Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Imagine #2

You discover an aspect of yourself that you are unable to cope with. An aspect that you previously understood and at some point forgot. A fact so shaking it makes you feel like you don't know yourself anymore. You think about what 'self' is and, for the first time in your life, attempt to be honest with yourself.

You spend a while rebuilding and integrating what you forgot. You do things in new ways; you socialize with different people, you develop new beliefs, you eat different foods, you go different places. Eventually you feel whole again.

You are you. How did the recent realization shake your belief so tremendously? It shouldn't have mattered; no matter what you do, YOU are YOU. Try as you may, you cannot release yourself from that prison.

This brings you back to distress. You don't know what you are, where you are, when you are. You don't know what a you is. You don't have the capacity to understand what anything is—no one does! People are out there making decisions on nothing but guess-guided hunches. Everything is a theory, and it is only 'theorized' that theories exist!


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23 comments:

  1. AllenTesch17 May 2011 at 13:31

    Now that's an interesting post.

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  2. JkF5017 May 2011 at 14:05

    I'm liking this, very creative! Followed!

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  3. xPwNxstar76x17 May 2011 at 14:10

    Wow... really makes me think...

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  4. Anonymous17 May 2011 at 16:07

    i haven't listen to dream theater in a while

    thanks for posting

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  5. PaulBlark17 May 2011 at 18:17

    Thats the kind of thinking that makes u go insane! Nice song btw

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  6. TheLanderson2717 May 2011 at 18:20

    nice! cool blog, following!

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  7. Anonymous17 May 2011 at 18:34

    Damn, i love that song!

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  8. K. Chalupa17 May 2011 at 20:56

    Honestly, this song hits pretty much too close to home.
    Vicious cycle you describe here.

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  9. Leminur17 May 2011 at 21:13

    Hmmm... That sounds good to me! Looking forward for that!

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  10. Holly17 May 2011 at 21:23

    <3 Dream Theater! and what you wrote is so true, pretty nihilist

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  11. R. Mot18 May 2011 at 09:25

    wow. that's deep.

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  12. MB18 May 2011 at 12:54

    relaxing before sleep :)

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  13. Unknown18 May 2011 at 12:59

    Oh, dreamtheatre, why u no make shorter songs??

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  14. Macrodong18 May 2011 at 13:01

    Haha, you should listen to octavarium or change of seasons... some of the best music to slap the world in the face.

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  15. Volturno Caravaggio18 May 2011 at 13:01

    very relaxing

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  16. Fortissimo18 May 2011 at 13:08

    You must first tear down what you are attempting to rebuild. Good post.

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  17. PANDA.JPG18 May 2011 at 13:26

    Ah, you wouldn't believe how many people this song could apply to...Very great song.

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  18. munchies?18 May 2011 at 13:44

    very deep, i like :)

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  19. JCF18 May 2011 at 14:26

    Too much philosophy in this post. Live your life and live it right.

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  20. Zealot18 May 2011 at 14:38

    imagination is crucial to our survival of the species. Thanks for your input.

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  21. Mook18 May 2011 at 14:47

    Very nice post, thanks for sharing !

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  22. aether4518 May 2011 at 14:59

    "I know *exactly* what you mean. Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. Do you know what I'm talking about?"

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  23. AOmar18 May 2011 at 15:24

    This is a sick song! good find

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