This is not the first time I'm thinking about the preceding concept. In fact, I think most of my posts show quite clearly that when I discuss philosophy, I do it almost reluctantly. I mean this in the sense that ideas and concept deserve to be given faces. A common man's wisdom says that philosophers spend too much time trying to interpret the world while the true point is to change it. (That can be argued against of course, the world has changed and is being changed by 'mere' philosophical beliefs mankind had/has believed into actualisations) However, the essence of this wisdom is very understandable. Our society today doesn't help much when every other person insists that philosophy is 'too cheem' and invovle distant, irrelevant abstractions. Even those who have the privilleage to handle it may lapse into being arrogantly ignorant (really treating it as distant and irrelevant abstractions) or elitist by writing in convoluted language. 

I admit that I fall into the folly of writing in convoluted ways sometimes, but sincerely, I never do it with intentions to craft an elitist barrier. Philosophical matters are sometimes so hard to grasp that sometimes the philosopher has to attempt to push language to almost beyond its limit, and I struggle with that.

This is due to two reasons - Firstly, my ability to command language towards that limit is weak. Well, there's nothing much to say here since its just a personal weakness I'm working on. Friends have seen me when I arrive at ideas, and go into moments of hesistance as I find the right words to express it. Although sometimes I just settle for a human expression, thematic words that will hint at the idea to a sensitive individual, and a "you get what I mean?"

Secondly, thats the reason why I discuss philosophy reluctantly. I think my struggle (aside from the linguistic difficulties) also reflect what I had said at the begining - ideas and concepts need to be given a face. Or in other words, we need to tell stories. (I realise, this is what compels me to literature.) Concepts are remembered when the concept ceases to be just a concept. People are impressed by and moved by stories. We base our convictions and derive our purposes from our stories. From the mainstream universes like the Harry Potter series, the Chronicles of Narnia world, DC and Marvel, and even to universes with small fan-bases like The Way and A Blurred Line. From classics like Shakespeare to Novels like Pride and Prejudice. The television. The movies. The personal accounts that may have been sweetened by memory. The small things that happened to you (think blog) which make life more interesting.

And when people pursue a how-to-live-a-happy-life mindset (like those who have finally figured out that materialism will not satisfy, and are attempting to decide on what will satisfy their spiritual core), I believe that the creation of a story is one of the most fulfilling. It has many advantages - externalisation of your inner hurts, expressions of your inner ambitions, exaggerations of the ideals which you feel should be fought for the most... And because one is certain of it, because the expectations are tuned to what one decides, it can be something both comfortable and something which gives a sense of completion. 

Its quite sad when I look over my past scribbling and writings over the stories that I could have told, but never did. My Distant Fragility... My Zoetic Retrospection. Oh well. 

The closeness of telling a story to our spiritual core can also be seen in how intimately related telling a story is to Christ. Be it the bible, the life of martyrs or even a simple servant's tale they all contribute to one single unfolding story, weaved from many threads of unique lives, each understanding the many layers of past stories which significances had begun as stories on their own, each one designed by the one who had made the intersections of stories together in complete unity possible - And all these stories, playing out for the audience of One.