Quote Originally Posted by Alex
Without the destructive forces gobbling up the unnecessary, there was no room to create and appreciate the new in my life, everything just took on the same bland experiences.
Reminds me of the dialectic process we talked about in Humanities last year during our unit on Romanticism - your quote is almost verbatim what our teacher told us (of course, yours is more down to earth / understandable by a layman).
Quote Originally Posted by Alex
I think I got lost in the moment there, sorry for the stream of consciousness babble. I haven't thought along these lines in a while and I find it strangely refreshing.
I personally enjoy your stream of consciousness "babble" - keep it coming !

Andy