would say that about 90% of the time, when I act impulsively it's for the better. I'm not saying that if you consider murdering someone you should go do it, but if some fear of failure and rejection holds your body from acting you should simply let go. It will set you free.

7 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

People are meant to interact and when we don't we forget how to act around one another

amen brother,

lauer

1:09 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

People are meant to interact and when we don't we forget how to act around one another

amen brother,

lauer

1:09 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

oops i accidentally did it twice

1:10 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

might as well make it an even 4

1:10 PM

 
Blogger ezekiel said...

haha, awesome

1:16 PM

 
Blogger ezekiel said...

i knew four comments was too good to be true...

1:24 PM

 
Blogger Lil McGill said...

living on impulse is sometimes the best way to do it, even if the step we take backfires we always have the power to step again and maybe redeem ourselves...and i think life is best lived if we are re-borne every once in a while

1:56 PM

 

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