How the fuck are you going to do that?
It's not even possible, is it?





These are the questions no one asked when I first thought about writing a never-ending post. Someone probably should have asked these questions though. Because now we are here sharing these words together, and coming to the mutual realisation that I have no idea what to write about. That's probably not the best way to start off a never-ending series- but my experience tells me that's not necessarily a bad thing.

A good start is - by definition - a good thing. But is it better than the alternative - a bad start?

My experience would lead me to believe otherwise. What lessons are to be learned when the conditions are perfect? None. It is only in the presence of what is wrong that we can discover the measuring tools necessary to establish what is right, and consequently what is best.

I am too good at talking shit. A good start is always great. I was just filling the screen with words. Though amidst my fingers' spewing of bullshit, I did actually learn something. I've thought for a long time that suffering was necessary to enjoy its counterpart; pleasure. I have also recognized the inevitability of suffering as a consequence of free will. However, I hadn't ever thought to consider the evil bastards of this world as the true scribes of God- until now.

If it is only through doing wrong, experiencing wrong, or observing and empathizing with the wrong, that we are able to ascertain how we ought to treat one another; then that ought to be an empowering thought. It is easy to feel a victim in a world such as this, but embracing such an attitude will not provide you with any growth.

But if we consider the fact that the seemingly amoral cartels that run this world are painting a very clear picture of what is wrong; then we might also consider that their actions - though negative - are most certainly of a divine nature. For it is through - the observation of and the being on the receiving end of - their misdeeds that we are liberated from the necessity to commit misdeeds ourselves.

Within the analysis of their actions, we have all the information we need in order to discern how a human being should treat another human being. They may not be worthy of our respect, and certainly should not be, but perhaps we do owe them some level of gratitude. A large one in fact. For they have gotten their hands dirty so that we needn't have to.

I'd convinced myself that the moral code could only be established through the human experience and self-reflection. Hurt others. Be hurt other by others. Learn how to stop hurting others, whilst overcoming the vulnerability for others to hurt you. This to me, for at least a few years now, has been my personal interpretation of growth.

But I realise now I was not fully comprehending my own philosophy. Yes, it is within the human experience that one can learn how best to treat others, but that experience needn't be one's own. One would need only two things to start constructing a solid moral framework to live by. A strong ability to empathize- and the observation of wrong-doing.

From this perspective we can see that we are saved from the need to do wrong to one another by their actions. Yet we continue to anyway. Perhaps it is because too many choose the life of a victim. Life hasn't been fair so why should they be? Perhaps it's as simple as everyone is too busy with business to recognize the wrong-doing in their lives anymore.

Either way, I would be interested in meeting a people who have transcended their victim mentality, their fear of oppression, and have instead recognized the inequities perpetrated against them as the greatest gift one could receive. That sounds like a population that lives on their feet, instead of their knees. It sounds like one that might be brave enough to give a shit about one another, no matter the consequences. Who knows, perhaps I shall meet that community at some point throughout this post. As it's never going to end.

I didn't know what to expect from this, but for me, it turned out to be rather profound after all. If it wasn't for you, don't worry;

We have plenty time.

Part Two coming whenever part two come's.