humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
Ginkgo Ginkgo. Top Story - August 2022.
The moon is a strange plant, and the moon is a night when the tree is twisted with overlapping vines, and the wind blows through, and the shadows sway lightly, and there may be a slight sigh in the dark shadows, or maybe it is just the sound of birds flying in the night.
By Theda F Folkerts4 years ago in Humans
I hope that when you make friends you must see if the other person's heart is good.
There was a sudden "novel fever" in the class, and everyone in the class was eager to write novels. They passed them around and learned from each other. We all coincidentally formed a combination, of course, each combination of people must be a dead friend. In this way, I and my good sisters: Xiao You, Xiao Liang, and Xiao Shang, a total of four people formed a "crazy girl" group. Our relationship with the novel boom, but also more and more iron. About a week after the establishment of the group, because of the need to add a better writer, and remove the small You. I was very sad at that time, my heart constantly throbbing. However, it may be that God has blessed us, and our friendship was not interrupted by this unpleasant event. I felt very relieved and slowly accepted this reality. But I didn't expect that what made me angry was yet to come. It went on like this for 2 days, without anyone saying anything. Until this afternoon, I finally couldn't stand it anymore! I had just arrived at a class when Ryou came to my seat and said that she wanted to add two more people. What the hell do you want? Do you have to get rid of all of us good sisters to be happy? She didn't say anything. I was so angry that I was irrational, and I said, "Okay, you guys go start a group! I formed a group with Xiao You and Xiao Shang! To my disbelief, Ryou said with a blank face: "You guys are leaving just in time, I don't want to add you guys yet. Hearing her words, I froze. When I looked up, I only saw the back of Ryou's desperate back. In the next gym class, I told Ryou about it, but she didn't care! Did she see friendship as a plaything? I looked at her in a daze, not knowing what to say. After the dismissal of sports, I sat on the stone bench, dumbfounded, from the haze of tears vaguely see the figure of Xiao Liang, she smiled so happily, but that smile deeply stung my eyes! When I arrived at the class, I passed a note to Xiao Liang, which said: I hate novels! Hate all the people who joined later! She sent me back: We can't be in a group anymore anyway. Yes, there was already a deep rift in our friendship, so how could we possibly mend it? In a daze, I heard the class teacher ask us to go out for gymnastics practice. I didn't know whether I was doing the standard or not, only that I was crying and weeping all the time. And so I spent the afternoon like a year. At the end of the school day, for the first time, Ryou didn't wait for me to go home with her, but that was expected. I walked home with Xiao Shang and Xiao You in silence, all of us very silent. There was a certain distance between each of us as if a gap had been created in our hearts. I was in tears while writing this article, saddened by the fragility of friendship and heartbroken by what Ryou had done. During the night, my mouth kept mumbling a phrase that you would know if you listened carefully. This is a sentence in a crying voice: Xiao Liang said we go just right, just right, just right, they still do not want to add us, do not want, do not want ...... Once a deep friendship was put in a garbage bag, completely crushed! Since then, I became silent and changed from extrovert to introvert.
By Theda F Folkerts4 years ago in Humans
Maybe he wasn't wrong.
The position of section chief is many old comrades struggled for years but did not reach, but now a young man who has not worked for a few years sat, they are very unconvinced, but just dare not say, because he has become the boss of the old comrades. The young man was happy about his promotion and thought that he would one day make a name for himself and would not let his relatives and superiors down. So he decided that he must do his duty and make some achievements to show his superiors. But he didn't expect that things would not go as planned. When he came to the office, he saw a basket of fruits and a letter on the seat, and the envelope contained 1,000 yuan, but no address or name was written on the letter. When he was wondering, he received a phone call from his brother. It turned out that one of his brother's friends had a fight with someone over a business matter, causing serious injuries to others, and hoped he could help. As soon as he heard it, he made his position clear: "I can't help with this, he should take responsibility for what he did wrong." Later his brother said many more kind words, but he just didn't agree. He asked his brother to return both the money and the fruit, but his brother said, "He sent it himself, so if you want to return it, you can do it yourself." Every day after that, a basket of fruit would appear on his seat, and his brother's attitude toward him was getting colder and colder, and he began to be in a dilemma. He did not know what to do, he wanted to turn in those fruits and money, but was afraid that it would cause suspicion against himself; if you help the man's favor, afraid that if word gets out, he is not good to step down, I'm afraid the position of section chief is also difficult to protect. But do not help, will be met with brother indifferent attitude. He never knew what to do. Money, he put in the drawer locked, not even dare to move; fruit is not kept for too long, but he did not eat himself, all to the office staff to eat, his subordinates still think he treats every day! However, the last thing he wanted to happen happened. One day, his subordinates told him that there was a prisoner who knew him and wanted to see him. He met the prisoner, the prisoner kindly begged him to help, but he just refused, the prisoner saw that the soft did not work so hard, said: "Since you received my money and fruit should help, or I will tell your superiors!" The section chief said angrily, "Sue or not, as you wish." The matter finally spread, and he became the focus of discussion, although he tried to explain to his superiors, his superiors bite the bribe, and told him that many people can sit in the seat of the section chief, so let him sit to trust him, did not expect him to be so confused. He was angry and did not want to explain, said loudly: "Who cares, who likes to let who sit ah! The next day he handed in his resignation. Those old comrades who were not convinced knew that he was no longer the section chief, so they did not have to speak ill of him secretly. Some of them even said, "Who knows if he found a relationship to sit in this position of section chief!" He thought, "This seat is not to sit, I must find a more suitable seat for them. Later, after many trials and tribulations, he finally found a seat he liked. But whenever he thought of that, he still regretted it, what was his fault?
By Theda F Folkerts4 years ago in Humans
Power: How Less Can You Get, Nigeria?
Do you remember Aug 14, 2003? The day when more than 50 million North Americans found themselves without power. When a series of faults caused by tree branches touching power lines in Ohio, which were then complicated by human error, software issues, and equipment failures, led to the most widespread blackout in North American history.
By Joseph June4 years ago in Humans
Brief note from a very dark place...
14AUG2022; 1224, SUN- Maryland, USA The dog days of summer are behind us; and I just remembered that I had this missive standing by to standby. It's not as abrasive as some of my other recent letters, by any stretch of the imagination.
By Nefarious Darrius4 years ago in Humans
Being Alone and Being Lonely Aren't the Same Thing
Growing up, my best friend was a book. I'm being totally candid when I tell you that I almost always had a paperback in one of my back pockets. When I found some downtime, I'd pull it out and read. When there was some alone time, yep, I'd read.
By Rick Martinez4 years ago in Humans
The Weevil People
Growing up poor gave me a unique perspective on entertainment. One summer, the radio station hosted Tuesday night $1.50 carloads at the drive-in for anyone using their bumper sticker. So, mom, (queen of pranks and scare tactics), loaded the station wagon with bags of popcorn and coolers of tea, together with plastic tumblers from home.
By Veronica Coldiron4 years ago in Humans
Advice for Wiccans. Love spells
Let's face it. We as wiccans would love to be able to perform spells that more experienced wiccans tell us not to perform. Spells such as getting our ex back, making someone we have a crush on fall in love with us, and even spells to scare away new lovers in their lives. But no matter the reason for why you would want to do these types of spells you must remember as a wiccan the law harm none. This does also imply manipulating others to do your will, including falling in love with you. Many people want their exes back. But once a relationship is over and our exes have made up their minds, it's best to accept it as it is.
By Danielle Mosley4 years ago in Humans
No Sounds to be Heard
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. As astronaut Brett Williams stepped down onto the ground below, he closed the shuttle door behind him as his crew members watched closely. He turned and gave them a thumbs up before unbuckling his helmet and removing it. It was less than a second before his head pounded so sharply, that he dropped his gear and grabbed his ears as they burned. He tried to scream, but as his jaw stretched open with a tightness and a popping feeling, there was no sound. He stumbled still holding his ears, trying to scream as the crew stared in horror. Nobody moved, they were paralyzed with fear. Brett suddenly fell backwards and felt a strong pulse go through his entire body. He could still see his space shuttle, but his ears stopped ringing. And although he couldn't hear anything, he could now see what was before invisible to him, it was another world. Now, Brett could see what looked like people and some kind of strange other lifeform off in the distance. Quickly he seemed to forget everything and began to walk. Every step he took felt like walking on air. The fear left him, and he began to focus on his surroundings. There were buildings, mountains, houses and even cars. He couldn't believe it. was he dreaming? Brett tried to call out, but now not only could he not make a sound, he also couldn't open his mouth. The crew could no longer see him, as they started to get their senses back, panic set in. Noone could believe it. It was another disappearance, but this time, it was before their eyes. As they prepared to radio back to the station, they realized the gauges were all malfunctioning and they were going to have to leave their mission, and Brett. US 288 to base, over, there wasn't a sound. US288 to base, over, the silence was deafening. A decision had to be made quickly. Brett continued towards a building and was greeted by the most beautiful woman he had ever seen as he approached the stairs. The woman touched his hand and for the first time since landing, he could hear again. To his amazement, he could hear her voice. It wasn't coming from her mouth; she was speaking with her mind. All at once, Brett felt a sense of peace come over him forgetting for a moment, how he got there. The woman told him her name was Nyotti. They started up the stairs as she still held his hand. He had so many questions, his mind began to race, and she cut in. Nyotti could hear every thought he had. She explained that because they do not speak, their other senses are heightened drastically such as vision and hearing. Brett knew it was true. He felt completely different than ever before. As they continued, she led him to a door and before he knew it, she was gone. Back at the space shuttle as Brett's crew members prepared to leave, they all starred out of the windows, no one was comfortable with what they were about to do. Time was running out; they knew they may not make it home. As the countdown to lift off began, tears fell down their faces, would they ever see Brett again? Would he forgive them for leaving him behind? They knew the odds of making it back to the exact location would end as before and he would be lost in space forever with the other missing astronauts that they were sent back to find.
By Rita Killion4 years ago in Humans
