I seriously cannot recall being bored even ONCE in the last 5- 7 years, lol.....and it's almost all due to the internet.....there is just always something to read, learn, do....even just chat! Pop for Antara's comment! Conscious boredom (waiting for a late train etc) v. 'existential boredom, the latter unconscious, a sense of underlying ennui and unsatisfactoriness that the conscious mind tries to escape from with diversions, (divertissements', Pascal). What Baudelaire identified as the greatest evil monster, ennui: it happened to me last night in a dire draw between Liverpool and Wigan, preceded only hours earlier by being exposed to the worst film of all time, "i am legend".....but enough! Too many words, not enough time, move on!  i must admit that from the day i open my eyes i never under-stood "Boredom" !! maybe because there is always so much more 2 see ?? .... There's not enough hours in the day for me. I can always find something to do or read. I agree with Antara, the internet has many interesting places to go....especially thru Clipmarks! Always learning! seems to me that boredom is a choice. i agree that living in the moment (be here now) by it's nature transcends boredom. on the other hand, i question the benefits of "something to live FOR" in relation to boredom - could create "waiting". of course, living in the moment rectifies boredom associated with waiting. The full article demonstrates quite clearly to me that one of the manifestations of boredom is frenetic activity, hunger for external stimuli such as entertainment, self-destructive behaviour including drugs and vandalism and violence, intense emotions including anger, thrill seeking such as preoccupation with sexual activity, drink or other deperate attempts to find a short cut to 'happiness, and a deep inner emptiness. The article's drawing attention to boredom and its twin, frenetic activity, suggests they are attention deficit disorders. The concept of purpose coheres around an inner peace and centre of stillness which allows for the beautiful mindfulness of the present moment. In contra... Boredom is defiantely a self-induced state of mind. Usually stems from complacency. |
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