How can you like something unless you try it?
Thursday, December 01, 2005
that line is quoted from one of the rubino brothers, who have a syndicated programme over the Discovery Travel & Living programme.
with that sentence, it opens a flood of thoughts over in my head. ever since i’d first heard it, i had always wanted to elaborate on it, to share the quote. i’ve only quoted it once to a guy friend (about 2 ½ weeks back, who was undergoing an emotional ‘crisis’ then. amazing that this is the same guy that i had an emotional turmoil situation only 6 months back. haha. now that’s another story altogether. i’m over it tho…).
i digress.
now back to the sentence, it amazes me how people are so reluctant to change, but expect good things to come their way. how we are set in who we are. so maybe i’m a cynic. but aren’t the possibilities of trying something new (and liking it later) seems so much fun? that it’ll add wonders to our pot-hold of experience and ultimately, enriching our lives? regardless whether it’ll be for better or worse, at the most, it is experience gained, is it not?
that line is so open, is so applicable in our daily lives, and has so many contexts in it.
people admitting that they are ‘open’ sounds so cliché, eh?
1. open is, as open does.
2. one may be open in one ‘area’ in their lives, and be rigid in another.
3. one may be accepting in the thinking process, and rejects the application of the thought in life.
i’m currently reading tolstoy’s anna karenina.
so it’s a classic. so it’s a russian classic.
i find russian classic writers interesting.
they are able to portray their characters as people being so set in their ways, so rigid to change. and yet the turmoil that goes on in the mind of the characters is so prevalent.
the decisions that needs to be made. the actions taken.
so much imagery of the setting, of the mood.
so much angst, so much pain.
so much sorrow, and yet joy in manners surprisingly true…
so much of life is captured between the pages, and so much time needed to sift through the plots and sub-plots…
ah! the characters portrayed by a classic russian writer…
(but i’m open to suggestion of other good writers too. please do).
how we are set in who we are.
interestingly enough, i saw a documentary on the human baby (Discovery channel) a few months back. how it said that parenting skills is not set, and based on the character of the baby itself.
thus, parents will adapt the skills according to the baby’s character.
interesting.
how can you like something unless you try it?
so come on people, let’s give love a chance.
*****
creativity is free
can creativity be cultivated?
it can, to a certain extent.
but what does creativity need?
an open mind.
but what if you can’t (or won’t) broaden your mind, to see beyond the horizon?
then you’re stuck in your ways, and limited to the choices available.
but will you be happy without creativity in your life?
you can, but won’t you be bored?
but what will boredom affect?
your life. your sanity.
creativity is free
so come on people, let’s give openness a try.
*****
Labels: critical view
posted by dee3 @ 21:52,
3 Comments:
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At 1:27 pm,
Pinkiest Stiletto said...
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tried to read tolstoy's war and peace.got to page fifteen and decided couldnt take anymore.
good luck. -
At 5:34 pm,
dee3 said...
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haven't gotten to that book yet.
have to book tho.
next up after george orwell... as soon as i finish anna (dunno when yet tho)....
err... need all the luck, i guess.
hehe -
At 7:08 pm,
Kak Teh said...
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am here to thank you personally for taking the trouble to explain 'world' to me..yes, when i went back to malaysia, mawi was all over the place - selendang di pekan rabu, food, in newspapers - everywhere u look, there's mawi. before that i thought mawi is acronym for something.
anyway, re russian classics - i read First Love by Ivan Turgenev - is that considered a classic? My prof is a russian but he is an expert on Malay classics- there you go ! World!
