Sunday, December 26

Old stuff

The day after Christmas seems to be a drag. There's nothing to do and even worse, nothing to eat! So here I am again, facing the computer, waiting for time to pass by. Out of curiosity, I searched my name on Google. Of the results, I saw my old site at tripod. Surprisingly it was still up. Then I remembered that I wrote something then for my FrontPage. Here it is...

"Man is contradiction of a species. He seeks a future of bliss but hesitates to justify the damage along the way. Unable to justify the means for its glorious end results in man’s constant failure to seek his goal. Man dreams day and night to put right his destiny but he himself shatters them before it is cast. He is unwilling to sacrifice, for instant gratification is always ideal. Man is a team player but he always strives to be the boss. He likes to works with his comrades but secretly covets to have them work for him instead. All men want happiness and peace for everyone. He wants to live a life free from the fear of terror. However, ambition and greed take over man’s good will. This leads to man’s destruction. Man falls to his own want for excess. Man can easily form a united bloc but instead chooses to be fractious. He seeks more than his neighbor for he wants it all.

Nature has molded man to be good but selfish. He builds wonders but annihilates everything. He cares for everyone but first and foremost for himself. He lived in a treacherous world full of danger where instincts matter most. Now, as civilization has matured and grown, man has stayed the same. He continues to be sly and deceptive. He continues to dream but he also continues to act on his instincts. He trusts no one but himself."

By the way, I think the minimalist black, grey and white layout was pretty nice. Maybe I'll use it in my next endeavor. Here's a link for the curious.

1 comment:

john_m_burt said...

Actually, my impression is that humans are all too quick to rationalize the damage they do in pursuit of their goals. Isn't that the object lesson taught by that greatest of all failed projects, the Soviet Union?

George W. Bush's current little project also reflects many of the unlearned lessons of the 20th Century. We will be a long time undoing this folly compounded by willful blindness to previous folly, won't we?