The comment of Kevin Baker on a recent post of mine read, “Expand the focus. Bad or good, is invented”.
Thinking deeper about this idea I agreed to its truthfulness. I believe without stating the purpose or knowing it good or bad means nothing.
Later, as I was looming at the world map I observed its bent latitude lines. I decided to look at other bent images of different items such as trees, old humans, and materials. Is bending or bad? It is not possible to answer this question without knowing what purpose bending serves.
Look at spacetime- Einstein identified these curves in the space-time continuum as gravity. The lines of spacetime are bent as light bends when passing through big objects. The presence of planets and stars deforms the fabric of spacetime like a large ball deforms a bed sheet.
This brings to my attention the phrase to bend time. We humans are not isolated from time but are an integral part of it. Bending time is how we perceive the world around us.
Our universe is bent. Should we too?
It depends we do it for what. Trees bend to the wind so as not to break. The trees straighten up when the wind goes away. The purpose is good and so bending is.
We bend and if we do it correctly we straighten our backs.
We backbend to lengthen the entire spine. These bends are for good use and so they are good.
Not when some people tend to bend in the direction of the wind. If the wind changes its direction they bend with it. They have no opinion but the opinion of from whom the wind blows. They are blown by their self-interests and nothing else.
Engineers bend materials such as in car manufacturing to give functionality, shape, and beauty to the final design. These bends serve a good purpose and so they are good.
Judges may bend the rules for human purposes. But not when rules bend people ruthlessly to obey them or else risk their lives. Those rulers bend rules to serve their own interests.
I recall a quote that I read a while ago, “To bend in a relationship doesn’t mean defeat. It just means we are willing to mend a broken heart.”
What purpose you bend for makes a huge difference.
Aldo Delli Paoli It is not easy to comment on the post but you contributed a valuable one my friend.
You figured few important thoughts including:
– Living life is worth it, and surviving is a purpose that makes the difference.
– Recognizing one’s limits and being flexible allows us to adapt to various situations. Being human and aware of reality forces us to bend in our professional and personal lives.
– Resilience involves flexibility, the ability to move forward despite crises, and to resist and cling to life without losing hope.
Yes as long as there is hope there is life.
Thank you my friend for sharing your wisdom
I am the one who thanks you simply because often in order to comment I almost have to challenge my ability to imagine a comprehensible content that is coherent with the stimuli for reflection that you propose. But that is exactly what keeps me interested in BZC and particularly happy to dialogue with you.
That is the same reason I thrive on exchanging comments with you dear friend, Aldo.
Thank you
It is not easy to comment on this reflection of yours.
First of all, I believe that living life is always worth it!
And this (surviving) is already a purpose that makes the difference.
Just as the risk of violating the freedoms and rights of others, it can be a purpose for which it is worth bending, adapting, postponing the satisfaction of a personal interest.
Also knowing how to recognize one’s limits means being flexible in the trust and certainty that when the wind has calmed down, a breath of life will remain in us that will allow us to raise our heads and continue to look at the sun.
A purpose, an awareness of reality can force us to bend in life, professional and personal.
After all, we are human beings, and it is not always easy to adapt to every eventuality, through a positive and resilient attitude. And then, resilience itself implies “flexibility”, the ability to move forward despite crises, waiting for the wind to pass and one can “rebuild” a life path, adapt, this time to an inevitability, and then start again, resist and cling to life without ever losing hope.