First post

So my dear friend D invited me into this blog battle, which at first I didn't like the sound of. First, it really isn't a battle more of a friendly rivalry to keep each other blogging and writing creatively and second, battling online makes me think of swords and kamehamehas that gets me too excited. I think in order to write creatively, you kind of have to get into this pensive mode, a sort of open consciousness that requires a person to not be jittery. So, I would rather call it a rivalry. Kind of like Federer and Nadal, which I think is the greatest rivalry to ever and will exist in the history of all athletic events.

Pensive thought.

Now for the real meat of the post today: swearing. My dear friend M told me today that he never swears and I couldn't help but notice the uniqueness of his status. He tells me that only when he does things that matter to him, like baseball, does he whisper the F-bombs and S-words (which he hates). But, in any other situation, his mouth can't physically utter the words that are common these days. I thought about this, and I realized that swear words have become so commonplace these days, as if they're a key to deeper thinking or something...I couldn't disagree more. I really think there's a certain respect that you can hold yourself to, and swearing is one of them. If you don't swear, you keep that one boundary that you could've broken. Of course, life is about breaking boundaries and reaching out and experiencing the unknown - still, swearing is just unnecessary. I saw the King's Speech on Sunday and one of the methods by which King George VI got to have confidence in himself was by crossing that line of swearing. F--- F--- F--- F--- F--- F--- F--- F--- F--- F--- F--- F--- F--- he would utter. I do agree there's a certain pleasure and low-level confidence you gain from that but it's not necessary to utter vulgar words unless you are literally afraid of your own shadow. If you are, then swearing is only one way you can get rid of your psychological barrier. But most of us aren't. Swearing is just "cool" in today's society and it's pretty much a social norm to say vulgar words every once in a while. I wholeheartedly disagree, even though I've said some swear words before.

It's not to say that not swearing makes you "above" other people. No, first and foremost it's a personal respect you give yourself. Perhaps secondly you may consider yourself more righteous and holy than other worldly muggles but that's just being a stuck-up bugger.