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watermelon mon
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Stuck in thoughts of nothing 1
#26485837 - 02/14/20 05:48 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Sometimes these guys who I am around all day. They will be like wow man. What are you thinking about ? Most of the time I never tell them exactly what it is. Because sometimes I don't know.
They just give me a fist bump and say , you can see it in my eyes. That it looked like I was meditating. For some reason , they really like it.
I kind of am meditating. I like doing my job. Working with my hands and not thinking about a damn thing. Maybe I just look a bit crazy or something. It's a state of just being. In the present moment of existence. Time always goes by super fast when I'm just doing , what I need to do. It makes me feel good to do what needs to be done. No talking or whatever.
Sometimes I do get stuck in thoughts of the past. It all kind of shows in your eyes. Some people wont look you in the eyes. I'm not sure if it means anything. Maybe they have something to hide.
It was my first impression one time and someone really liked it. They started talking about cool stuff. Like about nature and food. Real life stuff.
Do you know what I mean ?
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I know what you mean, Watermelon. It's interesting how much the eyes can show. My eyes are always very revealing, as if they are a direct channel to how my soul may be feeling in a moment. They don't really hide much.
I have fond memories where I have made eye contact with someone I find interesting and and there is a connection through that and great conversations and bonds are made.
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I remember this one spot I worked at, there was this young guy that seemed a little absent minded. He always stood around with his mouth open so we called him Fly-Catcher like one of those Venus fly traps
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watermelon mon
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It works well , for almost whatever you're doing
Just getting things done , minding yourself
Pretty much , speak when spoken to
I think it works well
Edited by watermelon mon (02/14/20 06:18 PM)
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Looking people in the eyes is considered rude in some cultures. Like making eye contact is meant to be an intimate thing. I stopped doing it because people thought I was being confrontational
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Yeah, mon. When I’m really into something, I can completely lose track of time. It’s like, I know time is passing, but I”m so much in that present place that time doesn’t seem to touch me. That’s why meditating is so good for you. It’s the closes you can get to experiencing the present, which most people never do. We all live in the past, constantly. It’s our physiology. It’s nearly impossible to be in the present. Think about it. If you’re watching TV, you may think you’re in the present, but you’re not. It takes time, very small microseconds, to process everything - the sound, the vision - it’s fast, but it still takes time to get to our brains. So our observations, what we sometimes consider our present, are really in our past. The only way to get to the present is to go inside. When I’m focused on work, I sometimes get to that spot. And I imagine if someone is seeing me in that place, I probably do look different.
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Yeah, I know what you mean. I drive solo and when I'm driving for extended periods, 8-10 hours straight, I'm in a zone. Focused on the road and my surroundings. Like a soldier making his way through a battlefield. Nothing distracts me or breaks my concentration.
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watermelon mon
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Re: Stuck in thoughts of nothing [Re: MightyWhite] 2
#26486595 - 02/15/20 06:38 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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I like that , man I could never imagine being around a bunch of white people ever again. Or just north american culture. Not in a hateful way. I feel like they dont have the same sense of unity. They will ostracize you over something so small.
I've noticed people who aren't from here. I love their culture. I love the way that they all stick together. They tell you what they really think about you. Sometimes it's not good. They mean it to help you , so that you can Improve yourself. they dont want to make you feel isolated. They don't try and make you want to kill yourself. I've noticed a good amount of Canadians , Americans are super passive aggressive. Very cold hearted fake ass , sarcastic people. I find a lot of them think that the world owes them something and all they care about is money. Maybe the last thing they do is appriciate what they have. Because I don't see happiness in them. Instead of finding happiness from brother hood or the inside. They find it through material possession. Glamorizing Hollywood TV and just fake ass bullshit. They find it through hurting other people.
Not everybody has the same opportunitys. They want to shut you down. Some people get ostracised and fucked over , just because their eyes weren't blue and their hair wasnt blond. Just because you couldnt kill what's inside of you to be just like everyone else. Things that should have died with the past a long time ago , It is still happening.
That's kind of what I like about all of the people who have come / gone, passed from here. They would tell you what they really thought. Even if it didn't come out right , not In the eyes of others. You got to respect that.
Edited by watermelon mon (02/15/20 07:41 AM)
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We have a large west African immigrant population in our city and I have often admired the community they very quickly built for themselves.
Most western civilization does not care about being present, or diving inward to find truths about what is best for our community and our spirits. I have found some poor communities that share healthy communal attitudes and those places seem to carry a lot of spirit with them and keep the city feeling alive.
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Re: Stuck in thoughts of nothing [Re: Psicomb]
#26486855 - 02/15/20 10:35 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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People are people. But there is something more to it.
No one is better than anyone. We are all the same. Everybody is good at something. You can do many things that I cant do. And it works both ways. It's ignorant of people to think otherwise. I was hanging around with people who aren't from here. A lot of people told me they are no good , They are good though. They actually tried to keep me out of trouble and they are very , intelligent. I like to play dumb.
I find a lot of people think they are superior , they like to look down. when really they are just memorizing some bullshit made up book. Its fiction it isn't even real. They are not mad at you they're mad at themselves. It's about what's on the inside.
non fiction is cool. It's to bad all they have in their eyes is fiction. Fiction ass motherfuckers
Edited by watermelon mon (02/15/20 10:42 AM)
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I wish I understood what you mean about the foreign people being so chill. I want to see them in action.
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Re: Stuck in thoughts of nothing [Re: ichugwindex]
#26487067 - 02/15/20 01:09 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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It's true. Not all of them are. The ones I'm with got to know me. It takes a few months in person. When you're around someone all day , 7 days a week you do get to know them.
They pointed at my heart and told me I am one of them. More than a few different cultures did. I had to earn that.
I dont even think the people from here could handle one 7 day work week , let alone on repeat. Because they are lazy. They dont want to work for what they have. That is dieing with people born here. 2nd 3rd 4th generation canadians.
The people from India are very nice to me. I sit with them everyday. From the point where we first met , within a very short time. a few of them were telling me , that I am like just them. I've never met people who wanted to help you improve your life so much other then foreign people.
You're right they aren't known to be particularly chill or nice and they are really rough. Where they come from it's not nice.
Almsot everyone over here thinks they are a gangster and they think they are hard.
Edited by watermelon mon (02/15/20 01:14 PM)
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Almost everyone in developed countries wants to think they're the shit and that they're smart and they have the right taste for everthing, and make the right decisions, and understand everything clearly, and their opinions are the right ones and they should be an example for others and anyone who isn't doing life just lIke them is offensive and isn't worth their respect, or any respect or help from anyone in the world
And so everyone lives in bubbles
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watermelon mon
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Re: Stuck in thoughts of nothing [Re: trees]
#26487104 - 02/15/20 01:38 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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For real
Edited by watermelon mon (02/15/20 06:05 PM)
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