I’m only just now realizing how much of life is reflective (in the reactive rather than thoughtful sense.) I can’t quantify it precisely, but it seems to me that at the very least over 70% of reactive behaviour is based on the circumstances of the self rather than on the external action itself.
I say that because progressively, the effects of external stimuli have been considerably dampened for me. A lot of what I would have found offensive or unpleasant at 20, is entirely insignificant at 37.
The process started a while ago but is only reaching what seems to be its full maturation now. Lovely.
At age 51, it becomes “Idontgiveashititious”. I’m deeply infected with it. 🙂
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I’m not far from that point 🙂
But isn’t it incredible? Youth seems to be an exercise in futile self-flagellation. We torture ourselves over every little thing; only to realize every little thing doesn’t matter at all.
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Absolutely.
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-giggles- And at 62 it becomes “Idon’tgiveflying….” Very liberating.
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flying fairy!
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lmao – yes, of course! What else?
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I imagine you giving a sort of reverse twinkle. The unpleasant stimulus arises, your face changes, the other retires hurt. You old French aristocrat, you!
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I was going to leave a witty comment, but then… frankly… 😉
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As Freddie said, in echoing Albert Camus:
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/13971_700b.jpg&imgrefurl=http://9gag.com/gag/13971/nothing-really-mattress&h=375&w=500&tbnid=RYfaQtQESY0DTM:&docid=OptGq03FkD2gyM&ei=Wr8DVuDsIYi3UdqJrHg&tbm=isch&ved=0CCAQMygAMABqFQoTCOCBzvSqj8gCFYhbFAod2gQLDw
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I am first approaching this stage but I might just bypass it to I don’t give a flying fuck
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Fucks don’t fly. They can leap really high, but they can’t fly. Now shits, shits CAN fly. So, be careful if your around any. They could land on you.
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I will remember this
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