Announcement

Originally I had some vague concept of using this blog primarily for matters concerning my writing and the writing process in general, but since I now find it so easy to speak and write about such matters and difficult to actually take the time to write, I have made a resolution to reverse this. Thus I will no longer be writing of such matters here, and nor will I speak of them (which shall probably last only as long as someone asks me about my writing, and then I will quite happily change my mind).

Furthermore, as I am now headed off to college, I have decided to use this to write about the experience of going to college in a foreign country. Which means I shall probably actually be writing here more frequently again.

For those who think that a good thing, please celebrate. For those who think not, I am still open to bribes.

I will finish with a toast: to the future! (Since it never comes.)

To answer a question...

I may be able to refrain from writing a book in response, but not a blog post, as a mere response by comment seemed insufficient. Even so I have not the time to respond in much detail, though I suppose my brevity might be appreciated.

The question: "So please explain what real life is."

Real life is the term generally used in opposition to virtual life.

Now that I have answered literally, I will move on to answer the meaning of the statement, which referred rather to my usage of the word life.

To put it as simply as possible, life is experience.

So what does it mean to live? Of course all of us who are not dead are living, but to really live takes more than the bare necessities of life. Perhaps it is possible for some to work constantly and feel that they are living life and living it abundantly, but if so, then I would guess it must be work that they love, and therefore less like work.

What it means to live life and live it abundantly is not something that can be put into one simple answer. For many it may mean one thing, for others another. But essentially to live is to experience. To not be bound by the constraints laid by the modern world, which would limit our creativity, but instead to wander the world, willing to take risks, willing to find different ways of dealing with important issues, willing to live not bound by this world's desires for wealth.

Perhaps I am merely an idealist. Perhaps this is not possible, at least for most in the world. Perhaps it is not even desirable for most, for there are few willing to live without the security of regularity. If that is what they wish, I will not judge them for it. But, as for me, I mean to see whether it is possible to live otherwise, to live freely in the world, and to live life abundantly.