Ideals And Reality #5 - Hope

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Hope, what is hope... Exactly?

Hope would be to have an expectation or desire for something to occur... An event? A course of action? This is simply the definition, but I'm not done.

In daily life, Hope is usually entangled between the conflicts of ideals and reality. For instance, Hope may be associated with ideals as one would normally hope for the ideals of that day to occur, such as an event that may seem pleasing. However, Reality usually crushes those instances of hope for ideals. I use the word entangled, as the ideal hope for that day may vary depending on the amounts of idealism and realism subscribed to by the person. Find out more at  "A Realist and An Idealist" , another entry of mine. 

I say this because if one who has a strong belief in idealism has an ideal hope that may seem impossible for the day/(any period of time), he/she would normally set himself/herself to achieving that goal with willpower and effort. If you have a strong belief in realism however,  you would set the hope of the day/(any period of time) to low expectations and a normal routine of daily life that may not suit your ideal tastes, but you know that it would not get any better as you have embraced reality. 
For one who has healthy amounts of realism and idealism in a balance, would often struggle to find a hope that may prove ideal, yet real. It will normally exist in a small conflict in your head, as in your head you know you cannot mix ideals and reality up or the balance of idealism and realism will collapse.

One of the keys out of this conflict would be to abide by this saying "If you have no will to go anywhere, then it doesn't matter where you go". This saying is a positive one, and a negative one at the same time. It is positive in the sense that you won't have any worries or struggles. Its is negative in the sense that you have no expectations or goals to achieve at all. Or, you could also simply deal with the conflict and lower your hopes to one that seems the least repulsive and seems possible in reality.

Hope may also be that one essence in your heart where you may find peace in treacherous times, the desire for an ideal route to occur in reality.




Pardon the slight nudity (if you are sensitive to these things). But this picture just shows how hope is one of the few escapes from reality, to bridge ideals and reality to give a sense of relief in one's life.

http://yuumei.deviantart.com/art/Hope-and-Despair-134337412


They say only the realest of people may find their dreams, whereas idealists may never as their dreams and hopes are too high up, where reality cannot even think of reaching. This saying may seem like it takes the realist's side, but that dream that the realist was aiming to achieve should not have been as rewarding as the hope of the idealist. Thus, emphasising the need of balance between idealism and realism in one's self. The meaning of hope, is different to everyone. To me, its one of the few essences that bridges ideals, and reality. And as always, escape reality.

Ideals And Reality #4 - A Realist and An Idealist

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A Realist.

Definition from Urban Dictionary

Realists have a firm grip on reality and can see things for what they are, not what they are told they are. Realists have their own views and do not fall victim to propaganda, misconception, or titles!

Simply put, they tend to see through the illusions of reality and have the ability to put an end to hopes, dreams, Ideals. They are simply the enemy of imagination and possibility and believe that whatever hopes and dreams that people have that do not seem possible, will never happen. Its a pessimistic way of thinking, but also can be helpful at times. Helpful, in the sense that they can break the unwanted illusions of others and can 'snap them out of it'. For instance, when someone does badly for an exam, one would normally dread about it for a few days, weeks. A normal Realist would tell them that it is pointless dreading over something that happened, but to work for something possible in the future. This crushes the illusion conjured by the person's sadness from the results and will continue to live normally once again. Well, not 'normally', but you know what I mean right? 

An Idealist.

Definition from Google

a person who is guided more by ideals than by practical considerations.

Again simply put, they see everything as it is, but tend to believe that they can be more than what they are, especially people. They believe that any ideal is possible with willpower and perseverance and do not believe that nothing is impossible. Well, this is good to a certain extent. Its good to set goals that are achievable, but not to an extent that its impossible. Good Idealists tend to be guided by ideals that are possible and can be made if effort is put into it. For example, once the person has calmed down after the depression of not doing well for an exam, an Idealist would tell that person to set goals, achievable goals, and make that an ideal to seek. This creates an illusion disguised as a goal, a drive, to strive and achieve the ideal with sheer willpower and effort.

You can choose to live a life filled with illusions, as ignorance IS in fact bliss. But Realists tend to dwell in the sad truth, the sad truth that is reality and have unbreakable firm grips. Idealists are more or optimists and choose to believe in good things and do not look at reality to harshly. 

Its good to have a close-to-equal blend of realism and idealism as it allows for realisation to ideals and amendment to make them possible and achievable. In a social sense, allows for the skill of cheering people up to be greatly improved with the moral philosophy bonus. It also helps in projects and work when you want to propose something or improve the workplace or school. Leaning to far to one side may lead to pessimism or optimism, and optimism without control or realisation is not good. I shall go into-depth on that one day. Have a good balance, think carefully, and as always, thanks for reading. 

Ideals And Reality #3 - Perspective

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Perspective... What are perspectives? You could look at it in this way, viewing the same situation in different shades that bend reality in each one. "Its always and only about perspective". Perspective allows for people to see things in different light, empathising with another person to see something different.

For example, when a thief who steals food, to on-lookers it would seem that he is a criminal and should be put in jail for his wrong doings. But from the thief's perspective however, he is simply taking from the rich and giving to the poor to compensate for the corrupted government's actions. 

Perspective

On-looker's                Peasant's

Thief                    Hero

Steals for self gain      Steals to help the poor

Should go to jail       Should be honoured

From these two different perspectives, we can see that both perspectives are completely different and do not share much in common. What we should do, is to look at things from different perspectives before publicly judging. Publicly judging, because prejudgement is inevitable in your mind, but before publicly accusing someone of something, view it from different perspectives. For "Perspective Defines Reality". The word "define" is used, because at one glimpse it would not seem as what it truly is until you define it by viewing it from different perspectives and the truth is revealed. 

You can't blame yourself for not viewing things in ALL perspectives, but you should try to, as it expands your way of thinking and allows for clearer thoughts and solutions. Perspectives are what keep social structures stable, as they allow for common empathy between people to flow and determine their course of action depending on the situation. However, constant empathy can wear yourself out and may be a hinderance and a distraction to matters at hand. The key to such occasions is to only take perspectives and empathy into consideration during social circumstances, when your social standpoint and public opinion is at risk. 

When in seek of truth, juggle all the perspectives that you can take into your head and concentrate. If you can't fit them all, take not of the rest and do them separately. Juggle all the perspectives and think hard, take severe differences and similarities and piece the truth together. The truth will eventually reveal itself if you operate on logic and understand common human behaviour. You could always ask the source of the situation if you want to know the intention or cause of the situation.

If your comprehension of human behaviour and empathy is good, perspective can be a useful tool to solve unknown courses of actions or situations, and also can be used to turn the odds of social events into your favour if you manipulate them well. And as always, thanks for reading this wordy stuff!

Ideals And Reality #2 - Choice

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Choice, the act of choosing two or more possibilities. It is what defines our future and well being. An example would be the "Dating Sim Route Concept". In dating sim games, decisions are constantly made to determine the route taken and ending received. In life, normally one would want the easier route but with a good ending, but it isn't that simple. Would you prefer a more interesting life/route? Make the right decisions and life will be what you make of it. Thinking about the future and where each option takes you when making a decision is highly advised, being smart about decisions can trigger events into your favour.

Unlike Dating Sims, there is no save and load options in life, so making smart decisions would be preferable, for each mistake or bad decision you make, will be permanent. Live with the consequences and or repair them. There are even more decisions and choices to make when repairing and living through the consequences. You want the Ideal ending and route? Make it a reality, if you have the willpower.

Choices are always constantly being made by a person, so the emphasis and importance of each decision is usually rendered neglect-able. Don't be fooled. Even the choice of meals matter. Meals can cause you to gain or lose weight, affecting events and activities in the future, especially performance. The simple choice of wearing a new T-Shirt or a Polo Shirt can also affect your future. People may see your shirt and judge, based on looks and gives them a opinion which can be positive or negative, affecting your public social standpoint and opinion.

Sometimes when choices appear that don't appeal to you because the pros and cons of both choices do not suit your comfortability and you feel like not making a decision, the pros and cons will start to vary and cause further unbalance to the choices, hindering your decision greatly. Making quick and smart decisions are the best way to go, if you want the best for your life. Some people want lives that don't prove socially approving or healthy, even so decisions can be made to stray from those paths and follow other ideals.

"Yes" and "No" are common decision makers when it comes to two optioned choices. "Yes" Always accepts, good and bad. "No" Rejects everything, good and bad. Personalities often adapt to these words and form a new person of different mindsets. An optimist or a pessimist. However, "Yes" and "No" are tangled in an endless web, they contradict, connect and at the end of the day, determine the acceptation or rejection of variables that determine the future of your route.

Not knowing where you are going, which path you are taking, can be scary and dreadful. As if you were operating without logic and going with the median flow. Get a grip of yourself and decide where you want to go.


The only possible resets of routes/life known are incarnation (if you believe that), amnesia or migration. They are scary, but if they reset your route and bring you onto a better one that you can decide. And as always, thanks for reading this rather wordy stuff.