{"id":1898,"date":"2013-06-14T07:57:03","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T07:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monochromist.com\/2013\/06\/14\/sagansense-the-mind-is-a-vehicle-it-takes-you\/"},"modified":"2017-07-09T22:52:03","modified_gmt":"2017-07-09T22:52:03","slug":"sagansense-the-mind-is-a-vehicle-it-takes-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2013\/06\/14\/sagansense-the-mind-is-a-vehicle-it-takes-you\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/sagansense.tumblr.com\/post\/52934128747\/the-mind-is-a-vehicle-it-takes-you-from-one\">sagansense<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>the mind is a <em>vehicle<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>it takes you from one destination to another.<br \/> it provides you with windows for you to see different perspectives.<br \/> it allows you the possibility to travel at various speeds &amp; frequencies.<br \/> it protects you from exterior forces, yet is fragile enough to be damaged when penetrated.<br \/> it filters &amp; distributes energy in order to maintain efficiency &amp; operate at full capacity.<br \/> it permits you to assess situations around the environment with the option to accelerate, slow down, brake or change direction.<br \/> it operates at full capacity at all times, with the functionality of a fact-checking computer.<br \/> it behaves erratically when placed under intense stress or pushed to its extremities.<br \/> it can become unstable &amp; unpredictable when not kept up to recommended (&amp; necessary) operating conditions.<br \/> it is operated by a single driver. however, when exterior or outside influences are present, the driver can be deterred from safe navigation, putting the driver &amp; vehicle at risk.<br \/> it is operated by a single driver; yet, the vehicle itself may be donated &amp; operated by another driver completely<br \/> it has the mobility to not only be removed from the current operator, but altogether donated to &amp; operated by another driver.<br \/> it has a lifespan (planned obsolescence?)<br \/> it functions differently from user to user.<br \/> it requires a specific quality &amp; quantity of fuel in order for it to operate autonomously.<br \/> it exhausts fuel &amp; energy at such a rapid rate, that the operator must remain aware &amp; conscious of this in order to keep it from exasperating its energy &amp; prohibiting it from its vital functions.<br \/> it responds accordingly based on its interaction with its surrounding environment.<br \/> it has a drastic impact on the way you move around about this earth, evolve as a person, share connectivity to\/with others, study, understand &amp; ultimately percieve this reality.<br \/> it actually has the capability to allow you to become lost.<br \/> it is a tool which grants access &amp; manuverability. <br \/> it is a sophisticated advantage of the human species.<br \/> it is defined by the possessor. <br \/> it is an enemy. <br \/> it is a weapon.<br \/> it is a murderer.<br \/> it is a tortuous monster.<br \/> it is a significant creation sculpted by the earth, as we are a living breathing part of the earth.<br \/> it is, on that note, a prominent &amp; exquisite byproduct of the universe, as it allows us access to areas of our planet, for which we are cosmically binded to &amp; of the universe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sagansense<\/strong>; <em>March 2012<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>sikundi &#8211; odi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>sagansense: the mind is a vehicle. it takes you from one destination to another. it provides you with windows for you to see different perspectives. it allows you the possibility to travel at various speeds &amp; frequencies. it protects you from exterior forces, yet is fragile enough to be damaged when penetrated. it filters &amp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[79],"class_list":["post-1898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-video_graphics","tag-fikuree","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5sGHy-uC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5138,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2011\/03\/29\/ict-indicators-for-maldives\/","url_meta":{"origin":1898,"position":0},"title":"ICT Indicators for Maldives","author":"monochromist","date":"March 29, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"There are various means to measure the level of ICT capacity and development according to a country\u2019s context. 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