humanity

For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.

Respectfully Declined.
For years I was what you call a “do girl in other words , I was a "yes" girl and later grew into a woman. I had absolutely no boundaries and quite frankly that word “Boundaries” was just not in my vocabulary. The word alone seemed confrontational and harsh .
By IAM SimplyShan4 years ago in Humans
Las Dos Amys
La Otra Amy I remember reading that Jesus was 33 when he died. They say that, after his crucifixion, he was laid to rest in a cave in Golgotha outside of Jerusalem. That he rose again after three days.
By Amy Hardy4 years ago in Humans
What defines you?
This is a fun question to consider: if I were a word, what would my definition be? If my life were a word, what would it mean?
By Insinq Datum4 years ago in Humans
Hard Day on Hall 300
My office is a hub of love and loneliness. I sit smack dab in the middle of the building. If I turn my chair around in a circle, I can see Hall 100, Hall 200, Hall 300 and Hall 400. Each hall has its own heartbeat and rhythm. Each hall is full of people who have loneliness, longing, pain, fear, laughter, hope, and love.
By Laurie Gonterman4 years ago in Humans
The only way to defeat evil is to deny it battle
The only way to defeat evil is to deny it battle. These are words I live by. Mark Twain put it another way, “Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience”
By Duskshadows4 years ago in Humans
What All I Neglected While Growing Up
I have been following the same daily routine for the past few months- thinking about my job, having food, working out, and waiting for my day to end. Boom! Like every day, today is no different, except that nowadays, I feel restless and blank.
By Aditya Dhanuka4 years ago in Humans
There's no turning back
When you get diagnosed with something as unpredictable as Multiple Sclerosis, you lose your ability to see the big picture. Your vision gets shortened, your whole world crumbles. I used to say there’s a before and after my diagnosis; But what if I tell you that MS is my motivation? It Is what pushed me to live my wildest fantasies!
By Giovanni Profeta4 years ago in Humans
Stop Expecting and Start Living Your Lives
We all are living our lives, full of expectations. Any action we perform is bound to have a component of expectation in it. Even if you help a person, your mind will start expecting a return gesture in the future from the same person. And if by chance you are unable to receive the same gesture in return, you tend to develop hatred for the person.
By Adarsh Kumar Singh4 years ago in Humans
Did I just diagnose myself with Autism Spectrum Disorder from watching a Jim Jefferies stand-up special?
“You know, how you have little empathy, you don’t listen when others talk, and you don’t make eye contact.” Ok now I have to say this off the bat. I know that Jim Jefferies is a comedian. I know that as a comedian he says things to get a laugh, not to cure cancer, or even to diagnose people with specific illnesses. His job is entertainment, just like I know that Star Wars isn’t real (I still, however, firmly believe that I could become a jedi… But we can discuss that later). So please don’t think I am relying on the words from a comedy routine alone.
By D-Donohoe4 years ago in Humans
Privacy
Of course everyone will argue that privacy is something that everyone else should have the right to. Since it is for the most part seen as a basic human right. However, as we are moving into a more and more digital society, the topic of privacy seems to become increasingly less relevant. Which actually kind of makes sense since most of our privet activities are been done online. Therefore, there is a higher chance of it been monitored. So in a sense, it is actually logical that some people don't see privacy as a necessity anymore or for some to be happy to make their privet information public online. But is privacy really coming to and end? Because after all nothing last forever. So is it really the end for privacy? there are many argument for or against the topic of privacy most of them are mostly on an individual point of view but here we are going to focus of the ones that are mostly based on a general view point.
By alain Junior4 years ago in Humans
Urban life & rural life
As of today, there are about four point four billion people living in urban areas around the world or around fifty-six percent of the world population. More than ever before, there are more people living in cities. and not only is this the case, but this figure is likely to increase in the future. there are estimate that the amount of people living in urban areas will increase to six billion people by 2050 which will be sixty eight percent of the world population. which means that while the number of people living in urban cities is expected to increase to over two billion people, the number of people living in rural areas is expected to decrease to about two hundred million people. But why are so many people living in cities? and why is this figure only expected to increase in the future?
By alain Junior4 years ago in Humans
Men Need Safe Spaces, too.
Authors note: The following discussion attempts to consider the addition of a male voices community to Vocal from a nuanced perspective. It is a layered topic that needs to be handled with care and discussed through a critical lens. Content warning: mental health, suicide, sexual harassment.
By Rachel M.J4 years ago in Humans