ROTBRC EDITORIALS
Are you happy with your life?
Written on Monday, December 01, 2008 by Orochi Herman at 2:08 AM
As I browsed my companions' Friendster accounts, many of them are in other countries now, married, or have thriving careers by now.
But me? I'm just about finished, struggling, and still here.
But I have no regrets.
I don't regret the fact that I am nowhere near their greatness, if any.
I don't regret the fact I still don't have a spouse.
I don't regret the fact that I don't have a job yet. (I soon will have.)
Why should I conform to society (that treated me harshly once)?
To envy what and how my peers are now is a waste of time. It's a waste of time to see how they are well off in other countries they are now.
I can match the same happiness that they are feeling right now, in my own way, in my own methods, and in my own pace.
And the best part is, it all happens because it happens in a method I freely fit in. It is not forced nor done in a compromising situation.
I have no regrets in life, even if they call me a fool. They'll probably only brand me fools because they base judgment on what they've simply come across, not on the big picture.
Just because they're in other countries, earning dollars, being married, and living life doesn't mean they're happy deep inside. Not even in greener pastures will you live a perfect life, even on seemingly-unending pleasures.
And the global economic recession right now proves this point.
But despite all that, it is still possibly to attain happiness. Whether this be by giving, living life without regards to standards nor limits, religious ways or other methods, sometimes, happiness comes and happens in the most unexpected, unconventional and unusual ways.
And sometimes we don't even realize this at all, when gloom consumes us.
The Inevitable
Written on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 by Orochi Herman at 3:45 AM
No matter how happy you have become in life... There is no escaping the fact that you have become a part of Orochi; and that you will succumb to the Riot of The Blood sooner or later.
This is something I'll never escape, like the pig-disgusting remake of Always Be My Baby.
Girl don't you know you can't escape me...
WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK?! Is he a jail system?!
In other matters, there's nothing I hate more than people raining in your coding parade. The rage in me really burns so bad I could really kill.
When morals suddenly becomes outdated.
Written on Friday, May 23, 2008 by Orochi Herman at 12:52 AM
When you live in faith, you are under its rules of dogma, things that are absolute, and unquestionable.
When you live your life, you play by the rules and regulations that ensures your safety, success and satisfaction.
But what if faith stands in the way of what you want, and these wants are globally justifiable and does not cause widespread evil?
This is where man suddenly is made to think deeply of the actions of what he must do.
Often, man must break one rule to maintain life as it is. Similarly, there are times that you need to break your own rules to satisfy your spiritual aspect.
But when is it too much and when must changes be done?
Faith has been openly criticized as being a hindrance of progress. Such backward philosophy in the modern age causes internal conflict, confusion, and the inability to make a sound decision.
Why is this so? Technology and advancement has introduced things that would be in conflict, even in its most subtle ways, to the Faith. And these advancements has taken root to the point of being an essential part of living.
One prominent and heated example: Killing.
In the Christian faith, Commandment #5 dictates; Thou shall not kill. Further reading reinforces this fact, that only God has the right to take life.
Which would mean acts of self-defense, self-preservation and maternal decisions are potential commandment pitfalls.
Which also poses ANOTHER problem, due to the ambiguous nature of the commandment.
"What shouldn't I kill? What if my life is in danger? If I can't kill, yet my life is in danger, I can't do something about it?! How will I live if I can't kill?"
Theologists strive to put some definite answers to these, and has suggested killing can be justified in the form of self-defense and sustainment of life. This makes an implication that you can't kill unless you have a very good reason for it, and unless you do it, your own life is in danger.
But nothing in the bible thus far clearly points out that self-defense nor survival is an exception to the rule.
And they say those rules are dogma. Well, in a way, they are, but not all of them can be dogma in practicality.
Let's not view the faith, rules and regulations in literal or technical sense, but in their practical applications. After all, that's what they're written for, to guide our daily living, right?
Commandment #1 is clearly written for the followers, not for people in general.
Commandment #2 is one of the most broken commandments of all time. And by broken, I mean one of the most violated commandments. (gawd dang it!)
Commandment #3 is losing its appeal because the church is either getting boring, people MUST work on sundays or lose their pay money, people don't like the parish priest, or the person is physically incapable of doing so. This raises a question whether webcasts, telecasts and live feeds of masses are as good as the real thing.
Commandment #4 goes without saying... as long as your parents are upright. People will insist you honor parents that even rape or beat the living daylights out of you, but is jailing or killing (self defense or otherwise) your parents is considered a dishonor? This topic gets a potpourri of interpretations, and is so unclear. This also reinforces a culture of the child having no rights whatsoever under a parent's wing, making it a breeding ground for raising children without confidence. A no-no these days.
Commandment #5. Kill what? You mean even killing plants is a crime? What about bacteria? Animals that get in our way? Rats that destroys our stuff? Though people will argue #5 is meant only for human interaction, and that humans to animals, in practical conditions, can be considered, the ambiguous wording of this commandment is one of the biggest argument loopholes ever known.
Commandment #6. Now a command that has almost no excuse at all. You get something not yours, you pay. Many people globally agree to this commandment, for once.
Commandment #7. And now, a commandment that tells us not to say contradicting things, ie, a lie. People will say that they need to tell a lie to save their skin. Another ambiguous commandment that offers no further explanation, but often is more accepted per se.
Commandment #8 & 10. Don't flirt if you're married. An interesting twist here is that sometimes married people are pitted together to learn about life in a new light. However, infidelity is a hands-down and de-facto boo-boo anywhere.
Commandment #9. If you like what your neighbor has, work hard to get one like it. But don't let it get to your head.
In this day and age, living in a goody-two-shoes life is fast becoming an obsolete option. Why? Too much of anything is bad, as it is with too little of it.
Too much good makes you gullible and close-minded.
Too much evil gets you on everyone's radar and you ruin people's lives in the process.
Too little good impedes your self-respect, progress and your social skills.
Too little of evil makes you a sucker, jack-ass and a prime target for the world's ways.
The way I see it: If your back is against the wall, think very carefully. Meditate. Weigh things. Do the round robin. Exhaust all good means before going underground, and even if you do, make sure to avoid such things that will force you to do underhanded things.
Most importantly, don't let evil lead your way of life. Taste it once, take experience, and go. It seems the keyword here is one thing; Balance. Yin and Yang.
Suddenly, sin doesn't look like an evil dragon that we are led to believe, eh? It's still a blemish, but that blemish is a natural consequence of living, and though we can clean it, one way or the other, we will get blemished again.
The Anti-Emo
Written on Thursday, December 20, 2007 by Orochi Herman at 4:16 AM
What is wrong with being an emo?
1. They're people that brood upon something long after it happened.
2. Suicidal people who love turning their wrists into chopped linguine.
3. Perpetually sad people.
Kain R. Heinlein particularly hates emotion, as it is a sign of weakness. You know, he's somewhat right about it. Crying is a waste of time, when you could've used that time to plan your... hmm... revenge? ambition? greed?
But any sane man would see that Kain means the disruptive side of emotion, and not the emotion that we know.
Personally, emo'ing is a waste of time. Admittingly, this is not what I see myself thinking of nearly 5 years ago.
But if you're not going to pour your emotions out? How will you be better?
Uniquely, I have a weird ability to absorb any kind of emotional shock. Minutes later, I'm back to normal, as if nothing happened.
But there are times I can't tell emotional maturity from emotional indifference. Many people have likened me to Jotaro or Kakyoin, people with very cold attitudes.
But that story's for another time.
