In Doing Mathematics

Thoughts 2004. 6. 14. 19:07

When I think about those great mathematicians, I tend to think of one thing.That is, most of them were bachelors, eccentric, and some were even crazy.

A number of mathematical geniuses were dead in their youth. That is why, I seldom feel that if I don't make something in early twenties, I feel I would never discover or even write a simple thesis on mathematics.

With all the worries, I, then, began to read books about mathematicians, about their lives and social activities. However, in reading those kinds of books, what I most felt is that those mathematicians’ lives were dominated by solitude, alienation, despair, loneliness, eccentricity, and very unique personality – although I often, also, discovered their humane nature, innocent humor, and care for other people.

I do seldom feel all those feelings, and I do think that I will live a life like those ones. It's not that I have great ability like all those great mathematicians and make a great theorem, I just think that living like them would suit me better than any other way. Despite the fact that I do not know that if that would be freedom or tragedy…

However, to think over, I am very much used to the fact that I am alone - alone both in pursuing certain knowledge and in lifestyle. Having been alone without much people around me for whole my life...

That is why, I seldom fear to study mathematics. Yet, this is something that I am so acquainted with (although I doubt if I have any ability in mathematics). Maybe this is the reason why I cannot stop mathematics.

Out of blue, I think of a saying...
"Life is as heavy as a mountain, death is as light as a feather."
Can I prove that statement mathematically? Do I really want it? Do I really want this? Whatever I ask, I think I perhaps is a person who can never leave mathematics.

Yet, as long as I have the Pythagoras’s Theorem and Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic in my brain, I will always be a fake mathematician.

When can I be a real mathematician?

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Missing Exercises

Daily Words 2004. 6. 14. 18:25

For two days, I missed to go to gym...

Well, I do not enjoy walking in the rain alone - if I am with a girl with an umbrella, I might enjoy......

Today, now, there are lightnings and thunders...
I do not wish to go to gym now, where there is a big chance that I might meet storm on the way return and wet my sneakers and wash again...

Anyway, I didn't sleep for last two days and nights, and I finally slept this morning after studying a little and killing time over the night. I slept around 8 am, after trying all the possibilities that might make me sleepy.

Those are eating noodles, drinking milk, and reading bible...

One strange thing, though, is that I was neither sleepy nor tired...
I was never like ....

I really wanted to sleep, but it was not because I was sleepy or so... It wasa strange experience... but it happened...

I am worrying that I might be experiencing insomnia...hope not, though. I might have plenty of time to study lexicons, but I might be easily embarassed and messs with my concentration...

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My Third Blog...

Daily Words 2004. 6. 14. 05:41

Wow... Although this blog has disadvantage that my English speaking friends will have hard time going through menu bar because it's all in Korean, I do like the editor here...

Hmm... I really am enjoying this one now...

If zeroboard or such can have editor like this, I will be really pleased...

After all, this is like funchain.com, but better service I think because of what funchain.com was lacking, and the fact that it is of yahoo!... ^^;;

I really mean it... with all the emoticons available...

Hope Yahoo! makes a blog, too just like this one... not Yahoo! Korea...

But I think I am getting satisfied here after funchain.com and blogger.com...

funchain.com certainly lacked what I wanted - privacy in my blog menus - blogger.com was...too simple and... too boring...

Oh well...

I know that I have to use this more...But I think I am enjoying now...

Hmm...should I transfer all my writings from funchain.com? There are just a lot of them in funchain.com....

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