Monday, March 03, 2008

The Measure

How do we measure the extent of our success in life?  Is it happiness?  Is it money? Is it Stuff?  Is it relative to each individual, having significance only when we cross paths and compare our relative "success"?  Why do so many individuals hold themselves in such high regard and yet cannot see the contradictive fallacies?  Well, it's Psychology.  It's Sociology.  It's Faith. It's all of the above. It's a manic flight towards control and depth of reserve.  None of us really can answer the question for anyone, because it's a conundrum; constantly changing and morphing into something that defies description, if only for the fact that most people don't wish to be labeled and will run screaming over a cliff of denial and fealty to crash upon the soft rocks of mysticism and self-preservation.  
Do I blame?  Sure.  Why not?  We're all diseased, you know.  And why should you care what I think?  Because if you really read the above, you know it's not me saying this as an individual.  I'm channeling the real shit here, albeit condensed and condescended, and Armchair-Philosophized, by Fucking Christ!

I recently wrote a really long post about my attempt at and failure to achieve a position in the Customer Service dept. at the company I currently work for.  I don't feel I can post it because this blog is not that anonymous anymore at my workplace, and really, I'm kind of sick of fighting against fucking assholes who think "it's just business".  Fuck Them.  There is SUCH a fine line between success and failure, that I've realized in this case it's all about "playing that game".  It's sad to say, because I thought I was at a company that might be a little beyond that, but unfortunately the ego's and the FUCKING FUCKERS have taken over.
Eat Shit.  Have fun.  
Maybe I'll post that long tirade someday when I don't feel it'll have repercussions.
Until then,  I can't stand it.






 By the way,  that guy with the velvety shorts on, touching the wheel?  He's cool.  


Have A Fucking Great Fucking Day, Fuckers.
Oh, and by the way...pick up this album if you have the wherewithal:

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4 comments:

deannie said...

How are you defining success? Are you using the classic dictionary definition, "the attainment of wealth, favor or eminence"? It is ironic you mention Jesus since he had none of those things while he walked the face of the earth yet was truly a successful man.

And those shorts are, umm, velvety?!? I'm a girl and *I* don't have any velvety shorts. Great! Yet another fashion trend I missed...

Andy said...

I'm not defining success. I was asking how we measure success. It's a relative issue, even for Jesus whom, by the way may or may not have been successful depending on how one wishes to emulate his example.

Anonymous said...

http://robertpirsig.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_M._Pirsig

http://www.moq.org/

some light reading for you. enjoy!

saint caliper pants.

Andy said...

Thanks, I've read the book, and I've researched Mr. Pirsig. It's great he could take the time off to ride across the country on his motorcycle.