Thomas

Personal response to Thomas' blog.

I am not a Cyper, but I do agree with Thomas for the most part. Here's my logic.

I believe that neither the dream world or the real world make much of a difference. That's not the point for me. Whether I'm "stuck in a dream world, Neo" or being welcomed to the "desert of the real." isn't the exciting thing. The difference between a bowl of snot and a steak is what? From Cypher's perspective it's ignorance being bliss so that he can forget his hardships and simply enjoy life's little luxuries. My problem is that I believe that all knowledge is worth having and that the more worth knowledge has, the heavier a burden it is to carry. I know what it's like to be in sove hard places and so I can truly commiserate and connect with people in those places. This may not seem like a good thing but it is a connection that can run deep and lead to the greatest of bonds. More than that I'll learn from the people I commiserate with and they'll be better off for their lightened burden, even if it's just having someone to talk to. Helping people seems to be a calling of mine and I find very little that makes me feel as alive. Also, like Dr. Sexson said "the more you know, the more you know." My reasoning for agreeing with Thomas is this: Life needs to be lived, not sat through and viewed as it passes. It's a ride with no safety net and the people that sit behind the window and view those of us who live life are only getting a half life.They're reading about the life I'm living every time I step through the door, whether I'm late or not. The trick is to live life and to study it simultaneously to suck the very most out of your stones, turn and turn about.