Yes, there is idiocy everywhere. There is empty, hollow, meaningless life everywhere. Most people are little different from the squirrels, rabbits and deer you see everyday. They are surviving, living, procreating. They are not evil, or to be looked down upon. They are simply like all life that has been generated on this planet over billions of years.
Out of the millions of species that have evolved on Earth, only humans have differentiated from this mass of life that just lives and procreates. Only humans have genuine knowledge, creativity, abstract truth, pursuit of real meaning. I say only humans have this, but in reality only a small percentage of humans do. The rest are no different then the great biomass of genes that is just churning away, replicating, occasionally creating something better.
Only a small percentage of humans have pushed the species forward. Only a small percentage have invented, pursued truths, or created order out of chaos. If they were eliminated, the human species would be little different then other advanced mammals on the planet. Obviously E is a part of that small percentage. He would not have the rage at the masses if he were one of them.
And for those in this small percentage, it is necessary to make this distinction in your mind. Don’t look to the great human biomass out there to direct you, or respond to you or accept you. They can’t. Don’t expect them to think like you or act like you. They won’t. Ignore them. Study them. Avoid them. Lead them. But don’t react to them. Only your own nature should guide your thinking, not theirs.
Monday, November 15, 2010
While We Were Thinking...
Fun win for the Buckeyes hoops squad on Friday, 102-61 over NC A&T. The Freshman class reigned as Deshaun Thomas led all scorers with 24 points and added 8 boards. Blue-chip prospect Jared Sullinger contributed 19 and 14, while PG Aaron Craft scored 8 and dropped 9 dimes. A real test comes tomorrow at 6p when OSU travels to Florida to play the #9 Gators.
I feel like a broken record when discussing the BcS, but 2-loss Alabama has jumped Michigan State and 3-loss South Carolina has jumped to #17 on the strength of a win over now 4-loss Florida. Meanwhile, no one will suspend Cam Newton. The sheer volume of disgust that I have for the SEC rivals my animosity for the Yankees.
I was sitting in the north stands at the Shoe on Saturday and Sanzenbacher's circus catch was even less believable in real time.
Despite the fact that the loss does not inspire me to sing the Browns' praises full-post style, I saw little regression against the Jets. I noted that I would have bet money on the Browns winning and I am not a gambler (at least not at all an effective one). In hindsight, it seems that I did not give enough credit to the talent gap between the two teams, especially after Josh Cribbs went down (4 sprained toes btw). The last drive of regulation was a thing of beauty and the defense looked strong again. Eric Wright simply has to go and the rash of injuries to the linebacking corps is unpleasant, but this team obviously believes in itself, its on the field leaders (McCoy, Hillis, Cribbs, Fujita), and the direction the coaching staff is taking them. Again, I never expected this team to challenge for the playoffs, but they continue the reinforce the foundation of, what I hope to be, quality football for years to come.
MLB Notes: (1) The Marlins traded CF Cameron Maybin (the centerpiece of the deal that sent Miguel Cabrera to MoTown) to the Padres for, among other(s), our old friend Ed Mujica. (2) Buster Posey and Neftali Feliz are your rookies of the year. No surprises there.
Cheers.
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