you call yourself rational
are you rational?
are you introspectively rational?
there are fools in the world
if you’re reading it — you know there are fools in this world — who wouldn’t read because they wouldn’t understand it
their rationality is limited to their basic needs
and it’s ok
our ancestors were the same
statistically some of us are smarter — therefore capable of greater feats of rationality
and collectively we slowly become smarter
each one of us making a contribution
there are fools in the world and you call them fool and don’t expect much rationality from them, other then in regards to their basic needs and desires, and some short-term plans
but then there are those of us that build rockets
those of us who redistribute recourses in efficient way (for some fee)
those of us who manage labour of others
those of us who build systems
those of us who explore beauty
and those of us who explore souls
the problem is that being rational in one aspect of life doesn’t necessitate ability to be rational in other facets of life
this confusion is problematic
this confusion is problematic because you call yourself rational
because you “think things through”, right?
only are you introspectively rational?
are your life decisions rational?
is how you manage every single second of your life rational?
and you call someone rational
he built a rocket
why do you think he can built a team?
perhaps you’re not so naive so as to hope the rocket engineer would be a great artist
but why do you believe the rocked engineer should have any clue about business… let alone about life?
we label men either rational or stupid
we pick a couple characteristics and then put a definite label
then we’re surprised our results make no sense
this must end
to me one who lives well is MORE rational then one who flies men to the moon
your first and last challenge is to live well
worldly conquers are just subset of this greater mission of living well
but then again the one living well can be technically irrational
he didn’t hone his acumen solving technical problems
he solved the problems of existence instead
don’t throw these two into one basket
please look around yourself and see:
-how irrational men are about their goals
-how irrational men are about their plans
-how irrationally devoid of accountability
-how irrationally bad at numbers
-…and then often still irrational with most simple things they do — from shopping to driving a car to eating a sapper
…but perhaps they build rockets
understand that intelligence is a process — not a finite fact
you have to be continuously intelligent, continuously rational
you call someone smart because he outsmarts you in some stupid school test — yet he can’t even change a light bulb?
stop tarring everyone with the same brush
and now look at yourself
you – who labelled you “rational”
even though you’re so stupid and you know it
you labelled yourself rational because:
-you solved some test in school with A mark
-you made x amount of money
-you read books, wow
-you’re consistently more rational in some narrow facet of life then the rest of the stupid populace
-you think rationality is that single key which opens doors, and you want to open doors
and now you think you’re “rational”
and you’re blind to your own stupidity
perhaps your life is shambles
perhaps your plan is great — only it doesn’t work
you’re irrational
finally
are you introspectively rational?
that means — are you RATIONAL about your own psychological constitution
your long term plans
your ego
your identity
your experiences in this world
your feelings
your meaning
stop calling yourself rational
stop thinking men are rational
start actually being rational, intelligent
in this mad world