Learning to Persevere
A while ago I wrote about how perserverance and motivation are interdependent. To depend on one without the other will be ineffective to success. Now, I have a confession. I’m the kind of person who solely relies on motivation. Motivation, meaning being mindful of the task’s purpose. Once I lose focus on that purpose, I tend to give up. It is only when I lack the option to give up, that I endure and persist on. Therefore, knowing the only way I’d persevere is to remove the option of giving up, I made it a point to announce my goals for the holidays. I had hoped by putting my reputation on the line (reputation of being true to my word), I’d finally take action. However, I’ve hit a snag. I still lazed off and lost...
Racist Propaganda
If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed. -Adolf Hitler Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it. -Adolf Hitler Hitler may be a bastard but having read many of his quotes, they make sense. This entry is one that touches on a brief aspect of racist propaganda. It is racist to act on a predisposition about a person based on his/her race. But! isn’t it worse when you spread the stereotype around. This isn’t just innocent gossip. It is propaganda! The truth is merely a person’s perception of reality. Therein lies the power of propaganda because propaganda seeks to exploit this, a person’s view of reality. Remember the last time when a baseless rumour was...
Hell’s Museum of Infatuation
I am a robber. There is an artifact I want from the museum. But the value of things on display are supposedly priceless. Knowing I can only see that beautiful piece and not touch it makes me resentful. The piece has hypnotised my senses. Robbing the museum will not make me the true possessor of it. After all, while I may be able to retrieve it, its soul will vanish. An empty shell, though beautiful, is meaningless… If you do not already understand, read on. The artifact is a person, the museum represents the many obstacles. The talk of ‘robbery’ implies coercion to love. Even if I force you to love me, what would I have gained? A person without a soul… Logen
Pain and Comfort
I was chatting with a friend earlier and we came upon certain things. These things reminded me of the past and helped form valuable insights. In talking about choices that affect the future, this friend had indicated he was afraid of history repeating. I remembered my own fear of my past and the fear of another friend. It was then I realised everyone has this universal fear of their past hurts and desire to escape it. This hurt is very much like a burn caused by fire, resulting in the victims avoidance of fire. However it is much deeper and potent at consuming the mind. Deeper, because it is the cruel kind of pain entwined with the victim’s helplessness, which leads him to believe himself to be inferior. It is the kind of pain that robs a person of his hope,...
Is Motivation or Perseverance More Important
I’ve taken a 7-day stint on my goals. It’s this procrastination syndrome I suffer from. Nonetheless, I shall take this failure as a break and reflect. At the very least, this serves as a reminder for the following. Motivation for change is a powerful driving force. However, it is temporary. Once the mind is disillusioned by time and obstacles, motivation ceases. Therefore, the only other driving factor to keep one’s momentum is perseverance. The more I think about it, it seems perseverance, as a force, is equal to motivation. They complement each other. Motivation is the reason behind one’s goal. Perseverance is the mysterious force, which drives one, even when there is no indication of success. Of motivation and perseverance, one without...
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