My life is quite different these days.
Instead of being driven by a self-chosen purpose, I'm besieged by possibilities. Instead of being sure about my values and my beliefs (although that may have been a LONG time ago) I'm constantly forced to re-examine my position on this and that.
I spent a long time on Facebook yesterday reading comments on a group forum (the group was 'One Body of Christ Experiment (all Christians on Facebook)') about various views on homosexuality and the differing Christian interpretations of the Bible on this. The same day, I spent ages reading the history of BP and how it was closely linked to the overthrow of the Iranian government with the help of the CIA. Wow, even the British played nasty for oil in the 50s!
Today, I had a class about policy in Education and we outlined the 8 issues we can choose for our scenario presentation. These are:
- Student Voice and Real Roles
- Family Change
- Racism
- Gender
- Sexual Orientation
- Social Class
- Indigenous Education
- Post-compulsory pathways
I chose gender. Perhaps because of my teaching round in an all-girls' school last semester... as my lecturer said, some may argue that all the bridges have been burned and feminism has had its desired impact and gender is no longer an issue, but this is of course not true.
Also today, for a reflective piece I have to write for the same subject, I've been reading about social justice and somehow got onto Jainism and smegma (which you can look up yourself). Wikipedia, how ridiculously time-consuming, but how enlightening.
I guess what I'm saying is that I'm doing a lot of thinking. Especially about my future and how I can salvage my life into something more worthwhile. Like, perhaps I should be doing more to help disadvantaged people? Or people with measles? Measles are awful.
Who wouldn't want to help a bemeasled person anyway!
Bah!
Oh yes, the reason behind the title. I was thinking my new motto should be 'one thing at a time'. I'm always feeling overwhelmed by the number of things I want to achieve. But I'm probably being unrealistic. In any case, I think I'll be able to focus better by limiting myself to just getting one thing achieved.
I realise this sounds like a particularly 'guy' thing to need to do. lol@gender issue again...
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5 comments:
i don't feel that the overwhelmed feeling of needing to achieve heaps is a 'guy' thing to do. i can relate to that heaps. wanting to read up on so many things, be smart in so many areas, help people etc. but then what is a 'guy' thing? what sort of 'guy' are we talking about? is 'guy' directly opposed to 'girl'? interesting that you chose gender for your presentation. what sort of gender do you mean? gender as synonymous with sex? or different? cos i've done a fair bit of thinking on this stuff recently. sorry if reading your blog and responding in such an intense way is weird - i'm just in a rambling mood. and so sorry to not make your lunch today - mum had this big thing about me seeing her and dad and my grandma at the bands festival and it was complicated. plus i'm not so good at checking facebook events. at any rate, hope your bday was swell on the 13th. :) x BJ
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I did actually have stuff to write here in reply to that interesting ramble. But, it's a fair while gone.
And each time I come back to write a new post on this blog (not related to this post. Just any new post) I think how futile it really is, and how it won't change anything. So I go back to my life.
The difference is the blog stays here. Life just keeps on... movin' on up, movin' on up, movin' on up. etc.
Does that give the blog more power than life? Mm, Phil knows. (Phil=philosophy.) Time will tell. (Time=Father Time.)
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Deep river runs its course
To the warm horizon
Shadows of falling leaves
October moon and rusty skies
Ever-changing feelings
The seeds of autumn in my mind
The hiding sun
Like the hiding sun
Waiting for summer sun
Hiding summer's age no more
No more leaves in summer sky
Turning dark on empty car lots
When summer was my only friend
Say you're back this way again
Winter's one breath away
Say you're back this way again
Winter's one breath away
It's turning cold
Like the hiding sun
Like the hiding sun
Feels like it's just begun
The hiding sun
Like the hiding sun
Waiting for summer sun
chorus x3.5
Hmm, that was a nice little diversion. Love that song.
I remembered one of the things i wanted to say - I don't think it's necessarily a guy thing to feel overwhelmed and needing to achieve heaps. That's not what I meant. I meant it's a particularly 'guy' thing to need to limit myself to doing one thing at a time.
It's a stereotype I might have laughed off before studying education, but Godfrey made it quite clear that boys are always the ones (in his experience in educational settings) who have difficulty multi-tasking. It wouldn't be a revelation to many people, as the stereotype is well known, but it was interesting to learn that it's so prevalent, and it's something I didn't like identifying with. He'd turn to me (as the only male in a class of 8) and say "we're the ones who will have trouble doing those 3 things together, aren't we Gawain?" and have a bit of a laugh, while I smiled uncomfortably.
But anyway, I see where he's coming from. You really need to break things down more for boys - we're probably talking about younger boys here too.
To answer your (rather old) questions. What is a guy thing?
What sort of 'guy' are we talking about? I think the stereotypical man is what I am referring to, and most people will have a number of stereotypically male traits that they can list. While stereotypes can be dangerous, as I'm sure is your point of view, there is no denying their relevance. Although whether the presence of stereotypical male traits is due to genetics or brought about by perpetuated stereotypes is debatable... my english skills are going down the toilet in these long sentences.
Is 'guy' directly opposed to 'girl'? Well, hmm. I don't know. I don't think they are polar opposites. Perhaps I think of them as similar, but different. So no, I guess.
What sort of gender? Gender as synonymous with sex? or different? Hmm, I think you're talking about the concept of gender as a social...thing... construct maybe. I... probably could answer this question. But right now I need to go help with tea. Maybe another night.
In the words of Peter McGahan: Adios, muchachos!
Crap, I meant David McGahan. Way to spoil a decent post, idiot!
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