Friday, July 07, 2006
Blue and GreenBlue - as wikipedia says, it often denotes injury and it's used as a word to denote a sad or melancholy state, as in depression, or simply a state of deep thinking/worry/contemplation. On a side note, it's used as a slang term for a pornographic film.
Green - as wikipedia says, it symbolizes the earth/nature and the life, in a sense. Money's green too, and people who think in a naughty way, are regarded as green-minded.
So what the heck? The two colors seem to contradict each other, with one signifying life (green) and the other showing the feeling of lonesome or loss of fun in life. Any person, I'm sure, has felt being blue or green at some point in his or her life. It is a fact that each one of us has his/her own preference of mood. Some of us don't want to feel blue but just stay blissful, and some just turn out to be too emotional and serious. I think it's just ideal for us to be open for two opposite feelings. Honestly, I hate bein' sad. Never in my life, I think, I've been depressed and felt that the whole world's going against me. But hey, I realized that the "good city" can't really just exist. What's a good life anyway? I don't think the abscence of despair, loneliness, crime, war would make up a good life. Without those, challenges, never we'll be able to feel or gain satisfaction or fulfillment. What I'm saying is that there should be a balance, an equilibrium.
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It's fun to be blue and green! I've gone through it. And I tell you, it's really one of the greatest rides of my life, by far.You'll feel blue at times. Later on, green! Yeah!What were you thinking? The other symbolisms of the two colors? Haha..Plato's view of a "Good City"A "good city" is depicted as being governed by philosopher-kings; disinterested persons who rule not for their personal enjoyment but for the good of the city-state (polis). The paradigmatic society which stands behind every historical society is hierarchical, but social classes have a marginal permeability; there are no slaves, no discrimination between men and women. In addition to the ruling class of guardians (phulakes) which abolished riches there is a class of private producers (demiourgoi) be they rich or poor. A number of provisions aim to avoid making the people weak: the substitution of debilitating music, poetry and theatre by a universal educational system for men and women -- a startling departure from Greek society. These provisions apply to all classes, and the restrictions placed on the philosopher-kings and the warriors are much more severe than those placed on the producers, because the rulers must be kept away from any source of corruption. (Wikipedia)
Hinampas nung 4:08 AM
