Hello Marsha: It's kind of funny to ask me that, I'm only 16. Anyway:
I consider marriage as a mere bond between a male and a female of approximately same age. It's a bond, just like regular friendship. However, when a couple is married, and have given birth to a child, I believe that they *must not,* by any means, divorce because they have a huge responsibility. If they haven't had a child yet, then I'd say it's fair enough to divorce if they really do feel there is a problem of compatibility. I for one am not eager to marry because all I want is intellectual (and at most social) bonds with persons, not biological bonds. Biological bonds, are not to persons per se, but more to activities in relation to persons (=sex), extending also to drugs. I have read fairly enough on addictions and have found out that it's best to stay completely out of it all, because you always keep wanting for more when you do it "just once". Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that plays a key role in the cycle of addictions. An addict needs a minimum of 14 days to be free of the dopamine highs-and-lows of the pleasure-depression cycle to regain minimum discipline to further the resistance from temptations. This view, although apparently propogated by strictly religious priests, I've not taken it from them, nor have I been brought up in such an environment. My up-bringing (both at home and school) taught me that marriage is very normal, you have to do it, and the way they hid and suppressed talk of sex made it even more interesting. But I found out sex is way over-rated. I don't (intend to) know about drugs. Do tell me your views, I'm eager to hear since I'm quite an introvert and have not shared this view with people. -- Akshay On 4/2/07, MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Greetings Akshay, > > Before further consideration, I would like to know your view of > "marriage". > > Marsha > > > At 05:19 AM 4/2/2007, Akshay wrote: > >I'm not Victorian in any sense, let alone morality (by the way I'm > Indian). > >But I'm opposed to the use of drugs and sex. It is really very immoral > and > >inferior for a person who values intellectualism. > > > >This is the only issue that I have come in disagreement with Pirsig in > Lila. > >Phaedrus, whom I so much admired (yeah, you could say it's the teenage > idol > >syndrome) suddenly turned out to be a sexed up man who goes around bars > >drinking and smoking, no matter of what intellectual stature he be. And > if > >you let that be fiction, Pirsig's also married *twice*. > > > >Any comments on this? > > > > > >Akshay > > > > > >On 4/2/07, Akshay Peshwe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Although it could be pointed out that there were many persons having > > > achieved a level of excellency in their chosen profession, it > certainly can > > > not be attributed to their endeavours marked by negative addiction. > What > > > then can be said about the strict celebataires like Sir Isaac Newton, > whose > > > romance life ended at age 17 before which he "entertained a mere > > passion for > > > Miss Anne Storer", who stayed in his lodgings (read wikipedia for > more)? > > > > > > In fact, I'd argue that since biological quality is way lower than > > > intellectual quality, there are going to be certain biological > > patterns that > > > are going to be harmful to a pure intellectual life, and that Picasso > could > > > definitely have been better off without those pleasures in the long > term. > > > > > > I've also disagreed with Napoleon Hill over this point. Sure, his > > > techniques of "sex transmutation" may be very useful, but the > > claim he makes > > > that geniuses are so sexed up is very strange to me. I suppose > > intellectuals > > > should try to stay away from unnecessary biological and social > activities. > > > I'm with Sidis on this one. > > > > > > Akshay > > > > > > On 3/30/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Quoting david buchanan < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > > > Platt asked Arlo: > > > > > Are you suggesting those who rob to feed their drug habit are > better > > > > than > > > > > Einstein or Picasso? > > > > > > > > > > dmb says: > > > > > I recently learned that Picasso stole food and booze from his > > > > neighbors. He > > > > > and his pals were abusing all sorts of substances and (gasp) > rarely > > > > had > > > > > proper jobs. He spent his money on prostitutes and intentionally > left > > > > his > > > > > door open when he painted in the nude with the hope of getting > some > > > > hot > > > > > passer-by action from the neighbor ladies. He had a pan that he > used > > > > for > > > > > both cooking and pissing. Even Einstein was a bit of a bohemian > type > > > > back in > > > > > those days. And yet almost everybody thinks these guys were among > the > > > > > greastest artists ever. I think this only makes sense. There is > > > > something > > > > > about creativity that just doesn't mix well with a life of > obedience > > > > and > > > > > conformity to social norms. I don't know if rebelliousness is a > > > > necessary > > > > > ingredient, exactly, but its something like that. Pirsig's term > > > > "contrarian" > > > > > really works on a bunch of levels, I think. > > > > > > > > Good point. I understand geniuses are likely to be sex machines. > That > > > > lets me > > > > out. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > > > > This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ > > > > moq_discuss mailing list > > > > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > > > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > > > > Archives: > > > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > > > > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > > > > > > > > > > > >moq_discuss mailing list > >Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > >http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > >Archives: > >http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > >http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > > > moq_discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
