I've been contemplating the title of Brand New's Album "The Devil and God are Raging Inside of Me." According to Wikipedia it's based on a conversation about Daniel Johnston. I know he is considered insane. I know I'm not. But those words ring true to me right now. I feel like my soul is a battlefield. It's a struggle between action and inaction, like the most evil force in the world is not hate, but the apathy that allows hate to act unchecked. It's like my mind is falling asleep and I have to stay awake. Like the whole world is in a dream and I wake up for a few moments, and then it all fades away and I'm asleep again.
That album just amazes me, there are so many lyrics in it that I jsut analyze with my life. Whatever inspired them to write those songs, I've lived through something similar, I can feel every word strike me at the center. I have learned that God is not who I think he is.
Sometimes I wonder if the Devil and God are two sides of the same coin. Can God exist without the devil? can good exist without bad? I don't think so. It's like they're the same person. Because if the existence of good is reliant on the existence of evil, then doesn't the creation of good create evil? if there was no evil there would be no good and vice versa, so doing a good act creates evil, and doing something evil creates good. Like you can't see the shade without light, and if there was no darkness, light could not exist, because it'd need to contrast off something. It'd all be blazing white.
But the reality of the matter is, absolutes don't exist. Everything is not ones and zeros, yes or no, on or off, they're lines, or circles, with different situations and outcomes. Is it wrong to lie? yes. To lie to save someone's life? no. What if you had to choose between killing one friend or another? Absolutes don't exist. At least not on a physical plain. Everything has its compromise. Even scientifically nothing ever reaches the limits of physical laws. I think we all really want absolutes to exist. We create them in art. We are both beautiful and hopeless in the fact that we seek perfection, and it is unattainable.
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2 comments:
i completely agree in all that u say. everything has its compromises and people have their flaws. there is no complete happiness, and if so, maybe only for a moment. the only thing i must disagree with is the comment that God and the devil could be one in the same. i cant see that being true, even if u are going thru a tough patch. and yes, there are times in our lives where we are soul searching and in need of answers, but thats where faith comes in. if u are losing faith and in need of some sign, trust me it will come.
either way, i know that God is its own being because of the amazing things he made in the world. because everything that was made doesnt have an evil side. if ur theory is true, then each flower has an evil tendency, every breath of air has a chance of killing us.. etc.
loving this blog though, as u can see. lol.
I have to completely agree with this blog, its so in depth. But i disagree with Stephanie. Because would God seem as good as he is if there was not some evil force out there(the devil)? That doesn't really clarify what i am talking about. If there weren't a good person out there how could u classify some one else as a bad person. you get me? Everything has its counterpart is what i am trying to say. Nothing would be good with out something bad. Im trying to come up with more examples but idk. Thats all i got for now =]
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