I have been diagnosed with ADD for several years now. I don’t like sharing because I think people won’t believe me and make fun of me for “making it up,” and I am ashamed that I have it.
It truly is A Debilitating Disorder. I can never stay focused for more than 5 minutes without needing a reminder. My mind wanders constantly thinking about any and every topic under the sun. I space out constantly because I am thinking so hard. I get made fun of for looking like a stoner when it’s really because of my ADD. My grades always seem to fail regardless of how hard I try. The classes that I do the worst on are the classes that I can’t turn work in late. My grade suffers because teachers put a limit to punish the people that procrastinate, but I do not procrastinate by choice. I do all that I can to get things done. It never is enough; the classes that I am best at are the classes with little to no homework because the setting of school constantly reminds me of what I have to do. I have tried writing in my planner, but it didn’t make a difference because even if I put it right in front of me I might not notice it.
I still believe that I have a choice to have ADD or not. I can take drugs or I can simply surround myself with reminders, but that hasn’t been proven yet. Those actions merely lessen the effects of my ADD. I fail to see why I am held to the same standard as every one else; if it’s because I am smart enough to keep up with average students at my age then I am going to fight that every chance I get. It is unfair because even compared to the average person I cannot stick with things as long as they do; I can keep coming back to it though. I will never stay with it consecutively though.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Commentating a Quote #4
"No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it." "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
"To raise new questions, new possibilities, and to regard old problems from a new angle requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science."
"There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there."
"The deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God."
-Albert Einstein
Background
Albert Einstein was a German born theoretical physicist, philosopher and author. He won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics. Abhorring violence under any pretense, Einstein was to leave Germany so that he could dodge the draft. He would revolutionize the field of theoretical physics and lead one of the most famous lives of science. He is considered to be the greatest thinker of the modern era.
The Idea
The measure of a man is his level of consciousness, and if it is high enough, it takes on the persona of being divine. The level of any man is ever expanding as long as a man does not allow his curiosity to pass away. There are milestones where psyches shift in their perspective either entirely or only partially. Often times a person would undergo a shift and become utterly puzzled on his achievement because even in that advancement, he would be unable to comprehend the true nature of consciousness. It is the pursuit of man to work towards the achievement of the level of understanding that it can comprehend the entire world in which we live and find a solution to every problem that exists.
There isn't a problem that is unsolvable, but there are problems that cannot be solved because the people attempting to solve the problem aren't able to achieve the level of understanding required to solve the problem. Achieving peace is one of these problems that requires complete understanding of itself to be solved. If one is to be able to solve any problem or prevent any, then he becomes divine because he has achieved the ultimate level of understanding. He can bend anything to his will, and there stands no challenges in his way, but this human can never exist. One can never understand all of existence because it is forever fluctuating. The level of understanding required is asymptotic to human understanding. All we can ever do is get closer and closer to that achievement. This pursuit is by far the most divine.
"To raise new questions, new possibilities, and to regard old problems from a new angle requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science."
"There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there."
"The deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God."
-Albert Einstein
Background
Albert Einstein was a German born theoretical physicist, philosopher and author. He won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics. Abhorring violence under any pretense, Einstein was to leave Germany so that he could dodge the draft. He would revolutionize the field of theoretical physics and lead one of the most famous lives of science. He is considered to be the greatest thinker of the modern era.
The Idea
The measure of a man is his level of consciousness, and if it is high enough, it takes on the persona of being divine. The level of any man is ever expanding as long as a man does not allow his curiosity to pass away. There are milestones where psyches shift in their perspective either entirely or only partially. Often times a person would undergo a shift and become utterly puzzled on his achievement because even in that advancement, he would be unable to comprehend the true nature of consciousness. It is the pursuit of man to work towards the achievement of the level of understanding that it can comprehend the entire world in which we live and find a solution to every problem that exists.
There isn't a problem that is unsolvable, but there are problems that cannot be solved because the people attempting to solve the problem aren't able to achieve the level of understanding required to solve the problem. Achieving peace is one of these problems that requires complete understanding of itself to be solved. If one is to be able to solve any problem or prevent any, then he becomes divine because he has achieved the ultimate level of understanding. He can bend anything to his will, and there stands no challenges in his way, but this human can never exist. One can never understand all of existence because it is forever fluctuating. The level of understanding required is asymptotic to human understanding. All we can ever do is get closer and closer to that achievement. This pursuit is by far the most divine.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Commentating a Quote #3
"He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden" - Plato
Background
Plato was a philosopher during the turn of the 4th century B.C. He was a student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle. He founded the first institution of higher education in the western world known as the Academy. Helping lay the groundwork of modern philosophy, there has been over 36 dialogues and 13 letters that have been ascribed to him. His works are variously used to help teach the topics of philosophy, logic, rhetoric, and mathematics.
"He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden." - Plato
Meaning
The man that is active in the case put forth is incessant that he must always do more. He will not be content with any limitations namely the ones that occur with youth and age. He considers those limitations as burdens, and subsequently the burdens are associated with youth and age. The happiness of the person does not directly influence the pressure of age.
He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age. He will be content to simply work at what rate that he can muster. There is knowledge of the limitations that exist, but the man will be calm and either work to remedy the solutions artificially or dismiss them as unobtainable in the circumstances. I would classify myself as one of these calm individuals because I can honestly say that I am content with a horrible performance if there is a justifiable reason.
The limitations of both youth and age would be defined as lack of strength (either the loss of past strength or the strength yet to be achieved,) exhaustion from age, lack of experience, pains from growth or age, and the perspective of time (months move slow for the young, but the reverse for the elderly.)
Background
Plato was a philosopher during the turn of the 4th century B.C. He was a student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle. He founded the first institution of higher education in the western world known as the Academy. Helping lay the groundwork of modern philosophy, there has been over 36 dialogues and 13 letters that have been ascribed to him. His works are variously used to help teach the topics of philosophy, logic, rhetoric, and mathematics.
"He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden." - Plato
Meaning
The man that is active in the case put forth is incessant that he must always do more. He will not be content with any limitations namely the ones that occur with youth and age. He considers those limitations as burdens, and subsequently the burdens are associated with youth and age. The happiness of the person does not directly influence the pressure of age.
He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age. He will be content to simply work at what rate that he can muster. There is knowledge of the limitations that exist, but the man will be calm and either work to remedy the solutions artificially or dismiss them as unobtainable in the circumstances. I would classify myself as one of these calm individuals because I can honestly say that I am content with a horrible performance if there is a justifiable reason.
The limitations of both youth and age would be defined as lack of strength (either the loss of past strength or the strength yet to be achieved,) exhaustion from age, lack of experience, pains from growth or age, and the perspective of time (months move slow for the young, but the reverse for the elderly.)
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Commentating a Quote #2
This is becoming my favorite idea of posts. I will stick to more Greek quotes for several more posts then branch into some more modern ones. Most of the next ones would more than likely be from one of my role models: Aristotle.
"We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether the wax and the figure impressed on it are one." -Aristotle
Background
Aristotle was a Macedonian who attended and graduated Plato's Academy. In his early years, he supported the academy's teachings, but as he aged, he began to argue against the academy as well as most of the other philosophers of his time. It was here that he soon became tutor to Alexander the Great, and he influenced him so strongly that Alexander brought zoologists, botanists, and researchers with him on his conquests. His scope of topics varied by a large margin, and he is said to be the last man to know everything there was to know in that man's time.
Meaning
Aristotle believed that the soul had both a physical existence as well as a metaphysical existence. He was one of the few that believed that. Today we distinguish between the heart, the mind, and the soul as explanations for what and why we do stuff. There was no such distinctions then; there was only the soul which controlled the mind or vice versa. To Aristotle, there was no existence after life for the soul without the body, and there was no existence without the combination of both soul and body. If one were to lose their soul, then their body would become an immobile corpse. If the body was destroyed, then the soul, too, would pass into oblivion. Any action taken against the body would also be against the soul in this duality of soul and body. It makes distinction that life has two inseparable parts where one would not survive without the other, and that it would be pointless to attempt to separate them in any way. The body would influence the soul and vice versa; if the soul chose a certain action then over time the body would adapt and change to that action. If the body were to be affected negatively or positively, then the soul would become, respectively, bad or good natured in conduct. This is the conclusion that I have arrived at in my short time of life.
"We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether the wax and the figure impressed on it are one." -Aristotle
Background
Aristotle was a Macedonian who attended and graduated Plato's Academy. In his early years, he supported the academy's teachings, but as he aged, he began to argue against the academy as well as most of the other philosophers of his time. It was here that he soon became tutor to Alexander the Great, and he influenced him so strongly that Alexander brought zoologists, botanists, and researchers with him on his conquests. His scope of topics varied by a large margin, and he is said to be the last man to know everything there was to know in that man's time.
Meaning
Aristotle believed that the soul had both a physical existence as well as a metaphysical existence. He was one of the few that believed that. Today we distinguish between the heart, the mind, and the soul as explanations for what and why we do stuff. There was no such distinctions then; there was only the soul which controlled the mind or vice versa. To Aristotle, there was no existence after life for the soul without the body, and there was no existence without the combination of both soul and body. If one were to lose their soul, then their body would become an immobile corpse. If the body was destroyed, then the soul, too, would pass into oblivion. Any action taken against the body would also be against the soul in this duality of soul and body. It makes distinction that life has two inseparable parts where one would not survive without the other, and that it would be pointless to attempt to separate them in any way. The body would influence the soul and vice versa; if the soul chose a certain action then over time the body would adapt and change to that action. If the body were to be affected negatively or positively, then the soul would become, respectively, bad or good natured in conduct. This is the conclusion that I have arrived at in my short time of life.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Commentating a Quote #1
I am concerned largely with the exploits of the mind. Whether they are material or insubstantial, I am interested in them, but the topics of philosophy is where I find the most comfort. I will be explaining what a quote means from my perspective, and I hope that this will start a discussion so as to further any who read.
"Happiness is unrepentant pleasure."
-Socrates
Background:
Socrates was a Greek philosopher during the years of Plato. There are no surviving works of his own, and the only reason we know him is Plato's own writings. From those writings, we know that he was a man who believed the he was the wisest man in all of the state of Athens. He was confronted on this account by several prominent people and was asked why he was the wisest. His response was: I know that I know nothing.
"Happiness is unrepentant pleasure."
I believe that this statement means:
Pleasure is a universal term. Happiness is a particular. Pleasure can happen without happiness even occurring, but happiness cannot occur unless pleasure is involved. Pleasure is anything that is good for you regardless of if it is wrong (a sin) or right. If one does not have any "forces" that could make him atone for his pleasure, then one can feel unrepentant pleasure. Unrepentant pleasure, of course, is the same as happiness. Any pleasure that a person can be punished for is a repentant pleasure and does not offer happiness. Drugs are a good example because people use them in search of happiness. People more often misconceive the concept of happiness and they don't feel it when they use drugs because it is a repentant pleasure. Drugs are only more commonly a repentant pleasure, but they could very well be an unrepentant pleasure depending on the morals of the person. This quote is merely to dispel the misconception that pleasure is happiness and that happiness is easy to attain.
"Happiness is unrepentant pleasure."
-Socrates
Background:
Socrates was a Greek philosopher during the years of Plato. There are no surviving works of his own, and the only reason we know him is Plato's own writings. From those writings, we know that he was a man who believed the he was the wisest man in all of the state of Athens. He was confronted on this account by several prominent people and was asked why he was the wisest. His response was: I know that I know nothing.
"Happiness is unrepentant pleasure."
I believe that this statement means:
Pleasure is a universal term. Happiness is a particular. Pleasure can happen without happiness even occurring, but happiness cannot occur unless pleasure is involved. Pleasure is anything that is good for you regardless of if it is wrong (a sin) or right. If one does not have any "forces" that could make him atone for his pleasure, then one can feel unrepentant pleasure. Unrepentant pleasure, of course, is the same as happiness. Any pleasure that a person can be punished for is a repentant pleasure and does not offer happiness. Drugs are a good example because people use them in search of happiness. People more often misconceive the concept of happiness and they don't feel it when they use drugs because it is a repentant pleasure. Drugs are only more commonly a repentant pleasure, but they could very well be an unrepentant pleasure depending on the morals of the person. This quote is merely to dispel the misconception that pleasure is happiness and that happiness is easy to attain.
Monday, September 6, 2010
The Inception of This Route
The nature of life is to live, and when that goal is met, it is to live well. An animal does not live to be ferocious though it may become ferocious to live. A plant grows in the sun to live. Any contradiction to this nature, the life form (regardless of species) lives to meet its destruction or death.
Each species has its own nature, always incorporating the natures of the tiers of classification that it occupies. A lion has a different nature than a tiger. It is very similar because of the similarities of group but it differs according to their respective situations.
Primates are naturally social animals. Villages or nomadic groups are natural to primates because of the benefits formed from them. Any offshoot in line with this idea is, by default, natural. Opposites of that, solidarity or the attempt to separate are almost completely detrimental to one’s nature and life. The use of tools also falls into this line of thought. Their use is a commonality of all primates, and it is natural because of the ease it allows us to maintain living.
Each species has its own nature, always incorporating the natures of the tiers of classification that it occupies. A lion has a different nature than a tiger. It is very similar because of the similarities of group but it differs according to their respective situations.
Primates are naturally social animals. Villages or nomadic groups are natural to primates because of the benefits formed from them. Any offshoot in line with this idea is, by default, natural. Opposites of that, solidarity or the attempt to separate are almost completely detrimental to one’s nature and life. The use of tools also falls into this line of thought. Their use is a commonality of all primates, and it is natural because of the ease it allows us to maintain living.
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