This term has been rooted from the word 'enthusiasm', but it holds quite a different meaning from the origninal. Well, the general concept behind enthusiasm is at the backstage, but when someone is labeled 'enthu', the meaning differs, almost existing as a seperate ray of light altogether. Perhaps, a ray from the specturm that the root was shone into.

The critical angle cannot be found by a simple Sin i / Sin r though. The culturative meaning and significance behind the term is established from a few core hates of the human race by the global basis. Of course, negetivity regins supreme in this area. 'Enthu' peeps can be considered to have a form of fanatism, a sort of underlying desire to accomplish something at all costs, to be an elite in the field. Unlike the politically correct stance of acceptance and sub-concious respect that society and Civics teachers had tried to instill, 'enthu' peeps appear to be more obvious to be jokes of the school, odd- one-outs and being 'enthu' has sank in as an act of disgrace. There is fear in being too 'enthu' in something for the concious scare of peers drilling an akward perspective on you or instantly labeling your act as being 'enthu'. Perhaps, this stigma has resulted from initial jealousy and hatered towards those special batch, so the rest had ganged to remove such a mentality and hammer one that is opposite to it, allowing the emergence of discrimination followed by reluctance because of such boycott.

What then, about the courage to change? The need to be creative and to think out of the box in this new age? I do assume that this aspect does not affect the tale of being 'enthu' that much. Since creativity has been commercialised and emulative progresses considered new advances towards a better somewhere, the trait of being 'enthu' in this field would be respected and sought of for. Necessity, afterall, builds a wall of appluase.; Requriement creates a wave of appreciation.

What then, about the notion of being enthu about one's religion? I feel that, being 'enthu' doesn't apply here as well. Simple reason -- When you have discovered a truth, you don't have to be enthu about it. You will naturally do. For instance, when you discover that drinking water will keep you alive and free you from thirst, which idiot will think that there are some people more enthu about drinking water versus others? Well, yes there are the few moronic exceptions, but the point takes the floor.

So how can one be seriously 'enthu' about a religion? How do you compare? Should you try going into a worship session to observe those pained faces when the songs are playing and deduce a champion? Should you conduct examinations to find out the guy with the most Bible knowledge in a church?

You can't. When the truth is realised, there really isn't no point to fight over. No room for a higher growth and more respected water-drinker to experience arrogance nor neglect.

However, there may be many that get fustrated, irritated and upset over these things. If your the last person left in the church praying at a halfnight prayer service and when everyone is gone, only leaving someone there to analyse your situation, there can be two extreme viewpoints from that person: 1) God is touching your heart, 2) STOP ACTING HOLY !!!. And sadly (?), most humans experience (2). Then there is the fear when you seem to appear so knowledgeble about a matter reguarding relgion that you appear boastful about it, with eyes of despise to those beneath you, even. Matters like this do grip a large part of the glass block invovled in the ray... but no matter how tightly the glass block is gripped, the refractive index will stay the same. Its critical angle will in turn, be the same.

But seriously, being 'enthu' is and was actually quite a good thing. When your 'enthu' about something, theres this good-feeling postivite emotion that will lie within the 'enthu'ness --- Passion. This 'P' word has always been likened to fire, poetically...' a fire of raging desire'. And that should be the true, one and main radidative ability of being 'enthu' --- the use of the light, to light up the room. And fire, is symbolic of enternity and everlastingness... but also, fragility. Most importantly, it represents Hope.

And even like the flame of the candle that dances in the wind, the light that it emits is still precious, useful, light.

And the glass block doesn't even matter anymore.

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