humanity

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

Freedom
The western world, so much promise for us, and yet so much disappointment. At the founding of the western world a Dream was dreamed. That dream, that hope, birthed into existence by all the immigrants looking for a better life. Our ancestors left their countries for differing reasons, some to escape persecution or death, some for the promise of adventure, some for gold, but most so they could live free.
By John Ames Birch7 years ago in Humans
Uber Therapy
In a world of technology where we don’t physically need to have a face to face conversation with friends or colleagues, it is interesting how our conversations in the presence of another being have become so introverted. There are times when we have a conversation with somebody we would never expect to have a good conversation with, and it usually is a good feeling. People haven’t always been so afraid to have moments like these with total strangers, so it intrigues us when we find a conversation with an elder, or just anybody that stimulates our gears and really gets us thinking outside our bubble. Naturally, you’d never expect to find those connections through a simple transportation app.
By McKy Sillitoe7 years ago in Humans
FOMO
The Fear Of Missing Out It's not a novel concept nor is it a new topic for our generation. It plagues all of us, leaving none behind. Every day our social media informs us that someone is living a better life than us. Doing better than us. Going places. This constant fear that we are static, stationary in life brings us down.
By Durga Swetha Chivukula7 years ago in Humans
Men Are Not Getting Enough Credit
I cry. I cry openly. I've always done that. I've always felt a wide range of emotions and expressed them freely. I am a complex person with many facets. I am not some robot that has been programmed by "society" to think and act only one or two ways. And I am a man.
By Chris Hearn7 years ago in Humans
I Owe Finding Love and Good Relationships to My Traumatic Past
“I am a damaged person.” That’s one of the most common things I will say when I begin to open up to someone, which was never really a regular occurrence.
By Kiara King7 years ago in Humans
Licensed to Drive, But Still Learning Patience
I drive to work every day. Although it's only three miles, it ends up taking about 25 minutes; the GPS initially tells me that I'll arrive by 8:13, but I almost always end up arriving at the parking garage by 8:16. I end up having to wait for the shuttle, which comes every 15 minutes. On good days, I arrive at work by 8:30. On bad days, usually 8:45.
By Sarah Hong7 years ago in Humans
The Way WE Think
As I walk down this path of self-discovery, there are a few things I come to understand. First, it’s that everyone has their own truth—now sometimes these truths can be similar and at other times they can be opposites. It seems that 99% of the time a personal truth stems from prior belief systems that one may have. I find that most of the time these belief systems come from social conditioning or from parents instilling what they “know” into their children. I realized that a lot of what I “believed” in was actually someone else’s belief and I’ve worked tirelessly to find my own truths. I’m finding that my truths are constantly being shattered by newfound knowledge or they’re evolving to better fit my understanding of reality.
By Shea Matthew7 years ago in Humans
Worth
What does it mean to be worthy? We places labels on ourselves and each other to equate a sense of worth. We seek to classify someone by their potential, or who they may be at that moment. All the while we forget the infinite possibilities within and around us that will help shape our future. The dreams we dream about ourselves and others, and the dreams we dream of tomorrow.
By John Ames Birch7 years ago in Humans
Only Human
Human: a term to explain our biological existence. A term that refers to who we think we are, a name that signifies our bodies. Our biology, genetic similarities in DNA, thought, behaviour and error. We use the expression “only human” to explain away our mistakes using our DNA to lessen the impact of that mistake. This expression doesn’t lessen our mistakes, but it reinforces the myth that our DNA makes us anything less than extraordinary.
By John Ames Birch7 years ago in Humans
Him
Who am I and what is my dream? Is the person that is waking up every morning and living the daily common life really me? Am I working towards something meaningful or am I just living according to the expectations of the people around me? To the world, I am known as Bella, a nineteen-year-old girl attending her freshmen year in college. Do I have a dream? Honestly, I am not sure. But am I headed towards success? The answer is, most probably not. But that doesn’t mean that I am useless or have little to no significance as an individual and in society. I try to live in such a way through which I can bring comfort to my loved ones and myself. Because what I have learned in the past is that, it is impossible to please everybody and act like someone I am not. I did not have the qualifications of a puppet, but sadly, that’s who I was becoming. I was drowning in a lake of unfamiliarity and was slowly beginning to wear a mask. I was constantly trapped in the dreams and fantasies of others. But there came a time when I finally escaped from that perplexed universe of who I was not.
By B. K7 years ago in Humans
An Observation
In a world where you can have anything, you choose not to have the most important thing: a voice. You let people speak for you. Are you a sheep that follows because it's a trend? Or are you a wolf just following for a time. You see, the world is filled with leaders and followers. The followers have a voice, which they use with great pride to bring light to various issues that plague our society. Now I can tell that I got your attention! You want to know what issues I speak of. Well, sit down and let me tell you. For starters it's the lack of physical contact between people, you see people as a whole are too plugged in they don't get out anymore like they used to. They rather just sit around and waste away while they watch their favorite thing whatever it may be at the moment on a device of their choosing. Now it sounds like fun having anything you want to watch at your fingertips, but I assure it's not! Because people seek social interaction and a screen does provide that, but it's not enough for a person to be fulfilled. Then you have a system of laws and people that contradict each other at every turn telling you this person or that person is spreading lies, and these people have done something horrendous. Now I assure you that some things are correct, but for the most part, it's just smoke and mirrors. They want you to follow and be mindless. Now that's where the term sheep comes in.
By Mark lewis [bitwima]7 years ago in Humans
Reflections in the Waves. Top Story - June 2019.
The ocean and I have always had a complicated relationship. I have a fear and respect for it that dates long before I moved to California. But every time I find myself near the ocean, I am mesmerized, and in awe of its power and rhythm.
By Braden David7 years ago in Humans