School has begun and i've already started to experience 'brother of comp studio' and its differences. Im not worried yet to tell the truth. Im sure once everything starts to pile up then I will feel some kind of frustration or stress. The way the faculty are working right now, and the way they are treating the class definitely reconfirms my long standing suspicion of architecture school being a game to them. Any way I haven't learned anything new from them yet. Well see how they progress.
On a different thought, I think that it has been great to be reunited with some old friends and the rest of my studio class. It kind of rejuvenates my willingness to participate in scholarship and academics like the good old days. If only the rest of the class wouldnt be lazy and find a little motivation.
Lets hope this semester is a good one and the end remains within sight.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Thursday, August 09, 2007
It has been a while since my last blog post- so (as usual) I apologize to the one reader out there who checks every now and then. I feel like this is one of the only places that I feel like I can voice my true feelings most clearly. Its a shame that it is a virtual social interface tool where I must do this and not a true forum. Am I too cowardly to voice my feelings, or not activist enough to take a stand for my beliefs? Perhaps I just dont know the right outlet for the appropriate actions I can take.
Im assuming that I'm not the only one feeling this. Sometimes, when watching political activists of the 60's and 70's and the protesting in that era of American history, I wonder why my generation seems so much more silent. It's as if weve been mass-tranquilized. Why is our generation so self-serving in general? Or did the generation before us feel silent as well? Where is the compassion and selflessness that the previous generation have neglected to hand down to our generation? And why do I feel like the act of protesting has been deemed meaningless. Im convinced that protesting is now a useless tool for any type of social collective taking an opposing position against our sovereign American government. Why does protesting seem to be so much more successful and well, uh, 'violent' in other countries across the globe? Hear me out- I am not endorsing violent protest in any way. But to me it seems like there is some void that cannot be filled with a peaceful protest in most cases. Where is the heart,passion, and 'sacrifice-for-the-greater-good' in a peaceful protest? After all it is somewhat prehistoric and animalistic for a human to use physical action to express themself in a situation. (no im not talking about steroid abusers) There is also a marked difference in the way one can express themself physically and verbally. Across the globe throughout history, humankind has been trained to command their body (also their physical existence) straight from the womb. The next step, commanding our tongues to work in conjunction with our body is a relatively modern step.
At this point in time, I know there are those people out there who have it in their blood to be heard. I know that there are people out there who have already made their opinions. But for that number of people, there are 50 more spectators on the outside who have yet to make one at all.
my biggest worry--how do I invest my trust in a government that is so deceitful to its own people? Is it wishful thinking to hope for our leaders to have a bit more integrity? How can people put such blind faith in the government and still remain silent with no questions asked considering everything happening in the world around them? Above all these are my concerns as of recent.
Im assuming that I'm not the only one feeling this. Sometimes, when watching political activists of the 60's and 70's and the protesting in that era of American history, I wonder why my generation seems so much more silent. It's as if weve been mass-tranquilized. Why is our generation so self-serving in general? Or did the generation before us feel silent as well? Where is the compassion and selflessness that the previous generation have neglected to hand down to our generation? And why do I feel like the act of protesting has been deemed meaningless. Im convinced that protesting is now a useless tool for any type of social collective taking an opposing position against our sovereign American government. Why does protesting seem to be so much more successful and well, uh, 'violent' in other countries across the globe? Hear me out- I am not endorsing violent protest in any way. But to me it seems like there is some void that cannot be filled with a peaceful protest in most cases. Where is the heart,passion, and 'sacrifice-for-the-greater-good' in a peaceful protest? After all it is somewhat prehistoric and animalistic for a human to use physical action to express themself in a situation. (no im not talking about steroid abusers) There is also a marked difference in the way one can express themself physically and verbally. Across the globe throughout history, humankind has been trained to command their body (also their physical existence) straight from the womb. The next step, commanding our tongues to work in conjunction with our body is a relatively modern step.
At this point in time, I know there are those people out there who have it in their blood to be heard. I know that there are people out there who have already made their opinions. But for that number of people, there are 50 more spectators on the outside who have yet to make one at all.
my biggest worry--how do I invest my trust in a government that is so deceitful to its own people? Is it wishful thinking to hope for our leaders to have a bit more integrity? How can people put such blind faith in the government and still remain silent with no questions asked considering everything happening in the world around them? Above all these are my concerns as of recent.
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