Give a reason not Just be conscious
2018-04-01
Why Just be conscious instead of Give a reason?
The lyrics are written by the same person, so from a distance they are very similar, but I'll try to verbalize why one of them feels different from the other.
(PS) but the lyrics were different to begin with.
We all want it, and we all go for the dream that we can't resist.
This is where I first feel uncomfortable.
The concept that the "answer" is "somewhere" and you seek it assumes that the answer is somewhere far away, not you. This is where it doesn't feel right.
I don't need patronizing hypocrisy.
On the side of Give a reason, I sense a desire to get out of oppression and a sense of anxiety about the possibility that my future self has not found the "answer". The notion that "I have to keep running" creates oppression and frustration.
If you're in a hurry and running in the dark, you don't have time to sharpen your mind. You can't find the answer by running around looking for "the answer somewhere else," because "the answer is inside of you.
#The Blue Bird of Maeterlinck Silence, tranquility, interlude, need time to stop and [introspection
"Music is the silence between sounds." #Music is the silence between sounds Added on 12/25/2023
By the way, consider the consistency of "[After walking so crazy, so hard, so empty, a clear road map will appear in your heart alone.
With no signposts in sight, it's hard to know which way to go.
Standing still at this time won't change anything.
So we need to "walk on empty".
Signposts come to mind as a result of walking, and these come to mind "in your mind alone".
The signposts are not outside, they are inside you.
I think we need some time for quiet reflection after all the walking around.
If you keep running after frustration, you won't notice the signposts in your mind
It's not a good idea to whip yourself into running today.
There's no drama that keeps the hero running all the time.
The most important thing is that the protagonist enjoys performing.
By the way, the title "Just be conscious" has a focus on "notice" and "notice". Lyrics about noticing are here.
And, by realizing it, you get out of it. So what do we do to get out of it?
"Listen carefully" is a refrain from "sharpen your mind."
This is where you should notice the most.
Sharpen your mind and what follows when you sense an opportunity.
Programming in Logic is the introduction to the story. In other words, it is from there that "my life (drama) in which I am the main character" (drama) begins to flourish. Run after you find an opportunity, don't run from the beginning, "listen first to find an opportunity." ---
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