Communication

Here it is, 1:09am and I am sitting in the Kildahl lounge attempting to write a paper about the similarities and differences between Socrates and Antigone. I have yet to start, but I have aimed at starting for many days now. This isnt a mandatory paper, in fact, we have 2 other options for papers later in the term. I think I will continue now, not on the paper, but on the blog.

One of the most important things in our lives is communication, wouldnt you agree? Communication is what keeps us together in times of crisis, what calms conflict, what expresses thoughts and ideas most clearly, and basically anything else you can imagine. So if communication is so essential to our every day life, why cant we, as humans, partake in communication truthfully and easily? It seems that everywhere I go, people are wandering around thinking things and never really expressing them to anyone, or even themselves. Dont get me wrong, thinking is one of the most amazing things that can be done, but when ideas are not expressed and thought about with other people, very dangerous things can happen, as we all know.

Mostly, my frustration comes with people's lack of ability to tell the truth to other people. Take musical performances for example. People play a piece, and even if they do a really half-assed job, people tell them they did well. People make statements that are drippingn with sugar and falacy such as "that was great," or "I barely noticed any mistakes at all." I know those things may be true in some cases, but who can tell me that they honestly havent said something like that to someone who has made a rather poor performance. I am not going into the musical aspect of this, I am going into communication, just to keep things less complicated.

Oh, communication and the lack of the human ability to use it sucessfully. If we could all communicate fluently in one way or another, most things in our lives would be a lot less complicated and frustrating. I hear complaints of people who want to tell people things, but are afraid of the reaction or lack thereof, and in the end, never do anything about it. I am guilty of this crime, I admit, but as hard as I try, many times I just can't force the words to come out of my mouth in the correct order. This is a common problem in our society today. Granted, if everyone was openly criticized or praised, egos would be so random and abstract that it would be difficult to accomplish any sort of organizational system. People's ideals and opinions clash so drastically that it would be impossible to come to any sort of conclusion about anything! That is something that makes us unique and special in our own ways, but differences in opinions are not always good for collaborative efforts.

this is getting long and arduous becuase I am so gosh darn tired.

Good night all, and try to live your lives partaking in good communication.