Charles Darwin stated that the natural selection process was determined by the strong and the weak.
However, we soon see this to be not true, since without fancy guns, knives or jungle jeeps, we'd just get clawed by tigers or trampled by elephants. Heck, we'd probably roll over to monkeys too. The point of this? Assuming Darwin's theory is true, it can only mean that over time, the meaning of strength has changed. While strength used to be defined by bulging muscles, hairy chests and bad breath, we realise that such people can only be seen checking I/Cs at nightclubs today. Instead, the people that epitomize strength do so with their mind, playing the political game and pulling pseudo-jedi mind tricks on unsuspecting victims.
Similarly, over time, our values change as well. Humility is no longer seen as a virtue but a nice way of expressing a lack on confidence. Honour and chivalry are obsolete concepts today, since they effectively get you nowhere other than the "nice guy" region. The age-old combo of "gold, silver, bronze" has now been mutated into an entire host of other things. Unity of the masses are now classified as gangsters. Perhaps this is Darwinism in action as well ; Weak concepts are now alienated, while unscrupulous ones become mantras, ways of life, whatever you want to call it.
The message here? The secret to surviving is being flexible, even if it does throw the old concepts of deep-rootedness and commitment right out the window.
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Now, most people would agree with me that age is not a true representative of maturity. For the simple reason that with age comes a lot of superficial privileges that is seen as only available for adults, so age for this reason is associated with maturity. However, being old enough to drink doesn't make you mature enough to appreciate the concept that comes with drinking - Most people simply drink for a cheap thrill, though it isn't cheap nowadays. This is why so many underaged people want to do stuff like sneak into clubs, buy liqour illegally, or sneak into M-18 or R-21 movies - it makes them feel old, mature, and as a result, free. In short, they want to grow up, and the current rate of 1 year every 365 days isn't fast enough, no.
However, when people are young and believe they have all the answers, bad things happen - In history, it was always the most cocky people that got beaten to a pulp. I've known people who happily snuck into clubs thinking it was the best night of their life - A rite of passage into adulthood, a headstart on the slow process of aging, but most of all, simply to feel good. The result of this? Bad things that shouldn't have happened since they were too innocent and childish to see it coming. This is the reason drugging and rape become so easy for grown men to do at clubs and other nightspots.
Remember that underage party at MOS a while ago? Yeah, that proves my point.
Aging is a natural process, don't rush it. Besides, staying young for as long as possible is probably a good thing.
However, we soon see this to be not true, since without fancy guns, knives or jungle jeeps, we'd just get clawed by tigers or trampled by elephants. Heck, we'd probably roll over to monkeys too. The point of this? Assuming Darwin's theory is true, it can only mean that over time, the meaning of strength has changed. While strength used to be defined by bulging muscles, hairy chests and bad breath, we realise that such people can only be seen checking I/Cs at nightclubs today. Instead, the people that epitomize strength do so with their mind, playing the political game and pulling pseudo-jedi mind tricks on unsuspecting victims.
Similarly, over time, our values change as well. Humility is no longer seen as a virtue but a nice way of expressing a lack on confidence. Honour and chivalry are obsolete concepts today, since they effectively get you nowhere other than the "nice guy" region. The age-old combo of "gold, silver, bronze" has now been mutated into an entire host of other things. Unity of the masses are now classified as gangsters. Perhaps this is Darwinism in action as well ; Weak concepts are now alienated, while unscrupulous ones become mantras, ways of life, whatever you want to call it.
The message here? The secret to surviving is being flexible, even if it does throw the old concepts of deep-rootedness and commitment right out the window.
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Now, most people would agree with me that age is not a true representative of maturity. For the simple reason that with age comes a lot of superficial privileges that is seen as only available for adults, so age for this reason is associated with maturity. However, being old enough to drink doesn't make you mature enough to appreciate the concept that comes with drinking - Most people simply drink for a cheap thrill, though it isn't cheap nowadays. This is why so many underaged people want to do stuff like sneak into clubs, buy liqour illegally, or sneak into M-18 or R-21 movies - it makes them feel old, mature, and as a result, free. In short, they want to grow up, and the current rate of 1 year every 365 days isn't fast enough, no.
However, when people are young and believe they have all the answers, bad things happen - In history, it was always the most cocky people that got beaten to a pulp. I've known people who happily snuck into clubs thinking it was the best night of their life - A rite of passage into adulthood, a headstart on the slow process of aging, but most of all, simply to feel good. The result of this? Bad things that shouldn't have happened since they were too innocent and childish to see it coming. This is the reason drugging and rape become so easy for grown men to do at clubs and other nightspots.
Remember that underage party at MOS a while ago? Yeah, that proves my point.
Aging is a natural process, don't rush it. Besides, staying young for as long as possible is probably a good thing.
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