humanity

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

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I sat there, waiting, because I was forced to. Forced by the rules of society, and just plain common decency. I didn’t mind, anyway, as it allowed me to think. The music played in the background of my thoughts.
By Arjen Hulstra5 years ago in Humans
Living Through A Pandemic
There is no set cycle for an occurrence of a pandemic. COVID19 is the greatest example of that. Sometimes the gap is 3 years and sometimes it’s even 56 years. We cannot even predict how long it will last; the Black Plague lasted from 1346–1353. So, it’s not a matter of if but when the next pandemic will occur.
By Mehak Aga5 years ago in Humans
Why does the colour of my skin, matter in the grand scheme of things? (Revisited)
Newscaster 1 Live from Nagasaki via New York City We’re joined by a Dr Nguyen (Standing by shadow engraving of a body)
By Vi Nguyen5 years ago in Humans
Black Women With Eating Disorders
My eating disorder started in elementary school. I did not realize I had a problem with eating until I became much older. I had always been skinny my whole life. Genetically this was how God made me but there were times when I did not eat all. I think growing up in a single parent home and always having to watch how much food I could intake it started my first problem with eating. Those around me were always concentrated on my body because I was smaller than them. They would make fun of my small breasts and small frame. It made me feel ugly and worthless. I was a black girl who was not overly developed as a child and people noticed.
By Cara Simone Sparks 5 years ago in Humans
TRIAL, ERROR, AND DEDICATION
I am going to start off saying I know it is time to start writing a book. I have a few reasons and the most poor excuses why I haven’t started writing a book. We can chat about reason one because it will be the longest reason and the worst excuse, I have written 2 books but one I never submitted and one didn’t get published. The first book that I had written , I was 18 and had no real friends, just a party head, and I was with the wrong crowd. The 2nd book was denied by a publisher, I can say right now my publisher doesn’t even share my stories on social media or promote them. I was also asked in my 2nd book, “what makes beating cancer so exciting?” That is where the story “Beating Cancer Gives You Superpowers” came from. I can’t take criticism I know that but seriously how are you a publisher and you ask a stupid ass question like that? I know I sound angry but this is why there hasn’t been writing. Trust me I enjoy writing. The part I hate is people taking the enjoyment out of things because you feel as if someone's expression of life isn’t pleasing to people. We now live in a world where expressing yourself is getting naked on camera with your significant other and selling yourselves is the stuff worth publishing and promoting. Other people have their niches but beating cancer and writing about it is mine but I guess I had to grow into it.
By Darius Cherry5 years ago in Humans
Traffic Stop
Whose heart doesn't skip a beat when you look in your rearview mirror and see something like this following you? Then the lights turn on and the siren spits out a short burst of noise and the officer points for you to pull over. I don't care who you are, your first reaction is panic and that's okay. It's natural. We are all humans. Even cops panic when they are off-duty and get pulled over by another agency. As long as you're not a felon on the run or an activist looking to stir up controversy, the traffic stop should be a temporary interruption in your day, and sometimes, you might get off with just a warning.
By Joey Lowe5 years ago in Humans
Teen Age Bull Shit
Teen Age Bull Shit 1978
By Diane Albright5 years ago in Humans
My Fantasies: My Excursion
Everybody has a fantasy in life that they need to accomplish when they grow up. A few kids need to get rich so they can purchase anything and others need to be a specialist, an attorney, or a designer. In any case, you are the one in particular who realizes that to accomplish these objectives you need to try sincerely and remain fixed on them. In this article in my fantasy, we will examine the essentials that will assist with accomplishing my fantasy.
By Ramesh KC5 years ago in Humans
Moving Days
I bought a house! I finally have a place to permanently call home. It's a big enough house that I could open a Bed and Breakfast and make an income to supplement my art. It is rural enough that I can feel “away from it all” and have chickens and a big garden. It is close to phenomenally beautiful beaches and wildlife. What a dream come true!
By Kim Smerek5 years ago in Humans
First Days (Or, Trial By Fire and Water)
The closer I got, the more excited, and the more I tried to stem that excitement with practicality. After all, I had bought a super old house online, without ever having seen it in person. There were bound to be surprises.
By Kim Smerek5 years ago in Humans
Home
Anyone who knows me at all knows that I have moved numerous times in my life. Not just from apartment to apartment, or house to house, or even from town to town, though I have done all of those. I tend toward the big moves; province to province, across the country, to another country all together.
By Kim Smerek5 years ago in Humans
IMAGINE
John Lennon wrote the song "Imagine" back in 1971. The opening lyrics were: Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try
By Michael Trigg5 years ago in Humans