We are all InSaNe

"But, by definition, a dichotomy cannot exist without its opposite. Sane/insane, male/female, good/evil - one concept is not coherent without the other. " While this rule surely governs much of the English language and all languages at that, it does not apply to this scenario. We look to words such as perfection as an example of words free of any influence by this law. Imperfection is inevitable and as such perfection is a figment of our imagination; however, perfection is a word just as real and useful as word itself. In the same way, the word sane is a REAL word used to counter and compare to the word insanity (I don't know how well I explained this). Lies: Insanity is inevitable as everyday we experience things that can only be defined as insanity under both the definitions offered in this round as well as conventional definitions of the word insane. To begin, lets create a little scenario. Under this scenario, you are in a class. .. .You recently finished a test and anxious to get the scores back, as the teacher passes out the scantron. You finally receive your scantron and to your surprise, tragically failed the test. After getting this test, you begin to tell your self that your stupid; repeating this sentence over and over again. How is this insane? Well you know that you are not stupid, yet you continue to lie to yourself. You repeat a single sentence over and over again until you are very much convinced that you ARE stupid. While not exactly like this one, we have all had moments where we lie to ourselves. .. forcing ourselves to believe this lie formulated in our heads. This can also be tied to the common depression. [1] Certain types of depression, however, Geary contends, may be advantageous. The lethargy and disrupted mental state can help us disengage from unattainable goals. [2] Mood Swings: Another form of insanity that we all suffer from is sudden mood swings. A mood swing is simply a noticeable change in one's mood or emotional state. Everybody has mood swings and they are a natural part of most people's lives. We get happy, we get sad. We have a period of feeling on top of the world, and then later in the same day, we feel tired, lethargic and beaten down. [3] We all suffer from this and frankly unable to escape it. . We might feel happy now but in a single minute, this feeling could possibly change. Pondering the future: Perhaps the most insane thing that we do is worry about the future. It's almost funny how we can sit in one place and think about a future that can never be determined. We spend so much time thinking about the future that we tend to ignore the present. Only an insane creature would think to ignore what they already have to think about a future that is determined by the present. We spend so much time thinking about the future, that when the future does become present, we start to think about the past that we missed trying to figure out what the future might be. Competition: No matter what we say, We all indulge ourselves in competitions even when these com0petitions conflict with what we want as an individual. The fact is that we are insane. It would be stupid to think that humans are not insane. The question that we should ask ourselves now, is not whether we are insane or not, but how insane are we. Looking back at all the things that I have listed, we find that although present in all human beings, tend to be different for everyone. This is because we all differ in terms of our level of insanity. No one of our age can possibly tell me that they are have not done anything that they classified as insane. This is not bad. .. .it is a part of what we are. .. .. but were all still insane :D Source: [1] . http://inspacewetrust.com... [2] . http://www.livescience.com... [3] . http://psychcentral.com... [4] . http://www.poemhunter.com... [5 . http://legalienate.blogspot.com... On to you blue.