humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
Lessons I learned during a global pandemic
I will never forget the day the world started shutting down. It was so shocking and still it's shocking honestly. I remember first hearing about Coronavirus and people saying "Oh it's just like the flu it's no big deal" or "Things will never shut down. That would be impossible. Coronavirus is nothing." Boy, were we wrong.
By Alex Prushinski4 years ago in Humans
the passing of summer
Im calling this one “the passing of summer” because it’s a little line from a song called CANDY CORN by Ryan Hall. Really good song, I’ll link it at the bottom. And now that September has arrived and the transition from summer to fall is currently in progress, I figured it was fitting.
By Jack Schott4 years ago in Humans
Right to Freedom
"Can we ever be truly free?" An idea of thought which probably propounded in the minds of constitution-makers of any country while preparing the first-ever draft of their respective constitutions. As per the Indian constitutional reading of Right to Freedom, we have the already laid down fundamental concept of Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression for the citizens of India, which is subjected to limitations imposed under Article 19 (2). However, it's an idea that goes beyond that.
By The Hundredth Monkey4 years ago in Humans
Would you rather act or let it pass?
The havoc wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown to contain its spread led to a staggering humanitarian crisis which the state struggled to handle. As the state stumbled, citizen-led initiatives stepped in to fill the wide breach.
By The Hundredth Monkey4 years ago in Humans
Dear Doctor
Dear Doctor: Hi. My name is Phoenixx. Phoenixx Fyre Dean. I'm the person behind the date of birth and patient number assigned to me from your facility. I'm the "leg issue", room thirteen. I'm the endless tubes of blood that have been drawn so that the same tests could be run over and over. I'm the bruised arms and blown-out veins. Not from proscribed drug use, mind you, but from the testing attempts to figure out what is wrong with me. From the fluids my body so desperately needs, and the medication to try to make it all go away. I'm the person that can taste the contrast used in the computed tomography scan, a side effect of having had so many scans in the past six months. I'm the orders for the testing. I'm the recipient of the repeated needle sticks, pokes, prodding, and chemicals injected into my body that serves to further confuse an already discombobulated system. I'm the person behind that patient number on every piece of paperwork associated with me, every tube of blood, every cry for help. Nice to meet you.
By Phoenixx Fyre Dean4 years ago in Humans
A Mystic's Drift in Societal Whoas
Why do we need a Mystic’s perspective on society ever-changing, or amid change? Mystics are here and part of society’s culture and from one perspective a substantial mark on the fabric of time. As society changes so do people that make it up and so Mystics are part of that reflection. Therefore this writing offers that perspective, perhaps in a world view. Why is it important? To provide a newer avenue of thought for those not branched in mysticism or grounded in systems of reason and to consider independent thinking as meaning striving for the best.
By Canuck Scriber Lisa Lachapelle4 years ago in Humans
The "past lives" craze: Yes, we can see into the past
Thanks to TikTok and YouTube, dabbling with the supernatural has become trendy. Using a YouTube video to induce a state of hypnosis, social media influencers are emerging from their alleged hypnotic state with wild claims. Some say they discovered they "let the Trojan Horse in" during a battle in ancient Greece; others say their past lives were more recent, and that they died on 9/11 or caused the death of Princess Diana in 1997. Apparently, discovering your "past lives" is the latest way of going viral - and as a middle school parent, I know going viral is the goal.
By Ashley Herzog4 years ago in Humans
A Fantastical Tale
When I was growing up, I read the Harry Potter series again and again and again. I think I probably read half of the books 25 times a piece, and the other half at least ten. Once, when I was 13, I left my copy of the fifth Harry Potter book outside on the glass table we had out there and our dog, a beautiful border collie, chewed it to pieces. I was devastated, because I didn’t get books very often and I treasured my Harry Potter books: plus, I hadn’t even got to finish it!
By Insinq Datum4 years ago in Humans
Moths
It smells… wet. My senses overload immediately when awoken, filled to the brim with wet, dense air. From the position we lay in it can easily be seen that we are in a field, this feels normal, normal as normal can be I suppose. The long stalks of wheat border my vision, jutting toward the dull overcast sky, as if they were reaching for a god that was not there. Why would you say that? Why would they reach in such a way, if the only result is to be used for harvest, do they not know they assure their own demise? If they do, then they are content with their fate, why not, then, are you? I sit up with haste, hands support my upper body and sink abit into the moist ground, I look at my right hand and see it is covered in fresh blood. Why is it there is always blood on my hands? What have I done? You know what you’ve done….
By Noah Adam Busby4 years ago in Humans
