Recognition of another form of opposition.

I think I probably write on many topics which are pretty seemingly obvious to many people.  Even though I will probably be doing that here as well I think there is definitely some good ideas to be culled from a few of my random thoughts(not to float my own boat or anything... I feel that if I learn something from it that anybody can also learn from it as well.)

So... Today's topic is somewhat difficult to describe but I'll give it a shot by giving it a couple sentences worth of description. - There are situations in life which naturally push people apart, and there are situations in life which naturally draw people together. -

I think that neither is inherently good or bad for the life experience.  It would seem that anything which pushes people apart is a negative sort of thing but I think there is always important purpose for these types of situations.  A simple example would be a newer perspective between said people.  Sometimes we are not able to understand each other in certain ways when we are too close to see the big picture of that person.  Distance between each other reduces the size of their influence of character and we can literally begin to understand things better because of their overall effects rather than the more focused, immediate effects which can often be misleading to the overall effect they are trying to present.  It kind of ties together with that metaphor about a large oil-painted masterpiece of something super cool.(I'm sure the metaphor doesn't usually use those kinds of descriptive words, but... hey, this is my metaphor for the moment. ha)  If your eyes are only a foot away from the canvas it is very difficult to get a full appreciation of the super-coolness of the whole image.  You might be able to scan around and actually see all the details, but man would it be hard to really take it all in and appreciate it for what it is.

Then, we have those situations which naturally draw people together.  I think this, too, is not inherently good or bad in its nature.  A simple example of this would be the powerful social effects of community and togetherness that we as a nation experienced when the 9-11 terrorist attack occurred.  This kind of thing always happens when any sort of negative thing occurs in life; natural disasters, illness or death always help bring people together in meaningful ways.  Sometimes it is just between two people through their mutual preferences, or common goals.  It can also be as simple as one shared experience.  Another negative that can arise out of being too close would be the possible cliques that sometimes form, creating alienation and separation between groups and individuals.  The list of good and bad things is immeasurably lengthy, no doubt.

I really don't know why I felt this was a good topic to write on tonight, other than the feelings I was having about it earlier.  I was thinking about this stuff while I was at work today and I'm not sure what inspired it in the first place.  I can't remember what some of the more interesting thoughts I had on the topic then were, but I came to several new ideas while exploring it tonight.  I think it might be a good topic to explore further when I am a bit more on the less exhausted side of things.  Plus, I might be able to add in some more of the humorous elements that I have been severely lacking in lately.

Perhaps I should start writing this in the mornings rather than the evenings?  Ya... I'll try it out tomorrow to see what I think of it.