I believe the blogger's message is a something to think about. Although the person tries to make a point to viewers, he seems negative at certain points, and yet tries to be embracing. I believe in some aspects of his view towards life, but there are some outlooks I am uncertain of. The attitude in this blog seems somewhat irrational because for him to say Charlie Sheen lives a life others should follow seem out of proportion. Eventhough the blogger says he is not saying for people to use drugs and things, he does say to live life how you want to, and don't care about what happens. Well if people choose to follow Charlie, from the blogger's view point, it is okay to do illegal things. The message to do what you want and don't care about what happens or what others think about you is a good one, but it could be viewed in a bad way. The bad way meaning to go out and to bad things; this then seems irrational.
The blogger is very existential for he wants to see people to live life how they want without any boundaries. The feeling of nothing really matters so do want you want, captures the pillars of absurdity, individuality, and authenticity. He argues that people are living like robots, and to stop this boredom, people need to live life freely and in their own path, with whatever choices they make. In his view, people follow orders and rules that were created by others, because they don't know another way of living. For this, they have the responsibility to follow these set rules, and not question or go different. The blogger, on the other hand, is against this for he believes people should live how they want to live life, to make their own free choices, and fulfill their own responsibilities on their own.
In some ways, I do agree with the blogger, for I don't think others should tell/lead me to a life I don't have control of. I am more of an independent thinker, meaning I believe we were all here to live our own life on our own terms. We were meant to be different from each other, so why try to blend in when we were meant to stand out? Although, I do feel that there are some limits of how to live. We have set rules and social norms for a reason. We are obligated with them because there needs to be some type of order in our living system in order to live safely. If we did not have the social norm of how murdering others is wrong and unlawful, our society could decline for there would be more violence in our streets. Without these terms, our society would be chaotic and wrong. Therefore, we are obligated to follow rules and laws and such to prevent this. I am all for living life how you want to, but there are still limits of how to live it. Charlie Sheen shows how he doesn't care about what people think about his actions for he is living how he wants, but the fact that he has so many problems that led him to do unlawful things, shows how he broke the limit. Good for him to live his own life, but frowned upon of how he is doing it.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Post #4 and #5
Post #4:
Meursault's behavior is very dull. He does not care about anything in his life. In my opinion, he seems as if he is just telling his story more than experiencing the events in his life. The fact that he keeps saying how things don't mean anything upsets me. He shows no emotions, and does not care about anything. This upsets me because I believe life is meaningful. Every experience we have has a meaning behind it, for the good or for the bad. Emotions also play a key role in our lives. Meursault, on the other hand, does not agree/go by my thinking. When his mom died, he did not care about it nor showed any emotions for it. Also, when Marie opened up to him about her feelings for him, he did not seem thrilled to know she loves him. He didn't even respond with an emotion; he did not tell her how he feels about her but rather said he does not know what he thinks of her. His character is very dull because there are no excitements with him. He is dry of emotions and doesn't care about anything. This makes me mad in a way because I can't stand people not caring about anything. This makes me think why they even try living each day if nothing excites them or triggers them to do something worth wild. His character also bores me because he is not entertaining with this kind of behavior. I would like to know why he is like this, whether he has always had this attitude or if an experience in his life made him this way.
Post #5:
I think Meurault does not care about anything and thinks everything is meaningless because he is existentialistic. He has an existential personality because he shows absurdity and shows no emotions for love or death. One of the pillars of existentialism is death; although, death in this context does not mean the act of dying but more of an ending. His response to his mother's passing is very dull. He tells the readers, "maman died today. Or yesturday, maybe, I don't know. That doesn't mean anything. Maybe it was yesturday" (Camus, 3). The fact that death had no influence on him seems to be existentialistic because he could care less about her death. It means nothing to him as it is just the end of his mother's life, not his. His attitude is that death is a part of life and nothing to dwell upon. Existentialists have similar beliefs to Meursault's attitude about death.
Another pillar he shows is absurdity. Absurdity's philosophy contains existance in a meaningless world with no order. Things are illogical and sometimes untrue. Meursault shows this for he does not care about anything for everything means nothing to him. He explains, "when I was a student, I had lots ambitions....But when I had to give up studies I learned very quickly that none of it really mattered" (41). At a moment in his life, Meursault was living to pursue life, but after realization, he began to not care about anything. It is as if he began thinking how the world is meaningless and everything in it does not matter. He repeats himself many times how things don't mean anything. With his attitude, he is exitential.
Meursault's behavior is very dull. He does not care about anything in his life. In my opinion, he seems as if he is just telling his story more than experiencing the events in his life. The fact that he keeps saying how things don't mean anything upsets me. He shows no emotions, and does not care about anything. This upsets me because I believe life is meaningful. Every experience we have has a meaning behind it, for the good or for the bad. Emotions also play a key role in our lives. Meursault, on the other hand, does not agree/go by my thinking. When his mom died, he did not care about it nor showed any emotions for it. Also, when Marie opened up to him about her feelings for him, he did not seem thrilled to know she loves him. He didn't even respond with an emotion; he did not tell her how he feels about her but rather said he does not know what he thinks of her. His character is very dull because there are no excitements with him. He is dry of emotions and doesn't care about anything. This makes me mad in a way because I can't stand people not caring about anything. This makes me think why they even try living each day if nothing excites them or triggers them to do something worth wild. His character also bores me because he is not entertaining with this kind of behavior. I would like to know why he is like this, whether he has always had this attitude or if an experience in his life made him this way.
Post #5:
I think Meurault does not care about anything and thinks everything is meaningless because he is existentialistic. He has an existential personality because he shows absurdity and shows no emotions for love or death. One of the pillars of existentialism is death; although, death in this context does not mean the act of dying but more of an ending. His response to his mother's passing is very dull. He tells the readers, "maman died today. Or yesturday, maybe, I don't know. That doesn't mean anything. Maybe it was yesturday" (Camus, 3). The fact that death had no influence on him seems to be existentialistic because he could care less about her death. It means nothing to him as it is just the end of his mother's life, not his. His attitude is that death is a part of life and nothing to dwell upon. Existentialists have similar beliefs to Meursault's attitude about death.
Another pillar he shows is absurdity. Absurdity's philosophy contains existance in a meaningless world with no order. Things are illogical and sometimes untrue. Meursault shows this for he does not care about anything for everything means nothing to him. He explains, "when I was a student, I had lots ambitions....But when I had to give up studies I learned very quickly that none of it really mattered" (41). At a moment in his life, Meursault was living to pursue life, but after realization, he began to not care about anything. It is as if he began thinking how the world is meaningless and everything in it does not matter. He repeats himself many times how things don't mean anything. With his attitude, he is exitential.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Existential Animoto Blog #3
Eventhough there are some aspects that I do not agree with, existetialism has some pillars I base my life off of. I agree with the pillars of authenticity and individuality because those are the two major philosophies I like to live my life. These are very important to me because they are my motives for having a life I want.
Authenticity to me means live life how you want it. It is your desire, making your own choices, and doing the things you want to do on your own. This is to be independent of other's influence, like taking your own path for example. You would want to be close to the original person you tend to be.
Individuality is almost like authenticity. This is when you are your own person. Why try to blend in with others when you were meant to stand out? You are distinguished from others. Even when there are hardships in your life, you need to be ready to accept consequences from them, and to move on. People also need to live in the moment without question, and not let others interfere. One needs to live life as it it's an endless highway, with ups and downs in life. Every person is different; every person has their own life to live.
Existentialism gives people freedom to be their selves. I agree with this because one person can't live my life; only I can live it for ME.
Authenticity to me means live life how you want it. It is your desire, making your own choices, and doing the things you want to do on your own. This is to be independent of other's influence, like taking your own path for example. You would want to be close to the original person you tend to be.
Individuality is almost like authenticity. This is when you are your own person. Why try to blend in with others when you were meant to stand out? You are distinguished from others. Even when there are hardships in your life, you need to be ready to accept consequences from them, and to move on. People also need to live in the moment without question, and not let others interfere. One needs to live life as it it's an endless highway, with ups and downs in life. Every person is different; every person has their own life to live.
Existentialism gives people freedom to be their selves. I agree with this because one person can't live my life; only I can live it for ME.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Post #2: How I feel about Existentialism
I feel existentialism is a very complex idea. I understand that it is a philosophy of how people should live their life. The idea deals with a specific view of the world and people placed in it. It emphasizes what it means to exist. I understand that it is about the individual, and how everyone has freedom and choice. Also, I get that existentialism does not rely on rational (logic) thinking, and that some things are irrational and/or absurd without having an explanation for them. I do not understand, however, how science and religion play a role in this philosophy. I am unclear as to if this idea is refusing science because science shows logical explanations for subjects. I also question about the religion part. I think this philosophy is great for the individual, but it has flaws. For instance, this idea argues that human beings have a freewill. I disagree with this because I believe we were brought a life for a purpose. I also disagree with the idea that one should only live in the presence. People do not just live in the present, they live for their future. For example, high school students learn to be prepared for college for their future. They may also take events and/or mistakes from their past to learn from them to have a better future. It makes me upset when existentialism denies the past and future because I believe memories are important, and making mistakes from the past. One can learn from them to not make the same mistakes again in their present or future life. Existentialism is a good idea for individuality, but there are many uncertainties about it.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
"It is difficult to connect with anyone or anything"
I disagree with this comment because, yes, although there are some people who are very shy and maybe socially akward, they can at least have a connection with others in their lives. Those kinds of people have many chances to connect with other people or things, like animals and nature, throughout their lives. The connection does not have to be grand; it can be a relationship with close friends or even family. People who are not shy have it easier. If they are not timid around others, they can have connections with others, even relationships easier. These are the people who have high self esteem in themselves, and do not mind having different connections with different kinds of people. It may be easier for them to have connections with others than a shy person, but both are capable to have a connection with friends, family, and nature. Even nature with animals can connect with a person. A pet can be a huge deal in one's life, either that it makes a person happy or relaxes them by seeing them. To have a connection, it does not have to be difficult, just as long as the person is willing to accept the connection.
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