On the contrary, it is all about reason. Hubag talks about his inability to reason or his disinclination in that, rather, defends the notion of dreams and dreaming, then again, that is his own personal
choice, which is respectable by men such as I. There is nothing wrong with a dreamer, to dream is to live one's fantasy, as they say.
However, I merely implemented a medical addition; in that there are those who dream and never awake from their dreams; or perhaps i should change that to nightmare. Individuals who are schizophrenics or those who suffer from mental illness suffer from a loss of reality.
As for the inclusion of European Enlightenment, it merely illustrates my view that reason, is not a weakness, nor is it negative, rather has led to the development of societal advances, and undoubtedly contributed to the democratic pluralism that has taken hold of society at large (for the most part that is, he he). In regards to reason and choice; well, i must say that it is reason that allows us all to make an informed decision and choice in any matter.
Reason and truth both in the same playing field. My view.
“Reason is the slow and torturous method by which those who do not know the truth discover itâ€
Blaise PascalCheers, Ms. Isles.
PS. Let not youth or lack of age bring prejudice to understanding. Love you!
and that, precisely, is what i mean by being off the mark, which makes me suspect that maybe, just maybe, you didn’t really get bai hubag’s drift.
you presumed hubag’s inability to reason, his disinclination to reason, and topped that pudding off with the cream of declaration that to dream is to live one’s fantasy, as if that is all there is to dreaming.
first, we’ve got to give it to hubag who might not be able to write that way if his reasoning were not acute.
second, dreaming in the context of hubag’s write-up is, in hyperbolic terms just so I could get my point across, in the league of world conquests. conquerors dream of conquests and dream up and visualize strategies to win wars. they don’t go to wars because of their brawns alone, much less because of their reason. they go to wars because of their what-ifs.
to dream thus is also to invent, to devise. great poets, philosophers, and scientists dreamed. and changed the world. no one can question their ability to reason beyond ordinary mortals.
the dreamers that bai hubag refers to actually have their reason intact. this, one can derive by reading between his lines, which entails the reader to go beyond one’s self. as for his statement about dreaming his life away, again, context, as it is obviously said tongue-in-cheek.
after your presumptions (or should I say conclusions?) that hubag is far from reason, you go on to medical school to explain what extreme dreaming is and call on european enlightenment (because it was the age of reason?). i as a reader felt like I bungee jumped without the ropes.
oh, martin luther’s “i have a dream…†is far from schizophrenic. and we know his role in defining u.s. civil rights.
allow me please to go further, to your reply numbered 62 in this same thread. you mention wolf’s post as existentialist, and then relate this to darwin’s theory of evolution. what? one has nothing to do with the other, so i was confused. what, indeed, is existential about survival of the fittest when existentialism is all about denying that the universe has any built-in meaning or purpose and therefore individuals have to take responsibility in shaping their own destinies?
what i’m trying to say here is that reading anything, like writing anything, needs contextualization and the proper grasp of concepts that one brandishes. we have to go beyond the literal to be freed from the traps of the nuances of language.
i have nothing against youth’s knowledge and understanding. these are gifts to the world. but there is such a thing as mental indigestion that only the passing of years can cure. even child musical prodigies practice themselves to greatness. thankfully, the mistakes youth makes are corrected through the years. often.
at 40, you may look back to when you were 20, and laugh. knowledge needs to be placed in the context of life as it is lived. and, like good wine, it takes time.
love you too.
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