[x]

Does Morality Have a Place in the Modern World?

Many are confused as to the above question. Others are apathetic. What does the Bible really teach on the matter? Please see my May 17th journal entry, and have your Bible ready!

John 8:31,32

~cerealnovels, Time Flies?Airport closed.
Time could not fly.

1001 AR Quotes - No.2Animals can communicate quite well. And they do. And generally speaking, they are ignored.

~Alice Walker

HistoryI'm just shy of 17.
I don't know what I'm doing tomorrow,
Let alone, for the rest of my days.
But that doesn't bother me.
What does bother me,
Is thinking about time.
The most valuable resource.
Because I know that what I experience now,
Will never repeat itself,
I will never live this again,
And even though,
The next generation will live it;
Will they care?
Will it be the same?

Of the many fears I have in life,
Dying, being not particularly high on that list,
I fear most of all, being forgotten.
No, not me being forgotten.
My time being forgotten.
I study History,
Study it hard,
Not out of some desire over,
Bloody battles, many lost lives

Don't You Quit!Have you grown weary? Are you tired of feeling small? Do you feel as though you've given your all, yet you have gotten nowhere?

Inspired, you create something you're proud of. Yet, try as you might, your creation goes unnoticed - as if nobody cares at all!

The months fly, and still you wait for a comment - a word of encouragement! However, nothing comes of it - no, nothing at all!

Now, as you wait for an answer that isn't forthcoming, you notice your motivation has taken a dive! Sure, you continue to work - oftentimes for many hours - and with very little to eat! However, the inspiration just seems to be in short supply, these days. "Why b

What is man? Man is a learner.What is man? Man is a learner. Man learns, it is what creates him and forms him, man is an endless people of knowledge to which we all are pools created from droplets to which are our learnings.

But man is two types of learner, that of the man in the shower and that of the man in the forest.

The man of the shower is the man of society, the man who follows the rules of society in all its form. He learns from the media and daily life; he has no true experience of the world around him and is often ignorant to what he feels does not concern him. He is in a shower. Sheltered from harm by his glass door and thermostat, protected from what doesn't

The failure of the Cosmological argumentI haven´t written anything in a while, so I decided to write this both as a mental exercise and because my watchers are probably wondering if I´m still alive :). But it’s also something important I want to give my thoughts on.

We’ve all heard of the cosmological argument, one of, if not the, most common arguments for the existence of a god. For those who don’t know, this is how the argument goes:

1. Every finite and contingent being has a cause.
2. A causal loop cannot exist.
3. A causal chain cannot be of infinite length.
4. Therefore, a First Cause (or something that is not an effect) must exist.

The first problem lies

1001 AR Quotes - No.3 'The animals themselves are incapable of demanding their own liberation, or of protesting against their condition with votes, demonstrations, or bombs. Human beings have the power to continue to oppress other species forever, or until we make this planet unsuitable for living beings. Will our tyranny continue, proving that we really are the selfish tyrants that the most cynical of poets and philosophers have always said we are? Or will we rise to the challenge and prove our capacity for genuine altruism by ending our ruthless exploitation of the species in our power, not because we are forced to do so by rebels or terrorists, but because we

A piece of mind.Doubt is the root of your weakness.
Question everything but yourself.
Deny none of your talent.
Be true always.

© Rocio Belinda Mendez

Up and Down    Do you ever wonder why ‘up’ is up and ‘down’ is down? Who ever decided which way it up and which way is down? If up is always in the direction your head is in then, when you stand on your head, had down become up?
    If that is the case then one must also wonder about what we consider left and right. Left is always to the left of up, right? So now, say you are on your head, then right is to the left of up and left is now to the right of up. It is like directions no longer have any meaning.
    Let’s go back to considering the conundrum of ‘up’ and ‘down’. Say you were to point up, then to someone in Australia you would be pointing down. Latched onto that thought is this, if the earth were perfectly clear and you looked down to see a person on the other side of the planet, wouldn’t you also be looking up at them? (What song is playing?) So then if this is actually the case

RainRaindrops from the heavens above under Sir Isaac's spell, cleanse our world from the dirt covering our faces. Clear away the mud hiding our heart deep within and bring out the good all of us one day wish to achieve. Bring sadness and remorse to our souls so we can finally open our eyes and see the teardrops of a thousand suffering man all around the globe bursting through the clouds. Let us see the exchange between the earth and the sky, blurring the boundaries of infinity.

The Light of WisdomConfucius once said there were three ways one could gain wisdom: through reflection, which is the noblest, by imitation, which is the easiest, and through experience, which is the bitterest. When you reach a certain age you start to value those countless hours you stood reading all those books to get a fucking A. Books are a invaluable treasure the scholars left us.

Knowledge is the greatest power we have these days, and whoever says otherwise is as ignorant as badger. The thing is, knowledge must come naturally, not forced. If you force someone to study something they don't like, like when I spent seventeen years, precious seventeen years o

The WriterWords are my tools.

I may not be a wizard with the brush, but I know how to create an image.
Though my imagination may not paint a clear vision - it is up to you to decide.
What do you see?

Does it make you smile? Make you happy, sad, joyous, upset?
What do my words mean to you?
Is every image the same?
What do you see?

Words are my tools.
I am the writer.

What is grace?What is grace?
Too many of us think that God's grace is a shield that indemnifies us against the consequences of our sins.
God's ability to forgive is infinite, however grace is not a shield.
Grace is a bone saw.
"If your eye causes you to sin it is better to pluck it out than to continue sinning."
Grace is a spiritual amputation of a piece of your soul infected by the gangrene of iniquity.
God's ability to forgive is infinite, however is the individual's ability to receive grace likewise infinite? How many graces can a person receive before the soul-body ceases to function?

I will show how this is the truth in Chapter 5B of "Worth 1000 Word

BurnEros sore:
Emit time...
Edit tide...

Browse More Like This

Download File
HTML, 1.4 KB more ▶

More from *tranimation-art

NOES: Red in My Eyes

NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: RED IN MY EYESREVISED EDITION
Written by Diane N. Tran

The doctors looked upon the crowd of a hundred, writhing and hissing below, at the top of the staircase.

Their fat fingers pointed at us.

One by one.

Counting.

Their eyes looked up me with fear.

They just stare.

They always stare.

And they always loose count.

This room, this dungeon, this zoo, was filled to the brim with the indigent, the unwanted, the unworthy, and the disturbed.

Their mouths fizzed with froth.

Their bodies droned and moaned and walked about.

Their eyes looked up me with fear.

Filthy.

Stupid.

Cowards, all of them!

And then there i

View Gallery · View Prints

Featured in Groups:

Not currently featured in any groups.

Details

Submitted: January 6, 2012
File Size: 1.4 KB

Link

Thumb

Statistics

Comments: 21
Favourites: 6 [who?]
Views: 298 (0 today)
Downloads: 8 (0 today)

[x]

Reflections at Thirty-Years-Young, Part II

by *tranimation-art, Jan 6, 2012, 11:09:59 PM
Literature / Prose / Non-Fiction / Philosophical

REFLECTIONS AT THIRTY-YEARS-YOUNG

Part II

Written by Diane N. Tran

Never hold grudges.  There is nothing in this world worth wasting your time and energy by always being angry and resentful.  Shout, scream, have a temper tantrum, break a dish or two, let it go, and move on.  You'll feel better for it.

Every day, wake up and fight.  Some days, you win.  Other days, you lose.  But be thankful you tried and gave it your all because tomorrow is another day, another fight.

I have never felt love, true love, that type of love written about, sung about, bemoaned about, and oh-so coveted by everyone attached to flowers, chocolates, and a Hallmark card.  I have never had a boyfriend, I have never had sex, I have never been kissed, I have never found that type of love that's said to be so special and so rare, and yet I am a romantic and I do sincerely believe it's out there, somewhere, but I've come to the conclusion that it may not be for me and that I may never achieve it.  If you find it, truly found it, cherish it, fight for it, and never belittle it.  Be worthy of this love because there are those who will not experience it and those who cannot experience it.  Just like me.

Reflections at Thirty-Years-Young, Part IIby *tranimation-art

Literature / Prose / Non-Fiction / Philosophical

I II III IV

---

"Reflections at Thirty-Years-Young" is a series of little life lessons I've learned in my thirty years of living life as just myself, just the way life happened to take me, whether good or bad. They can sweet, silly, pathetic, deep, touching, personal, or whatever adjective you care to use, but they are truths I live by and will continue living by and I bring them to you — and I hope you find some truth in them, too.

Reflections at Thirty-Years-Young © Diane N. Tran

The Artist has requested Critique on this Artwork

Please sign up or login to post a critique.

=Jean-Marie-Arouet Dec 19, 2012

To have loved once even though there is mutual enmity is astonishing. To lose a true love is a pain carried in the center of the heart then ribs crack and splinter and the heart may be torn out by you. You have a great experience ahead of you. Even if the love is lost tragically when one awakes and sees a stranger beside them and as time passes you see more flaws; run as fast as you can. I would expand grudges and add hatred. Hatred is a high propelling one into the murkiness of twisted blind emotions which only find release in acting on the hatred or medicating it. You no longer exist.

This is my inspiration from what Diane has written. Droplets and endless ripples Is a real sign that art or a little message is valued.

*tranimation-art Dec 20, 2012 Professional Filmographer

Perhaps one day, I'll discover that romantic love that is always talked about and revered about; but, at the moment, I'm content with all I have now. I'm in no hurry to find it and it's in no hurry to find me. It will come when it comes.

Hatred is such a blinding emotion. People waste so much energy on hate. There are better, more productive things to waste my energy on. Hate eats you away from the inside and it's a horrible way to live. I just let go and I felt better for it. I can only hope others can do the same.

=Jean-Marie-Arouet Jan 10, 2013

I discovered a rather ugly truth about myself. I can be who I am today; reflective, conscientious, committed, kind.

Or I am an egotist and hate everyone except a very small group of people. If you get an adrenaline rush off of hate, rage made me feel like I was ten feet tall, I have so many endorphins that pain is not a problem, I hit things, not people. Knocked the front door down, regularly punched holes in walls. It can get much worse. I take another medication which profoundly lowers my inhibitions.

My experience with Jeckel and Hyde informs me about sociopathic and psychopathic mind sets. My strong sense of ignorance, ethics spawned by thirty-one years quest for better and better answers. Why tell you this? You said you like to work on detective novels. So banal, what happens when the really-really bad folks come your way. Having A bizarre group in America that sounds much like the one who died before completely turning him into himself, ethnic outcast, family enemy, Spectacular commander in WWII only person of his kind to win a grade three defender of the people and not grade two for racial reasons. A man who greatly admires the handling of the Abwehr. An occasional piece of intelligence from their chief and a tremendous amount of misinformation. What does this say about becoming something antithetical enough to do better fighting against an organization from the out side...etc.

Is that enough to intrigue? It is piece of fiction allowing me my silly space but stay as close as I can to reality.

*tranimation-art Jan 10, 2013 Professional Filmographer

Anger is such a powerful emotion. One thing you should never be controlled by this anger. I'm thankful that you don't bring out your anger to others, but you have to be cautious when it does come out. The worse thing is to keep it all inside. It boils and brews and, when it is finally released, the results can burst out like a volcano and things can turn out exceedingly dangerous and violent as a result. Some people make efforts to beat punching bags, to wear oneself out, or to meditate and reflect, any constructive means of release, in order to prevent this. Through time and practice, you can learn to control it before it controls you. Find out what works for you.

There are strong differences between what is a psychopath and what is a sociopath. Psychologically speaking, according to the court system, if a person cannot tell the difference between right and wrong, they are considered a psychopath and can be deemed insane under court of law. If the person does know the difference between right and wrong, therefore chooses to do wrong rather than right, they are a sociopath and cannot be deemed insane under court of law. For example, the notorious Jeffrey Dahmer, serial murdered, tortured, raped, and cannibalized seven people. He wanted to be deemed insane to avoid the death penalty and live out his days in an asylum, but...Dahmer clearly knew right from wrong. Despite the level of ultra-violence of his crimes, he could not be declared legally insane.

*AnyaUribe Feb 10, 2012

Diane you of all people should know not to quit.
Youre FAR to Special to go through your paths alone, if there hasnt been that someone special for you it only means whats yet to come will be GREAT!

Dont ever give up. everrrrrrrr!

*tranimation-art Feb 11, 2012 Professional Filmographer

Quit? Why would I quit? I fight to live every day the best way I can. So what if I don't have that special someone? That's okay. I'm not going to makeup my face, style my hair, and change myself into something I am not. That's too superficial for me. I will impress the way that I am, right here, right now, or not at all. If that's not good enough, then they're definitely not for me. I am content with being alone if that's my fate. But quit? Never.

*AnyaUribe Feb 11, 2012

That was both True and a bit of a smack in the face.
your vision of life is what the rest of the world need for it to be a better place.
Kudos!

*tranimation-art Feb 12, 2012 Professional Filmographer

Awww, thank you. To me, life is how you wish to live it. If you wish to be miserable, you'll live it miserably. If you wish to be sad, you'll live it sadly. If you wish be happy, you'll live it happily. That's how I see it.

~ytak Jan 10, 2012

I agree with the first two parts. They are hard to do, though, like anything worth doing.

The third part, I understand completely. I don't simply agree. It's hard for my family to understand but I have no desire for a significant other. I read romantic stories and am truly *happy* too see people in love with each other but I don't feel it for myself. (and I'll be hitting 30 net year myself)

*tranimation-art Jan 15, 2012 Professional Filmographer

The first two are difficult to do. Those things are never easy. None of these are easy. If life was easy, why live at all?

My family doesn't understand my disinterest for having a boyfriend either. I consider myself a romantic, if a realistic one. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, it doesn't. And I'm completely fine with that.

More from *tranimation-art

Featured in Groups:

Details

Statistics

Reflections at Thirty-Years-Young, Part II

REFLECTIONS AT THIRTY-YEARS-YOUNG

Part II

Reflections at Thirty-Years-Young, Part IIby *tranimation-art

The Artist has requested Critique on this Artwork

The Journal Portal

Polls

What is your preferred drawing software?

deviantART [dee·vee·un'nt·ART]

Keep in Touch!

Deviousness

Add Media

Style