Core

I have this theory that when it comes right down to the core of it, people are either inherently good, or they're just bad seeds.

I also like to believe that everyone's born basically good for that first split-second of life - and whatever turns a person bad goes down to the nature versus nurture question but let's not get too tangled in that nasty, endless web.

So I classify people I meet as core-good and core-bad. Granted, it's a simplistic theory, but it's helped me make some very delicate decisions in my tender 23 years of life.

And it makes me think about the word core: as a root, a beginning, and origin. Where'd it come from? Is it like ore? Core? Mineral ores and emotive cores?? Hah! My sister brings up this question: Why is 'Or' in French 'Gold' while 'Ore' in English means 'Raw Material'? Maybe their root in another language (Latin?) lies in a word that means 'Pure' or 'Essence'...

Or...ore...original? Origin? Do they all stem from the same root? Ah, the irony, that the word 'original' stems from another word and is not so original after all!

So, yes, people...(is it too late to salvage this post as a coherent, well-thought out passage?)...people...I'm disappointed...I see far too much of the 'core-bad' types and I'm starting to think it just has to be a flaw in my theory...or maybe it's my flawed sense of perception?

Whatever it is, I have to have hope that there's more good out there than bad. And I want to seek it out, and I want to surround myself in it...and be a part of it, not apart from it.

In the Absence of Decency...(this goes out to the human race)

Hello?

Your comments are of no value.

You've no respect for anything.

Each of you hides behind their respective barrier...be it religion, pseudo-logic or anonymity...

A barrier is a wall is a fence is something to cower behind is an easy tool is a barrier is a barrier is a barrier is a barrier - why won't you face me?

I don't care who you are, you must have more to say, you must be decent at least at the most basic level, you have to be, you owe the world that much!

I can't believe anyone is that empty, is that shallow, is that low, could stoop to such levels of disgraceful human behavior.

War on Pronouns!!

Before I start what it is this post is meant to convey, let me explain myself a little further.

More and more I have been experiencing this phenomenon of the word 'am' being used distinctly separately from the word 'I' in one of the most common sentence beginnings: AM going out, AM so happy, etc...

(Just say I AM, people, I AM or simply I'M, hell, I'll even settle for IM, no apostrophe...it's not rocket science!)

Having begged and pleaded people to be smarter about their grammar and use the pronoun 'I' in conjunction with the word 'am' - and getting nowhere in convincing them, I am afraid I have been forced to drastic measures:

To show everyone the severity of their "misdemeanor", I have vowed to stop using pronouns altogether until I can show just ONE person the error of their ways, and have them use proper grammar again.

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And now, to begin:

Hand has been forced into doing; will not apologize for weakness of sentence structure in paragraph here! Refuse to use so-called 'pronouns', and not responsible for discomfort in reading sentence like the sentence are reading right now. Deal with problem by spreading the word! Get people to stop using word AM on own unless sentence calls for, in strange scenario unknown. Maybe can help with example of?

Keep in mind, have not specifically waged war on "indefinite pronouns", but am being careful not to overuse/use at all - if can.

Be more informed, have found good links to share with:

http://www.esldesk.com/grammar/pronouns.htm

www.tacomacc.edu/upload/files/academics/studentlearningcenter/What%20is%20a%20Pronoun.doc

AM aware of sounding a little crazy.

AM really perturbed by use of AM on own.

AM forcing self to type as such.

AM almost bleeding internally in trying to make point here!!

Help spread the word!

Grammar nazis unite!

Typo Girl: the Very First Sketch!

What thinketh you?

Rise Above

I'm taking a stand that doesn't really matter to anyone...Does anything anymore?

                              What have we brought ourselves to? "It's the state of the age" - Yes, and we're the masters of this morally void destiny.

              A person's word used to mean something. There were consequences beared for every action. "You lie, cheat & steal, and I tolerate it"...and I tolerate it...

                                                          No one questions themselves anymore. No one stands up to say they were wrong. Not when it really matters. (And not that it really matters, anyway).

                                                                                        How refreshing it would be, though, if there was a reason for every action, and a sense of reason behind every word spoken.

 

                       Where's my reason for all of this?

 

Don't choke on your words, now.

Take a deep breath (1......2......3......)

And speak freely

Can You Hear Me?

Alright, so I'm a Muslim, but religion is a wholly separate matter from spirituality. WHOLLY separate. Holy - separate? Hehehe.

I believe in God.

Did I stutter?

Do I need to elaborate?

I believe in God.

There's no question mark there......not to say that questioning faith wasn't the thing that led me to belief in the first place.

So, question things, learn and be taught, ask away!

But then let go of the ifs and buts and maybes - acknowledge and embrace the knowledge of a higher being; don't be so self-important and cynical...they're ugly traits in a person. Question things to the point where there's nothing left to question and then accept things for what they are (congratulations! You've made it several steps ahead of blind faith and empty belief).

Why, then, do we still argue?

Your arguments are weak, human! Let go of your science and logical paradoxes and transcend, TRANSCEND!

Don't try to file everything away, we're talking about SPIRITUALITY here (let's not get into religion, I've a whole other bunch of theories on that).

Where does your precious logic come in when it comes to matters of the other realm? Of the divine?

I don't believe in blind faith, either, and I've had my doubts about God (haven't we all? It's a part of that quest to a higher understanding), but no longer...

Don't forget to seek truth in everything, and don't tie yourself down to these simplistic theories: Argue both sides and see where it takes you (never forget to see from all perspectives).

And then breathe. You've found all the answers you'll need.

Musing on Muses (It's Amusing!)

My muse? It stems from a completely selfish place! A need for self-preservation (specifically, a need to stay sane to survive!).
See, unfortunately most of my writing starts with a blunt emotional kind of pain (a lump in my throat, a ten ton anvil on my chest, a pounding thick feeling in my head) - nothing cures that better than a well-written piece of poetry (a well-placed word in a well-formed sentence) - and all else falls into place!
In sum: experience; it all boils down to experiences.