Sunday, January 9, 2011

Fear

Fear is the only emotion which keeps uprisings, revolts, and ideas at bay. It drives people to despair before clinching its fists. It is nearly impossible to escape its grasp. It makes the feared chuckle with laughter and makes the frightened scream out in anguish. What can be said to keep those who frolic over it stop for a moment and realize there is hope, there is justice, and there is love. For it is these things that uphold a prosperous nation.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Stories

What is a story? Stories are comprised of ideas. These ideas come directly from the writer who puts into words that which he has conjured. Most stories traditionally start with some sort of conflict and then progress to a solution – this maybe either good or bad – and conclude the tale. Some or most people might consider this to be the bases for all stories, and anything that falls outside this is something else; however, literature writing is an informal style where people are free to be creative and explore their minds without the limitations of grammar or specific audiences. The format and style used by most stories today are just a result of what attracts people the most – struggle, pain, perseverance, victory – and can eventually change over time just like clothing and musical trends. The story, “Girl”, presents the idea that someone is speaking to another about things that person should or should not do. Regardless of how much or little or how developed a story is does not depict its qualification. If the story presents an idea, then it is, in fact, a story.

Or you can just agree with Elizabeth Bowen who said, "A story is the moment after which a character's life is changed forever."

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Humans

God has shaped life into four, arguably three categories. The first being the soul, which is of the most importance. God created the soul for himself, the one thing of a human that can last forever. The second is the mind. The mind is what gives life creativity; it compels us to think artistically and creatively without which we would be nothing but logs only useful for kindling. It needs to be soothed, soothed with music. The third is the brain. This is what helps us survive in the world. Knowing information gives us the tools to keep warm, bring food to eat, or keep yourself from living on the streets. The last is the body which must be maintained through exercise to keep the mind and brain in better working condition. These are what I believe to be the principal parts of the function of life which I have not yet configured a mathmatical formula.

Intro:

There are many things that I could say right now, for many things are running through my mind which need to be organized and placed on a shelf for safe keeping. This blog is about collecting those ideas and sorting them to an idol position that can be called upon by myself and also those who care to read what goes on in my head. The following ideas will potentially be controversial, perhaps to some of you, if in fact anyone reads this, and are not meant to sway or stir emotion of anger or sadness to your feelings, but rather to create something in which you can internally, or externally, debate and contradict or agree with. One of my favorite quotes is this "Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning." ~ C. S. Lewis.