{"id":10218,"date":"2023-12-26T20:06:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T20:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/uncategorized\/essay-on-the-human-condition-part-2\/"},"modified":"2023-12-26T20:06:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T20:06:38","slug":"essay-on-the-human-condition-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/other\/essay-on-the-human-condition-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Essay on the Human Condition – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following is the second part of the personal narrative I will be updating from time to time. The first part is available here<\/a>. I’m open to any and all suggestions, as this is a constantly evolving piece. I’m trying to avoid editing any prior work, but I may if this becomes large enough. <\/p>\n

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Essay on the Human Condition
A Personal Narrative<\/strong>
by Jordan T<\/p>\n

Part II <\/p>\n

One thing I’m learning is things rarely if ever turn out
\nlike you’re hoping, rarely do they adhere to the vision in your head. It would make sense from every realist
\nperspective that this would be the case.
\nIt naturally follows because the set limitations on human expression
\nprevent us from fully communicating an inner vision into the outside, physical
\nrealm. And so they don’t readily
\nmanifest into our everyday reality exactly as we hope.<\/p>\n

\n

We get inspired yet we seem to have such difficulty in
\ncommunicating an inspirational moment beyond our selves. Inspiration is all around us, but the key to
\ninspiration is recognizing when it has actually occurred. That recognition is the essence of
\nepiphany. It took me a long time to
\nrealize this. In fact the revelation has
\njust struck me. Its an epiphany of
\nepiphany. Epiphany squared. <\/p>\n

I’m admittedly very young as a write this. I wonder if the idea that twenty-somethings
\nfeel they know everything comes from similar experiences to my recent
\nones. I feel I’m being bombarded by
\ncosmic rays of ideas. As if my mind has
\nbecome a radio receiver attuned to the frequency of the universe. <\/p>\n

\n

This is new for me.
\nSpontaneous thought is not my usual pattern. It strikes me now at completely unusual
\nmoments. Perhaps more interesting is the
\nsynchronicity with which things are happening.
\nThe cause of an idea is not a particular lyric or a piece of text, or a
\nline of dialogue in a film. However it
\nis no mere coincidence that a new thought initiates itself simultaneously as a
\npassing moment occurs. These moments alone
\nwould have no significance to me as a singular event. But the simultaneous occurrence makes me take
\nnotice.<\/p>\n

\n

What follows is an almost exponential cascade of
\nconsideration, leading me to conclusion upon conclusion that otherwise would
\nnever be present. I don’t know if my
\nforays into the world of psychedelics have somehow retuned my mind. Or maybe this is just an unrelated opening of
\nmy mind or spirit, whatever you chose to call it. Well, I don’t necessarily believe in
\ntraditional causality, but rather some degree of existential interrelation, so
\nthere may very well be a connection. I
\nthink the connection may be so complex, so intricate that I can’t comprehend
\nit. If comprehension sets in I will
\ncertainly never be able to relate that to anybody else. At least that’s the impression I’m beginning
\nto form.<\/p>\n

\n

My eyes began to open to the world when I first learned the
\ndifference between objective and subjective experience. It was that distinction
\nthat initially forced me to see that reality may not be a definite thing. However I didn’t understand it for myself for
\nsome time after that. <\/p>\n

\n

Today, I stand firm in my grasp of human perspective. That is, my ability to recognize that
\nindividuals each experience the same events and locations from a slightly
\ndifferent point of view. That point of
\nview is not only derived from physical position and physiological
\ncondition. It also reflects the sum of
\nprior experience and that person’s reactions, memories, and associations to
\nthose experiences.<\/p>\n

\n

This may seem like common sense, but too often we don’t
\nrecognize this fact when we try to judge someone’s actions, or assume their
\nmotivations. Too often I have been told
\nwhat my motives are, and been mystified by how someone could come to that
\nconclusion. So when I am put on the
\nother side of a similar situation, I find it best to remember this, and make my
\nbest effort to leave these assumptions out. <\/p>\n

\n

Many of us are taught, in resolving conflicts, to put
\nourselves in the other person’s shoes. In
\nmy experience, that means many of us not only try to see from their perspective,
\nbut we also inadvertently bring our own motives into play. We cannot so easily separate from our own
\nexperiences as many of us would like.
\nThis is only natural, as it is difficult to draw on those of another
\nwhen we have not experienced them ourselves.\n<\/p>\n

\n

This is where the collective becomes useful. Although we cannot share everything with one
\nanother with much ease, there are certain aspects of life and experience which
\nwe do all have in common. I believe
\neverything can be related in the right state of mind, but we are rarely able to
\nreach that point during a time of conflict.
\nSo although we are unable to understand the exact position of our
\nadversary, we can work from the basic assumptions and find common ground
\nthrough that position.<\/p>\n

\n

It may seem trivial, but I find it helps me to remember that
\nsomeone I disagree with usually has some basic underlying aims that they share
\nwith me. These may be as simple as
\nsustaining themselves, or as difficult as trying to unlearn a habit of getting
\neasily distressed. While thinking about
\nthese things may not directly solve a conflict, they make it easier to keep a
\ndebate healthy. <\/p>\n

\n

I believe many conflicts, especially those among like-minded
\nindividuals, come from an inability to communicate an inner vision to those
\noutside ourselves. If we can just
\nrecognize this fact, then it should spur an effort to communicate better. It’s important in any joint venture for all
\nparticipants to accept that each individual vision of the end result may not be
\nreached exactly as envisioned. When it
\nbecomes clear that these goals are affected by the various perspectives, it is
\neasier to reach a consensus that satisfies as many people as possible. This is a notion that will become ever more
\nimportant as society progresses.<\/p>\n

Posted by: Wheels<\/p>\n

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