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hitokirivader (profile) wrote,
on 11-3-2003 at 8:30pm
Current mood: recumbent
Music: Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
Subject: The limitless extent of inherently limited human potential
Some of the greatest advancements in innovation, technology, and even how people carry their everyday lives are credited to the substantial efforts of few among many. Often what I feel is that of these many people, those who gaze upon the vast achievements of mankind with a sense of personal pride fail to realize how dependent this system of upward expansion is on the work of the exceptional. In other words, human development relies on unexpected brilliance. These are the men and women to are remembered for leading the human race into the future.

And what of the billions of other people living their lives in the pursuit of happiness or perhaps the fight for survival? Inevitably, they are forgotten; mankind only gives heed to recognize those of accomplishment. However, I am a firm believer in that nothing truly lasts forever. In the great expanse of eons of time, even the greatest of men will be lost to the oblivion of the universe. Perhaps they will fade from memory or perhaps from written record... or perhaps their ultimate disappearance will lie in the end of mankind. There are those who fight to avoid this bleak fate and live their lives to be remembered. It is our obligation to give credit to these people for creating our world and advancing the reaches of humanity.

Perhaps I am wrong and mankind will never die, advancing faster than the universe will fight to destroy him. It's pointless to speculate over an ultimate fate we will never live to see, but for the sake of the possibility of limitless human potential, we should never stop moving forward, and perhaps future generations will appreciate what we've done for them. Or rather I should say... what some of us have done for them. I think that was my original point, right?

Whatever. Hehe. Shit happens.
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opivdude

SLAB, 11-04-03 3:09am

Just so everyone knows, Bryan's real name is SLAB, despite what anyone else tells you. Dont believe me, well you should, im all knowing and dont start shit with me. Silly little asian boy, or if you are mad, Stupid loathsome Asian Bastard, or bitch, yer choice. See ya on the rebound.

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hitokirivader

Re: SLAB, 11-04-03 3:15am

Wtf dude, that didn't even have anything to do with my thoughts on the accomplishments of humanity. *sigh* You're so full of shit. :)

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g33k

Stupid Loathsome Asian Bastard, 11-04-03 12:17pm

Um...ok..

Well, I think many people want recognition and to be remembered, but in the end, does recognition at any point after one dies really all that important? If I became a world renowned Mathematician and made tons of break throughs with science, and whatever, and people knew about me duing my lifetime, isn't that really the only time that recognition truly matters. Van Gho, for example: Everyone has heard of him, but when he was alive no one could care less. He died depressed thinking he had accomplished nothing. So what personal gain was it to him that he is famous now. O nevermind, I don't think I'm conveying my ideas correctly.

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Anonymous

11-04-03 9:00pm

do YOU want to be recognized for something?

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hitokirivader

Re:, 11-04-03 9:16pm

I'd like to say I do... I mean, it's a natural inclination I think is inherent in everyone to fear being forgotten, but frankly it'll happen sooner or later. We need to disregard this sad fact of existence and do the best we can with our time.
But some people fear being forgotten so much that they often pose this question: would you rather be remembered for eternity for doing something utterly terrible or be forever forgotten?

But aside from that...

WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!!

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Anonymous

Re: Re:, 11-05-03 1:16am

muahahaha! you'll know in due time

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heliozoan

einstein or hitler anyone?, 11-05-03 7:36am

So, if you had to choose, would you pick fame or fortune. I'd pick fame. But not the celebrity movie star one, the Nobel-prize kind of fame. Or, in a more perfect world, where everything revolved around me, I would choose to be like Bill Gates... famous AND rich! =P

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g33k

None..., 11-05-03 3:54pm

Famous, rich, and evil that is.

wow, everyone is getting a woohu account.

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heliozoan

jump on the bandwagon!, 11-06-03 1:33am

my woohu account is specifically for leaving all of you beautiful people comments. there is no other reason. blogger baby!!!

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Anonymous

11-05-03 7:04pm

I'd choose fortune. Fame gives you absolutely no privacy and i need my privacy. Besides, if i had fortune, i could do a lot more with that than with fame. =)

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