Embrace ambiguity

In: CTBlog Entries| Leisure

22 Jul 2009

There are many things in this world that confuse me. I was thinking one night when I was driving home about the personality tests. In each one I’ve done, I’ve always scored ‘Melan-phlegmatic’.

But I always felt a little funny about those who got an even mixture of all four – phlegmatic, sanguine, melancholy and choleric. Although these are only just guides, they shouldn’t determine one’s destiny and future. Sure, they might point them in a direction but a person’s choice determines this, not personality.

I read somewhere that “your destiny is in your hands, not in Myers and Briggs”.

These four temperaments are only but a reflection of the way we feel we need to place logic on everything around us. We live in a world of contrast, tension and grey shades. Here are some of life’s unanswerable questions:

  • When waiting for a lift to move, why do we keep pushing the lift button when it only needs to be pressed once?
  • The same applies to traffic light pedestrian crossings
  • Why do men have nipples?
  • Why is the word ‘abbreviation’ so long?
  • What’s another word for ’synonym finder’?
  • When it rains, why don’t sheep shrink?
  • Why do we need to nail down the lid of coffin?
  • There are disgruntled employees, what about gruntled employees?
  • When companies ship styrofoam, what do they pack it in?
  • Why don’t psychics win the lottery more often?

And finally, here’s a clip of a guy who sings like a girl. And he sings like, really well, probably better than most girls. Now that’s ambiguous.

Part of your world – Give us your voice contest Nick Pitera (Cover)

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