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post #223

That's the thing about technology (as well as civilization I suppose), it always evolves. Yesterday I just bought a new cell phone, and just few minutes ago I read a news that shocked me.

Here's the link: Nokia revealed FOUR new phones

*Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... I read it carefully (plus drooled a lil bit). N78 and 6220 Classic instantly got my attention.... hikz...hikzz....Why didn't Nokia announced this earlier? Why didn't I wait a little longer before deciding to buy a new cell phone? I'm not disappointed with E51 performance, instead I'm very satisfied with it. Still learning the curves but this news kinda broke my heart. Just when I pledged myself to E51, came 'this temptation'.

Metaphorically speaking, it's like committing yourself in a relationship then in time comes along a better person (or so we think) and we (may) start to wonder, what would be if I just wait a little longer? Maybe I'd be with him/her now. We (may) start to compare that person with our spouse and this lead to the tendency to find our spouse's flaws, which we do not see (yet) in that new person. In my case above, N78 offered stereo speakers, 3MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics n auto focus, and 3.5mm plug. Ermm.....should I stick with the one I have...or should I walk away and get the other?

It's much easier when it comes to things (ie.cellphone). It doesn't have the ability to choose, to grow, to be better. It has a fixed specification (and yes it'll become obsolete in the future) and it cannot choose who should be it's owner. Anyone who has money can easily own it, maybe buy a dozen. Who cares?

But human has emotions, has conscience, has the ability to feel, to choose, and to grow. Yeah we might be attracted to the new person who comes along the way. But does he/she feels the same about us? Ok let say he/she feels the same...Are we going to let go someone we already have, someone who we shared our life with (vice versa) for a new person whom we have to start over again to get to know, to share, to adapt?

Ok let say we're gonna after the new person...How long does it take to 'get on track', to get through the transition phase? What if in the middle of that phase, we discovered a flaw that we couldn't tolerate (and in that very moment we realized that what we had was actually better)? Going back to the 'old one'? Yeah if he/she willing to accept us back...If he/she doesn't want us back? If he/she has move on and found another person that's better from us?

Ok let say the transition phase went fine. What if right after we're steady with the new person, we met a new person #2 who (we think) better than new person that we just get along? Ermm...We might think, why don't I just wait a lil longer, maybe someone better will come. We end up never really committed to a person in a relationship because we're trapped in that mindset. It'll be an endless (not to mention emotionally exhausting) search.

I wrote once in a forum, rather than trapped in that endless loop, I'd better stick with the one I already have and I'm comfort with. We (me and my spouse) can grow together to perfection (well, not really perfect, what I meant was to be better persons than we were before we met). But that just me. After all life is all about choices and consequences, right?

As for the sample case above, the non-human thing...ermm...we'll see...in time.... *grin

Blue - This Temptation

You wanna get it on right now I see
I just wanna say that's cool with me
But now the moment's come
I've never been good at this temptation

From the first time it felt so right
I knew that right here is where I belonged
With that black dress I have to confess
My intentions may have been wrong

(Hold on) this ain't the right time
(You know) there's doubt in my mind
(Don't want) to rush this baby, one night's not my style

Chorus:
You wanna get it on right now I see
I just wanna say that's cool with me
Won't you take your time
Leave it just a little to imagination
I've been waiting for this night so long
And it's been really hard just holding on
And now the moment's come
I've never been good at this temptation

This temptation
Oh this temptation
This temptation
I've never been good at this temptation

Every night, you've been on my mind
Could you be the one I've been waiting for?
'Cos your sweetest kiss,
Oh I just can't resist
That's the kind of thing you've got me beggin' for more

(Hold on) this ain't the right time
(You know) there's doubt in my mind
(Don't want) to rush this baby
One night's not my style

Chorus...

I know that we've both been here before
That's why I really wanna be sure
But now that the moment's here
I've never been too good at this temptation

Chorus...

So long
Get it on
Never been good at this temptation

Chorus...