Stating and Restating the Obvious
Created | Updated Apr 11, 2014
Perhaps many people will disagree with this. Perhaps many will agree. No matter what, though, humankind has a problem.
Over time, many people, often famous, have done one specific thing. One thing, that often goes unnoticed. One thing, that all humans do. What is it? They state what's very, very obvious, and then they restate it.
This ability may come from the fact that humans, more often than not, do not communicate well with people they are talking to. Because of this they talk about the very, very obvious, as a sort of tool that keeps conversations going when there's nothing else to say.
Some examples of this strange ability are as follows:
"My, the weather's nice out today."
"Look at you, you've grown a mile!"
"Goodness, gracious! It's very hot out!"
Although it may be a good "conversation continuance", the ability to state and restate the obvious is an ability that is loathed by many humans, and for good reason. It is loathed by humans who want to get more out of their conversations than they mindless drivel they are so used to. Humans who want to communicate their thoughts, and their feelings.
You see, although stating the obvious may be fun for a while, it takes away from the real meaning of conversation. It serves us no purpose. It only clouds our opinions, and our personal judgement.
HOWEVER, sometimes stating the obvious is required. For instance, if someone does not know what is obvious to others, such as teaching a child that he/she must brush her teeth to prevent decay. There are obvious popular opinions in society, some of which are:
"Child labour is wrong."
"Wars are really stupid things."
The two sentences above are good examples of how the obvious is needed. This happens when one person has an opinion / idea that is morally wrong to another person, that is against his/her ethics. Here's an example.
"I think Hitler was a good man. He did great things in his lifetime."
The above statement may be considered wrong to many people (including the author). To combat this statement, sometimes use of the very obvious is required.
"Hitler was an evil man. He order the mass slaughter of millions of minorities, like Jews, Gypsies, and homosexuals. Hitler did awful things in his lifetime, and you should realize that."
Although the above statement is very, very obvious, to many, many people, certain situations may require the use of such statements.
Yes, all people have this ability. But it is not always needed. The ability to state and restate the obvious is not needed in everyday life, unless put into a situation where a person thinks something is morally wrong.
If put into the situation of having to use the obvious, try picking out the most UNobvious thing in that obvious subject. Take a subject, and use the information in that subject to do something that's NOT obvious.
Over time, many people, often famous, have done one specific thing. One thing, that often goes unnoticed. One thing, that all humans do. What is it? They state what's very, very obvious, and then they restate it.
This ability may come from the fact that humans, more often than not, do not communicate well with people they are talking to. Because of this they talk about the very, very obvious, as a sort of tool that keeps conversations going when there's nothing else to say.
Some examples of this strange ability are as follows:
"My, the weather's nice out today."
"Look at you, you've grown a mile!"
"Goodness, gracious! It's very hot out!"
Although it may be a good "conversation continuance", the ability to state and restate the obvious is an ability that is loathed by many humans, and for good reason. It is loathed by humans who want to get more out of their conversations than they mindless drivel they are so used to. Humans who want to communicate their thoughts, and their feelings.
You see, although stating the obvious may be fun for a while, it takes away from the real meaning of conversation. It serves us no purpose. It only clouds our opinions, and our personal judgement.
HOWEVER, sometimes stating the obvious is required. For instance, if someone does not know what is obvious to others, such as teaching a child that he/she must brush her teeth to prevent decay. There are obvious popular opinions in society, some of which are:
"Child labour is wrong."
"Wars are really stupid things."
The two sentences above are good examples of how the obvious is needed. This happens when one person has an opinion / idea that is morally wrong to another person, that is against his/her ethics. Here's an example.
"I think Hitler was a good man. He did great things in his lifetime."
The above statement may be considered wrong to many people (including the author). To combat this statement, sometimes use of the very obvious is required.
"Hitler was an evil man. He order the mass slaughter of millions of minorities, like Jews, Gypsies, and homosexuals. Hitler did awful things in his lifetime, and you should realize that."
Although the above statement is very, very obvious, to many, many people, certain situations may require the use of such statements.
Yes, all people have this ability. But it is not always needed. The ability to state and restate the obvious is not needed in everyday life, unless put into a situation where a person thinks something is morally wrong.
If put into the situation of having to use the obvious, try picking out the most UNobvious thing in that obvious subject. Take a subject, and use the information in that subject to do something that's NOT obvious.
