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In Defense of Chaos
Chaos gets an undeservedly bad rap. As someone who admittedly has something of an attraction to chaos I have spent a great deal of time pondering what it is exactly about chaotic things and situations I find so appealing. An easy and lazy answer relates to my dread of boredom. Let's face it, order is a lot more boring than chaos. While this may be part of the answer it is not even close to all of it, and in this piece I will provide alternative arguments in defense of chaos. First off, I don't think it is much of a stretch to suggest that my opinion of the value of chaos runs counter to the majority of persons who it seems hold the exact opposite viewpoint. To most, chaos is a thing to be avoided and minimized. It provides no positive benefit, instead it only sows confusion, or reduces efficiency, or is responsible for a million other negative consequences. In the past I have been called both an "agent of chaos" and "bringer of chaos." I took no offense at the time and believe both to be fairly accurate characterizations which I take pride in, though I do not believe they were said necessarily as compliments.
Everyday JunglistPublished about a month ago in HumansThe Complexities Of The Human Nature.
It is a universal truth accepted that time weaves our fate. THE PAST: The past is highly influential to our character. Our personality tremendously depends on our past. It is the past that shapes us who we are, the malevolent and the benevolent factors shape our life, shape us as a whole, as we know of today.
D.D.P ShanbhagPublished 2 months ago in HumansAn Apology to You.
I took a moment to sit down and have a heart-to-heart with myself. Yup, you heard that right. I had a one-on-one apology session, not for my own sake, but for yours. Sounds peculiar, I know, but bear with me. It was like a weight off my chest, dumping out all those unspoken grievances, even if they never reached your ears. It was a bit of self-imposed therapy, and it seemed to work wonders.
Tuesday DailyPublished 2 months ago in Humans"Revitalize Your Life with the Power of Healthy Food: Discover the Key to a Vibrant and Energetic Lifestyle!"
Benefits of Incorporating Healthy Food into Your Diet Incorporating healthy food into our diet is an investment in our future. It's a commitment to a life filled with vitality and devoid of the many lifestyle-related ailments that plague modern society. The benefits are vast and varied, ranging from weight management to chronic disease prevention.
Neli IvanovaPublished 2 months ago in HumansEASTER Time of Reflection
You wake up to a cool breeze. Dark as night your alarm hits a high. You shut it off for 5min but you really want 5 more hours. You lay there, in silence. As if to be meditating but really to look around your room. The space you now call home and wonder if this is it. All the years and experience brought you to this. Back in your child home where all you have is memories of happy times and surrounding reminders of what was. No dating, no boys or even intimate connections. Just happy memories that made you happy to be alive.
A WOMAN
Have the question of being a Woman ever pop up to you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? Have you ever given the fact that you are a Woman a second thought . . . . ?
The WriterPublished 2 months ago in HumansEchoes of the Forgotten: A Tale of Rediscovery
In the peaceful town of Willowbrook, settled in the midst of moving slopes and verdant backwoods, lay a failed to remember remnant of the past. The townsfolk, enveloped by the cover of their day to day existences, gave little consideration to the decrepit manor at the edge of town. Its once great veneer was currently covered in ivy, its windows split and barricaded, its mysteries covered profound inside its walls.
Nirbhay GuptaPublished 2 months ago in HumansAfricans Shuckin' & Jivin' For Their Former Colonizers
Thursday, 28 March 2024 By: TB Obwoge Here we go again! I mean come on now? The gatekeepers of blackness, skin bleaching, insulting dark skin people, that think light skin is white skin. When race isn't even a real thing.
IwriteMywrongsPublished 2 months ago in HumansHow to Deal with the Fact that Everyone We Love Will Die Someday
There's obviously a degree of pragmatism built into the human psyche, which enables us to carry on each day while somehow completely ignoring life's largest and most alarming truths. Yes, everything is meaningless, and we find ourselves floating about on a speck in an infinite universe, and we have no real idea how any of this came about, yet, for a time, one can manage to focus all their attention and care on the fact that they're running late to their morning shift at the grocery store. But every now and then these truths sweep over our awareness, and in an instant, the whole world becomes unrecognizable.
Martin VidalPublished 2 months ago in HumansHow Is Life For Palestinians In Gaza?
It’s pretty bad for most of them. Life there is extremely precarious as a result of the constant threat of retaliatory Israeli bombing, the extremely high rate of unemployment and the general lack of DEPENDABLE infrastructure both social, (i.e. schools, hospitals, etc.) and physical, (i.e. hydro, water, etc.).
ayoube elbogaPublished 2 months ago in HumansGood Friends
There was a friend from high school who saw me in an open meeting for alcoholics, families, and friends. She was crying. I thought she might be comforted by knowing someone. Wrong, she cried harder and as she pointed at me she said, “I knew you would be here!”
Denise E LindquistPublished 2 months ago in HumansWHO AM I?
Yesterday, I caught up with a dear friend after a long time. While 2023 was a year of health challenges for me, it was also a year of tremendous upheaval in my career and personal beliefs.