Geekhappiness

Hello everyone, you know the way some of you call me "geek" or "online junky" or...? Think we all need a brief explanation which we shall call " geekhappiness".

I could start by taking about how I started playing video games as from the age of 3 or 4. And about the mind - blowing nature of this experience. But think it'll be best to start with why being "geeky" is great (of course without being hardcore about it). So, being "a geek = greatness", hmmm... If one takes his time to look at this phrase in a deeper but at the same time more casual way, he would soon see that the word "geek" suits best people who are into technology and "life hacking" (a bit later about that) rather than looking something like this...

Still, don't agree? Well, if you do, read on. If not, hope this post will change your opinion. You see, the beauty of all this hi tech/life hacking lifestyle is that it puts everyone at an equal level. A level where your are not judged for your appearance, but rather according to the level of common sense you have in you. Then there is the fact that being a geek empowers you in a real and more vivid way than say something like a new dress or pair of jeans. Sorry, but still don't get the joy people get when buying a piece of cloth. Not only it empowers you, more even opens a world of possibilities you "non geeks" seem to miss out on (sorry for that one, but no one has convinced me of the opposite yet) :-). A world where you have access to information from first hand sources, a world where the privilege of being educated isn't reserved for the few out there who can afford to have an education and of course last but not least a world in which your ideas and knowledge can be shared with the world as whole. Sounds great, right? A much better alternative to what we already have. Why not join in then? Still a mystery... 

Let's move on with my personal geeky experience, of course keeping in mind that I'm not a hardcore nerd at all. I am much into gaming/IT and recently have been involved in a lot of social media (something my friends and family despise :-) ). . That been said, I really enjoy the rewards I got from this "high - tech" experience. From the various changes in lifestyle that I got like vegetarianism  and yoga (a bit later about that) to opening up to new ideas like those given by movements such as wake up world and zeitgeist movement (a bit later about that, too). And this are just one of the many things you get when you go beyond the realm of banality. Opening to the new and letting go the old. Perfecting yourself and the way you interact with your immediate environment. Things so many people round the world are missing out on due to the simple fact that they prefer to believe in the idea that the world is good the way it is and that's alright. Horrible. Then why the f**k is everyone making all those jokes about geeks and so on, right? I mean here are a type of people who are perfectly logical and seem to be the ones who have just what it takes to save our planet from apocalypsis  :-). All this fear of people who think differently,  reminds me of this story my friend told me the other day:

                Once upon a time there was this wise man who predicted that in the near future, all water on Earth will vanish,and humans should take all vessels available to them and and fill them up with water. For though the water will be gone, it will come back, but will be completely undrinkable. Saving up water will save them from sure death and misery. Everyone thought this "misfortune teller" was a liar and there is no point listening to him. Everyone, but one man. A man who believed in this prediction and made sure he had enough "good" water saved up. Then of course the "day of  thirst" came and everyone was taken aback. Some died, some cried and some waited for that very day when water, be it as bad as it be, would come back!!! It came back quite alright, but as the people rejoiced and drank it, they lost their minds and became mad. Everyone, but the one man who saved up water. Everyone became crazy, but he was sane. And as he watched all this mad men around him he started crying. Crying from fear and despair, from shock and pain, from loss and abomination. At this moment one of the "crazies" came up to him and asked him why is it that he is not drinking all this "nice" water that appeared out of nowhere? He said that if he drank it he would become a mad man. They all laughed and he went on crying. They all said he was crazy and stupid and should be killed or well beaten, but some said that maybe if he drinks "nice" water he would be saved. Out of despair the man drank it and as he did so, he became like everyone else and everyone was crazy, everyone was happy... 

Still not seeing the connection? Let me help out... 

Geeks = Wise man....

Everyone else = Everyone else