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What Happy People Know, poem
He who learns must suffer.
Even in our sleep,
Pain which we cannot forget
Falls drop by drop upon the heart,
Until, in our own despair,
Against our will,
Comes wisdom,
Through the awful grace of God.
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Changes
Some changes happen so gradually, the differences--no matter how drastic--are indistinguishable. This is what can be so scary about slow changes...you wouldn't know it happened until something terrible happens and you're lost in another world ( Read more... ) -
Check your genetics
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Racism, Culturism
In America, the mantra is that racism is bad. To me, this mantra comes from the guilt of the sins of some white people enslaving black people, decimating the Natives, colonizing foreign countries, torturing those who were different, exploiting non-white nations. Also, I think racism is bad because it is unfair to judge someone based solely on the ( Read more... ) -
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Things are going well. I'm so fortunate to be working at Maxim. I've raked in enough money just during the summer to pay for tuition and rent at school. Also, this is truly a big booster to my resume! Also, I really like all the chemical engineers (my co-workers) which is a huge difference than last year where I didn't like the civil engineer, the ( Read more... ) -
Movies!
Can you believe this? But Movies12 sells tickets for $0.50 each on Mondays. So of course, my sisters and I spent our share of moola watching a movie marathon. Well, it was going to be a marathon of three movies straight, but after the second one, our butts were hurting, we were sick of cheap candy foods, and honestly, after a while, movies start to ( Read more... ) -
Crap Load
So yeah, I've just read my first livejournal entry and I think it's crap so here's the second one. It's still crap. Oh crap. My first one is crap because it's all philosophical shit. My second one is crap because I say crap so much. Crap.
I have to say, I love Albertt, I love the Sardonic Homosexual, and it's because of their awesome livejournal -
Philosophy and Beliefs: Taoism
Although I say I believe in Taoist principles, I can't honestly say I'm Taoist because I don't know what Taoism really is. As involved in other processes of understanding, achieving, and learning, becoming a Taoist is infinitely more accessible with the guidance of a teacher. I don't require a teacher, but the road to enlightenment becomes much ( Read more... )