tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post2793986983301021338..comments2023-05-23T08:57:52.827-07:00Comments on Single and Singular: Lesser BeingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-78515874765626211622007-10-03T19:07:00.000-07:002007-10-03T19:07:00.000-07:00*A flurry of feelings convince me that we are plum...*A flurry of feelings convince me that we are plumetting headlong down the evolution trench instead of moving up the ladder, as we claim it to be. While I wont deny that it is partly because I should have been born in a zoo, it sounds pretty rational to my constantly tornado-ing human mind too. I noodle over thoughts ...<BR/>>>Interesting that you want to be born in a Zoo, which in turn is a creation of humans who according to you, are going down the evolution ladder. If ever there was contradiction wrapped in irony covered by the fog of confusion! By the way if there is no Zoo, would you want to be born as a Prey or a Predator?<BR/> * Isnt it all wrong that we need to be taught 'right' and 'wrong' all our lives, and right is not just instinctive like it is for every other creature?<BR/>>> Somebody here talked about "social construct". Its also called "social contract". It is this social contract that has allowed humans to grow and multiply to more than 6 billion people. Every species has the inherent desire to survive and procreate. It is just that humans have gotten way better at this.<BR/> * Why do we have the need to seek meaning in things that are just intrinsically beautiful like love and life and happiness?<BR/>>>This is alien territory to me. But I think most people just seek these things according to their own ideas about Love, Life & Happiness. <BR/> * Which of God's beings but us are so tired of work that our ultimate dream is 'retirement'?<BR/>>>We are the only ones who have the luxury of being tired of work. Other species are tired/worried of more basic things like food and water. Although to be sure this is true of humans too in most of the Third World.<BR/> * When you sit beside someone of your kind and dont have anything to say (and there is no idiot box around), so often the silence is "uncomfortable".<BR/>>> Have to agree with this one.<BR/> * Being disloyal comes naturally, while no other creature can even be taught disloyality.<BR/>>>You obviously are unaware that killing of and eating the newborn for nutrition by the mother is a common occurence in many species including cats and chimps. Its called disloyality, selfishness etc in humans, in animals its just called animal instinct period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-87746821059009993542007-08-28T10:15:00.000-07:002007-08-28T10:15:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Sugavanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652122728486918955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-48487797914580910722007-08-07T19:47:00.000-07:002007-08-07T19:47:00.000-07:00ennathithu?but yeah...I agree. we are defnitely th...ennathithu?<BR/><BR/>but yeah...I agree. we are defnitely the crudest end of evolution... the very fact that we would be the ones with least survival skills in a disaster proves it!<BR/><BR/>PS: Any baby is good as long as its not yours :-Dbubbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06643973164409178754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-76206219026583694952007-07-22T10:30:00.000-07:002007-07-22T10:30:00.000-07:00"The "lesser beings" refers to us, humans :-)"I ac..."The "lesser beings" refers to us, humans :-)"<BR/><BR/>I actually wanted to re-read the blog a second time to make sure that you did not imply this before posting my comment, but was too lazy to do that. Guess thats what happens as a result of not thinking - "WHAT IF" she had actually meant it that way? :) There are pros and cons to everything :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-65802826452905836752007-07-21T16:40:00.000-07:002007-07-21T16:40:00.000-07:00Hi Anand, thanks for stopping by and thanks for th...Hi Anand, thanks for stopping by and thanks for the comments.<BR/><BR/>>> "telling the person next door that you like him/her is YOU :)"<BR/><BR/>Absolutely! My point is that many of us just dont do it for "what if" reasons - humans have made "what if" a too much of a problem for themselves. If you did look around, many of us need "self-help" books and counselors to make us realize such obvious facts.<BR/><BR/>I disagree with nothing that you say since it is actually not contradictory to what I've written - if you read carefully, the blog entry does not imply "I think humans are worse than animals" it just says "sometimes somthings make 'me' wonder if we are lesser beings than them in many ways rather than the other way around." The write-up is about an occasional feeling 'I' have, and not a statement of belief. The tone of the writing is that of an incident-narration.Harini Sridharanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10420075335682583840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-61812075699254331922007-07-21T16:07:00.000-07:002007-07-21T16:07:00.000-07:00The "lesser beings" refers to us, humans :-)The "lesser beings" refers to us, humans :-)Harini Sridharanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10420075335682583840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-21433550964094123962007-07-21T15:16:00.000-07:002007-07-21T15:16:00.000-07:00One more thing...Despite your stated desire to be ...One more thing...<BR/>Despite your stated desire to be more like them, you still refer to them as "lesser" beings! Seems a bit ironic, doesn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-43437707281888827452007-07-21T15:12:00.000-07:002007-07-21T15:12:00.000-07:00"every other creature on the other hand is born kn..."every other creature on the other hand is born knowing what it will do with its life"<BR/><BR/>Not true - there are many other creatures that are "taught" priorities. There are 100s of shows on Discover Channel / Animal kingdo on how animals "teach" their young skills to survive on this planet.<BR/><BR/>Regardless of whether they are "taught" or not, almost all animals "learn" on a continuous basis. Everything is not bases on instinct. Most actions are the result of learning (see theory of Classical conditioning for a detailed explanation). With time the learning gets ingrained in the animal (or person) and actually becomes part of its instincts. This is the reason domesticated animals are different from wild animals of the same species.<BR/><BR/>All the things you mentioned are primarily the result of the environment you grew up in and what you chose to learn from the sorroundings. <BR/><BR/>For the record, the only person stopping you from "telling the person next door that you like him/her is YOU" :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-31478252092504746732007-07-18T00:27:00.000-07:002007-07-18T00:27:00.000-07:00Ooops, I meant to say "busy*" in my previous comme...Ooops, I meant to say "busy*" in my previous comment :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-66165963480190029492007-07-18T00:26:00.000-07:002007-07-18T00:26:00.000-07:00Hey!no new posts? buy with harry potter stuff?Hey!<BR/><BR/>no new posts? buy with harry potter stuff?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-61723729231242443152007-07-14T11:28:00.000-07:002007-07-14T11:28:00.000-07:00thanks for the comments, badrinath, black rose.thanks for the comments, badrinath, black rose.Harini Sridharanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10420075335682583840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-63905283027003851572007-07-14T05:39:00.000-07:002007-07-14T05:39:00.000-07:00coming home from work she greets me with all the l...coming home from work she greets me with all the love in this world<BR/><BR/>just when i set the table i could sense her urgency to share that dinner with me<BR/><BR/>on my couch this is when she likes to cuddle<BR/><BR/>all through the night she is comforted just by the thought i lay next to her<BR/><BR/>next day when ileave she holds on to me as if iam never coming back<BR/><BR/>if this is all love everybody needs iam happy to say that i belong to their kind (lesser being).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-42141029011961385682007-07-03T22:03:00.000-07:002007-07-03T22:03:00.000-07:00you got beautiful english and this is a good blog ...you got beautiful english and this is a good blog (but for the pink color eeks!!!) <BR/><BR/>loved the line "our incessant use of grey cells for mindless inventions of unnecessary mechanisms to help us do even more pointless things."Badrinath.V.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997289479577511186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-10694751604447198432007-07-03T15:58:00.000-07:002007-07-03T15:58:00.000-07:00Oh my God.. I am in the midst of poets :)Oh my God.. I am in the midst of poets :)LifeIsAGamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03210730847632096916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-78185067282261036932007-07-02T18:14:00.000-07:002007-07-02T18:14:00.000-07:00Wah Wah! and tankoo, Sandeep :).it rained... and t...Wah Wah! and tankoo, Sandeep :).<BR/><BR/>it rained... and the rains washed away the momentary sanity and all around is green-he-green and I am happy to be on either side as long as I can graze tasty greens :p :DHarini Sridharanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10420075335682583840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-64223719430030523022007-07-02T17:04:00.000-07:002007-07-02T17:04:00.000-07:00very well written ! it is zimply ... fantawhatbuli...very well written ! it is zimply ... fantawhatbulistic...<BR/><BR/><BR/>Its summer and soon the grass will <BR/>be brown every where..<BR/>but then when it will rain, <BR/>with no offence, this side or the other..<BR/>green would be, and be the color.<BR/><BR/>And we can all graze happily ...hehesandeephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15449221889836012077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-50069944366877369592007-07-02T14:43:00.000-07:002007-07-02T14:43:00.000-07:00I concur: human lives have become so uncontrolably...I concur: human lives have become so uncontrolably complicated that simple seems more meaningful.<BR/>Yes, grass is greener on the other side :).Harini Sridharanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10420075335682583840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-5606594828306075202007-07-02T14:13:00.000-07:002007-07-02T14:13:00.000-07:00:))... its not being "taught".. its being reminded...:))... its not being "taught".. its being reminded of one's priorities.. helping you to recollect when you are lost in myriad of emotions. Yeah.. you are right.. we have something called "social construct" that influences us. In non human animal kingdom, there's no social/moral code that is enforced on top of survival instinct nor does an animal seem to be influenced by the opinion of its kith and kin. Once the bird or animal is fully grown up, it doesnt continue to maintain parental and sibling relationships like the way human beings do. All it has to do is just take care or think for itself ... isnt that simpler definition of life that animals have compared to human beings??. Grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence.. dont u think ;)LifeIsAGamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03210730847632096916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-49638628527487900792007-07-02T12:22:00.000-07:002007-07-02T12:22:00.000-07:00Point is exactly that: we humans have the need to ...Point is exactly that: we humans have the need to specially exert ourselves to find a purpose in life to be content. We need self help books to help us out of various 'states'. We need to be 'taught' OUR priorities - every other creature on the other hand is born knowing what it will do with its life.<BR/><BR/>But then I guess I belong to a different league - I can't support humans when pitted against God's other creatures. (In fact, I have always found kittens and puppies more adorable than human kids. There, I said it out loud! :-) )Harini Sridharanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10420075335682583840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-59299248393377099592007-07-02T11:59:00.000-07:002007-07-02T11:59:00.000-07:00Whenever I get into this state.. I do two things :...Whenever I get into this state.. I do two things : (1) just get out of the house and work out(bring your energy level up), and (2) read some good self help books(reorient yourself and set your priorities clearly). Its good to look at the big picture and decide what you want to have accomplished before your end arrives.LifeIsAGamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03210730847632096916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688818.post-62459798561733187362007-07-02T11:53:00.000-07:002007-07-02T11:53:00.000-07:00Finding an anchor point within yourself helps in f...Finding an anchor point within yourself helps in finding the peace :).LifeIsAGamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03210730847632096916noreply@blogger.com