They all are so much... I guess the word is worldly than I. But then again, some of the things that they've found in this world, I don't neccesarily want or have.
That's not so odd, Peter. Worldly people are fixated on something that they can never hold on to, and has no worth - namely, the world. As Bjork and Thom Yorke say:
Bjork: You haven't seen Elephants, Kings, or Peru... Thom: To be honest, I've had better to do. Bjork: And what about China, have you seen the Great Wall? Thom: All walls are great if the roof doesn't fall.
The hard part is deciding what *does* matter, once you come to the conclusion that most of the world isn't for you. Without a reason to get up - especially a private, personal one - life is shallow. I think that's the hard part of our lives, maybe everyone's life. But finding something you *honestly* care about, and not because someone else says you should, is hard. Most of the saddest people I see are people who've given up on that search, and settled for something easy, or simple, or Shiny.
It sounds like you know that, and you're not into it. Good luck with your search - it's all anyone can give.
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Date: 2002-08-16 08:34 am (UTC)That's not so odd, Peter. Worldly people are fixated on something that they can never hold on to, and has no worth - namely, the world. As Bjork and Thom Yorke say:
Bjork: You haven't seen Elephants, Kings, or Peru...
Thom: To be honest, I've had better to do.
Bjork: And what about China, have you seen the Great Wall?
Thom: All walls are great if the roof doesn't fall.
The hard part is deciding what *does* matter, once you come to the conclusion that most of the world isn't for you. Without a reason to get up - especially a private, personal one - life is shallow. I think that's the hard part of our lives, maybe everyone's life. But finding something you *honestly* care about, and not because someone else says you should, is hard. Most of the saddest people I see are people who've given up on that search, and settled for something easy, or simple, or Shiny.
It sounds like you know that, and you're not into it. Good luck with your search - it's all anyone can give.