Sookie Stackhouse is a special girl who works as a waitress at Sam's bar. But due to some peculiarity not very much success with the kids and that unfortunately can read the minds of people, and although it can be a torture, for others it may prove to be a gift. Sookie lives with her grandmother in a village from the world, located somewhere north of Louisiana, United States, Bon Temps, which is that it is a predominantly rural village, where nothing ever happens, and when there novelty is lived intensely, with the curiosity and expectation that the new awakens in those people used to have few emotions.
Sookie tends to raise mental barriers that prevent you can hear what others. So the kids do not tend to approach it, but all that changed one day in the bar that appears by Sam a vampire. Following a difficult and embarrassing situation, in which Sookie Stackhouse he saves the life of Bill, since bleed treat burns between them a strange relationship. At first just friends, then it is something much more serious, fall in love.
The only certainty is that Sookie's grandmother, with whom he lives, is delighted that her granddaughter at last has an appointment. But a serious problem haunts the inhabitants of this small upstate city. While Bill makes its appearance, a series of mysterious and gruesome murders begin to occur in the area. The question of whom or what makes plaguing the minds of villagers. The intrigue, mystery and the fear that many yearned to find in Bon Temps has made an appearance.
The truth that the whole plot and mystery of the crimes are solved one night when Sookie is left alone at home and realizes that someone out, it's Rene, the boyfriend of her co-worker Arlene, he is the murderer of all the girls in relationships with vampires and his brother, plus also the one who kills Sookie's grandmother, and at that time wants to kill her, but finally, Sookie gets rid of it. The truth is that Rene is completely mad and decides to kill all the girls who slept with vampires by the feeling of guilt that I had to have killed his sister and then molesting her.
In reference to the narrator, I can say that this is a kind of narrator protagonist, the novel is written in first person, where narrator and character are fused into one. The protagonist, in this case is a girl, Sookie tells us with his words, first-person everything you do, feel, think or see. So when he tells what he sees and does, the narrative is objective, but when transmitting his thoughts and feelings, the story becomes more subjective. On the other hand it is noteworthy that in the moments in which the protagonist talks to himself, is what is called internal monologue, where the protagonist expresses his fears and hopes.
The truth is that I chose this book, Dead until Dark, because it deals with supernatural beings such as vampires, and also because it is a book where mysterious things happen. But besides that I love books that deal with vampires, I want to mention that unlike the Twilight series, books written by Stephenie Meye, Charlaine Harris, goes far beyond not write a romantic book, where vampires never sleep. But much more suited to the legends of vampires, and who sleep in graves or under the earth.
The truth is that the way of writing of these two authors are completely different, Charlaine Harris, focuses much on issues like sex, but does so in a more vulgar and rough, compared to the books of Twilight, where everything is very romantic and the vocabulary used is much more careful.
Not really worth comparing the books of these two authors, because each type differently and that's what the difference. Charlaine Harris is a woman with a lot of imagination and that he shows in his books. Dead Until Dark is one of the best vampire books I've read, is both mysterious and makes you have fun while you read it, also is not at all difficult to read, well it is clear that there were words that did not understand was necessary to look up the word in the dictionary, but I had no problem to understand the context and focus of the story.
From now this book has created interest in the adventures of Sookie, as curious to know how they will end Eric and her, or if her relationship with Bill to continue, but this, I'll have to read the other novels, honestly fuck with anxiety.
May 15, 2010
May 12, 2010
ambivalence
How can I be sure about my decisions? there's any rule to know the way you'are taking is the right way? it's very irritating not to know the consequences of your actions before they happen.
There's a film which I like very much, the title is Girl Interrupted and I would tell its plot, but I think it's a kind of film it's better to see it than someone tells you it.
In a scene, the main character (Susanna Kaysen) talks with the psychiatrist, and for some reason she choose a word like her favourite's word: ambivalence.
She thinks ambivalence mean is that nothing matters to her, but quite the opposite, ambivalence means mood, temporary or permanent, in which there are two opposing emotions or feelings such as love and hatred.
Do I love you or do I hate you? Am I sane or am I crazy? Will I stay or will I go?
She faces to the choice of her life, she has the power to live another time.. will she fight? or will she remain at that place driving herself crazy?
In some way I find Susanna a very interesting character, I could be like her.
I'm not saying I admire her or something like that, but also anyone can live a bad moment and lose the own way.
Because not everything in life is easy or successful, we are entitled to be wrong sometimes in life and to drive our lives through the way we want.. good or bad, that's our choice.
There's a film which I like very much, the title is Girl Interrupted and I would tell its plot, but I think it's a kind of film it's better to see it than someone tells you it.
In a scene, the main character (Susanna Kaysen) talks with the psychiatrist, and for some reason she choose a word like her favourite's word: ambivalence.
She thinks ambivalence mean is that nothing matters to her, but quite the opposite, ambivalence means mood, temporary or permanent, in which there are two opposing emotions or feelings such as love and hatred.
Do I love you or do I hate you? Am I sane or am I crazy? Will I stay or will I go?
She faces to the choice of her life, she has the power to live another time.. will she fight? or will she remain at that place driving herself crazy?
In some way I find Susanna a very interesting character, I could be like her.
I'm not saying I admire her or something like that, but also anyone can live a bad moment and lose the own way.
Because not everything in life is easy or successful, we are entitled to be wrong sometimes in life and to drive our lives through the way we want.. good or bad, that's our choice.
Lucky or unlucky? whatever you want
How can we know the consequences of all our decisions?
I have only one clear thing.. things come to our lifes because we call them.
When we make a decision, maybe we don't think about what could happen after, but certainly everything is connected; so the today decisions are the tomorrow events.
Do you remember when you ate such sweets during such years? Maybe yes,because you have cholesterol, so you may remember it.
Well, it's a slight example, but it contains the true, and the true is that all our decisions will bring to our lives the result of them.
I don't believe in bad luck, I think everything which comes to our lives we have brought them to us, maybe good or bad.. in any case our luck is made for us.
However, I like thinking of destiny, although a lot of things happen due to our actions,I think there's a small part of random in our lifes.
Human being moves in some direction and on his way he may find something or someone that may change his life in some way.
The thought that bad days will pass and good days will come soon is a belief that helps us to continue our lifes in a positive way.
It is said that there will be always someone who helps us and that belief that we are not going to be alone is very important to us.
So, if we have the power to control our lifes and do our best, why don't we do it?
We are the painters of our own lives, so it is our task to choose the right brush strokes and the colours to create a great masterpiece.
I have only one clear thing.. things come to our lifes because we call them.
When we make a decision, maybe we don't think about what could happen after, but certainly everything is connected; so the today decisions are the tomorrow events.
Do you remember when you ate such sweets during such years? Maybe yes,because you have cholesterol, so you may remember it.
Well, it's a slight example, but it contains the true, and the true is that all our decisions will bring to our lives the result of them.
I don't believe in bad luck, I think everything which comes to our lives we have brought them to us, maybe good or bad.. in any case our luck is made for us.
However, I like thinking of destiny, although a lot of things happen due to our actions,I think there's a small part of random in our lifes.
Human being moves in some direction and on his way he may find something or someone that may change his life in some way.
The thought that bad days will pass and good days will come soon is a belief that helps us to continue our lifes in a positive way.
It is said that there will be always someone who helps us and that belief that we are not going to be alone is very important to us.
So, if we have the power to control our lifes and do our best, why don't we do it?
We are the painters of our own lives, so it is our task to choose the right brush strokes and the colours to create a great masterpiece.
Families have a great-great future
Twenty years ago, the typical extended family was 'wide'. It usually consisted of two or three generations, with many children in each 'nuclear family'. People had lots of aunts and uncles but often didn't know their grandparents. However, according to a new study by the British research group Mintel, the family is changing shape. The family groups of the future will be 'long and thin', with three or four small generations.
There are some predictions like most children will know their great-grandparents (and even great-great-grandparents) because people are living longer.
Very few children will have brothers or sisters, and it will be common to be an only child. As a result, future generations will not have many cousins either.
Many children will grow up isolated from other children and young adults. This will make them more selfish and introverted.
More couples will divorce and re-marry, some more than once. They may have children with their new partners, so many children will have a stepmother or stepfather and half-brothers or sisters.
There will be many 'boomerang children'. These are children who leave home to get married, but then divorce and return to live with their parents.
There will be more single-parents families.
Because houses are now so expensive, different generations may decide to live together, so parents, grandparents, and adult children may co-own their houses,and many couples will have to live with their in-laws.
There are some predictions like most children will know their great-grandparents (and even great-great-grandparents) because people are living longer.
Very few children will have brothers or sisters, and it will be common to be an only child. As a result, future generations will not have many cousins either.
Many children will grow up isolated from other children and young adults. This will make them more selfish and introverted.
More couples will divorce and re-marry, some more than once. They may have children with their new partners, so many children will have a stepmother or stepfather and half-brothers or sisters.
There will be many 'boomerang children'. These are children who leave home to get married, but then divorce and return to live with their parents.
There will be more single-parents families.
Because houses are now so expensive, different generations may decide to live together, so parents, grandparents, and adult children may co-own their houses,and many couples will have to live with their in-laws.
May 10, 2010
When you hear the final whistle
One of the hardest things for any sportsperson to do is to know when to retire. Do you retire when you are at your physical 'peak' or do you wait until your body (or your coach) tells you that it's time to go? But even harder is finding the answer to the question 'What am I going to do with the rest of my life?'
For some people the pain of saying goodbye never leaves them. 'There's a high risk of depression and people often find adjusting to a new way of life difficult', says Ian Cockerill, a sports psychologist. 'For sportspeople, there's an extra trauma - the loss of status, the loss of recognition, and the loss of the glamour. That's the hardest part'. As Eddie Acaro, the US jockey says, 'When a jockey retires, he becomes just another little man'.
Some sportspeople go on playing too long. Perhaps they just can't stand life without the 'high' of playing professional sport. Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time, retired three times. He retired once from the Chicago Bulls, made a successful comeback with the Bulls, then retired again. His second comeback with an inferior team ended in failure and he retired for ever at the age of 38. Jordan said, 'There will never be anything I do that will fulfil me as much as competing did'.
Others can't resist the chance of one last 'pay day'. Muhammad Ali needed the money, but his comeback fight, at the age of 39, against Trevor Berbick, was one of the saddest spectacles in modern sport. After losing to Berbick, Ali retired permanently. Three years later he developed Parkinson's disease.
Retirement for people in general is traumatic. As Jimmy Greaves, an ex-England international footballer said, 'I think that a lot of players would prefer to be shot once their career is over'. Many of them spend their retirement in a continual battle against depression, alcohol, or drugs.
But for the lucky few, retirement can mean a successful new career. Franz Beckenbauer is a classic example of a footballer who won everything with his club, Bayern Munich. After retiring he became a successful coach with Bayern and finally president of the club. John McEnroe, the infamous 'bad boy' of tennis, is now a highly respected and highly paid TV commentator. But sadly, for most sportspeople these cases are the exceptions.
For some people the pain of saying goodbye never leaves them. 'There's a high risk of depression and people often find adjusting to a new way of life difficult', says Ian Cockerill, a sports psychologist. 'For sportspeople, there's an extra trauma - the loss of status, the loss of recognition, and the loss of the glamour. That's the hardest part'. As Eddie Acaro, the US jockey says, 'When a jockey retires, he becomes just another little man'.
Some sportspeople go on playing too long. Perhaps they just can't stand life without the 'high' of playing professional sport. Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time, retired three times. He retired once from the Chicago Bulls, made a successful comeback with the Bulls, then retired again. His second comeback with an inferior team ended in failure and he retired for ever at the age of 38. Jordan said, 'There will never be anything I do that will fulfil me as much as competing did'.
Others can't resist the chance of one last 'pay day'. Muhammad Ali needed the money, but his comeback fight, at the age of 39, against Trevor Berbick, was one of the saddest spectacles in modern sport. After losing to Berbick, Ali retired permanently. Three years later he developed Parkinson's disease.
Retirement for people in general is traumatic. As Jimmy Greaves, an ex-England international footballer said, 'I think that a lot of players would prefer to be shot once their career is over'. Many of them spend their retirement in a continual battle against depression, alcohol, or drugs.
But for the lucky few, retirement can mean a successful new career. Franz Beckenbauer is a classic example of a footballer who won everything with his club, Bayern Munich. After retiring he became a successful coach with Bayern and finally president of the club. John McEnroe, the infamous 'bad boy' of tennis, is now a highly respected and highly paid TV commentator. But sadly, for most sportspeople these cases are the exceptions.
May 9, 2010
Living without a TV
Almost every family today has a TV, in fact probably more than one, and people everywhere spend hours watching it. But a few families choose to live without a TV because they think there are advantages.
The first advantage is that families spend more time talking to each other. Secondly, they spend more time doing more creative things like reading or painting. Thirdly, they spend more time outdoors, and are usually fitter.
On the other hand, there are also disadvantages. For example, children who don't have a TV may feel different from their school friends, and often won't know what they are talking about. Also it is not true that all TV programmes are bad. There are also good ones, like documentaries, and people who live without a TV may know less about what's happening in the world.
In conclusion, although living without a TV has some advantages, I think today it's unrealistic and that we should just try to turn the TV off when there's nothing good on.
The first advantage is that families spend more time talking to each other. Secondly, they spend more time doing more creative things like reading or painting. Thirdly, they spend more time outdoors, and are usually fitter.
On the other hand, there are also disadvantages. For example, children who don't have a TV may feel different from their school friends, and often won't know what they are talking about. Also it is not true that all TV programmes are bad. There are also good ones, like documentaries, and people who live without a TV may know less about what's happening in the world.
In conclusion, although living without a TV has some advantages, I think today it's unrealistic and that we should just try to turn the TV off when there's nothing good on.
May 8, 2010
Can we make our own luck?
Some poeple seem to be born lucky- they meet their perfect partners, achieve their ambitions, and live happy lives.
The British psychologist Dr Richard Wiseman has done a lot of research to discover why some people are luckier than others. After interviewing hundreds of people with the questionnaire he has concluded that people who think they are lucky achieve more success and happiness than those who don't. Without realizing it, they are creating good fortune in their lives.
Using Dr Wiseman's techniques you too can understand, control, and increase your own good fortune.
1.Lucky people make the most of their opportunities
Be open to new experiences and vary your routine. For example, get off the bus a stop earlier than usual. You may see something interesting or new, or bump into an old friend.
Make a list of six new experiences you'd like to try.These could be simple, like eating at a new restaurant, or long term, for example learning a new language.
Number the experiences 1-6.Then throw a dice and whatever experience is chosen, go out and do it.
2.Lucky people trust their instinct
When you are trying to decide what to do, first make an effort to relax. Then when your mind is clear, listen to what it is telling you and act on it.
If you are trying to decide between two options, write one of them down in the form of a letter.
For example, if you are unhappy about a relationship, write to your partner explaining that it's all over. Read the letter. Would you really like to send it, or is something telling you that it doesn't feel right? If so, don't do it.
3.Lucky people expect to be lucky
Convince yourself that your future will be bright and lucky. Set realistic but high goals. If you fail, don't give up, and be open to the idea of trying a different way to achieve your goals.
Make a list of your goals.They must be specific, not vague, e.g. 'I want to spend more time with my partner', not 'I want to be happy'. Now make a second list of all the advantages you would get if you achieved your goals, and the disadvantages. Compare the advantages with the disadvantages and you will see which goals are worth trying to achieve.
4.Lucky people use bad luck to their advantage
If something bad happens, imagine how things could have been worse. You will then realize that things aren't so bad after all. Compare your situation with other people who are in an even worse situation.Take a long view of things- even if things seem bad now, expect them to get better in the end. Learn from your past mistakes and think of new ways of solving your problems.
When you experience bad luck, first cry or scream for 30 minutes. Then put your bad luck behind you. Do something to make the situation better, e.g. ask friends for advice and focus on a solution to the problem.
The British psychologist Dr Richard Wiseman has done a lot of research to discover why some people are luckier than others. After interviewing hundreds of people with the questionnaire he has concluded that people who think they are lucky achieve more success and happiness than those who don't. Without realizing it, they are creating good fortune in their lives.
Using Dr Wiseman's techniques you too can understand, control, and increase your own good fortune.
1.Lucky people make the most of their opportunities
Be open to new experiences and vary your routine. For example, get off the bus a stop earlier than usual. You may see something interesting or new, or bump into an old friend.
Make a list of six new experiences you'd like to try.These could be simple, like eating at a new restaurant, or long term, for example learning a new language.
Number the experiences 1-6.Then throw a dice and whatever experience is chosen, go out and do it.
2.Lucky people trust their instinct
When you are trying to decide what to do, first make an effort to relax. Then when your mind is clear, listen to what it is telling you and act on it.
If you are trying to decide between two options, write one of them down in the form of a letter.
For example, if you are unhappy about a relationship, write to your partner explaining that it's all over. Read the letter. Would you really like to send it, or is something telling you that it doesn't feel right? If so, don't do it.
3.Lucky people expect to be lucky
Convince yourself that your future will be bright and lucky. Set realistic but high goals. If you fail, don't give up, and be open to the idea of trying a different way to achieve your goals.
Make a list of your goals.They must be specific, not vague, e.g. 'I want to spend more time with my partner', not 'I want to be happy'. Now make a second list of all the advantages you would get if you achieved your goals, and the disadvantages. Compare the advantages with the disadvantages and you will see which goals are worth trying to achieve.
4.Lucky people use bad luck to their advantage
If something bad happens, imagine how things could have been worse. You will then realize that things aren't so bad after all. Compare your situation with other people who are in an even worse situation.Take a long view of things- even if things seem bad now, expect them to get better in the end. Learn from your past mistakes and think of new ways of solving your problems.
When you experience bad luck, first cry or scream for 30 minutes. Then put your bad luck behind you. Do something to make the situation better, e.g. ask friends for advice and focus on a solution to the problem.
Designer brands aren't for me!
Although I follow fashion, I hate the phrase 'must-have'. If I read that Ugg boots or Prada sunglasses are the latest 'must-haves', my immediate reaction is to think, 'Why must I have them?' Why should I fall for the designer's manipulative tactics, which are only intended to increase his bank balance at the expense of mine?
Designer brands, in general, are for people who are too insecure to trust their own tastes. These people decide that everything at Prada must be 'cool', so if you shop there, you can't go wrong.
I find it much more satisfying to pop into one of the cheap chain stores on the High Street and buy a copy of the designer's clothes for a tenth of the price. Ok, you have to use your skill to find the one garment in three that looks great. But it's worth it! It's like finding a piece of gold in a river. The find gives you immense satisfaction.
Which is why, according to a survey done by a British bank, young people with money are abandoning the designer shops and buying their clothes in chain stores, second-hand shops, and in markets.
This is the best news I've heard all week.It means that young people have the confidence to trust their judgement. They are prepared to take risks to look individual and not mass-produced.
That has always been my shopping philosophy. The exorbitant prices in designer shops leave me open-mouthed. Even if I had the money, I would think of all the other things I could spend it on!
Designer brands, in general, are for people who are too insecure to trust their own tastes. These people decide that everything at Prada must be 'cool', so if you shop there, you can't go wrong.
I find it much more satisfying to pop into one of the cheap chain stores on the High Street and buy a copy of the designer's clothes for a tenth of the price. Ok, you have to use your skill to find the one garment in three that looks great. But it's worth it! It's like finding a piece of gold in a river. The find gives you immense satisfaction.
Which is why, according to a survey done by a British bank, young people with money are abandoning the designer shops and buying their clothes in chain stores, second-hand shops, and in markets.
This is the best news I've heard all week.It means that young people have the confidence to trust their judgement. They are prepared to take risks to look individual and not mass-produced.
That has always been my shopping philosophy. The exorbitant prices in designer shops leave me open-mouthed. Even if I had the money, I would think of all the other things I could spend it on!
May 3, 2010
My life without money
Heidemarie Schwermer, a 63-year-old German woman, has lived without money for the last ten years, and has written a book about her experiences called My life without money.
At the age of 54 Heidemarie gave up her job as a psychotherapist, gave away all her money and her flat and threw away her credit cards. Today, apart from a few clothes (three sweaters, two skirts, two pairs of shoes, and a coat)and a few personal belongings, she doesn't own anything.
It all began as a one-year experiment. In her home city of Dortmund she set up a 'swapping circle' where people swap services without using money, for example, a haircut for a mathematics class. To prove that this could work she decided to give up using money for a year. But when the year ended she continued and has not used money since then.
At first she house-sat for friends who were on holiday. She stayed in their house in return for watering the plants and looking after their animals. At the moment she is staying in a student residence where she can sleep, have a shower, or use a computer in return for cooking for the young people who live there. She also 'works' as a psychotherapist. 'Before I treated very wealthy people but now I help anyone who turns up. Sometimes they give me something in return, but not always.'
Heidemarie says, 'I can live thanks to my contacts. A lot of people who know me understand what I'm doing and want to help me. When I need a bus ticket, for example, or a new tube of toothpaste I think, 'Who can I ask? What can I give them in return?' If I want to go to the cinema, I might offer to look after somebody's children for the afternoon.
It is one of the mistakes of our society that most people do something they don't like just to earn money and spend it on things they don't need. Many people judge you according to how much you earn. In my opinion, all jobs are equally important. You may not earn a lot of money but you may be worth a lot as a person.
So what did she do with all the money she earned from the sales of My life without money?
'I gave it all away..'
At the age of 54 Heidemarie gave up her job as a psychotherapist, gave away all her money and her flat and threw away her credit cards. Today, apart from a few clothes (three sweaters, two skirts, two pairs of shoes, and a coat)and a few personal belongings, she doesn't own anything.
It all began as a one-year experiment. In her home city of Dortmund she set up a 'swapping circle' where people swap services without using money, for example, a haircut for a mathematics class. To prove that this could work she decided to give up using money for a year. But when the year ended she continued and has not used money since then.
At first she house-sat for friends who were on holiday. She stayed in their house in return for watering the plants and looking after their animals. At the moment she is staying in a student residence where she can sleep, have a shower, or use a computer in return for cooking for the young people who live there. She also 'works' as a psychotherapist. 'Before I treated very wealthy people but now I help anyone who turns up. Sometimes they give me something in return, but not always.'
Heidemarie says, 'I can live thanks to my contacts. A lot of people who know me understand what I'm doing and want to help me. When I need a bus ticket, for example, or a new tube of toothpaste I think, 'Who can I ask? What can I give them in return?' If I want to go to the cinema, I might offer to look after somebody's children for the afternoon.
It is one of the mistakes of our society that most people do something they don't like just to earn money and spend it on things they don't need. Many people judge you according to how much you earn. In my opinion, all jobs are equally important. You may not earn a lot of money but you may be worth a lot as a person.
So what did she do with all the money she earned from the sales of My life without money?
'I gave it all away..'
Edit your friends
Is your mobile phone directory full of phone numbers of people you don't really want to talk to? Do you go out with people from work or university more often than with your real friends? Do you say yes to invitations because you think you should, not because you want to?
Nowadays people tend to spend a lot of time socializing with colleagues at work or classmates at university. The result is that we don't have enough time to see our real, close friends. As our lives get busier it becomes more important to spend the little free time we have with people we really want to see, people we love and who really love us.
Who are the friends you need to edit? A few years ago I read a book about how to get rid of unnecessary possessions.
It said you should ask yourself about each thing you have: Is it useful? Do I really like it? Do I feel better every time I look at it? If the answer is no to any one of those questions, you should throw it away. Maybe we should ask similar questions about our friends.
What kind of friends will you probably need to edit? Sometimes it is an old friend. Somebody who you used to have a lot in common with, but who, when you meet now, you have very little or nothing to say to. Or it might be a new friend who you get on quite well with, but who's taking up too much of your time. Next time one of these people calls you and suggest a meeting, think, 'Do I really want to see this person?' and if the answer is no, say no, and make an excuse. That way you'll have more time to spend with your real friends.
Nowadays people tend to spend a lot of time socializing with colleagues at work or classmates at university. The result is that we don't have enough time to see our real, close friends. As our lives get busier it becomes more important to spend the little free time we have with people we really want to see, people we love and who really love us.
Who are the friends you need to edit? A few years ago I read a book about how to get rid of unnecessary possessions.
It said you should ask yourself about each thing you have: Is it useful? Do I really like it? Do I feel better every time I look at it? If the answer is no to any one of those questions, you should throw it away. Maybe we should ask similar questions about our friends.
What kind of friends will you probably need to edit? Sometimes it is an old friend. Somebody who you used to have a lot in common with, but who, when you meet now, you have very little or nothing to say to. Or it might be a new friend who you get on quite well with, but who's taking up too much of your time. Next time one of these people calls you and suggest a meeting, think, 'Do I really want to see this person?' and if the answer is no, say no, and make an excuse. That way you'll have more time to spend with your real friends.
Apr 29, 2010
Judging by appearances
First of all, I must say it's true the first we see in a person at first sight is his/her appearance, but how does it affect us to know someone's within?
I think nowadays we are influenced by the image dictatorship, so that the beauty rules.
Often we think that someone's image match up with his/her own character, but certainly we can be wrong about that.
For example a famous, rich businessman and an old, poor homeless person, who do we come closer to? Well, obviously we tend to trust in the first one, but actually there's no any logical reason.
We only think that a good appearance must mean a good inside.
In my opinion, we must go more deeply into others without judging them only by appearance.
Because sometimes appearances are misleading.
I think nowadays we are influenced by the image dictatorship, so that the beauty rules.
Often we think that someone's image match up with his/her own character, but certainly we can be wrong about that.
For example a famous, rich businessman and an old, poor homeless person, who do we come closer to? Well, obviously we tend to trust in the first one, but actually there's no any logical reason.
We only think that a good appearance must mean a good inside.
In my opinion, we must go more deeply into others without judging them only by appearance.
Because sometimes appearances are misleading.
Jan 6, 2010
Is times like these you learn to live again.
"The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then — to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting.”
--T. H. White,
Beautiful and true words; I think there are so much of ourselves which cannot be damaged, if we understand that we bring others the power to hurt us, there would have less pain in our lifes.. because of our goal in life is to remain always happy.
I've commented previously that we can make our life so miserable as we want, but not everything have to be bad; our live may have all the beauty, all the peace, all the hope.. It's only necessary to know them and bring them to us, like in a supermarket.
I want this, that and oh! all of those things too.
It's so easy like this, all you want in your life you can have it, only desiring it.
I think life is just a mirror, and what you see out there, you must first see inside of you and it's possible that people' shortcomings be our own ones in some way, so it's better to look at people's virtues in order to make profit of all our experiences.
To learn something new every day can save us from monotony and we can learn so many things, from why there are butterflies which live only one day until to learn to live all the years of our life, and it seems an irony.. one species can only live one day and others may live until ninety-nine years, who decides this? Human being can live a long time and even eighty years seem to us very little time and that odd feeling that we feel about can remind all our memories in a few minutes.. how is it possible to remind all our memories from eighty years in a few minutes? I don't know why.. but certainly,we do it.
It seems that we select our experiences and we clasify them and then it's when we realized that others action may rebound into us.. because all our memories aren't happy, neither are all bad.
But in our memories always appear other people in some way, because I'll always say that for me, life is based in relationships!
Finally, I must say that I hope that all my thoughts and all my feelings which I write here, belong to me forever and I be able to live in a honest way with myself the rest of my life.. though nobody teaches how to live, I know much theory.. and I wish to take it to the practice too.
--T. H. White,
Beautiful and true words; I think there are so much of ourselves which cannot be damaged, if we understand that we bring others the power to hurt us, there would have less pain in our lifes.. because of our goal in life is to remain always happy.
I've commented previously that we can make our life so miserable as we want, but not everything have to be bad; our live may have all the beauty, all the peace, all the hope.. It's only necessary to know them and bring them to us, like in a supermarket.
I want this, that and oh! all of those things too.
It's so easy like this, all you want in your life you can have it, only desiring it.
I think life is just a mirror, and what you see out there, you must first see inside of you and it's possible that people' shortcomings be our own ones in some way, so it's better to look at people's virtues in order to make profit of all our experiences.
To learn something new every day can save us from monotony and we can learn so many things, from why there are butterflies which live only one day until to learn to live all the years of our life, and it seems an irony.. one species can only live one day and others may live until ninety-nine years, who decides this? Human being can live a long time and even eighty years seem to us very little time and that odd feeling that we feel about can remind all our memories in a few minutes.. how is it possible to remind all our memories from eighty years in a few minutes? I don't know why.. but certainly,we do it.
It seems that we select our experiences and we clasify them and then it's when we realized that others action may rebound into us.. because all our memories aren't happy, neither are all bad.
But in our memories always appear other people in some way, because I'll always say that for me, life is based in relationships!
Finally, I must say that I hope that all my thoughts and all my feelings which I write here, belong to me forever and I be able to live in a honest way with myself the rest of my life.. though nobody teaches how to live, I know much theory.. and I wish to take it to the practice too.
Jan 5, 2010
Love your life.. because you've got just one.
what is more important, to live in a healthy way many years or to die young doing all the unhealthy things you like?
I choose the first option, for me life is worth to be lived in fully until the end of our days, but I think life is based in relationships and every bad decision may rebound in others..
So I believe that we must think in others and specially in ourselves; why not follow our lives?, Why does exist that odd thought about living extremely?, Can the pleasures with our strength of will?, Are we so weak as we think?
Well, I must say we have only one life and we have to take care of her the best as we can.
For me, life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.
Known celebrities said inspirational quotes like:
"I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing." Agatha Christie
"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." Abraham Lincoln
"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change." Buddha
"Love the moment. Flowers grow out of dark moments. Therefore, each moment is vital. It affects the whole. Life is a succession of such moments and to live each, is to succeed." Corita Kent
"However mean your life is, meet it and live it: do not shun it and call it hard names. Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends. Things do not change, we change. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts." Henry David Thoreau
"Everything you now do is something you have chosen to do. Some people don't want to believe that. But if you're over age twenty-one, your life is what you're making of it. To change your life, you need to change your priorities." John C. Maxwell
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Lenon
I choose the first option, for me life is worth to be lived in fully until the end of our days, but I think life is based in relationships and every bad decision may rebound in others..
So I believe that we must think in others and specially in ourselves; why not follow our lives?, Why does exist that odd thought about living extremely?, Can the pleasures with our strength of will?, Are we so weak as we think?
Well, I must say we have only one life and we have to take care of her the best as we can.
For me, life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.
Known celebrities said inspirational quotes like:
"I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing." Agatha Christie
"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." Abraham Lincoln
"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change." Buddha
"Love the moment. Flowers grow out of dark moments. Therefore, each moment is vital. It affects the whole. Life is a succession of such moments and to live each, is to succeed." Corita Kent
"However mean your life is, meet it and live it: do not shun it and call it hard names. Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends. Things do not change, we change. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts." Henry David Thoreau
"Everything you now do is something you have chosen to do. Some people don't want to believe that. But if you're over age twenty-one, your life is what you're making of it. To change your life, you need to change your priorities." John C. Maxwell
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Lenon
Jan 4, 2010
Not Everything Is on Books.
This morning I was watching a Tv program and then, a woman psychologist started talking about her new book, something like "The Uselessness of Suffering".
I was shocked, because yesterday I thought about my own happiness and how many times it depends on someone actions, so it's coming and going.
I feel rarely happy during all the day and it's really a pity..
The woman talked about many things which I had thought the day before and that I knew a long time ago;but our thoughts are automatic and we must have a high level of concentration to check the negativity of every thought and rectify it.
It's hard, but not impossible.
I refuse to live depending on others actions and not enjoying my own life, every trouble must help you to improve as a person.
I read a long time ago a quote which said -" Even war and hunger are things that can be overcome by man "- . And I really think it's true; there are people who have a huge problem but they fight bravely and hopefully, meanwhile others with a very small problem they make a storm in a teacup.
I sincerely hope to belong to first group.
Sometimes I ask myself why these kind of things are not taught.. I know it's very important to be good at maths and history, but even more important than these things I find it is to be really happy with ourselves, but nobody teaches it..
So it's our task to learn, because not everything is on books.
I was shocked, because yesterday I thought about my own happiness and how many times it depends on someone actions, so it's coming and going.
I feel rarely happy during all the day and it's really a pity..
The woman talked about many things which I had thought the day before and that I knew a long time ago;but our thoughts are automatic and we must have a high level of concentration to check the negativity of every thought and rectify it.
It's hard, but not impossible.
I refuse to live depending on others actions and not enjoying my own life, every trouble must help you to improve as a person.
I read a long time ago a quote which said -" Even war and hunger are things that can be overcome by man "- . And I really think it's true; there are people who have a huge problem but they fight bravely and hopefully, meanwhile others with a very small problem they make a storm in a teacup.
I sincerely hope to belong to first group.
Sometimes I ask myself why these kind of things are not taught.. I know it's very important to be good at maths and history, but even more important than these things I find it is to be really happy with ourselves, but nobody teaches it..
So it's our task to learn, because not everything is on books.
Jan 3, 2010
The Butterfly Effect.
A month ago I saw a film whose name was "The Butterfly Effect".
The title is a reference to the butterfly effect, which theorizes that a change in something seemingly innocuous, such as a flap of a butterfly's wings, may have unexpected larger consequences in the future, such as the path a hurricane will travel.
The "Butterfly Effect" is a metaphor that encapsulates the concept of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory; namely that small differences in the initial condition of a dynamical system may produce large variations in the long term behavior of the system.
Although this may appear to be an esoteric and unusual behavior, it is exhibited by very simple systems: for example, a ball placed at the crest of a hill might roll into any of several valleys depending on slight differences in initial position.
It's very interesting for me this concept, because nowadays very few people think about consequences, and if we thought about things twice before doing them, maybe most of the times they didn't take place.
An amazing band rock named MUSE made a song "Butterflies and Hurricanes" referring to the abstract concept of The Butterfly Effect.
So, I leave in here the lyrics.
Change,
Everything you are
And everything you were
Your number has been called
Fights, battles have begun
Revenge will surely come
Your hard times are ahead
Best,
You've got to be the best
You've got to change the world
And you use this chance to be heard
Your time is now
Change,
Everything you are
And everything you were
Your number has been called
Fights and battles have begun
Revenge will surely come
Your hard times are ahead
Best,
You've got to be the best
You've got to change the world
And you use this chance to be heard
Your time is now
Don't,
Let yourself down
Don't let yourself go
Your last chance has arrived
Best,
You've got to be the best
You've got to change the world
And you use this chance to be heard
Your time is now.
The title is a reference to the butterfly effect, which theorizes that a change in something seemingly innocuous, such as a flap of a butterfly's wings, may have unexpected larger consequences in the future, such as the path a hurricane will travel.
The "Butterfly Effect" is a metaphor that encapsulates the concept of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory; namely that small differences in the initial condition of a dynamical system may produce large variations in the long term behavior of the system.
Although this may appear to be an esoteric and unusual behavior, it is exhibited by very simple systems: for example, a ball placed at the crest of a hill might roll into any of several valleys depending on slight differences in initial position.
It's very interesting for me this concept, because nowadays very few people think about consequences, and if we thought about things twice before doing them, maybe most of the times they didn't take place.
An amazing band rock named MUSE made a song "Butterflies and Hurricanes" referring to the abstract concept of The Butterfly Effect.
So, I leave in here the lyrics.
Change,
Everything you are
And everything you were
Your number has been called
Fights, battles have begun
Revenge will surely come
Your hard times are ahead
Best,
You've got to be the best
You've got to change the world
And you use this chance to be heard
Your time is now
Change,
Everything you are
And everything you were
Your number has been called
Fights and battles have begun
Revenge will surely come
Your hard times are ahead
Best,
You've got to be the best
You've got to change the world
And you use this chance to be heard
Your time is now
Don't,
Let yourself down
Don't let yourself go
Your last chance has arrived
Best,
You've got to be the best
You've got to change the world
And you use this chance to be heard
Your time is now.
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