Ron C

Joined December 2024

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Creating awesomeness with a pen. Follow me at https://twitter.com/isumch

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Through the Flaws, the Fire, and the Temptations
Love, that complex, unpredictable whirlwind of emotion, has always been something that consumed my thoughts. I've spent years grappling with its meaning - trying to find a definition, a boundary, a structure to tame it. But no matter how hard I tried, I'd always circle back to one profound truth: when you decide to stay with someone despite their flaws, despite all the chaos surrounding you, despite the temptations that lurk near and far - and you choose them anyway - that is love. Not the Hollywood-kind, the fairytale-kind, or the fleeting-kiss-on-a-starry-night-kind, but the raw, unfiltered kind of love that makes you stay.
By Ron Cabout a year ago in Humans
God Does Not Love Me, and I Know It
I’ve said it aloud to myself before, felt each word as it slipped out like venom from my tongue: God does not love me. And I’m not talking about a passing doubt, some fleeting spiritual crisis. No, it feels embedded in my bones — solid, irrefutable, like granite under my skin. People tell me I’m wrong, that I couldn’t possibly know such a thing, but I do. I feel it in my waking hours, in my dreams, in the empty spaces where hope used to grow. It’s strange how absence can make itself known so powerfully. The absence of God’s love is the loudest silence I’ve ever heard.
By Ron Cabout a year ago in Humans
What If the Reality We Live in is Hell, and We are Simply Dreaming?
What if the reality we live in — this messy, chaotic, unpredictable, and beautiful thing that we call life — is hell? And what if it’s all just a dream? What if everything we experience, from the deepest joy to the worst pain, exists as a fragmented echo of something far beyond comprehension? What if death, instead of being an end, is waking up to whatever real — or worse — awaits us?
By Ron Cabout a year ago in Humans
How Can Someone Say “I Love You” and Leave Like It Meant Nothing?
There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that’s almost impossible to wrap your head around. It’s not the kind where things naturally fall apart, where two people reach the end of their road and move on with understanding or mutual pain. No, this is something colder, something that leaves you reeling, questioning yourself, because someone came into your life, said “I love you” like they meant it, made you feel like you were the center of their world, and then one day? They left. Walked away. Maybe they didn’t say a word, maybe they gave you some excuse, or maybe they acted so indifferent you had to chase an answer — but the result is the same. They left like it was nothing, like none of the moments you shared mattered, as if love didn’t even exist.
By Ron Cabout a year ago in Humans
Did Jesus Ever Say He Was God?
There’s this incredible mystery and power when Jesus speaks about being equal with God — he does it in ways that are subtle and profound but also bold and unmistakable. You really have to let the words sink in. Imagine being a first-century Jewish crowd, listening to someone say things that weren’t just spiritual wisdom, weren’t just radical claims, but outright statements that made Him one with Yahweh, the God of Israel — the Creator. I mean, for a fiercely monotheistic culture, that’s either blasphemy to the extreme, or it’s the most earth-shaking truth imaginable.
By Ron Cabout a year ago in Confessions
if it was true love, you’d not fall out of it
I’ve heard this idea so many times — this notion that true love is eternal, that it’s immune to time, circumstance, or change. “If it was true love, you’d never fall out of it.” And honestly, it’s such a compelling, poetic idea, isn’t it? Who doesn’t want to believe in that kind of love? A love that transcends pain, imperfection, and the inevitability of growth — like some divine force that builds its throne in your heart and rules forever. But if I’m being honest, I’m not sure it’s that simple — it’s not just black and white like that.
By Ron Cabout a year ago in Humans
Do Men Have Only One Thing On Their Minds?
The question is loaded. It pokes not just at male psychology but also at culture, religion, evolution, and even stereotypes we’ve all grown up with. Let’s unpack it because it’s way more complex than the simple (and insulting) notion that men are just walking bundles of primal libido.
By Ron Cabout a year ago in Men
Do Parents Really Do Unconditional Love?
Do parents really give unconditional love? Honestly, it’s such a loaded and complex question, isn’t it? I mean, before diving into whether they do, we’ve got to first grapple with what “unconditional love” really is. Love that exists without any strings, expectations, conditions, or limits. A love so pure that it persists no matter what. And when it comes to parents, most people immediately think, “Of course! Parents are supposed to love their kids more than anything.” But, hold up — is that a universal truth? Let’s unpack this.
By Ron Cabout a year ago in Humans
What Donald Trump’s Hair Teaches Us About Life
Donald Trump’s hair. Yeah, it’s iconic, isn’t it? Whether you love the man, loathe him, or fall somewhere in the exhausted middle, that hair has become a hallmark of his public persona. And I know what you’re thinking: how much can a man’s hair actually tell us? Well, stick with me here—because I think it tells us way more than you might expect.
By Ron Cabout a year ago in Humans
7 Signs You Were Raised by an Emotionally Immature Father
Growing up with an emotionally immature father can feel like navigating a storm without an anchor. You may not have realized it at the time—after all, when we’re children, we think the way our parents treat us is “normal.” But perhaps, over the years, you’ve started noticing gaps in your emotional world—an inability to connect with your feelings, difficulty forming healthy relationships, or the relentless urge to please others, even at your own expense. These cracks in the foundation often lead back to the emotional landscape your father laid down for you.
By Ron Cabout a year ago in Families
US Immigrants Issued Advice Ahead of Potential Mass Deportations
Today, the feeling of not belonging is more than an emotional state - it's a legal reality for millions of people. Immigrant communities in the United States brace for what feels like an imminent storm, as policies threaten to uproot their lives and redefine what it means to belong. The looming mass deportations and attempts to strip birthright citizenship create a sense of displacement not just for the undocumented but for those who were born here, grew up here, and built their lives here. What do you do when even the ground beneath your feet refuses to acknowledge you as its own?
By Ron Cabout a year ago in Humans
20 times when classical literature became X-rated
Oh, I’ve got to say, we think of classical literature as something detached from the carnal, the dirty, even the “x-rated,” right? But I’ll tell you, humans have always been humans. These great minds who penned our timeless classics weren’t sitting around acting pious all the time. They were steeped in desire, violence, and passion, and it shows. Classical literature is dripping with sin, lust, and limbic impulses beneath that scholarly facade. In fact, the stories celebrated as moral allegories or high art often have more scandal buried in their folds than tabloids could ever dream of running.
By Ron Cabout a year ago in BookClub