~*Ino's Blog*~

[Zanji]

July 29, 2008

When I got home today I turned on the TV and started skipping through the channels. I was bored and I happened to stumble upon the animal channel. I wasn't very interested but I watched for a couple minutes. It was a cheetah attacking a young zebra. This was nothing new to me I have seen these things all the time but the narrator then said how the cheetah targets the weakest in the pack. Then I began to think, is this common practice in the animal world also true for the world where we humans live today? I find the cheetah targeting the weakest member in the group equivalent to the cliques and groups. We all know that there is gossip and people attack weird, nerdy, or people that they just don't like. I started to think even more, I know the people who attack others are only trying to hide or cover up their own insecurities but like the animal world, they target the weaker people. I personally know how it is to gossip and talk about people because I admittingly say right now that I do it. I understand thta many people use it as a security measure because putting others down makes them feel superior and hides their own flaws and I am a part of that group. So even though I am covering up my flaws by picking on different people, I thought again: no one in the world is perfect and we all have our own insecurities. There must be other ways people hide their inseurities or take it out on others besides gossiping. If all humans have flaws and imperfections and it is almost second nature to many to attack those weaker than us, do all human beings have a bad nature as well? Do we all have a bad nature that is instilled in us where we somehow make ourselves feel better at someone else's expense? Are human beings born with a bad nature within us since no one in the world is perfect?​

Wow that is very interesting Ino. I actually have something to talk about right now yay

In someways I think that most humans are like that, with a bad nature but I also know of people that don't have a bad nature and just roll with the flow that has been given to them. I admit I have been on both sides of the coin of bring picked on and picking on. Most people make fun of me because of my height. But on the same side I have picked on those shorter than me. Yes, we humans do this to hide our imperfections, our flaws, because we want to try and show others that we are perfect but for those that they pick on, those people either get upset about it or they just notice the imperfection of that person. So all in all Yes, some humans do have that Bad Nature to put others down just to make themselves feel good

 

[Ino_Yamanaka]

Wow that is very interesting Ino. I actually have something to talk about right now yay

In someways I think that most humans are like that, with a bad nature but I also know of people that don't have a bad nature and just roll with the flow that has been given to them. I admit I have been on both sides of the coin of bring picked on and picking on. Most people make fun of me because of my height. But on the same side I have picked on those shorter than me. Yes, we humans do this to hide our imperfections, our flaws, because we want to try and show others that we are perfect but for those that they pick on, those people either get upset about it or they just notice the imperfection of that person. So all in all Yes, some humans do have that Bad Nature to put others down just to make themselves feel good

i can so relate to that, ppl picked on me because of my hair so i pick on people now because of their har sometimes

 

[Rei]

Hi Ino,

WoW I think this is the trickiest question you've asked until now. Don't really know how to answer it, so I thought about writing you a parable. My real Sensei told me that when once saw me very very angry with someone who hurt me.

"One day the Teacher and the Student were walking in the jungle and they were peacefully talking and enjoying the nature. Suddenly a tiger came out of nowhere and attacked them. She chased them, she bitted them, she tasted their blood...she wanted to kill them, but they were strong too, so at the end, they managed to get away. And the Teacher asked the student after that:
-Are you angry with the tiger Student?
-No, Teacher, I am not. I don't like what happened but I understand that this tiger is not to be blamed. It's just an animal and it's normal to attack us and try to kill us. It's in his nature.
-Then, Student, why do you blame the humans who do exactly the same?"....

Now, to be more specific, I don't think that anyone has a bad nature within. But it's a fact, and I am telling you that as an Anthropologist, we all have bad instincts. Living in constructed societies has showed as the way to suppress them, but they are always there, ready to pop up at any situation. You have surely seen little children, 4-5 years old torturing insects, or small animals. But, I believe that this doesn't show that we are bad within, I prefer to see it as a reminder of where we, all people, once used to be....

Thanks Ino, for this great discussion.

 

[MadMax]

Attacking the weaker... I thing this is the match for todays blog

 

[Ino_Yamanaka]

thanks u guys for all this discussion, ill have another post up tomorro

 

[Bianca]

it*s great ino girl! seriously i like it a lot, keep up the good work

 

[-Andy-]

i didnt understand most words but i know what youre talking about well let me explain it to you somehow i dont know how girls do it but this is what i have sean the boys feal secured when they pick on someone so that the new bies or others wont pick on them cuz they seam strong then the guys who is picked on is insulted by everyone but the only thing is that the girls dont like this kind of boys and they kind of feal sorry for the guy who is picked on so how is it in the girl thing

 

[aVague]

is that how relationships are if there is only one true love destined for each of us?​

relationship can't be build on shopping anyway , it can be only a cover for knowing each other. I personally think it's better to have another cover - the one you really like (about me I like games / travelling / "fighting" and some others )

 

[-Andy-]

what shooping are you talking about avague

 

[aVague]

what shooping are you talking about avague

read threadhead

 

[-Andy-]

ok

 

[Ragnaroc]

jeez ino thats a lot of righting...lol but you do bring up good points. as for the "one true love", i've never really believed it there being only one person for everybody. i feel its more likely that you have to have things in common with each other before you can love each other..becuase if all you base a relationship on is looks then most likely it will fail. as for the rivalry entry, i feel that having a rivalry with someone is a good thing as long as it stays friendly. having a friendly rivalry helps bring out the best in both "participants", whether its in school, at work or at sports. it when the rivalry turns "unfriendly" is when friendships or relationships can be destroyed. as for the "survival of the fitest"..i really have no clue...

 

[hitsugaya toshiro]

nice blocs ino

 

[BlueIce]

July 29, 2008

So today I was talking to my friends on the phone and they were all talking about their love life. Listening to all their conversations really got me thinking and made me look at my own life. I'm single and alone but will I ever find that special someone in my own life. With all these thoughts racing through my mind, I needed to go somewhere to find sanctuary in a place where I could think and gather my thoughts. I went to the mall and as I was walking through the several stores, I heard a sales clerk talking about how in life you only get one great love and maybe two if your lucky. Then i thought to myself, is this true? In life are we looking for that one perfect someone and should we wait or not? Then I thought about my friends and their love lives. I wondered if that was just a waste of time since if you only et on true love, it would most likely not be in high school. So my question, do we all really only get one true love and life and are the rest just flings and useless? Are our short relationships equivalent to shopping. When we shop we buy something and we like it at first but over time we get bored of it and it ends up in the back of our closet or in charity, is that how relationships are if there is only one true love destined for each of us?​

well here's a opionon for a 17yr old boy yea there can be one true love and about the high school thing it can happen i know plenty of people that are high school sweethearts its just rare and everyone can find someone that just have to be there at teh right moment and bout dating people don't see it as flings just see it as seeing what type of person u like and what type u don't like pretty much like trying food some u like some u don't and some u have to get used to to actually appreciate it u know but far as im concenered just be urself(u probally already know that) and the right person you'll eventually come to u oooo and btw this is has ntohing to do with this BUT I HATE when people say all guys all the same we are not i mean sure most guys are bad and stuff but there are a few that are good

well that goes for my opinon lol.....

 

[Kawagiri]

July 29, 2008

When I got home today I turned on the TV and started skipping through the channels. I was bored and I happened to stumble upon the animal channel. I wasn't very interested but I watched for a couple minutes. It was a cheetah attacking a young zebra. This was nothing new to me I have seen these things all the time but the narrator then said how the cheetah targets the weakest in the pack. Then I began to think, is this common practice in the animal world also true for the world where we humans live today? I find the cheetah targeting the weakest member in the group equivalent to the cliques and groups. We all know that there is gossip and people attack weird, nerdy, or people that they just don't like. I started to think even more, I know the people who attack others are only trying to hide or cover up their own insecurities but like the animal world, they target the weaker people. I personally know how it is to gossip and talk about people because I admittingly say right now that I do it. I understand thta many people use it as a security measure because putting others down makes them feel superior and hides their own flaws and I am a part of that group. So even though I am covering up my flaws by picking on different people, I thought again: no one in the world is perfect and we all have our own insecurities. There must be other ways people hide their inseurities or take it out on others besides gossiping. If all humans have flaws and imperfections and it is almost second nature to many to attack those weaker than us, do all human beings have a bad nature as well? Do we all have a bad nature that is instilled in us where we somehow make ourselves feel better at someone else's expense? Are human beings born with a bad nature within us since no one in the world is perfect?​

yes this is very much the case in the world... we see it as bullying and acts of aggression on the street... this also seems to make the person feel like they are better... like they have something to prove...
an animal does it to feed... humans do it to make other people feel bad and make them feel better or hide an aspect of themselves...

personally i don't do this... i don't verbally or physically attack others to make myself feel good... i usually hide my pains and my fears under smiles and laughter... this way no one else is affected... everyone in the world will have a drive to harm those weaker but most will repress it and refrain from hurting others in these ways

 

[Axle]

wow Ino this is all you do

 

[konohamaru]

definetly shes great..

 

[Ino_Yamanaka]

July 30, 2008

I was watching TV today and the show Flavor of Love was on. I know it is a dumb show but I can't help but love it. There was a big arguement about who was "real" and who was honest while there were people that kept secrets and that ultimately made them be eliminated because they were not upfront with Flavor Flav. Then there were people who were honest from the start and he eliminated them because he didn't want to know the truth. It is hard to say I learned something from this kind of show but it made me wonder, how can a relationship truly be open and honest. We all most likely have things in our past that we don't like to discuss or talk about but in a relation, aren't we supposed to be honest? It seems like a dilemma here because everything can go wrong whether you choose to tell the truth or hide it. If you tell the truth early on in a relation, the person is most likely going to be judgemental and possibly end the relation. Being honest to a person right away can ruin relations while the opposite is true as well. If you wait and create a solid foundation and relationship with a special person and they tell them the truth., it will most likely ruin the relationship as well becase the other person will be upset that you didn't tell them the truth straight from the start. It seems either way you look at it, the truth and honesty come back to hurt you. Is there ever a time to be completely honest with a lover or does it ruin a relationship? Are there things in a relationship that should not be said and kept secret?​

 

[Shodaime]

wow i love it.

 

[Kawagiri]

July 30, 2008

I was watching TV today and the show Flavor of Love was on. I know it is a dumb show but I can't help but love it. There was a big arguement about who was "real" and who was honest while there were people that kept secrets and that ultimately made them be eliminated because they were not upfront with Flavor Flav. Then there were people who were honest from the start and he eliminated them because he didn't want to know the truth. It is hard to say I learned something from this kind of show but it made me wonder, how can a relationship truly be open and honest. We all most likely have things in our past that we don't like to discuss or talk about but in a relation, aren't we supposed to be honest? It seems like a dilemma here because everything can go wrong whether you choose to tell the truth or hide it. If you tell the truth early on in a relation, the person is most likely going to be judgemental and possibly end the relation. Being honest to a person right away can ruin relations while the opposite is true as well. If you wait and create a solid foundation and relationship with a special person and they tell them the truth., it will most likely ruin the relationship as well becase the other person will be upset that you didn't tell them the truth straight from the start. It seems either way you look at it, the truth and honesty come back to hurt you. Is there ever a time to be completely honest with a lover or does it ruin a relationship? Are there things in a relationship that should not be said and kept secret?​

that's a very difficult question...
my general policy is to be honest from the start... because the longer u leave it the worse it will get... plus people usually appreciate honesty more...
if you lie you are usually going to end up being found out eventually and i would rather hear someone tell me straight out than have to find out off of someone else and have questions in my head that needed answering...

so in that case on the mainly you can say honesty is the best policy... maybe a few lies to protect feelings but if you are honest about yourself then there isn't really much harm.