Monday, May 14, 2001
alright, pimpin. Back from work :) woot woot.
So yeah, in light of me admitting dark secrets about work, another thing happened today, lol. I show up at the park I am supposed to work at, and there is a fire truck and a buttload of police cars, and a news van. Luckily one of the dudes I work with had stopped by to tell me that everyone else is going to be late. I was right on time, I am usually a little early so I don't misjudge traffic. So, he gets there a little after when I usually get there, and there is a fire truck in the parking lot. He wanders around a bit to check something out. He gets back to the parking lot, and there are police there, who tell him a young man was shot and murdered earlier that morning. of course, his first reaction is "BEEEEENNNNN!!!!!!" I show up a little later, much to his relief. So yeah, if I had showed up early, I might have been shot today, woo hoo. what is it with my work and guns. crazyness. We got kicked out of the park, so I didn't have to weed in the rain. that was a plus.
So yeah, I had a lot of time to think today, as I didn't have much to do in the office. I was thinking about fate. I had been reconsidering my opinions on fate the last few weeks. I reconsidered them again the past few days. I realized something. There are little coincidences in every aspect of life. It is human nature to try and find patterns in things. Hence, people believing in fate, and that these coincidences happen for a reason. When something happens, people want it to be for a reason, so they just start noticing all the little coincidences. Of course, they were always there, they just didn't notice them before. It is kind of like when you get a new car. The next few days after, like every third car you see is EXACTLY like your new car. Obviously I am exaggerating a bit, but you all know what I am talking about. All those cars were there before, but you just had no reason to recognize them. Now that you own a car like them, you start seeing them more.
The human mind tends to try and find meaning in everything. The thought that life is out of our control is scary. Thus, we go out of our way to distract ourselves, and convince ourselves that certain things are true. They usually are not, but we take comfort in the thought that they may be true. So yeah, fate is just a mind set. It is just our minds trying to find patterns in everyday life, nothing more. There is no cosmic aura that controls everything. Booyah.
So yeah, in light of me admitting dark secrets about work, another thing happened today, lol. I show up at the park I am supposed to work at, and there is a fire truck and a buttload of police cars, and a news van. Luckily one of the dudes I work with had stopped by to tell me that everyone else is going to be late. I was right on time, I am usually a little early so I don't misjudge traffic. So, he gets there a little after when I usually get there, and there is a fire truck in the parking lot. He wanders around a bit to check something out. He gets back to the parking lot, and there are police there, who tell him a young man was shot and murdered earlier that morning. of course, his first reaction is "BEEEEENNNNN!!!!!!" I show up a little later, much to his relief. So yeah, if I had showed up early, I might have been shot today, woo hoo. what is it with my work and guns. crazyness. We got kicked out of the park, so I didn't have to weed in the rain. that was a plus.
So yeah, I had a lot of time to think today, as I didn't have much to do in the office. I was thinking about fate. I had been reconsidering my opinions on fate the last few weeks. I reconsidered them again the past few days. I realized something. There are little coincidences in every aspect of life. It is human nature to try and find patterns in things. Hence, people believing in fate, and that these coincidences happen for a reason. When something happens, people want it to be for a reason, so they just start noticing all the little coincidences. Of course, they were always there, they just didn't notice them before. It is kind of like when you get a new car. The next few days after, like every third car you see is EXACTLY like your new car. Obviously I am exaggerating a bit, but you all know what I am talking about. All those cars were there before, but you just had no reason to recognize them. Now that you own a car like them, you start seeing them more.
The human mind tends to try and find meaning in everything. The thought that life is out of our control is scary. Thus, we go out of our way to distract ourselves, and convince ourselves that certain things are true. They usually are not, but we take comfort in the thought that they may be true. So yeah, fate is just a mind set. It is just our minds trying to find patterns in everyday life, nothing more. There is no cosmic aura that controls everything. Booyah.
