The Muse
The Muse
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Rite Of Passage
Famous Last Words
The Extended
Famous Last Words
In every truth that you'd deny
And each regret and each goodbye
was a mistake too great to hide
Monday, 25 May 2009
"Direct action is at times, rash. It is better to subtlety open people's eyes to see through yours rather than to close theirs forever"
Subtlety.
A trait that is fading fast in this present age.
An age where aggression is the way to go.
An age where messages are best delivered fast and through,at times, any means necessary, no matter what consequences there are.
An age where emotions more often than not overrule rational thought, causing the arm to move faster than the brain could comprehend.
An age where we act based on what we feel and not on what we have thought through. We use our feelings to subjugate the problems, caring only for what we feel and not what the other party perceives.
Where has gone the subtlety in weighing out all possible first before taking the appropriate path?
Where has gone the subtlety in achieving a state of peace before going into battle?
To push all your anxiety
To push all your anger
To push all your nervousness
To push all your callousness
To push all your emotions away
To find that calm center within yourself
To seek solace in the eye of the storm
To do what must be done, without any hint of emotions
To choose the right path
To stop, think and decide clearly
To open yourself in realisation that things might not go the way you planned it be
To accept whatever decisions; come what may
To allow yourself the reminder that to strike out in anger, is as good as throwing away the battle
To allow yourself the reprieve of checking your intention; making sure it is as pure as you thought it was at first
For even if you decide to allow yourself to decide in favour of your ego, may you realise it or not,
you have already lost
even before the battle had started
Therein lies the difference between bravery and courage
While one hinges on the total absence of fear,
the other falls upon the fact that fear is present
yet it is acknowledged before being put aside in favor of serenity
in favor of peace, tranquility
But for bravery, it is usually defined by the situation at hand
For an action could either be classified as brave
Or just plain stupid.
Like a friend once told me, "You're either stupidly brave, or bravely stupid".
Therein lies the paradoxical paradigm, whereby your total perception towards you hinges on the nature of your doing.
Say you're a stuntbiker, deciding to grind down 20 feet of rail for the thrill of it
or you punched or slapped or threaten someone because you couldn't hold your anger
True to say, there is no fear in those actions, but does that make the person brave?
No. Thats not bravery. Thats stupidity
Because they are still making decisions based on their emotions rather than rational thought
Bravery is when you leap into battle, fully equipped for it, knowing that is at stake and striving for it
Bravery is when you fight on despite overwhelming odds, knowing that you have no way out, but fighting on because you believe that even the smallest change can create the biggest repercussions
Subtlety.
A trait that is fading fast in this present age.
An age where aggression is the way to go.
An age where messages are best delivered fast and through,at times, any means necessary, no matter what consequences there are.
An age where emotions more often than not overrule rational thought, causing the arm to move faster than the brain could comprehend.
An age where we act based on what we feel and not on what we have thought through. We use our feelings to subjugate the problems, caring only for what we feel and not what the other party perceives.
Where has gone the subtlety in weighing out all possible first before taking the appropriate path?
Where has gone the subtlety in achieving a state of peace before going into battle?
To push all your anxiety
To push all your anger
To push all your nervousness
To push all your callousness
To push all your emotions away
To find that calm center within yourself
To seek solace in the eye of the storm
To do what must be done, without any hint of emotions
To choose the right path
To stop, think and decide clearly
To open yourself in realisation that things might not go the way you planned it be
To accept whatever decisions; come what may
To allow yourself the reminder that to strike out in anger, is as good as throwing away the battle
To allow yourself the reprieve of checking your intention; making sure it is as pure as you thought it was at first
For even if you decide to allow yourself to decide in favour of your ego, may you realise it or not,
you have already lost
even before the battle had started
Therein lies the difference between bravery and courage
While one hinges on the total absence of fear,
the other falls upon the fact that fear is present
yet it is acknowledged before being put aside in favor of serenity
in favor of peace, tranquility
But for bravery, it is usually defined by the situation at hand
For an action could either be classified as brave
Or just plain stupid.
Like a friend once told me, "You're either stupidly brave, or bravely stupid".
Therein lies the paradoxical paradigm, whereby your total perception towards you hinges on the nature of your doing.
Say you're a stuntbiker, deciding to grind down 20 feet of rail for the thrill of it
or you punched or slapped or threaten someone because you couldn't hold your anger
True to say, there is no fear in those actions, but does that make the person brave?
No. Thats not bravery. Thats stupidity
Because they are still making decisions based on their emotions rather than rational thought
Bravery is when you leap into battle, fully equipped for it, knowing that is at stake and striving for it
Bravery is when you fight on despite overwhelming odds, knowing that you have no way out, but fighting on because you believe that even the smallest change can create the biggest repercussions
We are often at war with our own selves
Of the heart, and of the mind
Neither one is willing to give way to the other, always contradicting each other
You could take the easy way out and run from it all
or you could compromise
Like a wise good friend of mine always say
Think with your heart;
Feel with your mind
=)
Walau kumasih mencintaimu
Kuharus meninggalkanmu
Kuharus melupakanmu
Meski hatiku menyayangimu
Nurani membutuhkanmu
Kuharus merelakanmu ...
Sometimes, a little evil is necessary for the greater good
Of the heart, and of the mind
Neither one is willing to give way to the other, always contradicting each other
You could take the easy way out and run from it all
or you could compromise
Like a wise good friend of mine always say
Think with your heart;
Feel with your mind
=)
Walau kumasih mencintaimu
Kuharus meninggalkanmu
Kuharus melupakanmu
Meski hatiku menyayangimu
Nurani membutuhkanmu
Kuharus merelakanmu ...
Sometimes, a little evil is necessary for the greater good