The law of Influence
Influence. Its a scary thing. Can be used for almost any purpose, when you do anything, you were influenced in some way to do that. I've been thinking about it a lot lately, trying to think of a time I hadn't been influenced into doing something. Theres no way you werent influenced into doing something. If you went to eat something, you were influenced by your stomache to eat. Most influence comes from people you look up too. I remember seeing a harry potter display in costco, a young boy was wide eyed looking at it. I said something to my friend at my side, "Ugh harry potter is so lame." That young child sat for a minute thinking, then his dad came and asked if he wanted one of the books, and he said " no harry potter is lame!" I didn't think I would be so much influence to some kid I had never seen or would ever see again. Who knows, he coulda waited till we left and came back and grabbed one of those books, but I still had the influence over him. People look up to maturity, they listen to it, they base their desitions on it. It has more influence then anything else. I mean, thats what I do, I'm a people, at least thats what they tell me... I'm tired and kinda not thinking quite right yet so I'm done for now.
posted by In the end at 9:23 AM
3 Comments:
It crazy the simple--yet powerful--impressions placed on one by the image of maturity.
If by influence you mean the relationship between cause and effect (as in the case with the stomach), then there really is nothing we can ever do about it. Which quite sucks.
However, in the case of Harry Potter, this influence is the result of the trust placed (rightfully or wrongfully) in those of more advanced years solely for that fact that they are, in fact, more advanced in years. Your story underscores the importance of questioning such influences... not necessarily to disregard everything on the basis of their arising from a cold and often unreasonable social order, but rather to suspend belief until you are capable of forming such a conclusion yourself (i.e. Harry Potter is lame). This was all pointless, but I already typed it so I'd feel bad about deleting it all.
Strangely interesting blog here, by the way... it shall be numbered among my many bookmarks.
Also, buy immortality rings!
What I mean is every choice is influenced. You can starve yourself. Its the choice you make to eat or not to eat. its more in your mind not your stomache.
and
OMIGOSH I WANT THE RINGS! THEY COMBINE FASHON WITH FUNCTION!
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