Mi is not a nickname. I don’t have a habit of referring to myself in the third person. If I were to say, “A thought has just occurred to Sudeep” while referring to a thought that has occurred to mi, then that would be referring to myself in the third person. When I say, “A thought has occurred to mi”, it simply means, “A thought has occurred to me.”
No, it is not a typo or a spelling mistake. If it were a typo my friends would have pointed it out and I would have corrected it. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my friends for pointing out typos, spelling mistakes and grammatical errors, particularly Reena. Thank you so much.
So, what is mi all about then?
Mi = Me + I
In my opinion that changes things completely, it turns me into an expression of self, of I. When I use mi instead of me, I feel that much more responsible and involved for every word that I write, since now there is more of I in me. At the same time there are people I have known and still do who claim that I am simply being self-obsessed in a derogatory manner. What is wrong with being self-obsessed?
When I say, I am self-obsessed I don’t mean that I am a person who puts my selfish interest before the greater interest of the clan. I couldn’t dream of such a thing. Why? Human beings are social animals. Human beings cannot live without other human beings. I am very much a human being and I cannot survive without a clan.
I am self-obsessed but I realize that I am a human being and hence I need a clan. What this seeming contradiction yields in my opinion is that, I am so self-obsessed that I will do anything in the best interest of my clan because without my clan I cannot survive.
Why am I talking about clans? Look around you and you will perhaps realize that we still live in clans. Cannot see your clan? Ok, maybe you cannot see your clan. What is a clan?
Dictionary meanings of the word clan can be found here…
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/clan
1. a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor: the Mackenzie clan.
2. a group of people of common descent; family: Our whole clan got together for Thanksgiving.
3. a group of people, as a clique, set, society, or party, esp. as united by some common trait, characteristic, or interest: a clan of actors and directors.
4. Anthropology.
a. the principal social unit of tribal organization, in which descent is reckoned exclusively in either the paternal or the maternal line.
b. a group of people regarded as being descended from a common ancestor.
But it could be anything that you feel strongly for, a clan of photographers, a clan of trekkers, a clan of Counter Strike, a clan of __________ fill in your interest / addictions / passions anything and the people who you share that interest would be your clansmen / clanswomen.
The question is what is their purpose? I think it has two main uses; firstly human beings are social animals and they need other people to satisfy their emotional needs. Secondly, a group of people cooperatively produce better results, the operative word being cooperatively.
Am also intrigued to another definition of clan given above…
4.b. a group of people regarded as being descended from a common ancestor.
So by this definition maybe I owe my allegiance to the ‘Clan of The Human Beings’. We all do have common ancestors in the great apes.
Also I could claim that I owe allegiance to the ‘Clan of The Living Beings’. You know that clan who are bounded by the common passion called Life.
Here, a link to evolution...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_human_evolution
Of course one amongst the equals the homo sapiens sapiens, decided one day that it was more equal than the others in the zoo of life and decided to make a break for the bank and run away with the loot (read light, sunlight). I am not sure where ‘run away to where’ was or perhaps it was like an evolving plan with no thought applied to the ‘run away to where’ part. Maybe it is Mars or Moon. Little did homo sapiens sapiens realize that we the living, are all connected by ‘Web Of Life’. Made of the essence of, ‘The Principle Of Life’.
I have figured and am quite sure that am a very late arrival at the scene that all living creatures are a clan. We are connected by the complex ‘Web Of Life’ and governed by ‘The Principle Of Life’. More on these later…
Maybe you are wondering that I could have reached here in half or perhaps a third of the words I have used to reach here, wherever here is. Maybe you are wondering why you are reading this at all. If you are not then you can start thinking and questioning now.
I was just trying to get your brain worked up and asking questions and following chains of thought. I think that these are important skills that all human minds should posses. I am just trying to share thoughts, throw them at others so that they can be improved and brought to life.
Why? Because we are human beings and we can think and I would rather have thinking human beings in my clan than non-thinking ones.
Why? My clan and consequently I could suffer greatly if there are too many non-thinking people in it. You see it is not for your good that I am doing this; it is in my own self-interest.
This is the purpose of this blog. So far I have just made introductions. The journey ahead will be an interesting and adventurous one. You are absolutely free to comment / discuss. Just try to keep it as nonviolent as possible.
Follow link to what non-violent communication is all about.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_Communication
At this point I would like to clear out some more things before going any further. I am not preaching / teaching anything. I just want people to be a little more thoughtful and I have put myself on the top of that list. I know I am imperfect but that does not stop mi from trying to become better...
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