Why do people choose not to see whats right in front of their eyes? Is it like selective hearing? Or are they just believing what they want to? I suppose if it was like selective hearing it would have to be something that has been offered up time and time again and such repeated advances have become old and inconsequential. This then can be scratched off the list because no one has that many opportunities at this. And what motivates most peoples choices anyways? Are we all really self interested all the time? I took an intro to Philosophy course this last spring quarter and one of the main problems I had with the class was that each different philosopher was trying to classify everyone under one title. I don't think its fare to say that all of our actions are motivated by one or a few factors over and over. I truly believe that people have the ability to act selflessly. But back to the choosing not to see evident thing...sometimes I wonder if people do see these things but are afraid to act on them because they are so unsure of themselves. Even as I write this Im not sure of the terminology when dealing with "titles" given by philosophers. Should I be saying "schools of thought" instead? Normally something as trivial as this would stop me from publishing this blog entry because of the fear of inaccuracy. If anything I don't want people to think less of me because of my ability, or lack there of, to string together coherent thoughts. But fuck it. How am I to ever learn anything when I cant even take a chance to be wrong. Being incorrect is a fear of mine. I think its perfectly normal. So, I still cant answer my own questions fully. People have to see whats in front of them eventually. Maybe some realize it to late. Maybe they don't want what they see, or, they are afraid of embracing it. Maybe they are interpreting what they see wrongly. I guess that they could be missing it. Some people have such an unbelievable pace to their lives, they could be pasting right by something special and not even know it. But, when it comes down to it, in the first place, maybe whats there, they didn't ask for, didn't want and don't want to see because it scares them. They might not be ready for it. Or, they might not care to take advantage of it. I guess my point is that things out in the open, clear things that need and want to be taken advantage of wont be there forever. Things, feelings, events and circumstances will change and what once was will cease to exist. I don't want that to happen. Its being offered and ignored at the same time. But, sadly it wont be reevaluated and it will vanish in time.
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