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RE: How to make silence the most awesome music? Ask Mr. Cage!
I used to use the I Ching a lot. One of my favorite bits about it is that, in the absence of meaning, which is what chance really is, the only influence is the divine. I haven't pulled out my I Ching in ages, but I still flip quarters to make major life decisions. It's really cool to think about integrating that with music.
The simple fact you need to make a decision is proof that all the solutions are good enough to consider... So chance just really strikes one to keep away from us the fear of failing :)
That's an interesting perspective. I'm not sure the fear of failing ever goes away for me. I like to see failure as a gift, but I can't always get there.
It never goes away for me neither... I guess it's also the pressure of society to want you "successful" and not "wiser". Society still measures success instead of effort and resilience.
We can see that on mainstream social networks, where everybody seems to have better lives than ours. That messes up our motivation towards our life and our failures (it's also very harmful to adolescents and kids in general!).
There's a lot to be said about this... I need to think more and maybe write a post about it! Thank you for making me think! :)
It reminds me of this video:
Without a doubt the current cultural ideas of success are incredibly skewed. That video was incredibly depressing. I'm certain my honesty has gotten me blocked from a number of pages, even though everyone is lying all the time. It's such a big part of why I love Steemit so much. I am normally very honest on here. Funny thing about kids and social media is that, far as I can tell, they're not near as bad as most adults. My 19 and 16 yo's are almost never on fb. They do Instagram and Pinterest, but there's not near the toxicity on those that exists on Facebook. They have both told me they can't stand Facebook. The oldest one is on there some to spread anarchist ideas, but that's pretty much it. My daughter doesn't go on at all. Anyway, my generation is absolutely addicted, and I'm so glad to be mostly away from it.
I agree with you in part... Your kids have a nice education and they don't need social networks although they use them. But some kid's education is really shaped (and based on) by the use of those networks, where everyone seems to be mentally healthy all the time and nobody feels sad or demotivated... This happens when their parents have also some stuff to solve themselves and don't even care about their kids... It's so sad :(
Absolutely agreed. It's another symptom of a very toxic and sick culture.