Man[goes] to Hypocracy

The United Kingdom/Britain: A group of countries that ruled one of the most massive empires. And one of the key justifications it voiced for its colonization was the bring of civilization to these "rural, uncivilized" people, but it in reality it used these colonies for its own benefits.

Similarly, now some "developed" countries are portrayed as countries with great opportunities and as role models for other countries. They are shown as enriching and "civilized."

But Banksy brings out the reality in his work. These "developed" countries that have such value and pride should surely make their meaningful flags that they salute to, sing the national anthem to, read the pledge to, etc. in their own country with the help of well-paid workers, right?

No no no! The country is represented in Banksy's piece by an very young child-laborer who is probably very ill-paid and has horrible living conditions, as somber thing. Even with such great wealth of a "developed" country, the role model becomes a role model in continuing wrong practices such as child labor. Instead of supporting upcoming and poverty-stricken countries, the enterprises in these "wealthy" countries go for profit. I guess its all about the "survival of the fittest."

You know . . . I remember when I was India when I was younger, or even sometimes when I visit to India, we would be surprised that a "white person" is visiting and we would look upon these visitors so highly since they stood for this wealth and so we thought they might bring wealth to us. Ahhhhh . . . Innocence. 

And, Banksy courageously criticizes this publicly this work called "Slave Laborer." With this choice as the title, he shows that we are literally doubling down on our past mistakes and continuing to fund the wrong for the justification of efficiency and thriftiness. 

Man[goes] to Construction

Ahhhh yes, construction! Don't you just love it. Thankfully, it's one of the few things that I love that appears frequently in my life. Sad life . . . Ah well, but construction just makes it better, you know. It frees you from making decisions on the roads that you want to take and also answering questions about the speed limit. And what could be a better example of this than the road construction on Big Beaver.

The majestic merging of 3 lanes into one beautiful crowded lane. This lane is so desired that people lose their sanity and cut off other cars. And to counter this, some people drive in between two lanes, while other people follow the say "if you can't beat them, join them." It is such a sight that psychologists and psychiatrists from all over the world come here to study the human mind at such a time. They want to read how humans react to the abundance of bright orange cones and jackets. They want to seek the true number of epilepsy cases.

Don't you love the confusing signs, too. They give you such clear directions on the wrong way. For highway go this way, and we will put the same sign later for the diversion to the highway and we will make the U-turn's seem like the normal diversion to the other side that continues the road. So then, you assume that the highway sign means that the road only diverts to the highway and the other path is for the normal diversion to continue the road. See, this paragraph is as clear as the instructions that the signs on the road show.

Man[goes] to One's Personality

 One of the most confusing questions this past week was the question of whether Oedipus has a complex character. 

We know that Oedipus was not one of royal upbringing beforehand. As such, he did not have the developed characteristics that are often reared in princes/princesses. This means that he had to have learned these characters after his appointment or rather he had to learn the arrangement of a wise and noble facade. The latter seems likely, since Oedipus is a smart man and he would like to hold on to his power.

This facade would be called a personality would it not? 

The word personality is derived from the Latin word for mask. As such, personalities are just masks? So, "real" people do not have personalities, the ones that show their "real" self. Or is it not possible for one to show their "real" face. Is it such that human thought is not able to be well-expressed enough to not have a mask, that is a personality. Is it impossible to live without a personality? Is it impossible to live without a mask? 

Of course, sometimes it is almost impossible for one to reveal their own face to themselves. I think in such situation, a person has lost their true identity in order to show society what is accepted. 

That is a SIN! It is a sin to lose your true identity. That is what makes each person unique. That is what makes each person, a person.

NEVER LOSE YOUR TRUE SELF 

Man[goes] in Life

One of the biggest questions ever is: "What is the meaning of life?" 

When I think about it, I am just left with a black space to stare into. Is it the pursuit of happiness? Is it the pursuit of wealth? Is it the pursuit of fame? Is it having a happy family?

I think The Alchemist really gives life a purpose through the story of Santiago.

while the moral pretty commonly voiced, sticking to the moral is hard.

What is this moral, you may ask. Well, I think it is the lesson that life is enjoying your pursuit for a goal. It is about learning and experiencing, The joy of success is short lived, but the path is not. The path is ridden with obstacles and events that could define your life. As such, one needs to learn to find a mentality in which one enjoys challenges, or is unbothered by them.

Such a mentality might be that "Life is Life." This is merely and adaptation to constant challenges, but is not a mentality that provides joy, but is just a resistance to worry.

While this ideology does not provide continuous happiness, it can help in providing joy while facing challenges, not joy in the challenges. It is like finding man[goes] in life to find sweetness through these challenges. Finding joy in some challenges is not the real challenge, but it is the challenge of finding joy in all challenges. 

 

I do believe that it is possible to find joy in all challenges.

At least through a few of the challenges I have experienced and through anime!!!!!

Man[goes] to Speak

The meaning that a friendly phrase carries, whether it is literal intent or politeness, depends on the relations between different parties. It is not necessary that the phrase “How are you?” communicates politeness: maybe a person asked that to his friend, genuinely wondering how his friend is. Maybe you are worried about a teacher that you are not close with because of the Coronavirus outbreak and you need something to be graded quickly, or you need to meet with a tutor or something. I dunno.

Then you might say that between friends, they will say “How r u?” But until about 4ish years ago it wasn’t that popular. I wasn’t using it commonly among closer people until 2-3 years ago. Although abbreviations are getting more common among closer people, meaning that it is more likely than not that their words carry literal intent, many people still use proper formal-ish language, like many parents. And how does one tell the difference between abbreviations and full words while speaking?

As such, I think the human brain is, many times, capable enough to distinguish the meaning of somebody’s words, like how many times we can tell when somebody is being sarcastic. And there are many phrases that can be consider just be used to polite. For example, I use “Hope you are doing well” in the beginning of many of my formal e-mails and messages. Sometimes, I actually mean it and sometimes I don’t. And sometimes I expect people to think of it as literal to start a conversation. As such it is almost impossible to make a list of phrases that only carry politeness and not literal intent and many times that list may be wrong. Even then these phrases could switch between literal intent and just politeness or maybe even be a combination depending on the sender’s mood, the time, the urgency, etc. There are many factors that come into speech and its effect. This is why it is hard to be a great public speaker.
And here’s really bad meme done using photos

Man[goes] to Power

"Janus-faced god . . . wounds and power"

"The ancient Roman god Janus was imagined to have two faces looking in opposite directions."

Without wounds, there wouldn't power and without power, there wouldn't be wounds.

Essentially, they are two sides of the same coin.

 And it's not just having power, but also the pursuit of power. Also vice versa.

Power can be in many forms be it respect, dominance, etc.

Veterans earn respect because they are brave enough to put themselves at risk of wounds (maybe even death) for the protection of the country.

And in the pursuit of the opposite, we can observe the Nazis & Japanese in World War 2.

The wounds that come from the struggle for power is what differs many people from chasing it.

These wounds don't necessarily have to physical or visible. It can be the memories created or the emotions. It will many times be intangible. Maybe it is the "eternal PTSD" (quoted from a song I'm currently listening to) created.

The thing is that many things in life create "warzone[s] in my head" or be it anyone else.

Life is all about the mind

 This is why I love analyzing wars or following Elon Musk. And, also playing strategy games.

In WW2, the two major psychological fights, at least in the European theatre, was between Hitler & Stalin and Roosevelt & Churchill.

Hitler & Stalin were both scared of each other and both knew that the other opposed the other's ideologies. Due them being wary of the other, the German invasion of Russia occurred, even though there was a treaty between the two. The Germans stationed troops near the Soviet border because Hitler was wary of Stalin and his desire for power.

Coupling this with Hess' secret flight to Britian, Stalin thought Hitler was backstabbing him.

And so on . . .

Psychology is very important to survive in the world. 

Man[goes] to Drive Through Chapel

Honestly, drive through marriage ceremonies aren't such a bad idea.

See, this is not my personal experience and I don't have much credibility on this topic. But, eh, whatever . . .

I have hear/read many stories/recollections about the change associated with marriage. Some of them come from manga, but anyway . . . Manga carries, in many cases, good messages. 

They say that after marriage, it became more professionalish or less interactive or something. I feel like this happens due the large scale of many weddings. Yes, marriage is a big step, but doesn't need to taken in a step. It can be taken through smaller steps. I think this could be provided by a smaller scale marriage such as a drive through wedding. It doesn't leave such a big imprint that defined later actions. I think a sudden big step is a problem with arranged marriages. 

Maybe the government of Singapore and Japan should provide free small homes for genuine couples to experience staying together to increase their low birthrates. 

Spending some nights could a small step, then starting to stay in the same house (this itself is a big step). Honestly, I couldn't talk about these steps since I am 16 and I haven't been in a relationship. Man, I don't even have proper friends.

On the other hand, anyone want to join with me to start a drive through marriage chain in India. People would be flocking to us. Cheap and Fast! Save so much money and maybe have the marriage dinner in a nearby restaurant or something. Actually, we might have to install multiple drive-throughs in the same establishment.