Finding this question and the stream of comments has really been a relief for me. I now know that I'm not alone, that there are others out there like me, for better or for worse. Like outofthisworld said, I also find ConnorDomes's post to reverberate within me. Like at the level of my soul. Funnily enough, when I first heard of Nicola Tesla, I also felt an immense amount of respect for the man. I knew he was a revolutionary and like most revolutionaries, he would find difficulty having the world accept him. I can only hope and fear that we are among his lot, for such a life affords us the benefit of seeing what really matters but also pains us with the feeling of isolation.
When I was little, ever since I was a toddler, adults could perceive that there was something different about me, something sharper. Through the elementary and middle school years, this difference was a blessing because I made friends easily, had a habit of sticking up for the underdog, and I clearly understood justice and fairness. I felt purposeful, like I'm here to do something great. But as I grew up, the world I knew ceased to exist. I realized now that it's not that I've changed, but the world world around me has changed.
I feel as though sins have now become the norm.
Lust - have you ever seen a college campus? Hooking up and sex is now the norm. Hypersexualized media. No intimacy or love required ladies and gentlemen. Cuz only cool kids make detached love.
Gluttony - Getting stupid drunk is the new in? Okay..
Envy - The definition of facebook stalking. We shouldn't compare ourselves and dwell on what we don't have. More importantly, we should NOT stoop to levels BENEATH us.
Pride - Most modern rappers going on and on about cars, sex, and money. WHY are you teaching little ones the wrong values?
Alright whatever, I'm sure I got the point across. I see the degradation of a society. There are those willing to be dragged in, and those who will resist. Be PROUD of your difference. Our eyes are open.
In the book Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury), firemen are hired to burn books and children and teens are out on the street death racing. It was the norm so no one questioned it. But there was a girl named Clarisse McClellan who was different. She was untouched by the effects of society and noticed things like the man on the moon and the distinct smell of acorns. Partly it was because she would have conversations with her uncle, who told her of how the world used to be and what people used to do. She was the one who inspired a revolution. She showed a important man that there is something deeply wrong with the world and that most people simply DO NOT WANT TO SEE IT. Or they are so DISTRACTED, they choose not to. I won't spoil the book by going any further. I'll leave that up to you guys.
I read that book when I was 14. I am now 20 and every year the message sinks in deeper and deeper. Through the years, I've tried finding others like me and I've discovered the teachings of Aleister Crowley, who taught me to stay true to thyself, Charles Darwin, who taught me how selection pressure works, and Sigmund Freud, who showed me that people are sexual creatures and will sometimes compromise integrity for sex. Hopefully that makes sense to some of you :). Be proud. Be proud.
I feel displaced, as if I'm from somewhere else
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Finding this question and the stream of comments has really been a relief for me. I now know that I'm not alone, that there are others out there like me, for better or for worse. Like outofthisworld said, I also find ConnorDomes's post to reverberate within me. Like at the level of my soul. Funnily enough, when I first heard of Nicola Tesla, I also felt an immense amount of respect for the man. I knew he was a revolutionary and like most revolutionaries, he would find difficulty having the world accept him. I can only hope and fear that we are among his lot, for such a life affords us the benefit of seeing what really matters but also pains us with the feeling of isolation.
When I was little, ever since I was a toddler, adults could perceive that there was something different about me, something sharper. Through the elementary and middle school years, this difference was a blessing because I made friends easily, had a habit of sticking up for the underdog, and I clearly understood justice and fairness. I felt purposeful, like I'm here to do something great. But as I grew up, the world I knew ceased to exist. I realized now that it's not that I've changed, but the world world around me has changed.
I feel as though sins have now become the norm.
Lust - have you ever seen a college campus? Hooking up and sex is now the norm. Hypersexualized media. No intimacy or love required ladies and gentlemen. Cuz only cool kids make detached love.
Gluttony - Getting stupid drunk is the new in? Okay..
Envy - The definition of facebook stalking. We shouldn't compare ourselves and dwell on what we don't have. More importantly, we should NOT stoop to levels BENEATH us.
Pride - Most modern rappers going on and on about cars, sex, and money. WHY are you teaching little ones the wrong values?
Alright whatever, I'm sure I got the point across. I see the degradation of a society. There are those willing to be dragged in, and those who will resist. Be PROUD of your difference. Our eyes are open.
In the book Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury), firemen are hired to burn books and children and teens are out on the street death racing. It was the norm so no one questioned it. But there was a girl named Clarisse McClellan who was different. She was untouched by the effects of society and noticed things like the man on the moon and the distinct smell of acorns. Partly it was because she would have conversations with her uncle, who told her of how the world used to be and what people used to do. She was the one who inspired a revolution. She showed a important man that there is something deeply wrong with the world and that most people simply DO NOT WANT TO SEE IT. Or they are so DISTRACTED, they choose not to. I won't spoil the book by going any further. I'll leave that up to you guys.
I read that book when I was 14. I am now 20 and every year the message sinks in deeper and deeper. Through the years, I've tried finding others like me and I've discovered the teachings of Aleister Crowley, who taught me to stay true to thyself, Charles Darwin, who taught me how selection pressure works, and Sigmund Freud, who showed me that people are sexual creatures and will sometimes compromise integrity for sex. Hopefully that makes sense to some of you :). Be proud. Be proud.
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Aleister Crowley? Wasn't he a Satanist?