Alphabet: Expanding or Limiting Our Horizons?

Think about the English language.

Ultimately there are 26 letters that are combined in an incredible number of ways to depict our thoughts, dreams, aspirations, etc.

Twenty-six.

We read a whole book, but yet we only read 26 unique identifiers. Combined in multiple ways. Over. And. Over.

Quite discouraging.... or is it?

Ponder all of the possible ideas, feelings, directions, visions, etc. that we can portray. It's mind boggling.

But now I want you to explore a different thought. What if we had more letters? What if we had less?

There are obviously thresholds that exist to limit the number of letters that could exist. For example:

1. Effectiveness of the letters dependent on their uniqueness and necessity
2. Ability to learn and reproduce the letters through sound
3. Number of sounds that exist that can be expressed in new letters

How about if we had more letters? Would we be more creative? More intelligent? More efficient at communication? Would our minds be more free to express themselves and induce thought?

How about if we had less letters? Would we be more creative because there are limits on our resources? Would we be more intelligent because there is less restraint on thought by language and more intellectual focus on body language and emotions? Or could it be the complete opposite?

Is our mind inside the light bulb of language?

There are obviously benefits and disadvantages to both having more letters and less letters in our alphabet depending on the environment you live in and type of lifestyle that you live.

Explore your mind.

The Current Bitcoin Market

The current bitcoin market is volatile and uninsured (part of it's uniqueness). With a lost paper, wiped disc, broken computer, your investment can be wiped away without ever having the chance to return. The recent closing of the mt. gox exchange in Japan is a prime example of how to lose your bitcoins without losing their keys (because you probably never had them in the first place). 

 

Was it a scheme from the developers of mt. gox to extract money from those who trust in the bitcoin concept and markets? Have they been gathering people's funds for their bitcoins, only to deflate their value after halting trading, and purchasing back or holding the bitcoin keys for their own wealth? We may never know exactly which one of the numerous hypothetical schemes is the complete truth. But it does make you wonder.

Thought Provoking Question on Reality

     After watching several Leonardo DiCaprio films over the past few weeks, a common question is often formulated by his role in the films. It does not question what is real, whether or not there is a God, nor the validity of the deep workings of society. It touches on another realm of reality. The state in which we would rather live.

Would you rather be present and aware of what is truly happening around you and to yourself? Or would you rather live happily in an unreal world that you perceive as real?

   One can virtually reduce the question to, would you happily live in a lie, or be present in an unhappy truth? Each of our own perceptions and experiences will determine our individual answers, for there is neither a correct nor incorrect answer. Just merely a preference. Perceive your preference.

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General Advice

A great video to watch about a basic thing you may not think about in life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7iomeZsaXo