If you get what you want, only to discover that someone else is getting something better, is it okay to be upset?
What if you didn't know about the better thing when you decided what you wanted?
Chicken v. Egg
Okay, I'm procrastinating... for those of you who care: get over it.
This was originally going to be a longer post, but it really is too simple...
What came first, the chicken or the egg?
Can we admit that our understanding of a chicken includes that it hatches from an egg?... I'm just going to assume we can... That, however, does not answer the question fully.
The actual answer to the question lies in the creationism v. evolution "debate" (it's not really a debate because it follows no rules and people stopped using any semblance of new logic years ago... to be fair, on both sides).
If you truly believe in creationism, then you would believe that the chicken came first... that God created two or so chickens, and things progressed from there. If you truly believe in evolution, then the egg had to come first because a chicken's not really a chicken unless it hatches from an egg. (note: in evolution, the first "chicken's" parents would not have been chickens as we know them today... though there may not have been many differences, but that discussion is irrelevant because I am not trying to track down the first historical chicken...)
I happen to believe that God formed a universe that is governed by many "laws," among them evolution (we're also not getting into the differences between my beliefs and intelligent design... suffice it to say that they are far from the same).
I'm going with the egg.
This was originally going to be a longer post, but it really is too simple...
What came first, the chicken or the egg?
Can we admit that our understanding of a chicken includes that it hatches from an egg?... I'm just going to assume we can... That, however, does not answer the question fully.
The actual answer to the question lies in the creationism v. evolution "debate" (it's not really a debate because it follows no rules and people stopped using any semblance of new logic years ago... to be fair, on both sides).
If you truly believe in creationism, then you would believe that the chicken came first... that God created two or so chickens, and things progressed from there. If you truly believe in evolution, then the egg had to come first because a chicken's not really a chicken unless it hatches from an egg. (note: in evolution, the first "chicken's" parents would not have been chickens as we know them today... though there may not have been many differences, but that discussion is irrelevant because I am not trying to track down the first historical chicken...)
I happen to believe that God formed a universe that is governed by many "laws," among them evolution (we're also not getting into the differences between my beliefs and intelligent design... suffice it to say that they are far from the same).
I'm going with the egg.
Time Heals All Wounds.
Short version: false.
Long version: it's complicated... but still false.
First, what is time? Okay... never mind... that's a concept for another time. For the purpose of this discussion, we'll assume that the original phrase means that the passage of 'time' heals all wounds. Which essentially means that all wounds are healed and that they are healed without any outside forces (other than time)... though this distinction will prove unnecessary.
Heal - (Oxford) 1 make or become sound or healthy again. 2 correct or put right (an undesirable situation)... (American Heritage) 1. to restore to or regain health or soundness 2. to set right; repair
The word 'all' implies every one... if there is a single exception, then the entire sentence is false (note: using the word 'all' all but guarantees that your statement will be false unless it is properly modified).
Wounds we will take to be physical, emotional, etc.
As time passes, it seems as though many wounds disappear. That cut you got on your finger when you were a little kid... does it still hurt? That girl/guy who broke your heart way back in high school/middle school (whatever... adjust for your age, and make it awhile back... 30 or older high school, 25 or younger pick, if you're still in high school... obviously go back some)... aren't you over them now?
But then... some wounds never seem to ever really go away. A bad sprain or a broken body part (ahem *ankle*)... you could possibly feel the effects of it for the rest of your life. A deceased loved one (pet, relative, friend, etc.)... the pain never entirely goes away.
Time does NOT heal ALL wounds.
But it's not that simple...
I have found that time can ease the pain of just about any wound (in some way or another). The most painful thing I can think of, the biggest wound that I believe can be inflicted upon an individual, is the loss of a loved one. That loss will probably never be healed, but it will probably get better in time. It gets easier... and it should, because no one should be crippled by an emotional loss for the rest of their life.
My theory: time doesn't heal all wounds; time makes our wounds a part of us. We learn and become stronger (in some way... I'm not getting into the whole "that which doesn't kill us makes us stronger" discussion here today) or better for it. Our wounds stay with us. If they didn't, how would we be who we are?
Long version: it's complicated... but still false.
First, what is time? Okay... never mind... that's a concept for another time. For the purpose of this discussion, we'll assume that the original phrase means that the passage of 'time' heals all wounds. Which essentially means that all wounds are healed and that they are healed without any outside forces (other than time)... though this distinction will prove unnecessary.
Heal - (Oxford) 1 make or become sound or healthy again. 2 correct or put right (an undesirable situation)... (American Heritage) 1. to restore to or regain health or soundness 2. to set right; repair
The word 'all' implies every one... if there is a single exception, then the entire sentence is false (note: using the word 'all' all but guarantees that your statement will be false unless it is properly modified).
Wounds we will take to be physical, emotional, etc.
As time passes, it seems as though many wounds disappear. That cut you got on your finger when you were a little kid... does it still hurt? That girl/guy who broke your heart way back in high school/middle school (whatever... adjust for your age, and make it awhile back... 30 or older high school, 25 or younger pick, if you're still in high school... obviously go back some)... aren't you over them now?
But then... some wounds never seem to ever really go away. A bad sprain or a broken body part (ahem *ankle*)... you could possibly feel the effects of it for the rest of your life. A deceased loved one (pet, relative, friend, etc.)... the pain never entirely goes away.
Time does NOT heal ALL wounds.
But it's not that simple...
I have found that time can ease the pain of just about any wound (in some way or another). The most painful thing I can think of, the biggest wound that I believe can be inflicted upon an individual, is the loss of a loved one. That loss will probably never be healed, but it will probably get better in time. It gets easier... and it should, because no one should be crippled by an emotional loss for the rest of their life.
My theory: time doesn't heal all wounds; time makes our wounds a part of us. We learn and become stronger (in some way... I'm not getting into the whole "that which doesn't kill us makes us stronger" discussion here today) or better for it. Our wounds stay with us. If they didn't, how would we be who we are?
10 Things Every College Student Should Wonder (at least once)
Well, my last 10 things list went well (I judge by the number of comments... otherwise I don't know if you read it... I like comments... please comment...), so I decided to do another.
10. Is this helping me graduate?
9. Will I ever use this again?
8. What is the meaning of life?
7. Should I quit and just marry some rich guy/girl?
6. Am I in the right major?
5. Is that girl/guy single?
4. How much alcohol is too much?
3. Extracurriculars, friends, or good grades?
2. Do I actually need to study or am I just doing it because it's the social norm/because it's what I've always done?
1. I'm bored. What's on TV?
10. Is this helping me graduate?
9. Will I ever use this again?
8. What is the meaning of life?
7. Should I quit and just marry some rich guy/girl?
6. Am I in the right major?
5. Is that girl/guy single?
4. How much alcohol is too much?
3. Extracurriculars, friends, or good grades?
2. Do I actually need to study or am I just doing it because it's the social norm/because it's what I've always done?
1. I'm bored. What's on TV?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
