Another tribute to Question Mark

My brain is not capable of generating any answers for my many questions… all answers seem trivial and dumb... It is only when I ask a question; my original question reaches an acceptable satisfaction…

Why do we tend to look for infinite answers? Why do we surround ourselves with lies? Do we not recognize that lies can only give us short term comfort until a guy like Prophet Mohammed disturb everything around us and force us to change?

How many illusions can we surround ourselves with until it gets obvious, even for us, that our world is fragile and unsustainable? How highly can we think of ourselves until we discover that we have been comparing ourselves to a very low average?

Do you think you are Open- Minded, Educated, Ethical and Smart? What did you compare yourself to, in order to reach that conclusion?

If you think you are “Open Minded” and can accept others like they are, how are you going to respond to your 18 years old boy/girl telling you “Mom/Dad, I am gay?” or “ Mom/Dad, I worship the devil now , and I would like raw blood for lunch” ?

If you think you are “Educated”, what are you comparing yourself to? Does our brain compare us to people around us? What if the average around you is not educated, are you far enough from the average? Do we change our environment if we are not comfortable with the average, like moving to a less professional department at work just to feel smarter around the new, lower, average?

Does formal education means you are “Educated”? Especially that the value of information is close to zero given the internet revolution. Do you still think “Educated” means holding a lot of information? Does {“Educated” = “Knowledgeable”} like it used to?

Do you consider yourself Ethical? Would you accept it if we discovered that some races are actually dumber than other races? Is accepting this unethical or open-mindedness? Can you live with such imbalance between the forces that constitute the proud “You”? How do you solve such imbalances? Is ignoring them makes you “Smart”? Would you pay the price of addressing them if the risk is being less “Proud” of yourself?

Can we apply the bell curve on ourselves? Where do you compare yourself in the bell curve below (Smartness, Open-mindedness, Education, Beauty, Ethics, and Contribution to Humanity)? What average do we always choose to compare ourselves to (Colleagues, family, friends…etc)?

Does our brain choose a low average for us ONLY to give us an illusion of comfort? How would you feel if I told you that “YOU” score in the 40% in EVERY ASPECT?

Would you accept the truth if it was: “You will leave this earth without leaving any noticeable impact”? Are you under the illusion that you will leave an impact? How much did you contribute to help your brain to spoon feed you this fantasy?

Be honest to yourself: Is your brain giving you more confidence than you should have? Are you too comfortable with your current status of mind, education, or open-mindedness? Are you living in a delusional world where you are falsely satisfied?

I am out,

Radi Alzayer

7th of May 2011

After an interesting trip to Dubai…