BigBearAlexander

Hy everyone!

If you wondering who I am. Here's some info:
I'm a 21 y/o student of the Bucharest Engineering University studying computers and automated systems. Although my field of work revolves around logic and numbers I am very interested in philosophy and psychology. I like to know the details that make a hole unit function whether that unit is a computer, the human mind and body or the universe. I try to bring reason to world that seems to defy even our best attempts at understanding. Every effect has a cause and every cause has an effect. Nothing is random, nothing is fate, every action is just one more link in the chain of events triggered in a time beyond our imagination by forces beyond our understanding. Some people say "Give up! You'll never understand everything!" but they miss my point. Mystery give life it's spice. Without mystery our lives would be an endless uneventful string of predetermined events (a thought I truly dread). I wish to understand the answer of today so I may know the question of tomorrow.

But that is how I view the world. Here is how I view life, here ... is my philosophy:

We live in a dreadful time. War and fighting seems to be breaking out everywhere. And I'm not just talking about tanks and armed forces. I'm talking about the war every person faces every day. That inner energy that seems to bring us closer and closer to the edge. In order to keep sane in such a place I must believe that every man seeks peace in their own way. A philosopher once said "A man eager for war is blind,for he never sees his true enemy.He just imagines one.When a conflict bursts from within, the enemy is revealed." I think that this quote reflects the truth about us. We don't fight our brothers because we hate them but because we hate the "man in the mirror".
We refuse to face ourselves and thus we project these negative emotions on an outside force or person. Everything in this world is a delicate series of balancing acts. Since there is a balance then there must be two opposing forces, two completely opposite energies . If one should disappear so would the other one.

This view, though I didn't know at the time, is actually the Yin & Yang philosophy. Yin & Yang literally meaning "dark (or shaded) side" and "light (or sunny) side". That is why I try to give my life some degree of balance. For example: I practice Martial Arts (an art that focuses on the total control of any negative energy or aggression that is directed in our direction and the release of aggression in controlled bursts) but that only serves to control and empower my aggression therefore a counter-force was needed. That's why I started practicing Tai-Chi as well (this art focuses on controlling, calming and improving the energy flow of our bodies).

If you like philosophy, psychology, martial arts or any other subject you may think we have in common feel free to drop me a message.

Current Residence: Bucharest, Romania
Favourite genre of music: rock
MP3 player of choice: Zen Vision W
Favourite cartoon character: Zarachi Kenpachi (Bleach)
Personal Quote: I'm coming through!