Journal Day#1 (for my 101 project)
How do we measure our worth? And which standards do we use to measure? Or, rather, WHOSE standards do we use?
And before you huff and puff – yes it’s easy to scoff at such a question and with complete single-mindedness say, “We shouldn’t measure ourselves – or if we do – we should only measure ourselves against ourselves.” But all I have to say to THAT is HA! What a complete load of utter HOGWASH!! How, may I ask, in the world does one become qualified to measure one’s self? If I’m not mistaken, culture, society and a life surrounded by other people will by necessity affect one’s perceptions of HOW to measure.
It is impossible to think one can be so solitary that he or she could measure his or her own worth without any influence from the outside world. And if this is true – it means we must look at the standards we use to measure, determine where they originated from and then decide if they are right or wrong.
How is this done? I have no clue. yet.
And in other news – Eclipse Movie!! :)
the Boyfriend says he will NEVER – EVER – NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS watch “Eclipse” with me. Ever. ):
ANYWAY – to happier news … what was My FAVORITE PART? When Jacob explains imprinting.
In the book he says:
“It’s not like love at first sight, really. It’s more like… gravity moves. When you see her, suddenly it’s not the earth holding you here anymore. She does. And nothing matters more than her. And you would do anything for her, be anything for her… You become whatever she needs you to be …”
Gag all you want – but this is how my dad feels about my mom – and has since the day he met her. He even told me that when they were dating he would have eaten asparagus for her. And he HATES asparagus.
Ah …
This “true love” is every girl’s dream. Where both parties KNOW they are meant to be together and their entire worlds change after meeting each other. I’d be tempted to believe this isn’t possible – but I look at my parents and … well … it happened to them.
Sometimes I wonder if in today’s society love like this still exists?
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First, are you sure you’re not an anthropologist? Second, that kind of love does exist in the world today because I found it. When I was reading Twilight I remember thinking how lucky I am that my husband is just as romantic, cheese and all, as anyone in those books. He’s like the lead-role in the romantic comedy that the world says sets an unrealistic standard for women because no one is that perfect….only mine is. The gravity pulled me 8000 miles into the middle of nowhere away from everything I’d ever known or loved and I’d stay here forever just to be with him because, for whatever reason, he’s worth more to me than anything I’d ever known or felt before. I chose him, over all that… it’s like a miracle.
However, I think you do have to be willing to sacrifice anything and everything in order to find love like that because as soon as you start placing conditions on it (he must live here, like these things, and do that, etc.) you just won’t find it because you’re not open to it. I don’t think everyone has to move to the other side of the planet to find a great love, but I think if you’re not even willing to accept that as an option then you might never find what you’re looking for because it’s not necessarily right outside your front door.
And that’s just my two cents. :)
I think we all measure ourselves differently.
Some people are interested in the dollars in their bank account. Others are focused on the number they read on the scales. Some people chase education and knowledge, others by the time they spend with their families and how much they enjoy life.
Different people want and value different things.
And I would never watch Eclipse either. I think it’s a girl thing. One of my friends came up with a good quote though..
“Twilight is like soccer. People run around for two hours, nobody scores and it’s billions of fans insist you just don’t get it”
i dont really want to go to my 10 year reunion cause i feel like i have nothing to show for myself. i feel that i dont have the “money”, the “qualificatioins”, and even the looks to prove that i have accomplished in my life! even though i have travelled, got a degree that i dont use and i got married i still dont feel that i am ‘good enough’. i want to be better than my classmates… i believe it is society that sets these examples – beauty, wealth and education…. if only.. im not sure if this post makes sense..