5:46 PM 5/22/2009
“Needful Things”
“But that’s the point: we see a deadly sin on every street corner, in every home, and we tolerate it. We tolerate it because it’s common, it’s trivial. We tolerate it morning, noon, and night.”
– John Doe, Se7en
Isn’t it fascinating that the title of this post got your attention? If I would have used “Needful Things”, instead of the current one, this post would have gathered less than half of everyone’s attention. And it is quite fascinating that a person’s mind is so preoccupied with the topic of sex. Sex sells, and everyone is buying.
Quite often, everyone is ready to jump in and embrace sex, but not an intellectual comprehension of their sexuality. It is human nature to be magnetized by sex. It is the primal remnant in us. But do try this. Pick-out someone whom you know is quite sexual. Cancel out everything that this person knows about sex, and what’s left is a half-wit dim-lit bulb of a person who can’t keep a witty conversation without mentioning any sexual topics or can’t even do decent arithmetic. How many people do you know embraces his intellect, like sensible reading or music? Now, how many people do you know embraces sex? Chances are, its the latter you can readily answer more than the former.
They say one should have exposure to such ideas about sex. One would feel their innocence is so short. Quite interesting about human nature, exposure doesn’t really lead to understanding. So rarely would exposure to anything lead to comprehension. And alot of people talk about it as if its the coolest thing in the world. Quite annoyingly, some hold it as the grandest thing in the world – as if it is the most essential pivot for your life. Maybe, just maybe, you are on the side of the fence where everyone is just so hyped about it, like a pubescent crowd who never really leaves pubescence and move on. If the topic of sex is so accessible, how come we end up tolerating it and be so preoccupied with it, instead of being tolerant to it? It is quite the case. Sex is overrated, they say. That is sex. Sexuality is quite left out – the comprehension of your own sexuality.
There is nothing wrong with being liberal about the topic of sex and having an interest in it. Moreover, there is nothing wrong being liberal about your sexuality. But a little learning is quite a dangerous thing, especially if you let yourself be just a walking pervert with a hollow core – rock-bottom in terms of intellect. Take a peep at the other side of the fence – a crowd is there because they moved on, and away from the hype.
Sex sells, and everyone is buying. Should you?
