So have a vague blog post!
It seems to me that there are two tendencies of human beings towards situations that are more physical than mental. The tendency towards violence, (wrath), and the tendency towards sex, (lust.) I'm phrasing this badly, but you do you know what I mean? Obviously they're not generally a reaction to the SAME situation, but they happen when you're thinking with your fists- or other body parts- rather than your reason.
My question is this. When did Wrath become a culturally acceptable reaction to nothing at all, while Lust is apparently verging on a virtue? Is it because Wrath usually ends up in pain for the person who's wrath-ful, and Lust is (in the short term) seen as pleasurable? (With the definition of happiness now being accepted as pleasure and the absence of pain.) Or could it be because Wrath is usually something that's inflicted on another person without their consent, whereas socially acceptable Lust is consensual, and seeking and getting consent is a cardinal virtue nowadays?
Anyhow, this has been rolling around in my head long enough. Admittedly I started thinking about it because I get angry very easily, much faster than I find myself attracted to anyone. So I don't even have social approval of my deadly sins. SIGH, life is so unjust.
Jk, jk, you know I jk. ^_^
Hopefully if I write this idea down, I can move on to other weird things. Like why country music can make me cry. I mean- why IS that?
P.S. I'm looking at universities to attend. Those places are EXPENSIVE!
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