Comments on: people don’t want the truth, they just want a particular concept or ‘brand’ you represent http://www.miller-david.com/2010/02/17/most-people-dont-want-the-truth-but-to-be-able-to-resonate-with-certain-concepts-that-your-writing-or-brand-represents/ Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Carlo http://www.miller-david.com/2010/02/17/most-people-dont-want-the-truth-but-to-be-able-to-resonate-with-certain-concepts-that-your-writing-or-brand-represents/comment-page-1/#comment-488 Carlo Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:50:47 +0000 http://www.miller-david.com/?p=613#comment-488 Great David. As I read this, the friends I'm staying with are reading out an email form their friends who are in Laos in the moment. It started off saying "the last three weeks have been AMAZING" and goes on to list how magical everything has been and all the "super fun" things they've been doing. Now I've traveled enough to know this can't possibly be true. Surely there have been some amazing and beautiful things, but I wonder why they don't mention the trying things they've done, the arguments they had with the hotel owner or taxi driver, the time they missed their bus, the people who are harassing them for money, dealing with diarrhea for three days. Maybe everyone is sick of how the news is all negative, so they compensate by only sharing the positives. Maybe they think people don't want to hear the struggles. But mostly I think people want it so badly that they project their "paradise" onto their experiences. Great David. As I read this, the friends I’m staying with are reading out an email form their friends who are in Laos in the moment. It started off saying “the last three weeks have been AMAZING” and goes on to list how magical everything has been and all the “super fun” things they’ve been doing.

Now I’ve traveled enough to know this can’t possibly be true. Surely there have been some amazing and beautiful things, but I wonder why they don’t mention the trying things they’ve done, the arguments they had with the hotel owner or taxi driver, the time they missed their bus, the people who are harassing them for money, dealing with diarrhea for three days.

Maybe everyone is sick of how the news is all negative, so they compensate by only sharing the positives. Maybe they think people don’t want to hear the struggles. But mostly I think people want it so badly that they project their “paradise” onto their experiences.

]]> By: Tim Patterson http://www.miller-david.com/2010/02/17/most-people-dont-want-the-truth-but-to-be-able-to-resonate-with-certain-concepts-that-your-writing-or-brand-represents/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Tim Patterson Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:19:22 +0000 http://www.miller-david.com/?p=613#comment-445 Good stuff. Grounded. Good stuff. Grounded.

]]> By: Hal Amen http://www.miller-david.com/2010/02/17/most-people-dont-want-the-truth-but-to-be-able-to-resonate-with-certain-concepts-that-your-writing-or-brand-represents/comment-page-1/#comment-444 Hal Amen Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:37:58 +0000 http://www.miller-david.com/?p=613#comment-444 This tied my head all up. I love being made to think like this. "I believe the images that people form are mostly wrong. " "But I believe this–trying to apply concepts–is the way most people think." This is it right here. Something here is basic, basic, basic to being human. Basic to our minds. Really a "big truth." Or concept. Maybe "the" concept. It's like looking up the Eiffel Tower from beneath. The framework is all around you so you have no idea how the structure works, what it looks like. But meditating on this concept, the one in your quotes, maybe it helps you see the structure. This tied my head all up. I love being made to think like this.

“I believe the images that people form are mostly wrong. ”
“But I believe this–trying to apply concepts–is the way most people think.”

This is it right here. Something here is basic, basic, basic to being human. Basic to our minds. Really a “big truth.” Or concept. Maybe “the” concept.

It’s like looking up the Eiffel Tower from beneath. The framework is all around you so you have no idea how the structure works, what it looks like. But meditating on this concept, the one in your quotes, maybe it helps you see the structure.

]]> By: Alyssa http://www.miller-david.com/2010/02/17/most-people-dont-want-the-truth-but-to-be-able-to-resonate-with-certain-concepts-that-your-writing-or-brand-represents/comment-page-1/#comment-443 Alyssa Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:11:08 +0000 http://www.miller-david.com/?p=613#comment-443 David - I guess I'm not sure what to say or how to feel after reading this post. It's so much -- the fact that you're right about all of it, and so few people are perceptive enough to see that there may not even be a thing such as 'bliss,' especially when at any point in time, somewhere, there will be trash getting thrown where a kid is playing. I wrote about this recently but we have to be SO careful with our words. Calling Patagonia 'bliss' may seem innocent (or not) to a producer, but in reality, ignoring such complex conditions. I guess all I really want to say is thanks for sharing your story. David –
I guess I’m not sure what to say or how to feel after reading this post. It’s so much — the fact that you’re right about all of it, and so few people are perceptive enough to see that there may not even be a thing such as ‘bliss,’ especially when at any point in time, somewhere, there will be trash getting thrown where a kid is playing. I wrote about this recently but we have to be SO careful with our words. Calling Patagonia ‘bliss’ may seem innocent (or not) to a producer, but in reality, ignoring such complex conditions.

I guess all I really want to say is thanks for sharing your story.

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