tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852205771234928813.post4495775683896573527..comments2015-03-02T11:43:13.157-08:00Comments on Six Months, Three Weeks: Entry 51 4.27.11Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08320252411269843460noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852205771234928813.post-1200950438947249002011-06-02T09:20:54.224-07:002011-06-02T09:20:54.224-07:00I think that there is a difference between surrend...I think that there is a difference between surrendering the desire to control your surroundings and inaction. Just because we can't control anything doesn't mean that playing our own part in the world isn't something worth doing. In fact, I find it a particularly freeing concept -- it means that I can never screw anything up. It leaves me emotionally uninvested in the outcome of events, and so I can enjoy the results no matter if they were what I expected or not.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320252411269843460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852205771234928813.post-33167498075869411432011-05-10T01:11:24.703-07:002011-05-10T01:11:24.703-07:00Wouldn't the idea that you're not in contr...Wouldn't the idea that you're not in control of anything and shouldn't strive to be make you wonder what the hell the point of living was? That's my immediate reaction.<br /><br />AmandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com