User:Blacksadness/Antonionism

=Antonionism= A literary movement inspired by Antonio Haber, a Lebanese living in Beirut.

Introduction
The movement started in 2010 after a series of daily e-mails, entitled "Good Day", that Mr. Haber sent out to his colleagues in CME Offshore where he works. Each e-mail was ended by an inspirational quote that was filled with conventional run-of-the-mill wisdom that evoked a mixed sense of giddy heartfelt emotion and wanton unrestrained disgust.

The phenomenon of how these quotes affect the human psyche have inspired further exploration and research into how such "touchy-feely" quotes affect human beings of different intellectual levels, the CME workplace, Lebanese society, and world culture as a whole.

Examples of Antonionist Literature

 * "Happiness is a journey, not a destination."
 * “The most important single ingredient in the formula for success is knowing how to get along with people.”
 * “When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place.”
 * "Wake up every morning with the feeling that something WONDERFUL is going to happen!"
 * “Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic.”
 * “Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go, be what you want to be. Because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.”
 * “He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much.”
 * “As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.”

Questions and Research
There is yet to be more scientific-driven numerical and analytical research into several aspects of Antonionism:


 * Existentialism and Purpose: Why would someone send such quotes in the first place?
 * Ethics: Is it ethical to send such quotes to people that you respect and admire?
 * Psychology: What are the exact effects of Antonionism on the human psyche? How do humans of varying intelligence levels react to these quotes?
 * Metaphysics: Would God approve of Antonionism? If yes, then is God pure evil?
 * SocioEconomics: Does Antonionism push forward the wheels of technological and social progress?

History
On Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Mohammad Atowi and Anas AlSalah, two colleagues of Mr. Haber at CME Offshore, had an IM chat after reading a very Antonionistic email:
 * Anas AlSalah: very touchy-feely quote, but i agree with the message. Here and Now. There is nothing else.
 * Mohammad Atowi: i am thinking of starting a new literally trend, calling it: Antonionism :D
 * Anas AlSalah: Let's do it! I'll send the email now :D :D

An hour after the broadcast email was sent, the movement started and thrived exponentially. Ghaith Hachem, another colleague, posted the email to his Wiki account, thus founding the page you are reading now.

Followers
A statistical study has shown that millions of people around the world are unknowingly Antonionistic. This is easily demosntrated by the thousands of forwards of Antonionistic emails that occur daily around the world.

Incorrect Facts
To note, though, that on numerous occasions it was proven that antonionist information were erroneous. Could it be propaganda to shape the world a certain way? We can't be certain.

Examples of Incorrect Facts

 * Evian water got its name from the first founder of the company, who remarked, "People have got to be really naive to buy bottled water". The name stuck; Evian is naive backwards."
 * It is possible to stand an egg up on its end, but only at the equator, on the day of the Summer Solstice.