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always thought writing a diary was a childish thing to do; something done by someone who had no other outlet. In recent years, however, I have come to the realization that writing a diary might just be the thing I need to resolve my thoughts and emotions.
To whoever is reading this, although I hope no one ever gets to read it aside from me, I am Jacques Frietz. Currently, I am trying to make myself go through a bachelor's degree. What even was the point of spending so much money on a piece of paper that will just end up gathering dust after it is framed and hung in the living room? However, it is, apparently, how the world works, and to live and thrive in this world, I must abide by its rules. It is not like I asked to be born into it.
Being born was completely against my will. I think God should have come up with a better system. A system in which we can form a well-informed decision based on previous evidence about whether we want to be born into this world or not.
With the system we have right now, you are just born one day into a bizarre set of rules, and you end up living by and abiding by them without ever being given another choice. Of course, there are a lucky few who end up finding the gray area between those rules and using it to their advantage. But that is a case so rare I have no hope of it being me.
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Philosophy interests me beyond what normal people can comprehend. Am I calling myself abnormal? Certainly not. But do I think my way of thinking is ordinary? Also, no. Today, we had an interesting discussion going on in class. It centered around law and constitution and how the two might not necessarily be based on right and wrong, fairness and unfairness.
As always, a kid in class kept groaning about how things are not fair and how the law is supposed to protect people. Our professor smiled at that. "Who told you the constitution is supposed to protect people or be fair?" she asked him. He was stunned for a moment, not sure how to answer her.
She then addressed the entire class and said, "Your constitution is the underlying foundation of your society. When we talk about existence, we talk about the materialistic quality of things. However, the constitution bears no materialistic quality. It is, simply, words. However, its importance cannot be judged through that. Its importance is based on the fact that it is a supposition of truth.
Without it, society would not function. It is not about fairness, it may not even be about right or wrong, but it is definitely about keeping everything in line. Without it, the world would descend into anarchy. Morals do not count in this regard. This is why the same law can be both fair and unfair depending on the case, scenario, circumstance, and person." When she finished talking, a hush had fallen upon the entire class. Everyone was just too stunned to speak. Now, here is one perspective you did not hear quite often. I was impressed.
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