Re: various commentary from the cheap seats...
EEver73319@aol.com
Mon, 02 Feb 1998 20:20:24 -0500 (EST)
In a message dated 98-02-02 20:02:12 EST, you write:
<< and i was listening to radiohead on my ever present walkman and thom
yorke said something along the lines of 'i just want to be a part of the
human race.' and it struck me that all i'm trying to achieve here is to
sustain a fragile position one step ahead of my 'peers' and that it's
all just a horrible nasty devious race where everyone cheats and we all
look at each other suspiciously and try and gauge what tricks are coming
next. it's not about humanity or personality at all, it's about trying
to outdo each other in a marathon of 'success'.
>>
Yep, Radiohead certainly gives great perspective on the "human rat race". I
love those guys, and agree with Thom, but still find it hard to satisfactorily
"drop out" of competition in daily life. Its a constant struggle...one that I
will hopefully one day drop so I can just live happily. I would however make
the point that one must struggle much at an early age (say until 30 or 40) if
one wants to attain any sort of peace later in life. I want to have "been
there, done that" as much as possible early in life, so I can at last choose a
way of life that suits my existential needs without wondering if there was
"something I missed". I guess the rat race is one possible way of living, so
I suppose we should all live it enough to say with assurance "I don't want
that!" Don't mind my rambling...
Eric