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Due to insane business there's no Ephemeral update.
How bad is busy? Well... I only wrote about 4 lines for the next part :B
There will be one next week though, I promise!

Expressing Oneself

Art. Music. Maybe screwing around on Photoshop.
I think everyone out there has an inner creative self that wants to be expressed. As human beings, we all have the unique ability to unleash our creative spirit and turn thoughts and ideas into tangible art (or works, depending on what it is).
However, for no reason we should limit this spirit. I mean, you shouldn't abandon your interests if it's something like science or mathematics, but at the same time, the ability to think cognitively and to compute complexities is only one face of the coin (and brain too, if I'm correct). I think artistic expression is not only wonderful, it's something that's inside all of us.
Art is also a way to draw out the emotinos we can't or don't know how to express. A number of song writers have written songs inspired by recent life experiences or emotions - for example, songs like Payphone and It Ends Tonight expresses the hurt and uncertainty people feel after a relationship ends. Literature provides rise of ideas that showcase how people would feel in a particular time period - A Doll's House gives rise to the feminist ideas that were bubbling about at the time. And of course, we can't forget art itself; pictures, paintings, etc. that can showcase the atmosphere a person is living in.
Moral of this post: If you ever feel like you need to vent or feel a bit restless, try doodling a bit. And maybe, if you can, express yourself continually; stay interested in art, and producing it.

Ephemeral (Story) update

It's updated, go read it.
In my opinion, this is probably my best written chapter to date (maybe). I was actually relatively ahead of schedule by about a week, so I took some time to look over and fix up this chapter.

Ephemeral Update!

Yup, it's another one. This one... is a little more interesting.
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Sorry for the lack of posts as of late, I haven't felt very philosophical lately.

Ephemeral (The Story) update!

It's Wednesday, that mean the story is updated! Click me!

The Metamorphosis (Novel review)

What happens when we lose our humanness because we become so derided by our ugly side that we cannot be valued?

Franz Kafka's eerie tale, The Metamorphosis describes a traveling salesman that one day wakes up to find himself turned into a giant beetle. While he is, after the initial shock he induced, allowed to remain with the family, his family soon begins to view him less as an actual family member and more of, well, a giant pest. This story poses a very deep question... which is above this paragraph.

I think the story is a pretty good reflection of how critical society can be. When something goes wrong and we "transform" to something ugly, society is quick to turn its back on us, even if the most caring are willing to try to mitigate the pain. We are viewed with disdain; society no longer views us as equals, and they will be more than happy to dispose of us.
It's a good message about social acceptance - or rather, a good critique. While I can't exactly spoil the story to anyone that's interested, I will say that Kafka has certainly done a good job exploring how society reacts to the "transformed". It's a wake-up call to show that we cannot allow ourselves to turn into the same arbiters that condemn the "transformed". We must work to solve the problem, and instead of banishing the "transformed" we must find a way to integrate them so that they feel as human as us. After all, in God's eyes, we're all equals.

Anyway, you viewers should probably try this book. It's got a pretty interesting plot and it has pretty deep philosophical implications. Go check it out! :)