Conclusion

[eumelia]

I don't like Holidays in general, especially when there are no kids to appreciate them.

I'm too much of a cynic to the rituals I don't believe in with adults and then end up ruining it for other people.

So conclusion; I'm crap at holidays and will no longer impose myself on people who actually enjoy the ritual and find meaning in it.

Atheism seems to be superimposing itself on my very well thought out Agnosticism.

I'm sorry hemlock_sholes, being a bitch is something I sometimes do thoughtlessly and even though I apologised last night, here's a larger, more public one.

*huggles*

Comments

[wijsgeer.livejournal.com]

The thing with rituals is. it that they can give meaning (for some) to that what (in my eyes) is meaningless. I have no problem with meaningless. My depressions are generally not because of a lack of meaning, but more of other people''s meaning creeping in.
I describe myself as a third generation atheïst and maybe that makes things easier for me. (Or perhaps that could have made me convert and become devout just to find an other way).

Enfin, the trouble is that (so I belief) humans are a meaning giving species. It is one of the things that makes us to what we are. But I will be damned if that ought to make me religious. I go for the "low grade" meaning, the homely meaning of connection between you and me, the importance of friendship and family, of good food, of caring, of solidarity. Of socialism and feminism (as long as they don't try to escape out of realm and try to become high meanings. And no, I have no demarcation line between high and low, I have no inclination to police them and there might well be several grades of middle in between.)

And yes, this makes it more difficult to take things seriously that other people take seriously. And that might result in hurt if you want to take the people themselves serious. But it can't be helped. Perhaps in the future something in you mellows and you can appreciate the rituals trough the eyes of others (like you can look at snow trough the eyes of a toddler) and take something from their meaning without having it involving yourself believing any of it. Untill then, yes, look for surrounding yourself with people who think likewise.

eh, did this turn into a sermon?

[hemlock-sholes.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Apology accepted.

Just to get you into a mellower frame of mind and out of any bitchiness which might be lingering...

Watch this:



And this...







And now, sit down, get comfortable... and become a drooling mass as you watch this:

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

First video: saw it already thank you.

Second video: Also seen it, thanks :D

Third video: How is it possible that I've never seen that before.

P.S. Only I'm allowed to call myself or my actions "bitch(y)", so *wags finger* and *hugs*