Actions...and consequences.

I have a blog to write…It is one of those ‘after long’ moments.

I suffer from something called “writers block,” well writers block with a difference. 

I write when the inclination strikes me, and generally ‘the inclination’ doesn’t strike.

It’s not some sort of premeditated thing, this blogging of mine. I actually had no intention of writing tonight. My sole intention for this night was exam preparation. A single potent word. Studying.

Exams are nigh upon us my friends, and here I sit dallying behind my keyboard typing in the hope that somehow, by some miracle, this will help me pass.

I heard it once said, ‘nothing is random, everything has its reason.’ Perhaps there was some subtlety in the day just passed, some niggling reminder. Something said…or unsaid, that caused me to open this word document and dance the keyboard dance.

I don’t know, and to be fair…I don’t really care. What does worry me however, is the approaching gloom. 

Exam morning, unprepared minds, beating hearts, and failed papers. I can almost hear the gloomy music. In fact, scratch that: Elfin language mournful song, departing ships and the whole Lord of the Rings ‘goodbye Elrond’ scene, that is my vision this moment.

Pretty gloomy, right. Well, to be positive, I only write 5 papers, it’s not like I’ll have much to repeat should I perchance fail J

Not that I have intentions of failing, I shall study and, with help, pass!

This brings me to a topic I’ve meant to blog about before. Time and laziness were just never on my side afore this day.

Actions…and consequences.

I heard a man once. A wise man.

He relayed these ‘pearls’ of wisdom: 

“Whatever is done, do it with a goal in mind. Every action has a consequence. Weigh the outcome, for man has been given intellect for a reason…Man has been given intellect, To reason.”

Okay, ignore the quotation marks, I’m paraphrasing…these may not have been this particular wise old man’s exact words, but the point remains the same. How profound!

Simple mathematics. Situation + Action = Outcome/Consequence. I say this not as an engineering student - although it is said that math is the friend of any engineer (Untrue, believe me. Math and I have this distinctly unpleasant relationship…nothing remotely resembling friendly about it.)  - I say this from a purely logical standpoint.

In our pride, in our arrogance, maybe even in ignorance, we have forgotten humanity.

We, as humans, have forgotten the very nature of the word, Human. 

Humane. This word refers not only to our treatment of animals. What we have forgotten is that, to be humane is also to be kind, considerate and caring to those who you may, for whatever reason, dislike. Human, entails being humane to humans as well as non-humans. These certain fundamentals we seem to have forgotten.

Words said, racist remarks, lies spoken…these are actions today, of which the final consequences will not be wholly enjoyable. That color you directed a racist tone to, that misfit you taunted…their day will come, and if this be our mannerisms, it will not be a day we enjoy.

Every action has its consequence.

Today being Friday, I heard a talk. A talk on success (Maybe this was the subtle precursor to this post?? ). 

We need to direct ourselves. Align our actions to those outcomes we would consider a success.

Time is short, fact!
We are not free spirits, to be left alone… Floating along on a sea of whims and fancies, goalless. We have a goal. Although our behavior, at times, suggests otherwise.

A brain crammed with student stuff, it would be well worth the memory space required to remember this one simple point.

There is a goal. Success. Success, is our goal.

We have a readymade definition of success…example, and solution provided In annals of history. Time to copy and paste my friends, as best we can. Time to copy and paste.