Logical oblivion

Lights shine dimly through the thick fog, poignant vapors emit from the torn ground, music slowly progresses to a ceremonial, uncompromising climax and … the hero triumphs over evil, with vigilant zest. The simple fare of a modern victory recedes itself over your closed psyche and the thrill is gone.

Dilemma of a modern life – McDonald’s-esque make-up, spiced with run-of-the-mill social evils. Characters are diluted with mere hints of emotion, idea of love is spread thick and mere notion of logic lingers over the unfathomable chain of events.

What should be the way out for a modern individual? How do we progress from this stale epitaph? What is the next driving force behind human consciousness?

The answer lies surprisingly close and yet never within reach. The force is the entity itself, encompassed within peripheral layers of filth that a modern life drags along. The picture of our soul has become so translucent, that we are unable to recognize its image without a guide. Our existence is defined solely by quantifiable, as opposed to qualitative progress. Not our dreams, but calculations become the epicenter of thought.

Thought is a process of retrieval of data already received and its application to the subject at hand. When looking at this formula, one can not help but wonder what is the definition of data in today’s age? Is it the emotional havoc which has covered this planet for centuries? Is it the scientific research on the brink of yet another discovery? Is it the notion that everything is relative? Or, is it the knowledge that importance of what’s integral to your life is your own personal choice? That depends on how you approach the definition of data.

Data may be a collection of specimens, an essay, an experience or a nightmare. Data is all around us and has been reduced to particles smaller then those visible to the human mind. Data has lost its importance and has become a given. So, if your previous collection of knowledge is a given and thus is somewhat undisputed…do you have the ability to carry it over and apply it to the situation at hand? Most likely no, but most of us would say yes. Pre-determined reaction to each situation based upon prior experience skews the future fate of anything that you yet to experience.

So, if data is a constant, as opposed to a process-in-motion, then do we really think? Do we apply the logic when travelling through time? Or, do we simply act using our instincts? Probably the latter. And, if that is the case, then do we really have the claim to be ‘logical’ creatures? Do we really analyze our life’s moments to evolve into a wholesome, progressive member of the Earth’s habitat?

The answer is not one-sided and may come ‘judged’ prior to being received. A catch 22 in an ocean of logical oblivion.