Sunday, February 04, 2007

Why are you trying to fight Momentum??

"Why are you trying to fight momentum? "


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Going against the grain; sometimes we see things in life that can just baffle us - as we see people in situations that just seem like they are fighting a force that will inevitably defeat them. I guess I’m trying to get at the fact that some will 'fight prevailing' winds of logic when they believe in something - and its not that the logic is wack or faulty or dumb (very subjective); its just that the probability for success is very minimal.
Probability is not based off logic (evaluating it), but is based on heart, passion. Which I can't fault one ... too much, for doing so.


However, I guess our heart/soul drives us to pursue something - even when all the warning signs warn us of trouble or failure. Which would explain why certain people pursue music careers (i.e. American Idol), but they have no talent whatsoever, or why one would stick w/ their significant other; even though all symbols point to failure (family, social, racial, etc). But the power of 'belief' is very strong, its probably what most of us uses to get thru our mundane days (school, work). Having that desire to overcome probability is probably why we fight momentum.


I know that I fight momentum everyday; waking out of bed to go to work, facing people that wish for your demise, a society that stereotypes you and places limits on your potential, and a system that restricts innovation and confines you to systematic thinking. But I know that I fight momentum because I believe in my strength and ability to do so much more in life than just the routine, mundane, systematic way that is prescribed to us. In my case, I think the 'momentum' is myself; I know I can do more, but I truly think that work and my schooling are restricting my potential (even though they provide benefits, money & knowledge, respectively). So my own momentum is myself, and how strong my will/drive is to be efficient … which I really got to work on, we all probably have to work on that.


Now, it may sound like I’m some sort of idealist ( I hope I’m not), I like to think that I’m a Realist; I guess ultimately, one must decide whether to continue to reject momentum and continue to strive to achieve their goals, OR some people may need to realise and come to that ill-fated assertion that whatever it is they are doing or trying to pursue can not work; accept the momentum that your bound for failure.


Think about it.

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