Saturday, October 31, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
I read this in a book..
What if life were perfect?
What if you lived in a perfect world of perfect people and perfect possessions, with everyone and everything doing the perfect thing at the perfect time?
What if you had everything you wanted and only what you wanted, exactly as you wanted, precisely when you wanted it?
What if, after a perfect length of time, you decided, “Perfect is a perfect bore.”
What if, at that point in your perfect world, you noticed for the first time a button marked, “Surprise.”
What if you walked over, considered all that might be contained in the concept of “surprise,” decided,” anything’s better than perfect boredom,” took a deep breath, pushed the button…
… and found yourself where you are right now-feeling what you’re feeling now, thinking what your thinking now, with everything in your life precisely the way it is now-reading this book.
Introduction
By the time we graduate from high school, we have spent some 14,500 hours in the classroom. But in all that time, did we learn-or even explore the meaning of life?
We learned how to calculate the square root of an isosceles triangle (invaluable in daily life), but did we learn how to forgive ourselves and others?
We dissected a frog, but perhaps never explored the dynamics of human relationships.
We know what pi is, but we’re not sure who we are.
We may know hot to diagram a sentence, but we may not know how to love ourselves.
Did we learn about worthiness (and how to get it), the power of thoughts ( and how to use them), or the value of mistakes?
Did anyone teach us how to us guilt, resentment, pain and fear for our upliftment, learning and growth?
Did we learn our purpose in life?
-22-
The real teacher of life is you. You’re the one who must decide, of all that comes your way, what is true and what is not, what applies to you and what does not, what you learn and what you promise yourself you’ll learn later.
There is more empty space in the book you’re holding, than book. The electrons in the atoms of the book are moving so fast, they give the illusion of solid ink on solid paper. It’s not. Its just an illusion. If all the electrons would stop moving for even an instant, the book would not just crumble into dust, it would disappear. Poof.
If you’re taking an essay exam on geography, and the exam could be on any of the countries in the world, study only ONE country, and know it well.
Let’s say you choose China.
When it comes time for the exam and the question is,“ Write 1,000 words on Nigeria,” you begin your essay, “Nigeria is nothing like China…” and proceed to write everything you know about China.
-Quentin crisp
Is that cheating? No. That’s life. That’s using everything for your learning, uplifting and growth.
What if you lived in a perfect world of perfect people and perfect possessions, with everyone and everything doing the perfect thing at the perfect time?
What if you had everything you wanted and only what you wanted, exactly as you wanted, precisely when you wanted it?
What if, after a perfect length of time, you decided, “Perfect is a perfect bore.”
What if, at that point in your perfect world, you noticed for the first time a button marked, “Surprise.”
What if you walked over, considered all that might be contained in the concept of “surprise,” decided,” anything’s better than perfect boredom,” took a deep breath, pushed the button…
… and found yourself where you are right now-feeling what you’re feeling now, thinking what your thinking now, with everything in your life precisely the way it is now-reading this book.
Introduction
By the time we graduate from high school, we have spent some 14,500 hours in the classroom. But in all that time, did we learn-or even explore the meaning of life?
We learned how to calculate the square root of an isosceles triangle (invaluable in daily life), but did we learn how to forgive ourselves and others?
We dissected a frog, but perhaps never explored the dynamics of human relationships.
We know what pi is, but we’re not sure who we are.
We may know hot to diagram a sentence, but we may not know how to love ourselves.
Did we learn about worthiness (and how to get it), the power of thoughts ( and how to use them), or the value of mistakes?
Did anyone teach us how to us guilt, resentment, pain and fear for our upliftment, learning and growth?
Did we learn our purpose in life?
-22-
The real teacher of life is you. You’re the one who must decide, of all that comes your way, what is true and what is not, what applies to you and what does not, what you learn and what you promise yourself you’ll learn later.
There is more empty space in the book you’re holding, than book. The electrons in the atoms of the book are moving so fast, they give the illusion of solid ink on solid paper. It’s not. Its just an illusion. If all the electrons would stop moving for even an instant, the book would not just crumble into dust, it would disappear. Poof.
If you’re taking an essay exam on geography, and the exam could be on any of the countries in the world, study only ONE country, and know it well.
Let’s say you choose China.
When it comes time for the exam and the question is,“ Write 1,000 words on Nigeria,” you begin your essay, “Nigeria is nothing like China…” and proceed to write everything you know about China.
-Quentin crisp
Is that cheating? No. That’s life. That’s using everything for your learning, uplifting and growth.
People..
So I was in the store today, buying things that i didn't necessarily need, or want. I was listening to music but wasn't really listening to it. I walked around with my mom. As she bought the things we didn't need I watched people. I looked at there faces and started to think. Why are all these people look as if they are in a daze? They look at things, there brows cave as they try to concentrate on what is before them. Should I buy this there eyes seem to say. Or as they walk down the isles as if they never ended. Not paying attention to the people around them. Sometimes running into them. Sometimes waking up from there daze with a jolt looking around,then keep walking. Its like there robots. No emotion or any signs of life. Maybe half of them had a fight with there significant other and shouted "I can take this anymore I'm going for a drive" and they ended up in these isles. Or maybe they had a bad day at work and didn't want to go home to an empty house. Maybe...maybe not. Maybe its just the world we live in. A recession. A pandemic. And a nervous feeling that never seems to go away. Maybe we are just lifeless beings now. Who walk as if they are walking through the tunnel of life. Have you ever noticed that.. the isles in the stores are like the tunnel through life. They have food,water, clothing, knowledge, and people in them. Everything you need on that path you take to your death. Maybe that's why everyone looks the way they do at the grocery store. Maybe...maybe not.
As i was in this store. I bought a poster with a peace sign on it. This peace sign was made up of the word "peace" in many different languages. Including braille, Chinese, sign language, french etc. So i started thinking. If all these countries know what the word "Peace" means. Then why are we always at war? Why are people dieing everyday? Why are planes crashing into towers? Why are flags burning round the world? Because...its our instinct. We are animals in this world. Were very smart in a way. But were still animals. We fight, its what we do. We fight over land. Just like animals. We fight over so many things animals do. Yet. There not killing our planet slowly. There economy isn't crumbling. And there not flying planes into buildings. Would it be so bad if we all stepped back and not care about all this. If we took away the building, The cars, and the planes. If we made the world small again and lived like we used to. Live off the land. Do we need expensive clothes, cars, houses, and gas for our cars? Did we really evolve from the cavemen? Or did we just make more stuff. Wash our hair and shave. Maybe we just made something out of the wheel. We made the care. And maybe we found how to make a boat. And we realized people were different then us. Maybe we thought people who are different then us are not as good as us. Maybe we found out that rock to someones skull would solve that problem. Maybe we found how to kill. Maybe we found how to kill. Maybe...just maybe. If if someone didn't find out that sticks and stones may break someones bones..then i wouldn't be speaking these words.
Sorry that bounced are alot!
As i was in this store. I bought a poster with a peace sign on it. This peace sign was made up of the word "peace" in many different languages. Including braille, Chinese, sign language, french etc. So i started thinking. If all these countries know what the word "Peace" means. Then why are we always at war? Why are people dieing everyday? Why are planes crashing into towers? Why are flags burning round the world? Because...its our instinct. We are animals in this world. Were very smart in a way. But were still animals. We fight, its what we do. We fight over land. Just like animals. We fight over so many things animals do. Yet. There not killing our planet slowly. There economy isn't crumbling. And there not flying planes into buildings. Would it be so bad if we all stepped back and not care about all this. If we took away the building, The cars, and the planes. If we made the world small again and lived like we used to. Live off the land. Do we need expensive clothes, cars, houses, and gas for our cars? Did we really evolve from the cavemen? Or did we just make more stuff. Wash our hair and shave. Maybe we just made something out of the wheel. We made the care. And maybe we found how to make a boat. And we realized people were different then us. Maybe we thought people who are different then us are not as good as us. Maybe we found out that rock to someones skull would solve that problem. Maybe we found how to kill. Maybe we found how to kill. Maybe...just maybe. If if someone didn't find out that sticks and stones may break someones bones..then i wouldn't be speaking these words.
Sorry that bounced are alot!
Friday, October 23, 2009
I have no title. I am one.
So its Friday!
Is it just me or are the days/ weeks getting longer. And the will to get out of bed in the morning getting weaker..
SUBJECT CHANGE.
By the time i die i want to figure out
Is it just me or are the days/ weeks getting longer. And the will to get out of bed in the morning getting weaker..
SUBJECT CHANGE.
By the time i die i want to figure out
- Why people touch you when you say "don't touch me"
- Why people seem to always love the same things when every ones different.
- Why they call people who make music "artists" when almost all of them do it not for the art of it. But to make as much money as they can.
- Why people say " i know someone who likes you!.....But i cant tell you"
- or the " i don't feel good" then they ask why.
I have realized that i have changed a great deal sense last year. Many things have happened from the time i was a 7th grader to what i am now. I haven't become wiser, But i sure have become less stupid. The world has become bigger and the people have become less forgiving. Ive been hurt. I have hurt people. So this year...its all about peace. People will hate me, ill get into it with a few people. But the people who hate me wont have a good reason. And when i get into it with someone i will not insult them, i will not hurt them. I will tell them the truth.
BUT
my dad just said theres a good chance I'm going to a Bon Jovi concert in December \m/
K I'm done for know. buhbye
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Ahh..
Have you ever thought "Why am i here?" or "What if i died tomorrow?" Would there be an empty spot in the world. Or would the constant buzz of people keep on going. What if your parents didn't meet? Would you be someone else? Or would you just not be..Ah but these are pointless questions. I'm here, and my goal is when i go I'm going out with a smile on my face. My middle fingers up in the air. And my final words "Life is Beautiful. Do not cry at my funeral" And be gone. \m/
So i hate this whole Swine Flu thing..
I played in a football game yesterday and they didn't shake our hands..because they didn't want to get sick. They gave us the whole "hit the rock".
Or how every ones freaking out because we don't wash our hands and it caught up to us. Or how its the end of the world because someone sneezed. Its stupid. And i love how adults are freaking out more then the kids?
I hate how we treated Obama like hes amazing. Hes every ones hero. Hes every ones hero because hes the first black president. But that's so amazing because we want to end racism and treat everyone equally...Then why don't we treat him like the white president before him. ( not being racist at all. That's just what i see)
I hate everyone has to listen to the same music, wear "cool" clothes, and get 150 dollar shoes. See these things are all art. Art is original. Music on the radio is not art anymore. nothing is, You have to search for it. And maybe that lets us see more beauty in it. Or maybe for some people not see any beauty in these things at all.
- Ride the wave through life.
Surf it all the way to the sand where you die.
But on your way there, there will be obstacles.
You will fall off the wave and have to find another to get on.
You will find rocks that you will have to maneuver around.
But you have to make it to the beach sooner or later.
Dead or alive.
Happy or sad.
How you get there is your choice.
- mike Funkhouser
So i hate this whole Swine Flu thing..
I played in a football game yesterday and they didn't shake our hands..because they didn't want to get sick. They gave us the whole "hit the rock".
Or how every ones freaking out because we don't wash our hands and it caught up to us. Or how its the end of the world because someone sneezed. Its stupid. And i love how adults are freaking out more then the kids?
I hate how we treated Obama like hes amazing. Hes every ones hero. Hes every ones hero because hes the first black president. But that's so amazing because we want to end racism and treat everyone equally...Then why don't we treat him like the white president before him. ( not being racist at all. That's just what i see)
I hate everyone has to listen to the same music, wear "cool" clothes, and get 150 dollar shoes. See these things are all art. Art is original. Music on the radio is not art anymore. nothing is, You have to search for it. And maybe that lets us see more beauty in it. Or maybe for some people not see any beauty in these things at all.
- Ride the wave through life.
Surf it all the way to the sand where you die.
But on your way there, there will be obstacles.
You will fall off the wave and have to find another to get on.
You will find rocks that you will have to maneuver around.
But you have to make it to the beach sooner or later.
Dead or alive.
Happy or sad.
How you get there is your choice.
- mike Funkhouser
Say wassup.
So I honestly don't know why I'm writing a blog. I don't even know how? So I'm just gonna go with the flow on this.
There are days where i wear sweatpants and a sweatshirt to school because its comfortable. Not to impress people.
I love music more then you know. If you think i don't listen to slipknot, Metallica, and skillet, static house,etc. But listen to whats on the radio. Your wrong, I think whats on the radio is a sad excuse for music. Its about sex,drugs, and girls while its being listened to by people who cant even relate to it.
I am also in love with quotes. I'm always looking them up and writing them down.
I will draw an arrow. Or the number one. And it will mean the world to me but you will have no idea what it means. Its just how i role.
But anyway I'm really bad at this. So sorry.
There are days where i wear sweatpants and a sweatshirt to school because its comfortable. Not to impress people.
I love music more then you know. If you think i don't listen to slipknot, Metallica, and skillet, static house,etc. But listen to whats on the radio. Your wrong, I think whats on the radio is a sad excuse for music. Its about sex,drugs, and girls while its being listened to by people who cant even relate to it.
I am also in love with quotes. I'm always looking them up and writing them down.
I will draw an arrow. Or the number one. And it will mean the world to me but you will have no idea what it means. Its just how i role.
But anyway I'm really bad at this. So sorry.
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