Th3 Math of Me

1. Dignity

2. Consciousness

3. Individuality

It seems like everything spurs from this, at least for me...personally. My entire living character is spawned from these three core principles. Is that okay? I know the whole point of this exercise was to find ourselves and to get a better sense of our artistic direction, but I still feel lost.

Lost.

That would probably have been a better word to use. The thing is, all other emotions stem from these three words. These emotions, like markings on a map, are supposed to lead you to your destination. They are supposed to give you an answer you are looking for. Their purpose is not to propose even more questions than the amount you had started with. According to my calculations:

Individuality + Dignity = Creativity

Dignity + Honor = Respect

Respect + Creativity = Knowledge

Knowledge + Individuality = Originality

Originality + Knowledge - Individuality = Knowing

Knowledge + Consciousness = Answers

Answers - Knowledge + Creativity = Mystery

Mystery + Consciousness = The Greatest Enigma

The Greatest Enigma + Knowledge + Capability = Life

How can an idea as simple as the ones I began with circle all the way back around to the greater meaning of life? Life? Really!? You're telling me that the answers to all my questions are more questions?? This is infuriating.

But maybe this is a good thing. After all, without questions, life would be boring. If we knew everything there is to know, there would be no motivation to learn and we would all eventually shrivel up and die not knowing anything more than what we did the minute we were born. 

-Peter