the form of bizarre, yet oddly effectual metaphors
[ essentially, started on the 13th night of March ..
[ although I read the book quite a while before that ]
I read Who Moved My Cheese ? by Spencer Johnson, M.D. ..
It was good, but at times it seemed to have no point . It felt like I was reading not a story, but an overview . It was as if it was ( guau ? ) a review of what I already know, have already learned . The book in itself though, was an amazing little tidbit . Of course I recommend . An hour read ? Maybe . Two for me ..
Thus, it is now ( about ) time to analyze it ..
Seeing as how, although being how small it is, the book somehow tends to repeat itself about a hundred thousand times throughout its course, leaving me little room to look further .. I will leave you to read it for yourself .
Instead : the quotes provided by the cheesy delicacies etched inside . ( Lol .. no other book of which I know finds such a way as this to be profound, yet at the same time laughable .. )
" Having cheese makes you happy . "
This is basically establishing the rules of the game . A nice thought to remember, in case you forget exactly what the relationship is between happiness and cheese . A sorry, half-witted attempt at sarcasm .
" The more important your cheese is to you, the more you want to hold on to it . "
Now, this one is a little bit more to think about . I wonder if it could work the other way around ? The more you want to hold on to your cheese, the more important it is to you ? Logically speaking, not necessarily . A conditional statement is not equivalent to its converse . But proverbially speaking, well you can pretty much do whatever you want with proverbs . So yes .. the next time you wonder how important your cheesy really is to you, consider how much you want to hold on to her .. it .. whatever . It worked for me, at least .
" If you do not change, you can become extinct . "
Gasp ! Like the dinosaurs ... Now, you wouldn't want that to happen, would you ? Let's change, people !! That is, after all, what this book is all about .. in case I failed to mention that piece of information beforehand . As I have said before ( err .. in person at least ... I guess not on my blog yet, although I plan on it ), change excites me ! And I do not see why it should not you .
" What would you do if you weren't afraid ? "
Honestly, this one is my very most favorite . It . works . for . anything ! Whenever you have a problem, just stop and think to yourself, ' what would I do if I weren't afraid ? ' and there you are . A solution comes to your mind . " Lightning has just struck my brain . " ~ Smee from Hook ~ Sooner than you expected it, you are carefree again . And somehow slightly less afraid .
" Smell the cheese often, so you know when it is getting old . "
Hahha, here is our good friend humor again, hard at work . But just as well, my dear, it is something to think about, to ponder over . Do not ever let your cheese get old, because then it will have to be thrown out . And then you will not be happy :[
" Movement in a new direction helps you find new cheese . "
Clever, once again . " Choose any direction, as long as it is moving forward . " You can't move backward ( although backwards is, technically, a ' new direction ' ) and expect to find something you haven't seen before . I do not believe a new direction is always necessary .. just a direction at all, when you have otherwise taken a break from using one .
" When you move beyond your fear, you feel free . "
Oh boy . Fairly straightforward, I think ... I perhaps need to work on getting past my own fears . I will, eventually .. And for you as well . Oh, how I would love to be free again !!
" Imagining myself enjoying new cheese, even before I find it, leads me to it . "
Why the point of view suddenly changed from second to first person, I haven't the slightest idea . But I doubt it is little more than irrelevant either way . Frankly, I disagree with this point . Imagining what could be, creating possible scenarios in your mind, false hopes and wishful thinking, anticipating something that will probably never happen, you will only end up hurting yourself . With that knowledge, the only thing left to deduce is whether or not you care if you get hurt . I have found that the best way for your feelings to be straightforward to you, is to be straightforward with your feelings . But of course, it depends on the situation . So don't take my word for it . Go hurt yourself and find out .
" The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you find new cheese . "
Haha, I find this one amusing . How sad .. yet true ! Deal with it . And, we are back to second person again .
" It is safer to search in the maze than remain in a cheeseless situation . "
Ehh, I beg to differ . It is definitely arguable, but the definition of safety, of security, depends heavily on the bearer in mind . You can be perfectly safe by staying at home, but will you have fun ? I highly doubt it . Have fun, folks ! That, after all, is what life is all about . " Life should be anything but boring ... Life should be about following your dreams, about seeking your passions, about learning how to have fun . Life should be about you . No one is better at being you, than you are . Don't waste your talent . " ~ excerpt from Correspondence ~
" Old beliefs do not lead you to new cheese . "
Definitely a fact this time . Old beliefs, so long as they are different from your current beliefs, may lead you to different cheese ... But in order to find new cheese, you must discover something new, on your own, of your own, for your own, something no one else has discovered ever before . We create our own luck ! Take a chance .. and Why am I sounding so reckless these days ? Oh well .. I feel healthier than usual .
" When you see that you can find and enjoy new cheese, you change course . "
Uhmm .. Err, sort of common sense there, sir . Why don't we stop being masters of the obvious, and make some real, true, separate observations ?
" Noticing small changes early helps you adapt to the bigger changes that are to come . "
Haha . Certainly true . But the main problem is, it is virtually and practically ( and humanly ) impossible to discern at the proper time, which ' small changes ' are genuine and which will never really matter ... There is always soo much change going on around us, it all just blends together into one massive whirlwind of confusion and disarray .
[ although I read the book quite a while before that ]
I read Who Moved My Cheese ? by Spencer Johnson, M.D. ..
It was good, but at times it seemed to have no point . It felt like I was reading not a story, but an overview . It was as if it was ( guau ? ) a review of what I already know, have already learned . The book in itself though, was an amazing little tidbit . Of course I recommend . An hour read ? Maybe . Two for me ..
Thus, it is now ( about ) time to analyze it ..
Seeing as how, although being how small it is, the book somehow tends to repeat itself about a hundred thousand times throughout its course, leaving me little room to look further .. I will leave you to read it for yourself .
Instead : the quotes provided by the cheesy delicacies etched inside . ( Lol .. no other book of which I know finds such a way as this to be profound, yet at the same time laughable .. )
" Having cheese makes you happy . "
This is basically establishing the rules of the game . A nice thought to remember, in case you forget exactly what the relationship is between happiness and cheese . A sorry, half-witted attempt at sarcasm .
" The more important your cheese is to you, the more you want to hold on to it . "
Now, this one is a little bit more to think about . I wonder if it could work the other way around ? The more you want to hold on to your cheese, the more important it is to you ? Logically speaking, not necessarily . A conditional statement is not equivalent to its converse . But proverbially speaking, well you can pretty much do whatever you want with proverbs . So yes .. the next time you wonder how important your cheesy really is to you, consider how much you want to hold on to her .. it .. whatever . It worked for me, at least .
" If you do not change, you can become extinct . "
Gasp ! Like the dinosaurs ... Now, you wouldn't want that to happen, would you ? Let's change, people !! That is, after all, what this book is all about .. in case I failed to mention that piece of information beforehand . As I have said before ( err .. in person at least ... I guess not on my blog yet, although I plan on it ), change excites me ! And I do not see why it should not you .
" What would you do if you weren't afraid ? "
Honestly, this one is my very most favorite . It . works . for . anything ! Whenever you have a problem, just stop and think to yourself, ' what would I do if I weren't afraid ? ' and there you are . A solution comes to your mind . " Lightning has just struck my brain . " ~ Smee from Hook ~ Sooner than you expected it, you are carefree again . And somehow slightly less afraid .
" Smell the cheese often, so you know when it is getting old . "
Hahha, here is our good friend humor again, hard at work . But just as well, my dear, it is something to think about, to ponder over . Do not ever let your cheese get old, because then it will have to be thrown out . And then you will not be happy :[
" Movement in a new direction helps you find new cheese . "
Clever, once again . " Choose any direction, as long as it is moving forward . " You can't move backward ( although backwards is, technically, a ' new direction ' ) and expect to find something you haven't seen before . I do not believe a new direction is always necessary .. just a direction at all, when you have otherwise taken a break from using one .
" When you move beyond your fear, you feel free . "
Oh boy . Fairly straightforward, I think ... I perhaps need to work on getting past my own fears . I will, eventually .. And for you as well . Oh, how I would love to be free again !!
" Imagining myself enjoying new cheese, even before I find it, leads me to it . "
Why the point of view suddenly changed from second to first person, I haven't the slightest idea . But I doubt it is little more than irrelevant either way . Frankly, I disagree with this point . Imagining what could be, creating possible scenarios in your mind, false hopes and wishful thinking, anticipating something that will probably never happen, you will only end up hurting yourself . With that knowledge, the only thing left to deduce is whether or not you care if you get hurt . I have found that the best way for your feelings to be straightforward to you, is to be straightforward with your feelings . But of course, it depends on the situation . So don't take my word for it . Go hurt yourself and find out .
" The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you find new cheese . "
Haha, I find this one amusing . How sad .. yet true ! Deal with it . And, we are back to second person again .
" It is safer to search in the maze than remain in a cheeseless situation . "
Ehh, I beg to differ . It is definitely arguable, but the definition of safety, of security, depends heavily on the bearer in mind . You can be perfectly safe by staying at home, but will you have fun ? I highly doubt it . Have fun, folks ! That, after all, is what life is all about . " Life should be anything but boring ... Life should be about following your dreams, about seeking your passions, about learning how to have fun . Life should be about you . No one is better at being you, than you are . Don't waste your talent . " ~ excerpt from Correspondence ~
" Old beliefs do not lead you to new cheese . "
Definitely a fact this time . Old beliefs, so long as they are different from your current beliefs, may lead you to different cheese ... But in order to find new cheese, you must discover something new, on your own, of your own, for your own, something no one else has discovered ever before . We create our own luck ! Take a chance .. and Why am I sounding so reckless these days ? Oh well .. I feel healthier than usual .
" When you see that you can find and enjoy new cheese, you change course . "
Uhmm .. Err, sort of common sense there, sir . Why don't we stop being masters of the obvious, and make some real, true, separate observations ?
" Noticing small changes early helps you adapt to the bigger changes that are to come . "
Haha . Certainly true . But the main problem is, it is virtually and practically ( and humanly ) impossible to discern at the proper time, which ' small changes ' are genuine and which will never really matter ... There is always soo much change going on around us, it all just blends together into one massive whirlwind of confusion and disarray .
" Move with the cheese and enjoy it ! "
That's right . Now ..
This has been life lessons in the form of bizarre, yet oddly effectual metaphors . I hope you have enjoyed yourself, and will take into account the otherwise pointless, useless, empty words and their futile attempts to knock some sense into at least a few people's mindsets .
That's right . Now ..
This has been life lessons in the form of bizarre, yet oddly effectual metaphors . I hope you have enjoyed yourself, and will take into account the otherwise pointless, useless, empty words and their futile attempts to knock some sense into at least a few people's mindsets .
1 comment:
who knew a book about cheese could offer so much life advice? wow.
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