Mark DUEX

Here we go again. Writer’s block hitting me at this premature stage seems ridiculous and would suggest I am underprepared. I can’t say either of these points are untrue.

The main thing that has boggled my mind today is the fact that a large amount of people (myself included) only seem to want what is unnattainable to them. The easier it is to get something, the less satisfying it is, whereas on the flipside a goal harder to achieve is often overhyped and is not what you expect. I think there must be a middle point here somewhere, but I am struggling to find it.

What I reckon is that the whole need to attain things that we do not have goes back to a very very primative mental instinct of survival. If food was easy to obtain, then the brain subconciously realised this and made it less desirable to the plucky cave man of the past which stopped him spending all of his effort on doing so, and instead concentrating it on more difficult goals.

My problem is I always want something so much that I spend all my energy on trying to get it and either don’t, or get it and feel completely let down. We’re such an illogical race. I love it. How else would I have anything to type about?

In other news, I feel that I am mastering playing the kazoo. There is a fine art to it and it is easy to tell an experienced player from a novice. I plan on releasing an album soon.

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I like to ramble

Do you ever think of strange theories that you become slightly obsessed with for a short period of time and then forget about them?  Well, I do.  At least two per day.  The way I see it, if I write down some of these thoughts, some day in the future people may discover something incredible from them.  Maybe not, but I like to think so.

One of the things I’ve been thinking about especially today is altruism (committing selfless acts).  To me, it at first seemed to be a stupid notion because for every single “selfless act” there’s a personal gain.  I struggle to think of anything a human being can do for another that doesn’t in some way reward them, whether the rewards are material or mental.  If you help an old lady across the road, you feel like a nice guy who cares for people.  This in itself is a reward, as it tends to make you feel very positive and give you some added self esteem.

After a fair bit of thinking, the closest thing to altruism that I managed to think of is giving away one’s own life for another human being.  Even this, however, is flawed as this may either be a sign of religious belief or simply the thought that they will be remembered fondly.  It seems nearly impossible to think of a true example of altruism, which is slightly depressing I must say.

As a side note, please keep in mind that while I look into these strange thoughts of mine, it doesn’t tend to go a great deal further than wikipedia and sometimes related articles on there, so it will be rare that my theories are actually backed up with conclusive evidence.

Anyway, this was nice, wasn’t it?