Sunday, November 2, 2008

While my guitar gently weeps...

First off, i changed the strings on Veronica for the first time in the 2 years i've had her (it was necessary, really, her G string was completed rusted and the others were following suit). and my god, how much better she sound, instead of the dry warbly crackle i used to get, its now a cool, crisp, metallic twang, as it should be. just had to say.

second, and back by popular demand (a whopping 5 comments (not including my own)). The seven deadly sins. now, i don't have the patience for the listing thing right now, but i do wish to propose something. As an ethical atheist (found the term on the interblag, and decided to keep it) I propose the removal of some and the addition of others.

To be Removed:

Pride: To put ones-self before the masses allows you to become an individual and makes you strong and allows you to find hapiness.

Greed: (My definition) A person with wants (that are healthy) should pursue them with their whole heart and mind

To be added:

Apathy: Not questioning the reason for everything, and not acting accordingly.

Vanity: the dark side of pride, thinking not of yourself as an individual but as thinking of yourself as something far better than those around you. these people often become so diluted in vanity that they often lose what they originally intended to gain.

Thrist for power: those who strive for power, don't get power. but instead they sacrifice themselves up so that people around them give them some of their power. people who attempt to gain power, end up losing their power as individuals and become the abritrary will of the masses. this is the flip side of greed.

Selflessness: those who offer themselves up to those around them lose their individualness and become whatever the masses need. this is the flip side of lust.

Addendum for November 3rd. I'm currently stranded at home with no way to get to school. everybody left, forgetting about me. sometimes being invisible can suck.

2 comments:

Alexandra Fritz Projects said...

I don't think you're invisible, James. You're too tall too be invisible =P

Haha I'm just messing with you, hoping to cheer you up at least a little bit.

If it makes you feel better, I'm still really enjoying your deadly sins blogs :)

Anonymous said...

me too! only i don't think selflessness should be there. i think maybe extreme selflessness could be, but helping fellow man is good in moderation (just like everything else)

the others are good though