Sunday, 28 November 2010
everything is illuminated
so I have been thinking lately about reality and whether when we are awake that this is real, or maybe when we sleep or even die that that more real? so my thought for the day is either one people should do just do everything to the full, dreams or waking state. enjoy every moment. take every opportunity. :)
Saturday, 27 November 2010
The person you love and the one that loves you are never the same...day 2 part 1
Love
Some believe faithfully that they love that one person that makes their live that much better. That love is what makes their whole world go around. I believe in love, the type of love that is unconditional that you share with your family, your close friends, but I feel yet to find that one person that makes the grey world around me disappear in a haze where they are the only thing that is important, that I would do anything for them on a simple whim.
You see to me love is empty promises, those ones that can't be kept. Its my belief that love if it exist is just a fabricated emotion that as humans we invent to make us feel better about not being alone. People are so sacred to be alone that they create intense feelings of being wanted by one person. We are mammals we aren't mean to be monogamous, Unless you count those penguins, who once they meet their mate, they know for life that the other penguin is the one they will be with for life, and after mating season, and they depart from each other, the next season they then search for that very same penguin.
I am not a penguin. I say to my ex's that I loved them, but if i did indeed then why did I easily let them go? I enjoy having my own space, enjoying my own company, that doesn't mean I wouldn't appreciate someone. But this day in age, my generation, it is my feeling that relationships are just too hard to maintain, that its not what people strive for. They just want sex, something that is self gratifying. I am a traditionalist, a romantic, but even so I still have yet to find my romeo, not that I am looking for him. I am too busy.
Love is just an emotion after all. One that I haven't felt, however I know its there. Its a bit like a developing flu, you know its there but the effects haven't started to show.
Where ever it is, I hope the ones that I care about are enjoying it.
Over and out
Until next time
Miss Unattainable
Some believe faithfully that they love that one person that makes their live that much better. That love is what makes their whole world go around. I believe in love, the type of love that is unconditional that you share with your family, your close friends, but I feel yet to find that one person that makes the grey world around me disappear in a haze where they are the only thing that is important, that I would do anything for them on a simple whim.
You see to me love is empty promises, those ones that can't be kept. Its my belief that love if it exist is just a fabricated emotion that as humans we invent to make us feel better about not being alone. People are so sacred to be alone that they create intense feelings of being wanted by one person. We are mammals we aren't mean to be monogamous, Unless you count those penguins, who once they meet their mate, they know for life that the other penguin is the one they will be with for life, and after mating season, and they depart from each other, the next season they then search for that very same penguin.
I am not a penguin. I say to my ex's that I loved them, but if i did indeed then why did I easily let them go? I enjoy having my own space, enjoying my own company, that doesn't mean I wouldn't appreciate someone. But this day in age, my generation, it is my feeling that relationships are just too hard to maintain, that its not what people strive for. They just want sex, something that is self gratifying. I am a traditionalist, a romantic, but even so I still have yet to find my romeo, not that I am looking for him. I am too busy.
Love is just an emotion after all. One that I haven't felt, however I know its there. Its a bit like a developing flu, you know its there but the effects haven't started to show.
Where ever it is, I hope the ones that I care about are enjoying it.
Over and out
Until next time
Miss Unattainable
Friday, 26 November 2010
Rant and Rave..Day Dot part 2
So there has been a lot of media publicity concerning the two student protests/riots that have been occurring over the last month. The first one on the 10/11/2010 with 52,000 participants and the second on 24/11/2010 with 10,000 participants. Having been at the first protest I have this to say about it, it was amazing and a life changing experience to know that you are part of something that is in fact bigger than just yourself. Whilst there has been violence on both those occasions, as a student I would like to say this, we have a right for our voices to be heard, I personally don't believe that the violence should have happened but it did bring more attention to our cause.
Lately I have been reading newspaper articles and friends facebooks status' that slander every students reputation, calling us all 'thugs' and 'lazy' suggesting that we sponge off the tax payers money and don't contribute to society. My reaction to that was one of shock and outrage, however I did not burn my copies of the newspaper, I did not throw my laptop through my window, and I definitely did not respond to those people. This right here is my chance to do that.
We, the students, lecturers, parents etc, protested because education fees are being raised from our already highly expensive £3,500 a year rate to £9,000. This does one of two things, it only allows the elite to attend higher education. Education should be for everyone, because knowledge is power, the only way the economy will grow is with the opportunity for higher education. The second thing this will do is squash those who are truly academically gifted but from a poorer background to attend university. Had I have not been able to apply for loans and grants I would not have been able to attend university. I am putting myself through university with my own money, yeah I am borrowing tax payers money, but I will have to pay it back!
The second thing we are protesting about is the 40% cuts to the arts and humanity subjects. How is it OK that some subjects are more important than others? Why is Science, Maths, Engineering more important than English? Both of the subjects that I am learning will be affected, which means less resources and Lecturers. Its like asking for a double cheeseburger in McDonald's and only getting a hamburger. You know automatically there is something missing.
The third thing that students are protesting about is the Deputy Prime Ministers lie, Nick Cleggs election campaign was a lie, he promised no rise in student fee's, having signed a contract with the National Union of Students President. He then campaigning around universities, asking for our votes, knowing full well this was to be the bait that would get our attention and votes. Then after being voted in, him and his party then completely go back on their word. Students are frustrated and this was shown through the chants that echoed through White Hall, 'Nick Clegg, shame on you, shame on you, for turning blue.'
The riots from the protest, now only portray negative images of students. I pose a questions, do you really think students started the riots of Millbank and the wrecking of that van. Being a student, I can say this, I live in a house with 5 other students and on a good day we might muster up enough energy to wash all our dishes, we barely have enough energy to then think about doing the above actions. Secondly whilst I just made students now sound very lazy, we aren't, we are just extremely busy.
I really dislike the idea that people think that I sponge off tax payers money, yes I will have to pay my loans back, but whilst I am at university, I do contribute to society, I work two jobs to support myself, in which I pay taxes as well!!!!! Personally I would rather my taxes go to university students who actually do give back to society once they have finished studying, than to people on benefits because they don't like the idea of work, single mothers who become pregnant so that they can move up the housing list before those who need it, or illegal immigrants who don't give anything to society at all.
At the end of the day, whilst we may now have a bad reputation for the riots, statistically 200 students rioting out of 52,000 who attended the protest, I'd say the majority were out just for a peaceful protest. So those who now dislike students because of the media publicity,
DON'T JUDGE US BEFORE GETTING TO KNOW OUR SIDE OF THE STORY.
Just let us rave, eat our tins of baked bins and most importantly Study.
'No if's, No buts, No educatin cuts!'
Until next time,
Miss Unattainable
Lately I have been reading newspaper articles and friends facebooks status' that slander every students reputation, calling us all 'thugs' and 'lazy' suggesting that we sponge off the tax payers money and don't contribute to society. My reaction to that was one of shock and outrage, however I did not burn my copies of the newspaper, I did not throw my laptop through my window, and I definitely did not respond to those people. This right here is my chance to do that.
We, the students, lecturers, parents etc, protested because education fees are being raised from our already highly expensive £3,500 a year rate to £9,000. This does one of two things, it only allows the elite to attend higher education. Education should be for everyone, because knowledge is power, the only way the economy will grow is with the opportunity for higher education. The second thing this will do is squash those who are truly academically gifted but from a poorer background to attend university. Had I have not been able to apply for loans and grants I would not have been able to attend university. I am putting myself through university with my own money, yeah I am borrowing tax payers money, but I will have to pay it back!
The second thing we are protesting about is the 40% cuts to the arts and humanity subjects. How is it OK that some subjects are more important than others? Why is Science, Maths, Engineering more important than English? Both of the subjects that I am learning will be affected, which means less resources and Lecturers. Its like asking for a double cheeseburger in McDonald's and only getting a hamburger. You know automatically there is something missing.
The third thing that students are protesting about is the Deputy Prime Ministers lie, Nick Cleggs election campaign was a lie, he promised no rise in student fee's, having signed a contract with the National Union of Students President. He then campaigning around universities, asking for our votes, knowing full well this was to be the bait that would get our attention and votes. Then after being voted in, him and his party then completely go back on their word. Students are frustrated and this was shown through the chants that echoed through White Hall, 'Nick Clegg, shame on you, shame on you, for turning blue.'
The riots from the protest, now only portray negative images of students. I pose a questions, do you really think students started the riots of Millbank and the wrecking of that van. Being a student, I can say this, I live in a house with 5 other students and on a good day we might muster up enough energy to wash all our dishes, we barely have enough energy to then think about doing the above actions. Secondly whilst I just made students now sound very lazy, we aren't, we are just extremely busy.
I really dislike the idea that people think that I sponge off tax payers money, yes I will have to pay my loans back, but whilst I am at university, I do contribute to society, I work two jobs to support myself, in which I pay taxes as well!!!!! Personally I would rather my taxes go to university students who actually do give back to society once they have finished studying, than to people on benefits because they don't like the idea of work, single mothers who become pregnant so that they can move up the housing list before those who need it, or illegal immigrants who don't give anything to society at all.
At the end of the day, whilst we may now have a bad reputation for the riots, statistically 200 students rioting out of 52,000 who attended the protest, I'd say the majority were out just for a peaceful protest. So those who now dislike students because of the media publicity,
DON'T JUDGE US BEFORE GETTING TO KNOW OUR SIDE OF THE STORY.
Just let us rave, eat our tins of baked bins and most importantly Study.
'No if's, No buts, No educatin cuts!'
Until next time,
Miss Unattainable
Thought of the day. day dot.
Karma.
The concept of Karma is an Indian religion where an 'act' or a 'deed' has a cause and effect reaction. This philosophy is adopted by many other religions and people in their base of thinking. So essentially if you do bad things in your life bad things will happen to you, or if you do good, then you will have good in your life.
Personally I question this reason of thinking, I am a good person, I don't think I have ever done anything inhuman to others, maybe once when I was five, I stole some sweets from a petrol station, but my mum upon finding out made me return them as well as apologise for my actions. Therefore I think I served my penance through shame and humilation. Lately though, bad things have been happening to me, what seems like ever week, and before you ask I constitute 2 family memebers dying, one having a stroke and another being rushed to hospital, within two weeks, some pretty bad shit to be happening. I, having believed in Karma now question it.
So away with Karma in my life and here is my thought of the day, my one big revolutionary idea....
I JUST DON'T GIVE A SHIT.
and whilst some may see this as an negative outlook, I see it as self preservation and prodominately saving my sanity.
I love my life regardless but silly idea's won't affect the way I view my life anymore.
Until tomorrow
The concept of Karma is an Indian religion where an 'act' or a 'deed' has a cause and effect reaction. This philosophy is adopted by many other religions and people in their base of thinking. So essentially if you do bad things in your life bad things will happen to you, or if you do good, then you will have good in your life.
Personally I question this reason of thinking, I am a good person, I don't think I have ever done anything inhuman to others, maybe once when I was five, I stole some sweets from a petrol station, but my mum upon finding out made me return them as well as apologise for my actions. Therefore I think I served my penance through shame and humilation. Lately though, bad things have been happening to me, what seems like ever week, and before you ask I constitute 2 family memebers dying, one having a stroke and another being rushed to hospital, within two weeks, some pretty bad shit to be happening. I, having believed in Karma now question it.
So away with Karma in my life and here is my thought of the day, my one big revolutionary idea....
I JUST DON'T GIVE A SHIT.
and whilst some may see this as an negative outlook, I see it as self preservation and prodominately saving my sanity.
I love my life regardless but silly idea's won't affect the way I view my life anymore.
Until tomorrow
Miss Unattainable
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