The whole thing about "the whole" and what sounds like "responsibility is
a conspiracy (of some sort)": Do you rely on others? Do you grow your own
food, build your own house? Etc. If so, then I agree with you 100%. Enjoy!
I agree, though, that you need a balance between the two (the individual
and the whole). If you fry yourself giving/working and refuse to
take/relax, you won't be worth much to yourself or to anyone else.
As far as the marijuana thing: been there, done that. I like *not* doing
it *much* more than doing it. However, to each his/her own.
Also, I agree that it should be legalized, not because it's a good thing,
but because the jails are filled with users. Alcohol and cig's are worse,
yet they're not a crime. It's one of those things. . . .
On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Involuntary wrote:
> I remember hearing how researchers were having a hard time separating the
> medically beneficial elements of marijuana from the part that makes you
> feel good. It's as if it's okay to have the stuff that's good for you, but
> they don't want the medicine to feel good to you.
>
> I always encounter people who see marijuana as a crutch for weak-minded
> people who can't handle life and most of those people are individuals who
> have never tried marijuana themselves. I think the reality of it is that
> some people surround themselves with so much responsibility, thinking that
> it's the "right" thing to do that they are not genuinely happy themselves.
> It's an artificial happiness that comes from a person repeatedly telling
> himself that responsibility is what life's all about. I disagree, though.
> The less you're responsible for, the more free your life can be. Even
> before I tried marijuana when I was 26 (I'm 29 now) I was happiest when I
> knew I had no committments to fulfill for the day. Nobody was depending on
> me for anything. Who says that I MUST be involved in community affairs?
> Why can't I live my life and better myself and be appreciated for me,
> rather than having others tell me that I need to "be involved" and "make a
> difference?" The world would be fine like it is for the most part. But
> there are still people who want some things to be illegal and other things
> to be legal. The government tries to please, but the government can't
> satisfy everyone. Majority rules. For as long as majority rules, minority
> will have unrest until they get theirs, too.
>
> I'm definitely not saying that marijuana is the answer to man's prayers.
> But I am saying that when you're high, those responsibilities can melt
> away. You can feel closer to being purely human rather than a member of
> society. Was it God's intention for us to kill each other, put each other
> in jail where numerous abuses go on, and belittle and persecute each other
> to tears and frustration? I think not. We are simply meant to live and
> enjoy life. However, our enjoyment of life takes second place. According
> to societies rules, our first responsibility is taking care of the whole --
> taking care of society to maintain the structure of society -- the
> economics of society. If we choose to simply live, economics and financial
> institutions would likely fail as the flow of money drops due to the
> decreased interest in material matters. Is that bad for the individual?
> Or is that just bad for society? Society is an intangible and disposable
> concept. Individuals within society are precious, yet we place "society"
> above ourselves which gives the whole of humanity a hive-like collective
> mind.
>
> Of course, if we choose to leave this planet and explore the stars,
> collaboration is a virtual necessity. But money is the element of society
> that stands in the way. Sure, we can explore the stars -- for a price.
> But why can't we as humans, simply work together for a common goal, rather
> than placing the value of the goal before the goal itself?
>
> Anybody who has ever smoked marijuana certainly knows this: It generally
> does have an amotivational effect, but that's only of the physical body.
> The mind is working, and in fact, marijuana is like an octane boost for
> your own thinking and a stress reliever for the physical body, then an idea
> suddenly matures and you take action on it. Much better than some of the
> irrational and rash thinking of a mind that has not been stimulated to a
> relative efficiency.
>
> For some this idea may seem to place marijuana in an almost sacred position
> in society. But if we have yet to adopt marijuana as an integrated part of
> the world and exploit it for its true benefits in its natural form, then
> yes -- full-scale legalization of marijuana is going to provide a pathway
> for wonderful advances in the quality of thinking of individuals. The
> thing to remember, however, is that each person is different. It will take
> a brave world to legalize the unregulated use of marijuana because it does
> amplify the individual persona, which would appear to defy just about every
> law that man has created -- laws which were intended to make us act the
> same and in a predictable manner, not differently and in a surprising and
> unpredictable manner. But if you can predict from one day to the next, how
> the evolution of the world will take place, isn't that stagnation? Isn't
> that choking our own advancement as human beings?
>
> The marijuana issue is something that can be resolved quickly. This is
> supposed to be a brave race. Legalize marijuana, bury the issue, and let
> us move forward to new and better things.
>
> Involuntary
>
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