Addiction.

Hello reader!

I wanted to write, today, about something that has been dancing in my mind for quite some time now and that I think I have a rather controversial opinion upon. Addiction.
"Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism." - C.G.Jung
When you hear the word addiction, automatically you think drugs, alcohol, perhaps sex, all negative ideas, a shunned thing by modern society no doubt. But are addictions really that bad? You can be addicted to anything, shopping, exercise, even things like ice chewing or pulling your own hair! Not necessarily life threatening or even harmful, though they can consume a person's whole life.
But lets all be honest for a second, can anyone say they don't have any addictions, no matter how small? Personally I'm addicted to the internet, chocolate and some have said I'm addicted to alcohol, but I'm still a functioning human being, my 'addictions' don't interrupt my life, not much at least.
What would your life be without those things you yearn for? Flavourless. It would be dry, and boring, and the same as everyone else's, it would suck! Which leads to the thought that perhaps an addiction or two is necessary for a human's mind, if not their physical form. Perhaps.
'Self destruction is such a pretty little thing" - Asking Alexandria: To The Stage
I like the idea of addictions personally, even if they are bad, so what! There's something wonderfully thrilling about the whole idea, a rush, a surge of energy that being realistic or sensible or safe just doesn't come with, and never will.

Just something to think about.

What If This Storm Ends?

     "What if this storm ends and I don't see you, as you are now, ever again?"
     You might recognise the above as a lyric from Snow Patrol's 'The Lightening Strike', I was listening to the song and it struck me (like lightening), how much this meant with intention or simply through interpretation.
     "What if this storm ends, and leaves us nothing, just a memory, a distant echo?"
     This to me, is; what happens when this is all over, this...event, which we might dread, or otherwise actively fear, but I making something new happen or changing our perspective.
     "I don't wanna run, just overwhelm me..."
     I dunno, maybe I'm reading too far into it, perhaps not enough, but I think everyone can relate to it, when you're suddenly immersed in something so fantastically present, real yet totally unreal.
     But what happens when that temporary euphoria is gone, do we go back to who we are? What if we lose something only available at that second? What if nothing changes? What if we are forced to accept that we can't get whatever we had then, back? What if we simply forget?
     I imagine that this sounds both extremely contrived and cliché but it's true: you should absorb everything around you, you don't know what's happening next, but you can enjoy the now, before the rain stops, before the wind eases. Before this storm ends....

Festival Of Lights

Nomastay everybody!

Tonight I met two lovely Hindu women to learn all about Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which is to celebrate light overcoming darkness, good overcoming evil and all that jazz.
But it got me thinking, about some very spiritual things, why do we not celebrate things like this in British culture, happiness, peacefulness, being tolerant and respectful, decorative and hospitable, it's wonderful to be around.
I love to see the candles, and the incense, and the saris, and the powdered paint decorations, and the bindis, the food, it makes life so exciting, so wondrous having something that draws on all your senses in an exciting and pleasant way.
Also we learnt a little about Hinduism, about how it is so flexible and accepting of everything unlike most other religions such as Catholicism, Islam and Judaism, and it got me thinking that if everyone followed some basic ideas like being tolerant, and calm and accepting of all those around you, then the world would be happier, and light would truly triumph over darkness.
Have a happy and peaceful Diwali everyone!

Truth

The truth.

   What is the truth? How can we define it, well according to the Cambridge online dictionary truth is "the real facts about a situation, event or person" , but how can we know what is real and not simply a convincing illusion?

    Given this, why do we seek the ultimate truth in God or science or whatever path we choose to believe in, clearly we think this will bring us something, but what?

    For example why do people so desire to chase whether or not Shakespeare was who he said he was or whether an anonymous source was the true voice behind his writing, does this change the works? Alternatively seeking out whether or not the government had something to do with Marilyn Monroe's death, would it change anything if we knew?

    Personally I don't think it's bad to seek the truth, there's something marvellously unsettling about the idea of living in a great illusion.

   But what if we found out what was behind everything, and it was evil or consisted of nothingness and random ideas? It would blow apart our whole lives.

    What we have to ask ourselves is, whether ignorance is truly bliss and would truth bring pain or enlightenment. Will we ever know?

Hey Big Spender!

     Alright guys and gals?
     So yesterday, I went, on a good ol' fashioned shopping spree!
     Two jumpers, some leggings, a dress, a belt, some ankle boots, some earrings  and a necklace, not a bad old haul really!
     What is it about frivolity and spending money that we find so exciting, exhilarating? Because it's crazy really, the idea of 'retail therapy', perhaps something about asserting power or gaining a social pleasing image maybe?
     Pretty tragic really that we view those things as important if only subconsciously, but oh well, it doesn't bother me, I spent £90 today AND I DON'T CARE!
     Maybe it's true that diamonds are a girls' best friend...

What lies ahead?

The future.
   A daunting prospect by some people's judgement, exciting by others and I am someone who doesn't yearn for tomorrow. This isn't because I'm so happy with the present, in fact it's quite the opposite, I'm extremely unhappy with the present, so why is the future so terrifying to me, and I'm sure, many others?
   It's the uncertainty, I think. Not everyone has their future planned out and not a single person can be certain in any plans they might have. It's the fear that what we're expecting won't match the reality, that we could fall so hard down into the bleak pit of the unknown and get stuck there. 
   We might not like the now, but at least we know it, understand it, it's simple to us.
   So is the future truly bleak because of this uncertainty or does it instead become hopeful and promising? I think it's either, if you want to only see the negative side, go for it, but if you want to take the chance to explore every possibility, GO FOR IT!
   How cliché...the future is what you make it, is it? No, it's not, but we can go in with whatever state of mind we want and I rest semi-peacefully in my almost fatalist view that whatever will happen will happen and that I should just let it come and tackle every obstacle I have to, grabbing every chance I get.
   It's a ride, you can't get off, so don't let it scare you, don't close your eyes, embrace it.