random thoughts: differences

short note: 2 more weeks.

Something that bothers me lately is how some people always have a certain expectation that everyone has the same mind set and ability as themselves. These so called 'perfect people' imagine a world that orbits by a set of rules set by a standard that is to others unrealistic and uneducated, a world with the standard of Hollywood movies and/or reality television.

For example those with higher education will (sometimes if not always) look down on those that fail to pursue higher education. They scorn what these people do and laugh at their ridiculous-ness and failure to conform to social norm. I am not excluded from such thoughts but i am often reminded that not many of us are fortunate enough to go far, or fortunate enough to have the necessary materials to stand to the same standard that the world expects them to be in. They are not a misfit fit to be ridiculed.

Observing and listening has led me to the conclusion that we human are not equal to one another; contrary to what we were led to believe. We do not have the same ability nor the same intelligence level from the moment of birth. There are just too many variables that can change the development of our mind from even before we were born. To expect all of us to act the same way is nothing but a wishful thought.

Our differences is what made us special. A world filled with strength and weaknesses that counterbalance one another is what bond us together as one. I learn some very interesting things from people that I do not understand. People that do not conform to social norm, those that rebel and the eccentric ones, people who are pushed down by society. These people have interesting insight on how the world revolve. Not some wishful utopia that most of us wish to live in but the cruel reality that we won't except. And what puzzle me the most is they are usually more contented with the world than most.



It is like waiting for the world to change, when it is up to oneself to change the world.

empowerment

short note: senior bar w00t!

Empowerment is something that escapes me few years ago. Its difficult for me to grapple with the fact that we want to do something challenging, something that puts us in dangerous situation; dare-deviling in the extream. Until recently.

I realised that empowerment is something very crucial in the development of an individual. Static routine that most of us are accustomed to in work and studies does sounds appealing, where you don't have to meet the unknown and only work with things that you are very familiar with, but routine does one thing to the mind; it dulls them.

I think the primary reason why most people hated their work is the lack of empowerment. I experienced it before, doing the same thing over and over again even with variation in the schedule does irritate me. I asked that maybe its the lack of challenge in the work that I do, but that is certainly out of the question. Then I ask whether it is the people that I'm working with, tempting as that sound, it doesn't really pin point the problem.

Then a few weeks ago I read an article about "putting the fun back in your work life" so to speak, and there came my answer. Boredom is unnecessarily about lack of challenge or bad colleague, it has something to do with lack of responsibility and accountability in your line of work. Take for example, putting your job on the line 24/7 does make you work more vigilantly compared to taking safe 'routes'.

So with empowerment you put yourself and your job more and more on the line. One slip and there it goes. Challenge wise maybe not so, but the implication of a mistake, of a slip is what make it more worth it. Being a leader, taking a responsibility, doing illicit dealings thats what makes a life more so to speak exciting.

darnation.

short note: wasted, bummed and annoyed

its not normal that you dream losing 3 things that you love in one night. and it certainly bumming waking up with an answer that puzzled the heck out of you. and tell me that it doesn't make you mad when someone tell you to do something when you really dont feel like it! Argh damn it...

Sometimes somethings should be left alone. Sometimes human intervention just sucks. Sometimes... well sometimes...

so anyway, im in the mood of screaming at anyone who annoys me for the whole week D:
on the bright side its HTA week.



on the not so bright side im labelled.