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Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Why is there this need for us to categorise and label people, events and things? Why can't we simply accept people as they are, and things as they come? Randomness does not entail being nonsensical. Being different or wanting to be different does not necessarily mean someone's a deviant, or being arty-farty. It's not true that all good films are arthouse films. It just so happens that good films are usually good because they have a valid point to make, and they seek to educate and enlighten people, and that's what most arthouse films have: a point to make about a certain issue, or event, or idea. Why do we lock ourselves off from the unknown and label them as un-'us' and bear a dismissive demeanor when we encounter them? We don't have to accept everything with open arms, but why can't we embrace everything with an open mind? All it takes is some understanding. As if categorising other people and things weren't bad enough, why do we impose certain labels on ourselves and try as hard as we can to stick by those labels, an exist in the square we draw out for ourselves? It's as if all that our being encompasses exists solely within that tiny space we demarcate for our existence. Anything that's outside of the demarcating line we draw for ourselves is foreign and unwelcome. Why? Why do the people around me do that to themselves? Why am I doing it to them by writing this post? By the very act of saying they are part of this certain group of people, I am imposing a label on them. How much more ironic can this get? What is with good and bad? Right and wrong? There are certain things in life that undoubtably have a line that denotes what's right and what's not. But in the grander scheme of things, why can't we all just life and accept and not impose a standard to live by on everything? I need a larger breathing space.
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