My Robotic sense of mind: (long, but intriguing)

[rapunzel77]

Originally Posted by Apollo

Ever since I was in high school, I had this magnificent fear that if I had a mechanical schedule, a schedule that would plan out my entire day, I would lose my sense of humanity. To some, this may seem absurd and outright weird, but this is a true reality I have to live with everyday; it is the question stopping me from attaining the unknown.

It's understandable that you would want to plan out your entire day. I'm always wanting to know what steps to take, how to get from point A to point B, etc.

Not really, where is your sense of humanity within your work? Where is your love and passion when you are done with what your working with? Where are the lessons you learned through this troubleshooting process (ex.)?

The schedule must be flexible. You can't go by it completely mechanically because life doesn't work out that way. There will be things that come up that you don't plan for.

I suppose you can say I require some miniature attachments to things to show that I actually give a damn, at least enough to convince my unconsciousness (or just the mental habits that are beyond your control) that what I'm doing isn't pointless.

Well, I probably wouldn't go with that approach. Having attachments/loves, etc is part of being human. It doesn't "show" anything. Maybe I am misunderstanding your point here?

What got me motivated to think this way was a wild, and fearful expectation of the future. I believed that music, art, and love would get me somewhere in this world.

Music, Art, and Love are very important. It is what makes this life bearable . However, none of those are probably going to make money. You can be successful in those things in other ways.

I grew out of that generalized lie and noticed that your work is what sets you free, and not your passion or love.

I'd have to disagree with this. Work helps you to survive and nothing more. Very few people end up working at something that they love. It is also a very interesting choice of words. It is Orwellian. Also, I don't know if you know this but that is the phrase that was used on the gates of Aushwitz.

Perhaps your passion becomes the work, and soon you see yourself being famous for writing the best Hollywood movie script in the 20th century, or being famous for drawing and making an animation character that the world fell in love with.

That is true for a few people, but not for many which is what you say below .

For many however, you need to work annually to pay your bills while you develop your passion (which supplies your future investment into it becoming your full-time work. One...step..closer). Time is not our enemy, we are to it. This is such a complex question...

Exactly, this is very true.

This is a question that has not been answered yet, even after a few years. Back in the day, I thought to myself that this mindset would melt away, much like how time heals many things, but it didn't heal this wound.

I'm not sure if I understand you here. Could you elaborate?

There is no debating that the human body is truly a robotic machine (it has organic material instead of bolts and wires). But is our minds robotic? I say no, but I believe our actions will be the judge of that (repetitive work = robotic mindset; working but changing the way you do it = human mindset *completely my opinion, tell me what you think*). Are we really Cyclons with a vulnerability to diseases? Please discuss this with me. Help me conquer this beast.[/COLOR]

This is true to a degree. However, humans are more than just to sum of their cells. We have souls/spirits which is even more important. It is there that we make our life decisions for good or bad. I think this is a case of both/and. It is good to make schedules, to have some idea for future goals. However, one should always remain flexible because things will come up that you least expect.

I hope I have helped in some way. Let me know .