My Theory
Negative VS Positive
I think I have a certain theory about how life functions and how we react to it. My theory is called “The NEGPOS Theory”
Almost everything in life works on the scientific theory saying “Action and Reaction”. The way I look at it is; We go through two phases in accomplishing a task. The first phase I refer to it as the Negative phase and the second phase the positive phase.
Negative phase: entitles us going through the process or either working or thinking or doing or even close to accomplishing a task. It’s not achieving the task it’s the process in which we go through in order to finish a certain task or goal. For instance, we go to work, so we can get paid and live and prosper in life as well as go through the stages of life. Now working by itself is the process in which we are going to accomplish the paycheck. So working is the negative phase.
Positive phase: is accomplishing our negative phase or achieving our goals, whether they are getting paid, wining, losing weight, whatever that is our goal. So if we take the example above which is working to get paid, hence getting paid will be the positive phase. Another example, going on a diet would be the negative, losing weight would be the positive. One last example, looks at electricity in order for it to work you need both negative and positive forces, so there you go.
As a conclusion I think regardless of all the theories out there, this one theory (NEGPOS) summarizes a big portion of our lives. We always have to go through the negatives to reach the positive outcomes. Its part of life and it’s the 2 stages in which we have to take to become successful in life.
September 9th, 2004 at 9:53 pm
We would have no concept of what is good if we did not go through the bad… now I do believe in positive thinking and how that makes life a lot better.
September 9th, 2004 at 10:04 pm
I see what you mean, but that’s not the point here. The point is going through to achieve something is going to fall in the negative area, or phase. If you did get paid without working then would you work in the first place?
September 10th, 2004 at 10:52 am
That makes a lot of sense. Someone who doesn’t want to put the effort into the negative phase shouldn’t expect any positive reward. The more effort you put in, the better your results!! It seems like people are always looking for the shortcuts in life so they don’t have to try as hard…
September 13th, 2004 at 2:22 pm
I see what you are saying too, but that is a difficult way to put it. We already know that capitalism is better than the alternative. Now would I work if I got paid either way, I would like to think so. Most of my friends that lost their jobs and were getting unemployement were going nuts trying to find a job.