Posted by used2b on April 8, 2005, at 10:15:11
In reply to Re: Can't afford the maintenance » used2b, posted by Spoc on April 8, 2005, at 9:37:50
Ultimately, everything we know about the universe is mere belief, but practically, my cultural estrangement is not rooted in the beliefs I hold, but more likely in what I don't believe. It only takes a failure to smile at the right moment, or even failure for the eyes to track and dialate in response to the right stimulus, to betray a lack of faith in cultural constructs.
Positions are not always available for the "taking." People often would rather associate with a person who peers beneath their garments than one who can see into their souls. The tendency to see through temporal beliefs that comprise human culture seems to put people off. There are likely more meanial jobs than those that would use my best perceptual skills, but for one thing, why bother ... if I'm not welcome in this world why fabricate a lesser more acceptable false self? For another thihng, even if I act mute, insight can be more of a burden than an asset if a person's insight doesn't support people's prevailing world view.
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