Are You Stupid on Purpose

Look, we all do stupid things in our lives. I once crawled up the catwalk underneath the Prine Bridge outside of Twin Falls, Idaho. 1500 feet up with nothing but cables to hold on to, a slip, and a fall to the water below, a certain death. Was I being stupid on purpose? Absolutely. Why would I do this and countless other instances of stupidity? I believe for a plethora of reasons and not one of them from being wise and aware. When we’re young, especially, we have a sense of immortality if you will, that nothing bad will happen to us, that we’re invincible. We have no clue of how precious life is. We have no concept of the consequences and do things primarily out of just plain stupidity. Oh, EGO plays a small part, bravado, trying to impress, even guilt and insecurity can be a part of this grand stupidity. We do much of this in our early years out of being naive to what life is and can be. Later in life, much of it is done out of ignorance. But stupid is as stupid does no matter the age, no matter the rationalization. It’s still just stupid.

As I’ve aged, I would like to believe that I have gained some wisdom and experience so as to not act and be stupid on a daily basis. But I still find in the confines of my existence that I do stupid crap all the time. Nothing like crawling underneath a bridge that would surely end my short life but still stupid enough for myself to say, “hey, you big dope, what are you doing?” I spend money that I don’t have, I say things that may be hurtful, I procrastinate about important things that need done and don’t take enough time with people I should, and I’m lazy, just to name a few. Just stupid things. Some matter greatly and some are seemingly unimportant. But still stupid they are. Now, you might be saying, “hey, don’t be so hard on yourself,” “that’s just life.” Yes, but why? Why are we stupid? Why do we do things that can hurt us or others? Why do we do things that don’t edify ourselves or others? Why don’t we bless others and our environment instead of taking it for granted and just go through the motions? There is a lot of stupid going around. I see it in myself, and I see it all around me. There seems to be a loss of common sense and not a clear understanding of what is good and just. I KNOW it’s not good to eat certain foods, but I blatantly and stupidly do it anyways. I know it’s not good for our environment to rely on fossil fuel. But we do it anyways. I know that we as a species have been stupid for a long, long time, even with all our advancements and technologies, but we all go about it just continuing to be stupid. So, I ask the question. Are we, are you, stupid on purpose? And I have to come to the conclusion that the answer is yes.

I’m not blind all the time. I do use some common sense and some wisdom to traverse the universe around me. I do catch myself many times before I make a stupid comment or make a stupid action. That’s just awareness. One must become aware before they can have the conscious mind to not make a stupid choice. I believe that stupidity can come from an unsevered conscious. That when one is not in tune with themselves, they can make decisions based on a multitude of stupid reasonings. I put ego, pride, power, money, upbringing, religion and the like all into a stupid box with no lid. They can remain in the box and be used and abused for all the stupid things to offer or sometimes they may jump out of the stupid box and be used for the betterment of us all. The choice to be stupid is manifested, learned and also chosen. Which means being stupid is more often than not, done on purpose. So, when I say, “are you stupid on purpose?” I’m asking a question that more than likely already has an answer. For most of us being stupid is a choice. But stupid doesn’t help ourselves or anyone else if we act on it ignorantly or don’t act at all. Stupid is and will always be as stupid does. When we allow this to happen in our lives and the lives around us, we have no other excuse except that being stupid goes along the journey of plain stupidity. Might as well crawl across the catwalk underneath the bridge. Well, that’s just stupid. See, some things are easily recognized, and yet many others are hidden in the depth of stupidity. Which path are you serving is the first step of a new journey of awareness. So, are ya just stupid on purpose or do you choose to see life with completely different eyes and understanding.