humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
It Could All End in a Second
When walking across the road, I noticed I had dropped a trinket given to me by her. As I left to retrieve it, I disregarded my surroundings. Finally picking up my beloved item, I look at it lovingly and smile to myself as I can’t wait to see her again. Stuffing it into my pocket, I turn to resume walking towards the entrance of my destination. However, a loud horn and the screeching of tires catch my attention. Time seems to be slowing down.
By Stephen Watson8 years ago in Humans
Let's Stop the Hate
So, lately I've been noticing as I am sure you have, that the world seems to be falling apart at the seams. We have wars going on yea, but what I'm talking about is in North America's backyard. We have a general crisis, this being that people are so stuck in their own ways of thinking that every little thing SOMEONE ELSE does seems to somehow affect their lives.
By Kristopher Kristianson8 years ago in Humans
Mr. Worthy Hudson: Eulogy for a Master Teacher
The name Frank Capra may not be familiar to you, but he is well known. If you have seen the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life,” then you are very familiar with him. The movie is about a man named George Bailey whose life was going very poorly. His life in 1946 looked almost like our life does in 2009. He requested after a while that he be unborn. His guardian angel reluctantly shows George what life would have been like if he wasn’t born. As the movie progresses and much agony, George strongly prayed to return to the life that he took for granted.
By Maurice Bernier8 years ago in Humans
Mental Abuse Is Not Gender Specific
Mental Abuse Is Not Gender Specific There have been many articles in the press about the abuse women suffer because men take away their self-confidence and are constantly demeaning them. Abuse without bruises was a typical headline and always with pictures of angry, abusive men. This type of abuse is not only perpetrated by men. In fact I would suggest that as many women do this to men, as do men to women. Women can be more subtle than men but they can still undermine the self-esteem in so many ways. Constant criticism over appearance and income, is common. Men and women generally, but not always, place differing emphasis on the importance of appearance, while men tend to value function, the efficiency with which something works, over what it looks like. It is an old contest between form and function. Women generally tend to value appearance far more than actual function. How many times a day does the following mini-scene (with local variations) get played? Wife to male spouse, “You are not going out in that old hat?”
By Peter Rose8 years ago in Humans
Is Cultural Appropriation Preventing Change?
Could you imagine a world where only Chinese people were allowed to use chopsticks? Or a world where only Indian people were allowed to eat Indian food? I mean sure, not everyone likes an Indian or a Chinese takeout, but what about when your mother used to make you homemade lasagna or a Friday/Saturday when your dad would convince your mum to let you order a Dominos? The fact is that we live in a multi-cultural society and it’s for the best.
By Shannon La8 years ago in Humans
Quiet Places
Alone It is undoubtedly in the quiet places that we are the most honest with ourselves. It is in the quiet places that we lose ourselves, we find ourselves, and we step into ourselves. It is a big step, I know, you have to gather yourself up from wherever you were, pull your energy back from whoever you were with, and swim in it. Drown in it. Because of this, people become codependent. They see themselves standing alone in a quiet place and they don’t like what they see, they don’t like what they will think. They don’t want to be alone, it’s too overwhelming a thought. So they deny it, wholeheartedly.
By Khloe Kammerzell8 years ago in Humans
