Sunday, March 22, 2009

and my point is that i don't have one

unedited, poorly written, underdeveloped ranting....


The New Professionalism (well maybe just philip's profressionalism)

Professionalism. I don’t aspire to be a “professional.” I am quite happy being an amateur. I can act like a professional, and maybe that’s what professionalism is, a front- “look we’re polite, we act a certain way” FAKE, just saving face. Ya’ll worried about your reps. Well your rep is that you a sheep, if that’s what you are, that’s you; It’s all good. But me, I’d rather be myself, friendly most of the time, and if something’s bothering me, Ima let you know! Not like professionals do they do some process that’s usually non-confrontational and doesn’t really get the heart of the conflict out in the open. Instead they talk shit behind ya back. Why not just get it out and in the open, bring the drama, but then after… it’s squashed.

Ima change the world, by changing myself, I’m not trying to fit in when it doesn’t jive with me. We scared to stand out, we fear.

We prescribe to rules of social conduct, because we don’t know how to handle some “touchy” situations. We can’t figure it our ourselves. I say, go through the uncomfortable situation and learn how to deal with it, your own way. A lot of prescribed social conduct is based on avoidance. And NOT dealing with the conflict. So the conflict is hardly solved. Heated arguing IS communication. Honest exchanges. We trained to internalize the shit, and it trickles in the rest of our life. Why are we frustrated, isolated? Cuz we don’t communicate candidly with one another. We keep it in and it brews a toxic emotional stew. Why not speak it when it comes. You’ll be free-er, you’ll be honest with your feelings and frustrations that you have towards anyone. And when voiced, you are free of it.
Now “the professionals” look down on the open and expressive folk. They consider them uncivilized, don’t know how to act in public. Well may be the public needs to change the rules and be more inclusive rather than exclusive.

But we can’t handle that. Well, some people do, they are the outspoken criticized ones, they are the happy ones. They are brave enough to be themselves, they don’t hide from conflict.

Peace without justice is hypocrisy. Peace: no conflicts (externally at least). Justice: conflicts resolved fairly. Peace with out justice is hypocrisy.

And maybe I’m just a guy with a big mouth that wants others to speak out more, so I don’t stand out so much. I want others to conform to my way. I don’t want to conform to social pressure.

Ideally, we all meet somewhere between. I am unhappy when I don’t speak my mind. So all this is just me working through my shit!


Haha, you know I’m not tryin to change the people, I ‘m just being me. And you just be yourselve, even if it’s quiet and non-confrontational. It adds to the diversity of the world.

1 comment:

Sean Kim said...

problem is, if i reveal too much of what i feel and think, others are going to think i'm crazy. there's something to be said for wearing the suit while being an anarchist inside. the trick is knowing for yourself, because some suits think they're anarchists when they're really just plain suits and then there are self-proclaimed anarchists who are really boring suits inside. i'll admit the occasional urge to tell someone 'fuck off!' what a relief that would be.