I've been meaning to post something for a while but things have been going on and I hadn't been able to find the time to type this up until today. (actually, the main reason was procrastination. ^_^;) Anyway, we had discussed the concept of metaphysics and

A pic of Neo Queen Serenity
aka Sailor Moon taken from
Reeny Kingdom's Sailor Moon gallery

the debate between change and permanence. Well as I was sitting in class, paying rapt attention to the riveting discussion going on, (It's the truth! hehe) I couldn't help but be reminded of a fanfiction I read entitled Eternal City, Crystal Tokyo. It really has very little to do with philosophy and everything to do with being a mega crossover and tossing in a bunch of my favorite anime series and characters together but there was this bit in chapter 11 (that is the exact chapter I looked it up) where Utena was complaining how "the city (Crystal Tokyo) hasn't changed in years" and she goes on to say that "I like to see change and growth." for those of you who don't know, this is a reference to two anime series, "Revolutionary Girl Utena" and "Sailor Moon". Well, I suppose by now, most of you get why Utena complains about the lack of change. She is, afterall the "revolutionary" girl Utena. (I think I'll have to rewatch the series and see if I can make a n essay out of the "revolution" aspect of the series) But some of you might be wondering what "Sailor Moo

Manga rendition of Utena
taken from the gallery at
Empty Movement

n" has to do with anything. Well, Sailor Moon is the reincarnated Princess Serenity destined to rule over Crystal Tokyo (if she can manage to bring it about) anyway, that's the gist of it. Revolution versus Serenity. Change and growth as opposed to peace and stability.

Well, personally, I'm with Utena. (and it really has nothing to do with the fact that she's a way cooler lead compared to Usagi) Basically, I believe in change. Yes, it is brought about and is accompanied by instability but change is a necessity. Without change, things stagnate; there is no growth. Like the above quote say,s without change, we die without being born. Aside from that, I also believe that change is a part of nature. The attempt to keep things stable actually causes instability in itself because change is the norm. Forced stability simply pushes the friction to the background and there it builds up in pressure until the surface "stability" is unable to keep it contained then all hell breaks loose.

This is clearly visible in nature. Take earthquakes for example. The earth is stable but pressure builds up underneath until it gets to a point where it simply bursts out. Scientists think that triggering small, manageable earthquakes to release the pressure building up might be the solution to avoiding a large-scale disaster. They can't simply magic it away and it can never be held back. Trying to do so would only cause a greater disaster.

Well, the point of today's rant is this: "We shouldn't deny the instability in our everyday lives. Be it in our relationships with others, or within ourselves. We should recognize it and not allow it to build up to the point of bursting because when it gets to that point, all hell usually breaks loose." Change is a fact of life and conflicts will inevitably arise. Isn't it better to deal with these things in small doses than in one large explosion? The problem with explosions is that with everything we've kept pent up, and the things we've denied, things get confused so that we ourselves lose track of what cause this or if it was something else entirely. Everything gets jumbled up so much so that we ourselves lose track of why we feel this way or why things change. If we ourselves don't know, then how can we expect others to understand? We should just be honest with ourselves and acknowledge the instability and the changes and the friction or whatever else it is. We should never let things build up because it'll only cause a whole lot of mess.

Oh and the fic I was talking about was written by shanejayell. If you want to read his work, you can access his FF.net account here.