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And then there is life....

Posted by shar on February 5, 2001, at 0:56:22

In reply to Re: uh..huh...-suggestion: doersthinkers..., posted by phil15 on February 4, 2001, at 14:45:53

There have been periods in my life that were quite dronesque. Usually those were the times when reality, life circumstances, supporting myself and child, made it sensible to have a straight job, live in the best apt. I could afford, drive a regular old car, put food on the table, and, all in all, be very "normal" in order to provide as decent a life as possible for me and my son.

Of course, I was suicidal most of the time. But, go to that 8-5 job I did. Find quality daycare I did. Try to be a good mom I did.

Being a good mom--wow, that is very dronesque. I felt an obligation to teach my son to get along in the mainstream (be a drone?), and tried to convey the importance of honesty and integrity in the world, and tried to encourage him to follow what dreams he could. In other words, fill his tool box with some tools and options for getting along in the world.

I think it would have been a great disservice to have not taught my son what to do in the real world (whether he chose it was another issue). It's right outside the door, and it's harder when you are not equipped to deal with it.

So, while people may have about them the trappings of droneage, it does not necessarily mean they are drones, or normals, or thinkers, or doers. It is very difficult to come to conclusions about others based on external cues. I believe every person thinks to the extent that they can. Some people will work to stretch that, and want to grow in thought. Some people will stretch and grow in other important ways.

None of us knows what kind of toolkit anyone has. And, thinking/philosophizing is not the sine qua non of existence. It is but one of many very important things one can do in life.

Weird--always have been, always will be.
Shar


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