Logic

Premise 1: If A, then B
Premise 2: A ok.
Conclusion: B. Duh.

It follows that..

It follows that...

From this we can conclude that...

The logical consequence of this is...

From this we can infer that...

This means that...

So...

Yeah, so...

Duh.


On a colder note, the weather is now.... cold.

Duh.

Significant?

Intelligence. Beauty. Caste. Race. Birth. Country. State. Nobility. Education. Manners. They all have one thing in common: overvalued-ness.

Why? Because choice is an integral part of pride. Because pride without choice is an illusion, or merely superficial, like a little child trying to act like an adult.

I can't choose my country. I can't choose where I'm born. Thus I have no inherent right to take pride in my place of birth. I have no right to say I'm a better person than you just because my country is better than yours. Thus patriotism is misplaced.

I can't choose my intelligence. It doesn't matter whether it's nature or nurture, there's no room for personal choice in either. So what if I have an IQ way higher than yours? I didn't choose my genetic disposition. Neither did I choose the environment I grew up in. I didn't work for my intelligence, I merely developed it as a result of factors beyond my control. Thus I'm no better or worse than you are just because I'm smarter or dumberer than you. Pride in intelligence is also misplaced.

I didn't choose the way I look. I didn't pick it out of a list or a book. I didn't arrange my chromosomes to express the way they do. So why should I take pride in my body or the way I look? (Unless, of course, I had a silicon implant or plastic surgery... but that's a different story.) So beauty is overrated too.

The same goes for much of what we all value. Noble birth? Pah, so what? You're the King of England? I couldn't care less, you didn't work for it. You're "untouchable"? Nah, you didn't choose it. And so what if you're white or black or yellow or brown or even blue? It's not as if you're Michael Jackson. You didn't choose it, you didn't work for it, you didn't earn it. It simply doesn't matter.

I respect Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, and all those who chose to be who they are. But I refuse to bow down to Prince Charles or the DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong Whateverhisnameisnow because they didn't earn their authority. And I refuse to give you credit or be intimidated by you just because you have a higher IQ or have looks to die for or are from a "superior" race.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that respect isn't inherent. It is a consequence of our actions. So don't live your pride. Earn it.

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"Why, Mr. Anderson, why? Why do you persist? Why get up? Why fight on against the inevitable? Why, why, why??"

"Because I choose to."

-The Matrix Revolutions-

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Tagged...

And here I was thinking I'd never do this...

LIST OUT THE TOP 5 PRESENTS YOU WISH FOR:

1. A brain that can function without having to sleep.
2. A crystal globe that can see into the future.
3. A clear purpose.
4. A personal heating device.
5. Telepathy.

LIST OUT THE REASONS FOR YOUR CHOICES:

1. So I don't have to sleep. Duh.
2. So I can see into the future. Duh.
3. Duh.
4. It's cold. Duh.
5. So "nobody ain't never gonna be lonely no more".


WHO TAGGED YOU: Shaun and Stella

5 IMPRESSIONS OF HIM/HER:

Shaun:
1. Caring
2. Wise
3. Intelligent
4. Idiosyncratic
5. A lady's man. =P

Stella:
1. Interesting
2. Enigmatic
3. Pretty
4. Nice
5. Complex (in a good way) =)


MOST MEMORABLE THINGS HE/SHE HAS DONE FOR YOU:

Shaun: Beating me in the General Knowledge SAMAR Quiz. =P And yodelling in falsetto. *chuckles*

Stella: Murdering me with those dark eyes and super-long eyelashes of hers in exasperation. (Her exasperated "stare" is deadly, so exasperators beware!)


THE MOST MEMORABLE WORDS HE/SHE HAS SAID TO YOU:

Shaun: "I'd die for you."/"You take 20 damage. You die."

Stella: "Urrrrhhhhhh!!!!" (Her moan/groan/scream of fustration before unleashing that deadly exasperated stare)


IF HE/SHE BECOMES YOUR LOVER , YOU WILL:

Shaun: Exasperate Stella so that she'll kill me with her stare.

Stella: Grin exasperatingly at her, ditto the above.


IF HE/SHE BECOMES YOUR LOVER , THEY HAVE TO IMPROVE ON WILL BE:

Shaun: Gender. And sexual orientation, of course.

Stella: Her killing stare.


IF HE/SHE BECOME YOUR ENEMY , YOU WILL:

Shaun: Lose 20 hitpoints and die.

Stella: Die for obvious reasons. (Her stare, duh!)


IF HE/SHE BECOME YOUR ENEMY , THE REASON WILL BE:

Shaun: A grammatical mistake.

Stella: Becoming immune to her stare.


MOST LOVED INVENTION (does not need to be technologically advanced):
The English language.


WHAT DO YOU DESPISE THE MOST:
Despise. (Note: It's "despise" the noun, not the verb. I despise despise. Get it?)


I refuse to tag anyone else. Let sleeping dogs lie.