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May 18, 2006
The Machine
What is it about The Machine that draws us into itself? Some deny it, some don’t get drawn, still others admit it, dismissing it as a necessary evil, but is it? True, at first glance the things we do with it, or rather; the things it does for us are works of wonder. But is the wonder worth the being drawn away? It pulls much like a magnet, or even like the pull of attraction. We lose sight of other things, and other people. Why? Is it because it offers new worlds to conquer? Something different to do? That is the answer partially. In and of itself, it is not inherently bad. It’s a tool. In that; it is the Great Blessing. It is a toy. In that; it is the Great Curse. Does one need another toy? Something else to dabble in? Something else to try and get the best of, only to say that one has it? If it is used, then it is good, abused, and it destroys and eats alive, like the disastrous crash-course of an infection. It offers massive games that take years to conquer and it offers simple games for an afternoon time-waster. It offers wholesome and good stimuli, and it offers evil, disgusting, degrading stimuli as well. All from The Machine. Many times in the name of amusement, which is really a waste of time. Why spend time enriching one’s game, when one can spend time enriching life with our fellow man, who all to often gets the position of back burner to The Machine. The Machine takes on many different forms. Many times it caters to the aural. Many times, the visual. Always stimulating, always a distraction to the true meaning of life; relationships. Cursed we are; as a result of The Machine.
CURSE THE MACHINE!
Posted by Addison on May 18, 2006 12:07 PM
Comments
this post produces one of those "hm . . . I want to comment but don't know what to say right now" moments
Must ponder =)
Posted by: joy at May 19, 2006 07:59 PM
I wrote an essay about a MACHINE. It is what you have made of it. Curse the machine? no, you must curse the maker of the machine,the users of the machine, but not the machine itself. Is it the knife's fault it kills? no, it is the users fault.
Posted by: yoj at May 20, 2006 04:36 PM
Yes, I agree with Joy there. The Machine is an inanimate object after all. It does not choose good or evil. It simply does what it was made to do by man.
Posted by: Tolkienist at May 20, 2006 09:31 PM
Indeed! The thought never occured to me! You all are genius!
Posted by: Addison at May 20, 2006 11:49 PM
*incredulous look* that was not Joy, that was her nerdy sister, YOJ!
And, the only reason I knew that was 'cause I had to write a stupid essay on whether or not I thought that the "machine" was a hero or a villain.
Posted by: yoj at May 21, 2006 02:37 PM
Oh.. sorry. My bad. The formatting threw me off. I thought the commentator's name went over their comment, not under. Nevertheless, good discussion... makes me wish Addison had a forum. *random smiley*
Posted by: Tolkienist at May 21, 2006 02:48 PM
so.. who would the first one belong to? Someone by the name of Comments?
Posted by: yoj at May 22, 2006 06:39 PM
That was mean...
Posted by: Addison at May 22, 2006 09:51 PM
I seriously wanted to know!!!! If you think that way.. who had written the first one??? It was an honest question!!
Posted by: yoj at May 23, 2006 07:18 PM
