age and mental development

[mrstogoff]

A girl posted her poem from school years: she wrote it when she was 13. I read it and you know.. it is not bad at all. Of coarse it is not perfect, especially technically, but it have some charm. Now she is 20+ and I am not sure she may write anything better. I saw her recent poems or posts about literature, they suck. Looks like 5 years of

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[xylya]

if it is like that - there is no sence to live.
but your words are unfortunetely too often truthfull..

hey, it wasn't about you!

[mrstogoff]

it is, but, I suppose, you should see yourself as an exception from this rule. :-)
think about it as about some kind of warning..
BTW, I do enjoy what you write.

Re: hey, it wasn't about you!

[xylya]

=))
i really didn`t want to truckle a compliment.
glad, you like it=)

[indigo_eris]

I think it's like that for most people but not all. Most people never really "wake up". So they never really progrees...or evolve through life.

You must've found me on "silent & calm"s lj? I've added you back.

Indigo

[mrstogoff]

Most people never really "wake up".
but you are awake, are you? ;-)

You must've found me on "silent & calm"s lj? I've added you back.
true. (see, sometimes even friending robots may be useful! :-) and I am glad to hear that.

[indigo_eris]

"but you are awake, are you? ;-)"
Not till I've had my coffee. ;) I try to be... though sometimes I'd rather not be.
"Friending robot"....is that a contradiction in terms? :-D

[mrstogoff]

Not till I've had my coffee. ;)
:-)))
"Friending robot"....is that a contradiction in terms?
no, not at all. there are programs that automatically friend people. the guy uses it.

[shadusfix]

Generally writing grows as people grow- when it comes to poetry at least. I know mine as changed dramatically from what it was when I was 13 to what it is now. It's a shame that some people never seem to cultivate their skills.

Of course, I was able to grow in writing because I took contructive criticisms and used then to my advantage. I have a friend who thinks she's the best writer in the world. She hasn't changed in her writing either since she was 13 or 14. She cannot take criticism of any kind either. I think that in order to grow, you have to accept that you can always improve. If you see your words as perfect to begin with, you won't deviate very much. (Even though a lot of people really should...)

[mrstogoff]

Generally writing grows as people grow
well, that must be generally true (although, one shouldn't take it for granted). the problem is that at some point people stop to grow and start just to get old..

who thinks she's the best writer in the world
:-) at least she have good self confidence.

..what about your essay? graded already?

[shadusfix]

Yeah, it's graded and I did a lot better than I think I deserved. I think my conclusion was what saved me because she commented that it was very strong. (But overall, the essay wasn't my best work.) I got a B on it. :)

[mrstogoff]

then what was your conclusion?

[vanderhoog]

Perfection, development, grow, going from A to B, the next level, it is a cruel illusion, only to make us work hard, to maximize our genes. Better step out of the ratrace and become aware you are there and you won't come any nearer.

Something else, Mr. Stogoff, how did you attract those interesting women to your blog? What is your secret?

[mrstogoff]

Better step out of the ratrace and become aware
this reminds me a dialog from the Victor Pelevin (popular russian writer) new book. it goes like that
"..-all the communication between people is only about convincing others that your type of consumption is superior to there's. that's all, there is nothing else.
-no, I know different people! there communication is different.
-you see! what you are trying to say is that your communication sources are superior to those we have.."

to be aware of something means next level of enlightenment comparing to those people that don't, true? ;-)

no secret. I just friend them. :-)

[vanderhoog]

For some reason these lines came to my mind:

The next day everybody got up
Seein' if the clothes were dry.
The dogs were barking, a neighbor passed,
Mama, of course, she said, "Hi!"
"Have you heard the news?" he said, with a grin,
"The Vice-President's gone mad!"
"Where?" "Downtown." "When?" "Last night."
"Hmm, say, that's too bad!"
"Well, there's nothin' we can do about it," said the neighbor,
"It's just somethin' we're gonna have to forget."
"Yes, I guess so," said Ma,
Then she asked me if the clothes was still wet.

Don't ask me why.....

I just friend them
Is that really the only reason why your female visitors read your blog? Only because you friended them? Really?

[mrstogoff]

well, I answered by the next post ;-)