Blind Euphoria

Two nights ago, after returning home from the "homecoming football game" which I did not actively watch, I got to contemplate the social paradigm I'll call "blind euphoria." It happens without fail at all the large social events I've been to. And it seems that the best way to recognize this paradigm is by consciously placing yourself outside of all the excitement enveloping you. What seems to happen to attendants of these large social events is that as a result of planning to enjoy their evening and completely immersing themselves in a certain effort, (the football team, the band, the student section, the walk-around-and-look-cool people) they tend to lose their normal perception of propriety and others' perceptions. When you accomplish something fantastic, and you are just euphoric, you believe that all eyes are on you, but you don't mind it; in fact, you enjoy it. You feel more significant to others than you actually are. And even the consideration that you are experiencing blinded emotions does not help but mitigate your distorted sense of propriety. You still cannot help but have pride in yourself. But this is definitely not a bad thing because if those around you share the same state of mind, atypically progressive things can happen.

When two people have a conversation with each other while both permitting blind euphoria, a new understanding of one another or a new relationship not attainable in another setting is created. In this kind of circumstance, people tend to act in a way they normally would not, like greeting someone they never talk to or shouting something personally hilarious but not publicly hilarious. Perhaps the reason that memorable experiences are associated with large social gatherings is because the the energy normally put towards conducting oneself adequately and avoiding awkwardness is put toward living in the moment instead.

It's captivating to think: If there were some way to keep such an elevation of emotion at its place, would it be as enjoyable? Would we actually experience euphoria constantly? Just like question of "Is there light if there is no dark?", It could be argued well that there would be no euphoria because there would be no absence of it, but imagine if it were. What would perennial euphoria be like? I think the benefit of having only temporal euphoria is having depression that allows us to contemplate euphoria. That itself might prove to be a better alternative to experiencing euphoria perennially. There really isn't any application in questioning it, but it's an interesting concept that, if studied, leads to new realizations.

The most fascinating and enlightening thing for me to do is to step out of this poignant realm in which I find myself engaged and observe this blind euphoria happening. Seeing yourself objectively rather than subjectively is a door into a world of curiosity otherwise latent.