Not that anyone would actually care and bother read this scroll, but still...!!!Long post alert!!!
Over the decade i've been among you as a member of this message board i've written plenty o' things and there's tons of stuff i haven't said, but it occurred to me i had never actualy and properly introduced myself so, if you will allow me, i'll take the opportunity of using this lovely thread to do just that – say
Hello and some other things. With all due respect, i don't believe that sharing a few (ok, many) words and thoughts actually qualifies as 'knowing' me, but i suppose it should sufice for now.
I'm 31 and i was born where the magic is all in the air and the stars line up; that's where i are from. Usually, i don't like to repeat things, but this is one of them that i have to – i've come to hear of Michael 20 years ago and the natural consequence of making such acquaintance was to love the man. I suppose it was as inevitable as the earth goin' round the sun or snow fallin' down in winter.
Whenever i'm asked who i am and what it is that i do i have a hard time responding to those questions not necessarily because i haven't figured out the answers yet, but simply because they, same as me, are a bit more complex than brevity permits.
I are many things, both good and bad. I've been told most, if not all, members of the human race have the tendency to have that kinda mix, don't know for sure though, i don't think it has been scientifically proven yet
I can have a pretty hot temper (genetic legacy i'm told and i realize), gratitude ain't my forte and i also got problems with waiting along side many other issues of many natures, but i have the audacity to want to keep some of them between me, Jesus and those closest to me.
Starting so many sentences with 'I' makes me highly uncomfortable, but this is the purpose of the thread, so i suppose on this one occasion it'll be in order. I have strong opinions about many things (even those i am not thoroughly informed on lol), i believe in many values and i have deep feelings of animosity about the ways in which humans treat each other and creation.
I abhore racism, anti-Semitism, xenophobia and nationalism; i can't stand the ways in which life is disregarded in the name of profit and i resent the materialistic and hedonistic focus of our age.
I believe the world is not only a mess like Mike & bros sang back in the day, but a terrible mess. However, i am not inclinded to believe in any doom's day theories that free us from the responsabilities of living everyday life in accord with our moral compass. “False prophets cry of doom...../We must live each day like it's the last” if i recall the lyrics correctly.
I know the world can be transformed (for the better OR worse) through the determination of the few and the power of the many. I believe its condition can be improved by people, but it can only be perfected by the One who made it.
I believe in fairytales (admitedly more in tails than fairies). I believe in beauty and in kindness. Without being blind to or oblivious about the darkness covering us, i still dare believe in the magic of the world and the wonder of the bright sides of life. I believe in the innocence of children and that of adults who are willing to submit to God's laws.
I love people who are unafraid to talk truth to power, don't feel the obligation to cater to the needs of the feeble or the demands of the voracious.
I love people who speak their mind and have attitude but not for the sake of attitude but rather because they stand for something greater than themselves.
I'm crazy about people who know what truly matters in life - to love and be loved.
I love people who can place themselves in other folks' shoes and show sympathy and understanding for the plight of few and many.
I love people who are not ashamed to admit they don't know something and i also love those who are not afraid to express their feelings even if they are not always of the cheery, lovely kind.
I love people with a sense of humor. I believe sarcasm is a definite mark of intelligence; i especially love people who are capable of self-irony because it's not too healthy to take ourselves that seriously. Life, love and faith are too big and too serious issues not be made fun of every now and then. What's the point of goin' through them without some laughter to go along with all the tears?
I admire people who are brilliant and passionate at what they do.
I love scientists of every field (math, physics, economy) who can make science interesting and intelligible even for dumbos like me. I don't believe science and faith are incompatible but rather complementary tools which help us understand a bit better the genius and the intricate design God used when He made the world and us.
I love the arts and artists because they connect us to the deeper and higher levels of our souls, the ones where creativity resides.
I love the sports and athletes because they take us beyond the limits of our human endurance and they show us the power of our fighting spirit.
Born out of the greatest thing of all – love, i believe man's ability to forgive is our greatest weapon against hate and the neverending cycle of vengeance.
Although people and life are bent on proving me wrong, i still believe in humanity's ability to rise above the lowest levels its nature can regress to, i believe in these and many other things...
I'm not impressed by worldly definitions of power such as status, academic titles, fame or fortune, but i are a sucker for beauty, innocence, purity and suffering, especially of the inner kind.
When it comes to all human affairs i don't believe in perfection, but i believe in excellence and the latter might be a far more difficult target than than the former because perfection is unattainable, whilst excellence is possible, but as such, faaar more demanding.
I believe human beings are three-dimensional beings made of body, mind and spirit and our balance and fulfillment depends on the harmony between them and that means neither of the three components can or should be neglected in favor of the others.
Unlike some of my brothers and sisters in faith, i don't believe neither lust nor passion are the enemies of Christian morality, but promiscuity rather. Sensuality expressed within the confines of the sacrament of marriage is one of God's greatest gifts.
I still believe in true love, but i also know that love, like all things human, can be a very messy affair. If built on six fully compatible hearts, even if highly flawed, it can become one of the most powerful forces in the universe. The union of the six turns them all into a 7[SUP]th[/SUP] bigger, better and brighter one than the smaller, separated ones. And that is why i completely agree with
Dr. Gregory K Popcak.
Man is never more manly than when he serving and loving woman.
Woman is never more womanly than when she is serving and loving man.
And the fullness of our humanity is never more beautifully expressed then when both of these realities exist at the same time.
Whom i also agree with are Blessed
John Paul II
Love is the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being
and
Vaclav Havel
Truth and love will prevail over lies and hate.
One thing i forgot to add – i are really big on human rights. That very well may be due to the fact that so many of mine have been trampled over time, but three of the most important ones for me are
the right to change my mind without being labeled unstable,
the right to share only portions (both good and bad)
of my existence and not my entire life with people and also in the immortal words of the U2 guys –
the right to be ridiculous is something i hold dear. At least this 1 particular right is real because it depends mostly on my own propensity for makin' a fool of myself, the trouble starts when the protection of my rights depends on others...
Initially, i was tempted to post a partial picture of myself for reassurance purposes that it wasn't a ghost doin' the writin', but then i figured there was no point in me posting a portion of my legs, when others had already done it years before in artistic attempts without even asking my permission for it. In any case, what i actually look like – wheather a catwalk material or a shabby lil' monster – should matter to no one but my man. The way i think might be of use, however small, to others as well.
Anyways, i betta end this scroll soon, but not before i gave you my name. As i told a joyful discussion partner long ago i've been called many things and i go by 1002 names, but for now....
y'all can call me A, a Latin-flavored kinda letter, pronounced '
aah'. It is the closest to the truth.
The numbers in my current username are my humble tribute to Elie Wiesel and Madiba.
In case it ain't obvious from the capacity to write endless nonsense, i are a girl
And btw of girly stuff and also taken from the chapter of getting to 'know' me – my favorite flowers are the lillies of the valley. I love all colors of the rainbow, most especially green, but above all white which makes them all come together.
I'm realy picky when it comes to food and i are rather conservative in this and a few other areas as well – i don't like to experiment with exotic foods, but rather stay with the few unhealthy certainties i gots even if that means being a bit impolite towards local culinary traditions.
To make a realy long story short and to sum up all of the above, if i would have to describe myself in one paragraph it would sound somethin' like this –
i are an alien of sorts, an undercover agent, member of a task force under the rule of Christ Jesus on a not-so-secret mission and i are here to defy the laws of logic, psychology and
post-modern conventional 'wisdom'. Peace a cake, right? :lol: I left the defyin' of the laws of physics on Michael.
Much love,
A
P.S. I can go 'chuuu' like Michael at the beginning of Speed Demon; i can't actually stand my talkin'/singin' voices, but i get the chuuu done pretty good.
