"Spock: The needs of the many... outweigh -
Kirk: The needs of the few.
Spock: Or the one. "
~Star Trek, The Wrath of Kahn
My father was a Star Trek junkie back in the day, and growing up we would watch the classic shows such as Star Trek and M.A.S.H. so it seems only fitting that one day I would be using a quote from the series. This quote is often shortened in this day and age to "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one". But I believe the few is important. If we look at these statements in essence it turns into a "put others first" scenario. But what happens when its one on one. Does the needs of your relative/friend/lover outweigh the needs of yourself. I'd like to think so.
"Self-Sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Self-sacrifice. Sacrifice sounds like a harsh word, it conjures images of cults and virgins and the ultimate payment. This isn't self-sacrifice however. At least...not exactly. According to MWOD, self sacrifice is the sacrifice of oneself or one's interest for others or cause or ideal. That is some heavy thinking, giving up something in exchange for someones ability to prosper. It may not be your life that is the loss, but if you are self-sacrificing, chances are its something fairly substantial. Let's take an example. Dean and Eddie are best friends, they got each others back. Dean is friends with Julie. Dean likes Julie. Eddie starts meeting with Dean and Julie. Eddie finds himself starting to like Julie. Oh, but wait, so does Dean. One of two things can happen here. One, Eddie can go on the offensive and in essence fight against Dean for Julie's affection. His second option, and frankly, much less appealing, is he can suppress his feelings and force them to disappear. As hard as it is having one good friend like you, two would be killer. The real priority is the well-being of his friends. With him in the mix it only makes things harder. Eddie decides option two is best.
So in review, If he sacrifices here, he is effectively:
~Sacrificing his emotions
~Sacrificing a part of his mental well-being
~Sacrificing a potential relationship
Reading that, I'm pretty sure Eddie has more dedication to friends than this writer will ever have. But I also know that he has a very hard road ahead of him, and wish him the best of luck.
Because You'll Need It To Stay Alive.
S.T.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Friends Shift With the Sands of Time
"Someone That You Trust Is Just, Another Way To Die"
~Another Way To Die by Jack White and Alicia Keys
People have said that music is life and I believe it. Music not only can tell a story, but it can also teach you about this world we call ours. Our lives are made of relationships. Be they work, love, or friendship, we intertwine and connect with various people to create a delicate web. Friendships are the most delicate. People start as strangers, become acquaintances, then best friends. Sometimes life doesn't work like that, sometimes our friendships fail. It can be due to something one party said, or perhaps what they did. Either way, someone will get hurt. Maybe its an unintentional attack on their feelings or their pride. Most friendships get over this, and although they may never be to the way things once were, they will still be friends to a capacity. Oh, but then...then there are the special cases of trusting a friend, only to have them come out of their shell when something goes amiss. They turn so fast, and so hard on you, that before you know it they are now your sworn enemy. Perhaps the shift is more subtle and you just drift apart. They still seem harmless tho right? But sometimes you don't know why, and then sometimes you find out that they really were not who they were in the first place, and apparently you were backing the wrong pony the whole time.
Will you stand and right the wrong?
S.T.
~Another Way To Die by Jack White and Alicia Keys
People have said that music is life and I believe it. Music not only can tell a story, but it can also teach you about this world we call ours. Our lives are made of relationships. Be they work, love, or friendship, we intertwine and connect with various people to create a delicate web. Friendships are the most delicate. People start as strangers, become acquaintances, then best friends. Sometimes life doesn't work like that, sometimes our friendships fail. It can be due to something one party said, or perhaps what they did. Either way, someone will get hurt. Maybe its an unintentional attack on their feelings or their pride. Most friendships get over this, and although they may never be to the way things once were, they will still be friends to a capacity. Oh, but then...then there are the special cases of trusting a friend, only to have them come out of their shell when something goes amiss. They turn so fast, and so hard on you, that before you know it they are now your sworn enemy. Perhaps the shift is more subtle and you just drift apart. They still seem harmless tho right? But sometimes you don't know why, and then sometimes you find out that they really were not who they were in the first place, and apparently you were backing the wrong pony the whole time.
Will you stand and right the wrong?
S.T.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Tonight We Are All Red And White, Not Blue.
" This is the year (Montreal) makes the next step. (Detroit) keeps getting better with age. (The Red Wings) don't look like anybody will stop them... again. "
~Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Yes ladies and gentlemen, the dawn of a new season is now. Tonight, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Montreal, and twenty-seven other teams begin their chase for the holy grail of the National Hockey League, Lord Stanley's Cup. While thirty teams are trying to get it, only one already has it. The Detroit Red Wings are the defending Stanley Cup Champions. And as such, "Hockeytown" (as Detroit is so called) is buzzing over their beloved team. Along with the special raising of the banner ceremony prior to tonight's game, Detroit will also have the presence of Def Leppard as they kick of the '08-'09 NHL season with Face-Off Rocks at the Fox Theatre near the Red Wings home, Joe Louis Arena. People all around the city are donning their Red Wings Merch. As the game slowly approached, eight hours, then four, then two, there became a buzz in the air. Sitting on facebook, there was one status, then another, and then like a bag of popcorn, everyone having a status with some form of cheering for the Wings.
Parties forming, Bars having specials to bring people in, people everywhere getting together.
It's funny how in the midst of everything going on, something as trivial as a sport can rally people together and create unity. Just a day earlier, facebook was populated with politically charged status in support of Obama or McCain. Many were support messages, while some were vulgar and perverse attacks against their political opponent of choice. If it wasn't politics creating a schism, it was the economy. Its plummeting...quickly, and many people are suffering. Some are saying bail out, other want to know how that could possibly help. The undertones of a foreign war of questionable intent seems into conversation every now and again. But none of this matters. With the skates on the ice and Def Leppard rocking across the street I can safely say that we are not Democrats, or Republicans. Peacemakers or Warmongers. For tonight,
We Are Hockeytown.
S.T.
~Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Yes ladies and gentlemen, the dawn of a new season is now. Tonight, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Montreal, and twenty-seven other teams begin their chase for the holy grail of the National Hockey League, Lord Stanley's Cup. While thirty teams are trying to get it, only one already has it. The Detroit Red Wings are the defending Stanley Cup Champions. And as such, "Hockeytown" (as Detroit is so called) is buzzing over their beloved team. Along with the special raising of the banner ceremony prior to tonight's game, Detroit will also have the presence of Def Leppard as they kick of the '08-'09 NHL season with Face-Off Rocks at the Fox Theatre near the Red Wings home, Joe Louis Arena. People all around the city are donning their Red Wings Merch. As the game slowly approached, eight hours, then four, then two, there became a buzz in the air. Sitting on facebook, there was one status, then another, and then like a bag of popcorn, everyone having a status with some form of cheering for the Wings.
Parties forming, Bars having specials to bring people in, people everywhere getting together.
It's funny how in the midst of everything going on, something as trivial as a sport can rally people together and create unity. Just a day earlier, facebook was populated with politically charged status in support of Obama or McCain. Many were support messages, while some were vulgar and perverse attacks against their political opponent of choice. If it wasn't politics creating a schism, it was the economy. Its plummeting...quickly, and many people are suffering. Some are saying bail out, other want to know how that could possibly help. The undertones of a foreign war of questionable intent seems into conversation every now and again. But none of this matters. With the skates on the ice and Def Leppard rocking across the street I can safely say that we are not Democrats, or Republicans. Peacemakers or Warmongers. For tonight,
We Are Hockeytown.
S.T.
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