Cheetos...

[alrescate]

There is a bag of crunchy Cheetos taunting me from across the office. I don't need any Cheetos. (Yes the Cheetoss are in my office because I bought them but that is not the point.) I *want* Cheetos!! Why does something that is just orange gunk seem so appealing to me right now? I know I promised myself that I wouldn't be one of those live journal people who wrote about what kind of sandwich they had for lunch or what color socks they had on but this is a sincere questioning of my deep, complex workings. For isn't my craving for Cheetos my subconscious debating the merit of my desire for care-free frolicking amongst the trees of the forest? I mean it can't possibly be just a case of the munchies now can it?

Someone gave me a bit to think about last night. They were discussing the 'light' and 'dark' side of ourselves. His point was that we need that darkness to make our light shine more brightly; that the combination of the light and the dark is what brings about our compassion. Instead of shoving that darkness down one should bring it up from the depths and use it to become more compassionate.

I think we are all here trying to better ourselves...what flaws or issues you didn't resolve in your psyche continue existence after existence. If there must be darkness to reach the higher plane (or whatever higher existence you choose, be it heaven or nirvana) then is it wrong to try to 'resolve' your darkness/flaws/issues or should you be working to make the darkness and the light compatible?

Hhhmmm. I think I'll have those Cheetos after all.

Comments

[yokospungeon.livejournal.com]

May I quote Tori Amos?

"So you found a girl that thinks really deep thoughts.
What's so amazing about really deep thoughts?"

EAT CHEETOS!

Light and Darkness, and Cheetos

[shadiehawke.livejournal.com]

"I think we are all here trying to better ourselves...what flaws or issues you didn't resolve in your psyche continue existence after existence."

That is my belief, too, alrescate. I think the darkness is an important part of who and what a person is. How can we understand another person without being able to say "Yes, I have felt that way." Pure light has no shadow, no grey shades that add dimension. You learn to use the darkness to grow, not let it become the dominant force. There is a balance to maintain; you cannot have one without the other and both are neccesary to learn the lessons of this life.

Eat the Cheetos.

[avanta7.livejournal.com]

So, is eating Cheetos giving in to the dark or embracing the light?

Go towards the light!!

[buffra.livejournal.com]

Those little golden spirals? They're representatives of the light, of course. Happy, happy little cheesy poofs, made of nothing found in nature. The ultimate argument for intelligent design -- surely in a world with Cheetos there must be a fat, happy higher being, right???