To vent or not to vent
That is the question. At least the one that’s in the spotlight in this blog account. For the people who wish to look a little under the surface of this seemingly circumstantial entry…yes, this probably could be a justification for my starting out this blog. I battled with the ‘To Vent of not to Vent’ dilemma for a while before I ultimately started the blog. Then there were also the visits from the “why’s, where’s, how’s” and other extended members of the interrogative family. But that is all immaterial (though a relevant example**) to what is in question.
How important is the expression of negative feelings? Is its consequence on oneself and the people involved extremely overrated or poorly underrated? Deficiency of space and time restricts me to broadly categorize the so-called negative sentiments as: Anger, Irritation, Jealousy, Guilt, Restlessness. I could be missing out on a whole lot of them here (either coz of my single brain cell’s shameful multitasking ability OR coz they’re a whole lot of intermediate derivative degrees involved). So, does expressing negative sentiment make a statement about a person’s basic nature? I feel that the answer to that question (more often than not), quite sadly, is in the affirmative. The very reason we say DON’T JUDGE a person is simply coz we have an inherent tendency to do so. Not voicing something that we sense doesn’t mean that we don’t experience it. Just like words are empty without a passion to back them up, silence is meaningless when a powerful resentment is being sensed. But should we let a counter reaction prevent us from reacting?
To Vent or not to Vent? We all need to make that decision considering the gravity of the situation and the equation with the people involved. We make that decision almost every single day.
P.S. I do not maintain this blog to (a) Convince people in anyway…I know people are intelligent enough to know what to (or what not to) believe in and that I do not have the power to change anyone’s mindset. (b) To make my thoughts known to people. I think people know me as what I am and this blog is by no means a way to supplement my equations with people or my individuality. The reason why I am maintaining this blog is ONLY for recreational purposes.
**Coming soon!
How important is the expression of negative feelings? Is its consequence on oneself and the people involved extremely overrated or poorly underrated? Deficiency of space and time restricts me to broadly categorize the so-called negative sentiments as: Anger, Irritation, Jealousy, Guilt, Restlessness. I could be missing out on a whole lot of them here (either coz of my single brain cell’s shameful multitasking ability OR coz they’re a whole lot of intermediate derivative degrees involved). So, does expressing negative sentiment make a statement about a person’s basic nature? I feel that the answer to that question (more often than not), quite sadly, is in the affirmative. The very reason we say DON’T JUDGE a person is simply coz we have an inherent tendency to do so. Not voicing something that we sense doesn’t mean that we don’t experience it. Just like words are empty without a passion to back them up, silence is meaningless when a powerful resentment is being sensed. But should we let a counter reaction prevent us from reacting?
To Vent or not to Vent? We all need to make that decision considering the gravity of the situation and the equation with the people involved. We make that decision almost every single day.
P.S. I do not maintain this blog to (a) Convince people in anyway…I know people are intelligent enough to know what to (or what not to) believe in and that I do not have the power to change anyone’s mindset. (b) To make my thoughts known to people. I think people know me as what I am and this blog is by no means a way to supplement my equations with people or my individuality. The reason why I am maintaining this blog is ONLY for recreational purposes.
**Coming soon!
posted by Freeway Hippie at 10/01/2005 05:44:00 PM
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