We are the centre. In each our minds. Some my call it arrogance or selfishness. We are the center and all the world moves around us, and for us, and because of us. this is the paradox of community. The one and whole, the desires of the one often in conflict with the needs of the whole.

Who among us has not wondered if all the world is no more than a personal dream? I do not believe that such thoughts are arrogant, are selfish. It is simply a matter of perception. We can empathize with someone else, but we cannot truly see the world as another person sees it or judge events as they affect the mind and the heart of another, even a friend. But we must try. For the sake of all the world , we must try.

This is test of altruism, the most basic and undeniable ingredient for society. Therein lies the paradox, for ultimately, logically, we each must case more about ourselves than about others, and yet if as rational beings we follow that logical course, we place our needs and desires above the needs of our society, then there is no community.

Cheers

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1. naz says:

   January 16, 2006 at 11:55 am

   Yuppy, i agree on the part about our inability to put ourselves in another person’s shoes.

   I guess that’s why each of us are us alone. The only thing we can do is view others as if they were fishes in an aquarium. If you try to get into the aquarium as well, you change it by the very act of intrusion…

   hmmph..

2. Archtomato says:

   January 16, 2006 at 12:18 pm

   I probably will just pour filth in the fish tanks and call all the fishes …

3. Zico says:

   January 22, 2006 at 9:17 am

   deeeeep

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