humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
Renaissance Festival War Stories 2021. The Lost Scrolls.
When you're a cast member at the renaissance festival, you make the show for people. But sometimes, you meet rock stars. It was early in the season, second weekend I think. I was taking a break and I go to my friend Tara's shop. She makes and sells reasonably priced jewelry and accessories. There's a man in there who looks familiar, we walk out around the same time and I say something like, "I know you. Musical Blades, right?"
By Tinka Boudit She/Her4 years ago in Humans
Mourning in the 21st Century
We aren’t allowed to feel in the 21st century. We have drugs and therapy and talk shows that tell us that strong emotions are wrong and help to keep us in the box of the societal norm of emotionless robots. We are told don’t get upset or make a scene. Don’t act crazy or be too loud. Don’t let yourself go or cry in public. But what about those times when something happens that we need to do just those things? What happens when you lose someone and want to express your grief?
By Traci E. Langston4 years ago in Humans
I Grew Up on Mormon
When the documentary on LuLaRoe showed up on Prime, I had to watch it. I remember the explosion of LuLaRoe leggings. It seemed like EVERYONE was selling LuLaRoe. And then it just disappeared. The documentary exposes a lot of the dark side of this company that describes itself as "multi-level marketing," which is double-speak for a pyramid scheme. And, like all pyramid schemes, those who got in early made tons of money, and those who got in too late made almost nothing — if they were lucky.
By Linda Christiancy4 years ago in Humans
Why You Feel Trapped
There’s no pathway. We’re all just Paleontologists looking at fossils that give us an idea of what worked in the past but has no guarantee of success in the present. It’s scary because everything’s unknown and every small decision brings life changing consequences. I mean the most life-altering decision in my life came from a split second decision I made in the shower with all the lights turned off.
By Tristan Spohn4 years ago in Humans
What is it that makes something morally right?
We take moral facts and obligations for granted, we rarely think about or come across reasons why the things we intuitively believe are bad actually are bad. From as far as we can remember hurting people was bad whilst helping people was good. The common perception of philosophy as ambiguous nonsensical jargon doesn’t help in stimulating interest within the general public in great historical thinkers and philosophers. Actually, this was my own view until a few years back.
By Abdullah Trfas4 years ago in Humans
The One Thing I Wish I’d Known Before…
I wish I could learn that life does not have to be properly tested to feel good, that a good journey of discovery and times of ignorance and wandering are as important as sacred moments and good success. I wish someone had told me that thinking and feeling are normal, that there are actually two stages of emotional love, and that everything changes. It made me think about how life changes, not a step from one year to the next, but stage after stage of life that I feel like I am changing, and it is not.
By Diya Kumari4 years ago in Humans
If Keyboards Could Talk
I feel awkward because I think my keyboard is talking to me and there are a lot of complaints. I feel like you're complaining about my sweaty hands. I got the idea of XD, I think you are tired of how much I use it all the time and I plan to do something else.
By Tsunami Karki4 years ago in Humans
I Accepted Labels Because of Depression
Depression has always carried a stigma. Throughout literary history, we catch glimpses of the depressed woman. She is labeled frigid because of her nonexistent libido. There is the shrew found in Shakespeare. Here she is an unpleasant woman who must be “tamed” by the male protagonist. The shrew is reduced to negative traits; stubborn, uncontrollable, and refusing to play the dutifully obedient, unquestioning wife.
By Linda Christiancy4 years ago in Humans
The Cost for Freedom
I reach for freedom, I pursue the very idea I have of freedom, the idea of freedom that I envision is different from other humans' ideas of freedom, therefore we all pursue something different, our different ideas of freedom. These ideas divide us as many of us want to be free, for many it is our highest priority, many of us will die for our freedom, therefore this idea of freedom is that which divides us, something we will die for, something we put before life itself.
By thewanderingseeker4 years ago in Humans
For a Non Genius Brain, Focus On Anything Other Than Thinking
As a genius myself it always pleases me to see the non genius types among us trying to be just a little bit more like me. That said I was unhappy with the lack of balance in the article (linked below - note: link removed by author. It was a classic believe me. Hopefully you can get the gist of just what an ass the dude was that wrote it by reading this. Imagine this article but in reverse and taken totally seriously. You'll get my point.) and felt it could have highlighted the differences between us geniuses (aka genuii) and the common folk more strongly. After all if everyone were a genius there would be no genuii and we would all be common folk and we would all….wait a minute. Damn…that does suck to think about. In any case I rewrote the article in an attempt to do just that, plus make it shorter, and not so stupid, or boring. Enjoy.
By Everyday Junglist4 years ago in Humans
