I've recently come to know a very interesting person, whom I now call a friend. Such is the quirkiness of one of his statements that I am actually blogging again, and on a Friday late night inspiration for that matter.
What constitutes necessary evil?
There are apparently two forms of desire in any individual. One, takes the intense and personal form of idiosyncratic and secret desires. They encompass desires that watched us grow, desires that shaped our ideals, strong passion and values that shake our very core of being and rock our worlds. These are the ideals we hide from the world.
Then there are the desires that belong to others. Desires that scream like demons, demanding everything we've got. These are what society deems as "good-to-have" and what society expects from every responsible and eager over-achiever.
Necessary evil is then the inevitable consequent need to marry the two desires and reconcile the cognitive dissonance. The need to find a balance between the devil within and the deep blue sea without. The constant struggle to satisfy the internal wants that contents and pleases oneself while reaching out to fulfill the approval and expectations of others.
This, in a nutshell, is what I have come to know so well this year - obligations. The need to do the things we do for the sake of doing it because we should and have to do so. The very familiar external force which compels us to mould our desires into the very shape of what others dictate them to be. This has been the very force I have been trying to fight since the beginning of a few significant episodes in my life.
Well, its always inspiring to gain fresh perspectives to same old familiar stories. And to know that we are not the only ones in the world trying to put a spin on the happenings and goings of life to make it just that little easier to accept and understand.
Enough said, time to switch of the philosophical-waste-time-ponderings and off to bed.
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