Friday, September 26, 2008
Subconscious Metacognition
I was talking to my best friend yesterday and I told her that I think I'm a naturalist (personality type). When I told her that, her response to it was not what I had expected. It was sort of a "duh!" moment. And after she explained why it might be that I'm a naturalist, I felt like saying "duh!" too. I've always loved nature. Even when I was a kid I used to fantasize of having a home in a scenic place, amid beautiful trees located on a mountain, that would provide a view of rolling hills. Even now when I think of places I'd love to go, they're ALL out in the nature. My idea of a perfect night as I've already described, takes place near a river. When I write things that I love, things like moon, wind, trees, flowers are always the first. I guess it's only natural that I'm a naturalist then. Yet I was surprised when I figured it out. Maybe there are things about us that are apparent to those around us, but we're unaware of them. Taking it one step further, this might be how God works. He knows our past and future, knows what kind of beings we are, our nature, our personality, and thus He makes our lives turn out to be so that they're compatible with us. And I say this because last night I was thinking of something else, and it occurred to me that if a certain negative event had not had taken place in my life 4 years ago, I would've NEVER turned out to be the girl that I am now. I like the girl I am now. So the end does justify the means.
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3 comments:
Wow, ur best friend must be a very good observer!
what about ppl who tell other ppl about other ppl. LoL. I mean sometimes other ppl know us better than we know ourselves, so they also tend to tell other ppl things about us which we might not have realized ourselves... So to wat extent should we take them as a legit source of information os someone else? Did this make sense? lol
To anonymous: That sounds exactly like something my best friend would say! ;)
To Sabeen: Yeah it made sense. Well, if they're telling other ppl about us, they might not be the ppl we'd want to confide in(!), but you can still take them as a legit source of info when it comes to hearing certain truths about yourself. As long as something you hear from them brings upon you something like my infamous "duh!" moment, they might be right.
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