tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813525365834911757.post1748550396068794321..comments2023-11-05T01:53:40.235-06:00Comments on the Hipcrime Vocab: In Praise of DiscomfortUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813525365834911757.post-90207333003443447492013-05-24T04:23:57.043-05:002013-05-24T04:23:57.043-05:00"...if you're not demanding more from you..."...if you're not demanding more from yourself - expanding and learning as you go - you're choosing a numb existence."<br /><br />The paradox here is that, like the consumerist message that commercials propagate, this is still a way of saying that we are incomplete, that we should strive to be more than what we have been so that we can be happy. The fundamental difference is that consumerism endlessly teases you with the false notion that once you acquire enough possessions, you will feel complete, but it's like the horse tied to the carrot at the end of the stick - it's an endless chase. On the other hand, pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone in order to grow as a person isn't a task taken on to be "accomplished", but simply a recognition that standing still is the equivalent to stagnating and becoming stale, that atrophy is the result of choosing comfort, convenience, and underuse and neglect of the human body over challenge, opportunity, and movement and creating purpose in your life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213144257738770878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813525365834911757.post-1275153218729185462013-05-24T04:22:54.796-05:002013-05-24T04:22:54.796-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213144257738770878noreply@blogger.com