An interesting spring is here.
Thoughts:
Pretend the collective human soul is comprised of a spin-active nucleus with a nuclear spin quantum number >> 1: This global situation is an external magnetic field, and it is orienting and inducing electron circulation in our core selves. Our unique Larmor frequencies are susceptible to resonance from external events; and the problem is that a projection of our nuclear spin angular momentum onto the z-axis gives each of us MANY spin states. Our mL quantum number range is large and on top of that, we are all spin-spin coupling with each other (thanks, Lenz-Faraday) and it’s a true mess of possible spin transitions.
A human won’t be able to control when or to what state they are brought to resonance. External events will seem to have too much psychological gravity to remain blasé. Core beliefs will be challenged, fears will be stoked, and distrust will be seeded among ourselves.
What is important is how we handle, interpret, and respond to what happens. That will be what forges a future worth living. I think that even though we have effectively zero control over the environment, we can
control how we think about it. Even if it’s hard and takes a long term commitment, positivity-biasing your theme of thoughts seems to me to be the only answer.
Anyways, disregard the NMR philosophy. Flowery language is generally a dead end. I’d rather communicate to you what I have been spending my time on lately: the mandarin language. I’ve found that learning Mandarin is a satisfying way to spend time. China possesses a truly captivating culture and history; and an appreciation of this massive people group serves as a good backdrop to fuel enthusiasm for learning this language.
What I’ve come to understand in my nascent journey into bilingualism, is that speaking Mandarin won’t be an unconquerable challenge. Becoming literate will be. Effortlessly reading Chinese text will be extremely hard
to accomplish. I doubt my ability to master the Mandarin character set enough to become truly literate (I’ve been told if one has a solid master of 5,000 characters, that’s enough to get by in Chinese society).
My goal is conversational fluency- of which, I have confidence in my ability to achieve. I just wish I could spend 100% of my time on this. Even in lockdown, there are responsibilities and obligations that prevent me from truly diving deep and spending 6-8 hours a day studying this material. Full emersion seems to be the best route, but unfortunately that isn’t possible right now.
Anyways, cheers to your own endeavors and I hope your life experience is going smoothly given the circumstances.
PS: I miss Life In Color… I long for it so badly! LIC: I
will never forget you.
-Jordan
