@bitfiend glad you loved it... Too many people just skip the post because most of them have short attention span and it's too long. And you're also the first one here to not only read my post but also draw your own opinions and actually think about it... like I said in the article... You actually took some time and thought about it. That was my main purpose here... to encourage people to embark on a journey of self-discovery. Absolutely love it when I meet like minded deep thinkers like you! Thank you so much!
To reply some of your comments...
" While I still feel I covered a lot, should I have covered more?"
-> It's a philosophical dilemma like I said before... I'm not sure whether to breakdown all of my extensions and find the core or integrate all of my parts and find the whole! Both seems pretty impossible.
"So much has changed, that I am certain I am not the me I was 7 years ago. I am me now, a different, more improved me. Always learning, always changing. "
-> Following Alan Watts' Metaphor... You're the same whirlpool... Only the water in you has changed.
"Sometimes life is shitty for me and depression kicks in. Does the life experience that made me depressed change me on the spot? If drinking a cup of coffee can change you, a bad experience most definitely will."
-> While I'm neither mature enough nor knowledgable enough to provide you an accurate prescription, I can tell you by my personal experience that Stress isn't bad as most people want you to believe. Most of the insights, ideas and profound thoughts I have come up with were when I was severely depressed... Stress forces creativity to explode and speeds up the idea-generation process. I know it's harmful to a certain limit but it isn't bad or unnecessary. If it was, evolution would have kicked out that feature... That doesn't mean that I'm recommending you to dwell in self-destructive thoughts...
Wrote all of these just because you mentioned you're depressed. Hope you're doing well. Just hang on there tight and don't let the tides wash you away and I assure you you'll find a way to escape from that misery. I just found mine this week.
And the thing about 'change' is, you have to embrace some of them for your own good and reject a few of them to stop yourself from becoming who you never want to be. Always monitor conflicting thoughts using your consciousness.
Eagerly waiting for your blog post. Do notify about it when you post it :) I have followed you!
Thank you for taking the time to respond! This is one thing I love about steemit. The in-depth engagement that goes on. This is something the world seems to have lost during our technological advances. With so many txt acronyms and emoji's, where you're left to only so many characters to express your thoughts and/or feelings (like twitter), it's like everyone has forgotten how to communicate and hold meaningful conversations. While this mostly pertains to the internet world of things, you still see the occasional couple on a date with both their faces buried in their phones. There is a level of disconnection, for such a connected society, and I feel that this platform really brings out the best in people.
Not to say that I am depressed now, even though it has been a pretty crappy month, I am doing well and looking forward to the holidays. What you say is undeniable, it's not exactly unhealthy to experience stress or depression. You brought to my attention that during times of stress I do indeed explode with creativity and ideas. While harmful to limits, there is a balance for everything. Without bad, we wouldn't have good, because is hard to define good if it has no opposite. Balance is necessary. Certainly hanging on during this crazy ride we call life. It is most certainly an unpredictable roller coaster. These things build character.
Feel free to check out my intro post: Here
Unforeseen circumstances have kept me slightly busier than normal this week, along with a tad bit of writers block and lack of a good camera. On the plus side, I'm at 100% voting power for the first time (just a silly achievement) and I vote like a premature baby minnow! Let's hope santa is good to me this year! Take care!
The first paragraph of your comment totally reconciles with my thoughts... I actually have an unfinished draft about it and most of your lines are pretty much similar to mine.
These so-called 'social apps' are making people more anti-social.
"it's like everyone has forgotten how to communicate and hold meaningful conversations. ' -Totally agree with it...
I read your story. I see you had a fair share of ups & downs but that's life... the greatest adventure you'll ever have.
I'm just 21 and I know I have yet to walk the trail you've nearly completed but I can give you a tip... ''Never stop experimenting and exploring new pathways''. It will pay off in the end with a great surprise.
I see you have an entrepreneur mindset and I respect you guys a lot. Making bold moves, taking risks and not conforming to averageness is a trait that'll beam you up in no time.
I wish you good luck on your future endeavours... :)
Thanks and good luck to you too -- I look forward to your social app post. You are indeed young but that's a good thing. While you might still have a lot to learn, we can all learn from each other since we all take different paths in life. Experience is the best teaching tool, and things you've experienced already I may not have experienced yet. Have a great day!
Thank you @bitfiend brother... I keep on jumping from one task to another and I have a quite crammed up schedule. But I'll try and finish it soon. See you in next blog post. :)