I thought of something long ago but never really remembered to blog about it.


I was reading the Today newspaper, and there were all these replies. E.g:


'I'm quoting blah blah blah from blah blah blah'


Yep. For example, the part where this Mrs. Chen or something talked about how women should submit to their husbands. (bullshit. utter bullshit. but each to her own.) There was a whole volley of replies to her article. And I realized that these people, when writing their reply letters, sounded as if they were in the process of reaching a decision. As in, they seemed as though they thought that one day, a decision would be made: for example, no, it is wrong for women to submit to their husbands. A definite decision. A decision that would ultimately cease all arguments, a decision which everyone would submit to once enough evidence was given.


Like, they argue argue argue, and then reach a final conclusion.


But that's wrong. Because as long as we have minds of our own, there'll never be a final conclusion for anything. No right or wrong. All these people arguing - it's pretty futile, seeing as they won't come up with a final decree stating who's right and who's wrong. Then again, maybe not that futile, seeing as, well, though a final decision will never be made, new points will be brought up in the process of arguing.


Not that I mean to diss debate. I like debate. Just too lazy to source out for points. Not that I can.


You see, nothing's right or wrong. Whatever laws the government has passed is only on paper. What's on paper doesn't interfere with the way nature runs. Nature runs without laws on proper behaviour. It's not wrong to kill a person. It's just that people don't like it. But it's not right to kill a person either, you see. As Robyn says, no black or white, just grey. We'll never ever reach final decisions because the government isn't God and who the Christians and Catholics see as God doesn't exist.


Buddha, in his lifetime, didn't come up with the "right" rules. He didn't come up the wrong rules. He just came up with rules that appealed to the mass as "right" and "noble" and all that stuff.


Everything is nothing.


So many ways to interpret this.


And I have concluded (though it's not a final conclusion, never will be) that while the world is unbelievably and excruciatingly simple, it is also terribly complex. So many shades of gray.