Classic vs Romantic

Romantic and Classical views, this two categories say a lot about us; the way we think, how we approach nature, our political believes, what makes us laugh and categories that deal with our approach to the world. Some people fall more in the category of romantic than that of a classical. That is because,as the author of Z.A.M.M, Robert M. Pirsig says, "sees it [the world] primarily in terms of intimidate appearance." On the other hand, there are others who think and act more like a classicists. This is because they find a higher interest in the  technical side of things, how things  work and how they could work differently.


Personally, I identify myself more as a classical, although I do have some romantic characteristics.  These romantic characteristics relate to my idealistic ideals instead of being realistic. All throughout my childhood, I always wanted a great change in how things are done in home country, Venezuela. Unfortunately, in Venezuela, many citizens suffer from lack of food, water, medicinal and other basic supplies. Although my idea of somehow changing the corrupt government implemented in Venezuela  sounds crazy and impossible, I believe that one day I will play part in that change.

On the other hand, the majority of my decisions and thoughts come from a classical mindset. Whenever a problem or a situation comes across, I first analyse it, then find a way to fix it, instead of going by intuition and instinct. Furthermore, I am a person who keeps a lot of his thoughts and ideas to himself, despite the previous one I shared.


Although these two ways of thinking and behaving may seem contradictory to one another, I believe that a person needs a little bit of the other one, regardless as to which ideology he/she follows. This will provide a more complete perspective to the world, everything we do and think. One can classical minded, but he must also have bits of romantic in order to see the full picture. For example, in order to change a political system, which does not respond to the peoples voices, there must be drastic action from the people. This is a very romantic point of view that not many classicist share. So, if a classic person wants change, he must also be able to think like a romantic person.