Wednesday, November 15
Tuesday, September 26
Can happiness be bought?
That's an interesting thought, and really depends on what you define happiness as.
What I mean is, that let's say I pay a fee to get into a fair, and happen to have a great time, and am happy while I am there. Did I buy happiness by paying the fee to get in and participate in the activity that seems to have granted me the happiness?
So, if I pay to do something and I am happy, does that mean that I just bought happiness? I'd say no, because someone else may buy the same thing or pay for entrance to the same activity, and not be 'happy' while there.
But like I said before, it depends upon your definition of happiness... Because one person may define it as "getting high", where as another may define it as "feeling joyous", and someone else may say that they are happy, only because they are not feeling sad or depressed.
One of my favorite quotes (but I don't know who said it) is:
"Happiness is the emotion felt by the body,
Joy is the emotion felt by the soul"
It also depends on your definition of "buy" because that could mean paying cash for something, or paying the price or consequence of individual decisions.
Every decision we make has a consequence and by making those decisions we can make ourselves happy. For instance, I can decide to sit on the couch all day, and thereby doing nothing of substance and be very unhappy, or I could go out and be with friends or whatever, and be happy.
Our decisions 'buy' our happiness...
So, CAN we buy our happiness? It depends on your definition.
What I mean is, that let's say I pay a fee to get into a fair, and happen to have a great time, and am happy while I am there. Did I buy happiness by paying the fee to get in and participate in the activity that seems to have granted me the happiness?
So, if I pay to do something and I am happy, does that mean that I just bought happiness? I'd say no, because someone else may buy the same thing or pay for entrance to the same activity, and not be 'happy' while there.
But like I said before, it depends upon your definition of happiness... Because one person may define it as "getting high", where as another may define it as "feeling joyous", and someone else may say that they are happy, only because they are not feeling sad or depressed.
One of my favorite quotes (but I don't know who said it) is:
"Happiness is the emotion felt by the body,
Joy is the emotion felt by the soul"
It also depends on your definition of "buy" because that could mean paying cash for something, or paying the price or consequence of individual decisions.
Every decision we make has a consequence and by making those decisions we can make ourselves happy. For instance, I can decide to sit on the couch all day, and thereby doing nothing of substance and be very unhappy, or I could go out and be with friends or whatever, and be happy.
Our decisions 'buy' our happiness...
So, CAN we buy our happiness? It depends on your definition.
Tuesday, August 22
My latest drawing:
And my latest rant:
Ok, so my bestest friend and I went to THE toy store... Toys R Us. We were looking for the old fashion Tinker toys. You know the kind. Simple, but kids can build anything. Even a simple Lego set... I mean COME ON!!
Anyway, so they did not have any. Nice person told us that but that is not really relevant. No tinker toys in THE toy store. Now if we think about this for a bit... I mean just think about it for a minute, we will see that if there is no Tinker toys in the store then, logically, there must needs be other toys in the store right? Right.
What do they sell in a toy store with no tinker toys? I'll tell you. And I'll tell you a secret. They fill the store and stock the shelves with "educational" laptops for children aged 6 to 8, they stack racks full of flashing lights for infants, the Lego set shelves contain those Lego set already set up to reflect the castle of Hogwarts, or the design of the Lord of the Rings tower etc... And everything sings... Now here is what I realized about these toys:
1. The educational toys such as the leapfrog books that talk to the children teach the children, yes. But they do not teach the children about interacting with other children. It took an entire wall to cover the toys that teach children French and Spanish and early mathematics. Why would there be a need for so much educational products? Do parents simply take little or no time teaching their children anymore? Is it too time consuming? Now why do you suppose children are so angered towards their parents as they grow up? Could it be that parents just do not invest time or sufficient energy into teaching, enjoying time with, and growing with their children? I think so.
2. I believe that the flashing lights on those items that are meant to entertain babies still in their infancy coincided with the constant sounds as they twist or pull bobbles contributes immensely to children's ADD and Hyperactive disorders.
3. The third thing is that after seeing the options for Lego sets, I am forced to conclude that this will influence addictions in the children when they grow older. What a child sees on TV, is now reinforced from the stores into their brains. They find that they like a movie and merchandise comes out to support that and turn it into an addiction, but perhaps only a small addiction. Our whole society is addicted, whether it be to TV, sports, drugs and alcohol, habits, gambling, work etc... The list grows constantly. They are loosing their imagination because castles are shoved at them and they are to make the castle that is portrayed on the box it came in. I am disgusted where this is going.
And that is my rant of the day….
And my latest rant:
Ok, so my bestest friend and I went to THE toy store... Toys R Us. We were looking for the old fashion Tinker toys. You know the kind. Simple, but kids can build anything. Even a simple Lego set... I mean COME ON!!
Anyway, so they did not have any. Nice person told us that but that is not really relevant. No tinker toys in THE toy store. Now if we think about this for a bit... I mean just think about it for a minute, we will see that if there is no Tinker toys in the store then, logically, there must needs be other toys in the store right? Right.
What do they sell in a toy store with no tinker toys? I'll tell you. And I'll tell you a secret. They fill the store and stock the shelves with "educational" laptops for children aged 6 to 8, they stack racks full of flashing lights for infants, the Lego set shelves contain those Lego set already set up to reflect the castle of Hogwarts, or the design of the Lord of the Rings tower etc... And everything sings... Now here is what I realized about these toys:
1. The educational toys such as the leapfrog books that talk to the children teach the children, yes. But they do not teach the children about interacting with other children. It took an entire wall to cover the toys that teach children French and Spanish and early mathematics. Why would there be a need for so much educational products? Do parents simply take little or no time teaching their children anymore? Is it too time consuming? Now why do you suppose children are so angered towards their parents as they grow up? Could it be that parents just do not invest time or sufficient energy into teaching, enjoying time with, and growing with their children? I think so.
2. I believe that the flashing lights on those items that are meant to entertain babies still in their infancy coincided with the constant sounds as they twist or pull bobbles contributes immensely to children's ADD and Hyperactive disorders.
3. The third thing is that after seeing the options for Lego sets, I am forced to conclude that this will influence addictions in the children when they grow older. What a child sees on TV, is now reinforced from the stores into their brains. They find that they like a movie and merchandise comes out to support that and turn it into an addiction, but perhaps only a small addiction. Our whole society is addicted, whether it be to TV, sports, drugs and alcohol, habits, gambling, work etc... The list grows constantly. They are loosing their imagination because castles are shoved at them and they are to make the castle that is portrayed on the box it came in. I am disgusted where this is going.
And that is my rant of the day….
Friday, August 11
I find Atlantis very fascinating.
I'm looking on the web to check out more about it.
They say it is in the Atlantic Ocean.
'Atlantic' is very close to "Atlantis", which makes me wonder which came first. City of Atlantis or the Atlantic Ocean?
Interestingly enough there is a map of an island in the Atlantic drawn by Plato or his student or some such showing a very large land mass that is labeled "Atlantis" in the Atlantic Ocean.
Though for some reason it appears to have been drawn upside down. Whether or not that has significance, I don't know.
"Map of Atlantis by the 17th-century German scholar Athanasius Kircher. Kircher based his
map on Plato's description of Atlantis as an island west of the Pillars of Hercules - the
Strait of Gibraltar - and situated Atlantis in the ocean that has since been named after the
legendary land. Unlike modern cartographers, he placed south at the top of the map, which
puts America at the right."
Now... Australians believe the world is drawn upside down on the maps today, and even today they draw their maps with north pointing down. This could imply that the Atlantians drew their map upside down because they, like the Australians are, were perhaps in the southern hemisphere.
One more interesting thing is that the atlantic ocean has a mysteriously large piece that looks like a very large sunk island. AND you know the bermuda triangle? It seems to me that the strange wave patterns might have been caused by the absence or dissapearence of Atlantis.
Yes, so now I want to impose the map upside down that I found of Atlantis over top of where the sunken island is.
bah. I need to eat.
Monday, July 24
Look OK mask
On the outside I look just fine.
I wear a mask that looks alright.
Behind that face that looks so great,
Is a face submissive to it's fate.
Before my eyes I wear a mask.
I won't tell you, 'cause you don't ask.
Here's the thing I won't say:
I live in fear like this every day.
So much emotion of the soul,
The tears of the pain not shown.
Confusion blocking the way to go,
Sadness inside, how could you know?
I wait for moments to shed the mask,
Alone in silence to confront the task.
When it comes off, it hits the ground,
And I'm afraid it's much too loud.
Someone might hear it hit the ground,
And they will run to see the sound.
And I will simply make one more,
That eventually will strike the floor;
And one will hear the sound it makes,
And I will protect me by being fake.
And soon I will create so many masks,
That eventually I am sure to crack.
I wear a mask that looks alright.
Behind that face that looks so great,
Is a face submissive to it's fate.
Before my eyes I wear a mask.
I won't tell you, 'cause you don't ask.
Here's the thing I won't say:
I live in fear like this every day.
So much emotion of the soul,
The tears of the pain not shown.
Confusion blocking the way to go,
Sadness inside, how could you know?
I wait for moments to shed the mask,
Alone in silence to confront the task.
When it comes off, it hits the ground,
And I'm afraid it's much too loud.
Someone might hear it hit the ground,
And they will run to see the sound.
And I will simply make one more,
That eventually will strike the floor;
And one will hear the sound it makes,
And I will protect me by being fake.
And soon I will create so many masks,
That eventually I am sure to crack.
Monday, April 24
To Change the World
Look there,
Someone is aching.
Longing for hope,
To the point of shaking.
Now here,
Someone craving truth,
Who can save them?
Is it the youth?
This is the world we live in.
This is the world we’re left to change.
The power is in our grasp,
Our ability within range.
This is the world we live in.
This is the world left for youth.
The power is in our grasp,
Our valiance in truth.
To change the world is not to move it,
But to change the eyes through which one views it,
I think the measure of a man,
Is not of his stature but his willingness to stand.
So I will change the world one view at a time
And I hope in the end you’ll find
That the world has been moved.
We are the chosen generation.
We are the chosen few.
Where is the determination?
Where is the unique view?
How can we strive to change it,
By simply watching it pass?
We must get up to change it,
Not watch the hour glass.
The time won't give up,
And our hours are but few,
Will we rise to the challenge?
Or bask in the wondrous view?
The youth hold the power,
We must stand with the right,
We've been given the weapons,
To go on and to fight.
Let's first change the world, not move it,
And change the eyes through which all view it,
Until the measure of each man,
Is not of his stature but his willingness to stand.
Help us change the world one view at a time
And we hope in the end you’ll find
That the world has been moved.
- Sera Johnson © 2005
Someone is aching.
Longing for hope,
To the point of shaking.
Now here,
Someone craving truth,
Who can save them?
Is it the youth?
This is the world we live in.
This is the world we’re left to change.
The power is in our grasp,
Our ability within range.
This is the world we live in.
This is the world left for youth.
The power is in our grasp,
Our valiance in truth.
To change the world is not to move it,
But to change the eyes through which one views it,
I think the measure of a man,
Is not of his stature but his willingness to stand.
So I will change the world one view at a time
And I hope in the end you’ll find
That the world has been moved.
We are the chosen generation.
We are the chosen few.
Where is the determination?
Where is the unique view?
How can we strive to change it,
By simply watching it pass?
We must get up to change it,
Not watch the hour glass.
The time won't give up,
And our hours are but few,
Will we rise to the challenge?
Or bask in the wondrous view?
The youth hold the power,
We must stand with the right,
We've been given the weapons,
To go on and to fight.
Let's first change the world, not move it,
And change the eyes through which all view it,
Until the measure of each man,
Is not of his stature but his willingness to stand.
Help us change the world one view at a time
And we hope in the end you’ll find
That the world has been moved.
- Sera Johnson © 2005
Wednesday, April 5
I hate the internet
I have a confession. I am not very fond of the internet. In fact, I pretty much dislike the internet. No, I Frankly HATE it. Strong choice of words huh? But let me explain this loathing hate for the internet that I posess. Ok, first off, lets start simple.
1. I hate the internet because the search engines have so many lies on them, it is hard to find truth on the internet anymore. A whole bunch of people have access to the internet and can say what ever they want and post it as truth. Un-justified and blantent lies.
2. The second reason I hate the internet is because of all the selfish people who take advantage of other people. They scam, they con they are just plain cruel.
3. The next reason I hate the internet is because of junk-mail. Junk-mail is spam from very annoying people saying such things as "DatePeopleAroundYou" and things that I don't need the internet to tell me to do. I hate it.
4. And the fourth reason the internet is so repulsive is because of the porn. Yes, there, that word. The body is so abused and so wrecklessly exposed that even when one careful as I am, am bombarded with the devilish material. It is so sad, most of all that those who post pictures of themselves on the internet would do such a thing. They feel no discomfort in showing their bodies. What a sad sad day this is. Our society will crumble and decay if we allow it to stay with way. It will crumble before our eyes and we will wonder what caused it. I tell you the pronographic images will kill the senses and dull the mind until only those who fight against this great curse will stand. This is not a fickle matter. This is a concept lying on the edge of the pit that we must fall into or build a bridge to cross. Porn is something that diseases the soul which is worse than diseasing the body because the soul will live on into the spirit world and if it is diseased by pornography it will suffer eternally.
That is why I hate the internet with a passion, because porn is availible to all and unexpectedly and it diseases the soul. it is an epidemic that Must be stopped.
1. I hate the internet because the search engines have so many lies on them, it is hard to find truth on the internet anymore. A whole bunch of people have access to the internet and can say what ever they want and post it as truth. Un-justified and blantent lies.
2. The second reason I hate the internet is because of all the selfish people who take advantage of other people. They scam, they con they are just plain cruel.
3. The next reason I hate the internet is because of junk-mail. Junk-mail is spam from very annoying people saying such things as "DatePeopleAroundYou" and things that I don't need the internet to tell me to do. I hate it.
4. And the fourth reason the internet is so repulsive is because of the porn. Yes, there, that word. The body is so abused and so wrecklessly exposed that even when one careful as I am, am bombarded with the devilish material. It is so sad, most of all that those who post pictures of themselves on the internet would do such a thing. They feel no discomfort in showing their bodies. What a sad sad day this is. Our society will crumble and decay if we allow it to stay with way. It will crumble before our eyes and we will wonder what caused it. I tell you the pronographic images will kill the senses and dull the mind until only those who fight against this great curse will stand. This is not a fickle matter. This is a concept lying on the edge of the pit that we must fall into or build a bridge to cross. Porn is something that diseases the soul which is worse than diseasing the body because the soul will live on into the spirit world and if it is diseased by pornography it will suffer eternally.
That is why I hate the internet with a passion, because porn is availible to all and unexpectedly and it diseases the soul. it is an epidemic that Must be stopped.
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