Society | The Pathless Mind

No Offense

Posted by Ruda in Society on 22. Nov, 2009 | 7 Comments

It seems the theme of hypocrisy is still present in my head. This time, as applied to religious beliefs. There are many different faiths and belief systems out there, each with their own following. I’m not talking about any hypocrisy within these beliefs. I mean the hypocrisy that is present in how [...]

I am Me and You are You

Posted by Ruda in Society on 19. Nov, 2009 | 2 Comments

The rules and ideals we hold to be true for ourselves and the ones we seek to impose on others must mirror one another. To do otherwise is hypocrisy. To expect a certain treatment while we treat others differently is hypocrisy. When this imbalance exists, the reactions we have to rules and [...]

The Clothes Make The Man

Posted by Ruda in Society, Unrelated Musings on 13. Nov, 2009 | No Comments

What we wear on the outside, what we decorate our bodies with, inevitably causes assumptions to be made by others about who we are. What started with a necessity to protect ourselves from the elements has evolved into an art form. From what I have been able to observe around me, [...]

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Posted by Ruda in Society, Unrelated Musings on 07. Nov, 2009 | 3 Comments

Is the value of a cute and familiar animal greater than that of an unfamiliar animal? I’m defining familiar in terms of closeness to humans. Of course this varies across cultures as well. Eating a dog or cat would seem unthinkable to most people in the United States, but it is [...]

What Next?

Posted by Ruda in Society on 16. Oct, 2009 | 2 Comments

The most successful ideology to spread across the world in the past century is consumerism. While so many people argue about political ideologies and which ones are more successful, consumerism seems to have slipped by unnoticed since it can thrive in almost any political system. Basically, it is the idea that a person’s [...]

Who Am I?

Posted by Ruda in Society on 01. Oct, 2009 | 2 Comments

It still amazes me when I find that so much of our answers are already right in front of us but nobody seems to notice. Yesterday I was in a Psychology class of at least 100 people while the professor went over the concept of an authentic self and an egoistic self. These [...]

Beneficial Programming

Posted by Ruda in Society on 29. Sep, 2009 | No Comments

I’ve always been very critical of how people are programmed from day 1 to operate a certain way in our society. I had never really thought of the benefits this may have until this summer. I was back in India and had a lot of time to kill during the day so I [...]

Cultural Variance

Posted by Ruda in Society, Unrelated Musings on 26. Sep, 2009 | No Comments

It’s really surprising how much you can notice around you when you come out of yourself. If you can leave the thoughts about your own life and day-to-day chores, your mind is able to soak up and give new meaning to so many things that you might have missed before.
I’ve been visiting India almost every [...]