the reason “I am interested in everything”?

Posted on October 8, 2006 by joshuatj.
Categories: Current Affairs.

I have a broad interest.
I would like to get a taste of everything.

I used to say "I like everything!"
But today I’ve found out that the word "like"
doesn’t really convey what I mean.

meaning of LIKE from Webster.

1 chiefly dialect : to be suitable or agreeable to   <I like onions but they don’t like me>
2 a : to feel attraction toward or take pleasure in  : ENJOY   <likes baseball> b : to feel toward  : REGARD   <how would you like a change>
3 : to wish to have  : WANT   <would like a drink>
 
1 dialect : APPROVE
2 : to feel inclined  : CHOOSE, PREFER   <leave any time you like>

The word LIKE are often associated with "prefer".
Thus, I will give a wrong impression when I say "I like everything".

I will thus change to "I am interested in everything!

INTEREST on Webster
5 a : a feeling that accompanies or causes special attention to an object or class of objects  : CONCERN b : something that arouses such attention c : a quality in a thing arousing interest

INTEREST on Dictionary.com

1. the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.

2. something that concerns, involves, draws the attention of, or arouses the curiosity of a person: His interests are philosophy and chess.

Actually, the whole commotion happened just now
when one of my friend asked me
"So how about find Horror Movies?"
prior to the question
I’ve just said "I like everything"

I stopped and thought of it for a while.
(I was thinking, ‘HEY! so there is something that I don’t really like!’)

Below is a more refined version of how I’ve answered.

Horror movies (in essence) are great movies.

Imagine….. the director is able to incite physical senses of the audiences.
You actually feel ’scared’ and ‘eerie’.
That’s it!!
You’re just watching a white piece of board with projected moving pictures!
Oh~ did I missed out having air molecules hitting your ear drums?
Just that~
And all the feelings are incited!

The same goes to "Korean Drama Series" (cry-baby series).
Sadness is incited.
Some "Chinese Drama Series" I’ve watched incites Angerness and hatred.
Especially those that the bad guys always wins!

Therefore, the art of combining these elements so as to incite human physical senses is one of the spectacular thing I’m interested in.

Another thing I’m interested in would be the reason why horror movies are so popular? Why to be scared?
There must be reasons!

As for watching horror movies, to me, is purposeless.
because I know it will not bring me any good.
In fact, it will provide a strong hold for the enemy.

"Everything is
permissible for me"—but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is
permissible for me"—but I will not be mastered by anything. (1 Corinthians 6:12)

In conclusion, I may not like to watch horror movies myself,
but I do not despise them.

Surely there is a purpose for the existance and popularity of Horror movies.
Maybe the excitement and fear of horror movies gives the feeling of one’s existance?
Maybe to some people it’s just another mean of excitement?
Maybe it’s a clear indication of what a human being really wants?
…………………………..Maybe?

The same principle applies to almost everything.
‘horror movie’ is just a small component of the bigger picture — everything.

I believe everything that happens,
happens for a divine purpose.


Thus the phrase "I am interested in eveything."

Phew…  finally my thoughts are clear.

note: Thanks Sopphia for asking me that question.
Thank you. Your question caused me to ponder over
my own statement. Now my thoughts are clearer.
Thanks a lot.