Saturday, February 9, 2008

afresh!

This is not about me. This blog will not speak or mention my personal life in detail. Of course, through my ruminations and thoughts laid out, you can figure my personality. The world wide web has been an uncanny tool in bringing forth knowledge, thoughts, works, emotions, information and ideas. Ideas especially so. The beliefs of Man are everywhere and though I have often advocated the use of personal journals, online web journals will optimise the spread of ideas. Ideas to share. Ideas to influence. Ideas to make that difference to society (as cliche as that may sound).

I would not call this page an online journal. It is, as the heading explicitly says - a collection of profound thoughts and inquiries. Lately, my mind has been in a mess of many thoughts and so the need to arrange them through this blog. It is disconcerting to know so much and forget much. It's just like a filling a bathtub with a hole. This blog would serve as a chart which maps my growth in thoughts in black and white or in fact, electronically. I admire people who keep to their faiths and beliefs. Philosophers, economists, matyrs, religious figures, many forgotten ones who stand firm in their principles. Resilience and trust. Choosing what you think is right. This is what divides the world. The 20th century was not only a series of battles between the Soviet and Allied bloc. It was a battle of ideas to shape the world economy and modern thinking. Keynes and Hayek fought it out. As I see it (pardon the deviation), Hayek somewhat stood triumphant over Keynes. These people fuel my aspirations to be a frame of ideas, unwavering before challenges.

Yet, on stockmarket charts, there are the dips. I may not always be correct, well substantiated or fallacious. Forgive me if I am errorneous whether it be in my grammar, use of vocabulary or ideas published.

And thus, this entry marks the start of ideas to come.