Losing a Grasp.

Sometimes, people lose a grasp on life, are unable to cope with it, and slip away into insanity. What is that breaking point though? Who decides when someone has ‘lost it’? Technically, insanity is defined as ‘a derangment of the mind.” But derangement is defined as “insanity.”

Confused? Me too.

So who really decides that you are crazy? I guess the people around you, who think you aren’t handling something well. But our culture today promotes the individualistic way of thinking. America wants everyone to think using their own processes and come to their own conclusions. But I guess not, because if your not handling life well, based on the thoughts of others you are considered insane.

I’m reading a book right now, its called The Fountainhead. Basically it is about two characters. One Howard Roark, doesn’t care what anyone thinks. He knows what he wants and he does it, without even trying to persuade those who protest him that his meathod of thinking is correct. He doesn’t care to spend the time becaues when it comes down to it, he just doesn’t care if they think he is right or wrong. The only thing that matters to him is building, because he is an architect. Howard just pursues what he loves, and does what he wants. The other character of the book is Peter Keating. He is also an architect, and extremely talented. His passion is building, but he cares deeply about what others think. Instead of pursuing his dreams of the building he wants to make, he conforms to the people and does what they want him to do, creating the styles they push onto him.

Everyone thinks Howard is insane. People believe Peter to be completely sane.

America wants you to think that its okay to be Howard, pursue your dreams do what you want. But look at this culture! The one who stands out is the one who is insane. The one who does what he wants to. The one who doesn’t care what others think. Isn’t that what every Disney movie tells us? Be who you want to be! Sounds nice, but when you put it into practice, people will just think your insane. You’ll probably end up visiting me in the institution. Maybe we’ll be in rooms next door to one another…

Really. I think that Peter is the insane one. He took all his talent, all his passion, and squeezed it out of himself in order to be what everyone wanted from him. If thats not insanity, I don’t know what is.

 

And I forgot how to link this to another blog…

so here you go… http://chroniquesouslithium.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/abcs-of-bpd/

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