Everybody hates to admit that the old say "you never know what you got until it's gone" is very much true. I guess I learned that the hard way recently. ZEverybody has that close friend that may not speak or see from each other too often, but you really like having them around because you're friends with the person, and you never imagine that anything bad will happen.
Unfortunately that occured to me a fewdays ago. When I got news about my friend, I was devistated, and very much in shock. How can somethign like this happen to someone to close to me? I have always heard of things like these happening to other people, and I did feel sorry for them, but I could never imagine that it would happen to somone that I knew personally and so close to.
It difficult to see someone in a state of being extremly vulnerable and afraid that you really can't do much to help them. I would have never imagined seeing my friend the way he was, so helpless, so vulnerable, that I just had to break down. I guess now I value my friend that much more, because I almost lost him, and I should value more things around me, because sooner or later, everything leaves.
It's not really a positive thing to think about, but the only positive I can see from coming out of all this isthat in every difficult situation, the obsticle maybe high, but the gratitude and the strength that a person gains from it in the end is astronomical. When all this ordeal is over, I know that my friend will be a better person and so will I.
Karen
Friday, September 26, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
The Exact Definition
If you look up the word "Identity" on the internet or a dictionary, what will people actually find? Identity could be used in such a vague and general term, that it would take more then 5 pages to write about. I believe that someone's identity is based on who the person thinks they are.
I confess that sometimes I find myself thinking that I may be a bad person because of certain mistakes that I do, but I would not consider myself a bad person. Does anybody really consider themselves a bad person?
Identity may have a lot to do with what drives our life, whether it would be love, or lust, or religion, or possibly theories that people live by. If a person's belief is what drives their life and is present in their everyday life, then that can be a big portion of what they believe their identity is.
In my opinion, what makes up a person's identity is a combination of morals, beliefs, opinions, and instincts. I strongly believe that those elements do carry us from the moment we're born, until the day we die. They are what we will live with, and is what really sets us apart from other people, because no two people have the same beliefs, morals, instinct, and opinions.
Anything that sets a person apart from the world and what makes you an individual, then I think that's what a person's identity really is. At my age, I believe that I do have a very well idea of who I am, and what will be the choices I may make in my life to come, even if they are mistakes. I can't tell you the exact definition of a person's identity, but I can't say that the only person who does know the answer to the question is the person who is asking.
Karen
I confess that sometimes I find myself thinking that I may be a bad person because of certain mistakes that I do, but I would not consider myself a bad person. Does anybody really consider themselves a bad person?
Identity may have a lot to do with what drives our life, whether it would be love, or lust, or religion, or possibly theories that people live by. If a person's belief is what drives their life and is present in their everyday life, then that can be a big portion of what they believe their identity is.
In my opinion, what makes up a person's identity is a combination of morals, beliefs, opinions, and instincts. I strongly believe that those elements do carry us from the moment we're born, until the day we die. They are what we will live with, and is what really sets us apart from other people, because no two people have the same beliefs, morals, instinct, and opinions.
Anything that sets a person apart from the world and what makes you an individual, then I think that's what a person's identity really is. At my age, I believe that I do have a very well idea of who I am, and what will be the choices I may make in my life to come, even if they are mistakes. I can't tell you the exact definition of a person's identity, but I can't say that the only person who does know the answer to the question is the person who is asking.
Karen
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Playing God?
I don't see myself as a religious person, in fact, I try to avoid religious conversations with people that are not Jewish because I know that somewhere along the conversation, someone is going to get offended, but what happened yesterday has got me scratching my head.
This 17 mile long tube machine known as the "Large Hadron Collider", is supposed to make up the protons that it took to make the Big Bang from happening, so in other words, instead of the Big Bang, it's supposed to make a man-made Small Bang.
I'm not too knowledgeable in science, but I know that the big Bang wasn't man made, and it did have it's consequences. What makes me nervous is that scientist are not certain about the consequences that this "Small Bang" is going to bring.
I'm all for human success, and that humans do have a role to do with the creation of the world that we live in now, but I think that there are certain elements in science that should not be touched upon by human.
Something else that has got me wonder is why it cost $6 million? Most people don't know exactly what it does, and how it can benefit humans. In my opinion, it's all for research, but it's knowledge that may not be put into good use, so in a way, I think it's a waste of too much money.
For situations like these, I'll leave that up to "miracles" or whatever super natural being that's responsible for the first Big Bang.
Karen
This 17 mile long tube machine known as the "Large Hadron Collider", is supposed to make up the protons that it took to make the Big Bang from happening, so in other words, instead of the Big Bang, it's supposed to make a man-made Small Bang.
I'm not too knowledgeable in science, but I know that the big Bang wasn't man made, and it did have it's consequences. What makes me nervous is that scientist are not certain about the consequences that this "Small Bang" is going to bring.
I'm all for human success, and that humans do have a role to do with the creation of the world that we live in now, but I think that there are certain elements in science that should not be touched upon by human.
Something else that has got me wonder is why it cost $6 million? Most people don't know exactly what it does, and how it can benefit humans. In my opinion, it's all for research, but it's knowledge that may not be put into good use, so in a way, I think it's a waste of too much money.
For situations like these, I'll leave that up to "miracles" or whatever super natural being that's responsible for the first Big Bang.
Karen
Thursday, September 4, 2008
I Would Have Never Known
When I was 16 years old, I didn't have much friends that had a job at my age, and I didn't think that working was nothing more then a reason to get out of my house while getting paid.
My older sister who still lived with me back then had been pushing me to getting a job, and then one day she took me to the mall and up and down streets to gather applications and try to get interviews for jobs.
Because of the facts that I was very young, inexperienced, and was still in high school, many employers didn't give me a chance, but then II got a call back from a small restaurant.
I've heard of that place before and have ate there previously, but I never would have thought that I'd be working there. So to my excitement, I was hired and began my training.
At first I didn't know what to expect. I thought that most people were just naturally nice to each other, but I got a rude awakening. I was yelled at, given bad looks, insulted, and had something thrown at me by customers who I had to put up with.
As time went by, I left that job and worked in two more restaurants, both successful experiences, and dealing with customers one on one. My work experience with the public had opened my eyes to the kind of people that are out there in the world. I would have never imagined people be so impatient, rude, and just down right mean to each other and to strangers that are not trying to find a problem.
I find myself now, once again working in a restaurant and continuing to deal with customers, but not all customers are rude, some are actually nice and will say "goodnight" back to you when they leave. If I can take away anything from my experiences in the customer service industry is to never take for granted the kindness of strangers, because it's the trivial jestures, compliments, and the "thank you"'s that will always give me a sense of acomplishment and pride in my work environment.
Karen
My older sister who still lived with me back then had been pushing me to getting a job, and then one day she took me to the mall and up and down streets to gather applications and try to get interviews for jobs.
Because of the facts that I was very young, inexperienced, and was still in high school, many employers didn't give me a chance, but then II got a call back from a small restaurant.
I've heard of that place before and have ate there previously, but I never would have thought that I'd be working there. So to my excitement, I was hired and began my training.
At first I didn't know what to expect. I thought that most people were just naturally nice to each other, but I got a rude awakening. I was yelled at, given bad looks, insulted, and had something thrown at me by customers who I had to put up with.
As time went by, I left that job and worked in two more restaurants, both successful experiences, and dealing with customers one on one. My work experience with the public had opened my eyes to the kind of people that are out there in the world. I would have never imagined people be so impatient, rude, and just down right mean to each other and to strangers that are not trying to find a problem.
I find myself now, once again working in a restaurant and continuing to deal with customers, but not all customers are rude, some are actually nice and will say "goodnight" back to you when they leave. If I can take away anything from my experiences in the customer service industry is to never take for granted the kindness of strangers, because it's the trivial jestures, compliments, and the "thank you"'s that will always give me a sense of acomplishment and pride in my work environment.
Karen
New Hobbie
Ever since I got my first tattoo with my brother on his birthday before he left to Europe again, I've noticed that I became more and more attractive to the art of tattooing. Now I openly admit that I am addicted to tattoos and body art.
My downfall was the fact that I was a poor artisy. I couldn't draw too well, and I didn't have enough money or time for someone to teach me or for me to learn by myself. All of that changed when I saw a friend of mine had a brown sort of ink on her hands. I was immediately interested and attracted tot he new form of ink that was temporary but every much exotic. I did my research on the form of ink, and my new hobby was born.
Henna tattooing for was a sort of middle point between no tattoos at all and getting another tattoo done on me. Since I didn't not have too much money to have someone do henna tattoos on me every week or when I wanted one, I had to earn how to do it on my own. The problem came back to the surface about my lack of drawing skill, but I got information on how to do a tattoo stencil, so I wouldn't have a difficult time tracing.
Little by little, my interest soon became an obsession. I have always been attracted into the middle eastern fashion and culture. I have learn the dance of gothic fusion and mastered their fasion and make up, now I had learned how to design and do heir body art.
I may one day go to the middle east and see how it's really like over there, but as for now, because there is a war going on and I don't want to rink life or limb, I think I'll stay here mean while.
Karen
My downfall was the fact that I was a poor artisy. I couldn't draw too well, and I didn't have enough money or time for someone to teach me or for me to learn by myself. All of that changed when I saw a friend of mine had a brown sort of ink on her hands. I was immediately interested and attracted tot he new form of ink that was temporary but every much exotic. I did my research on the form of ink, and my new hobby was born.
Henna tattooing for was a sort of middle point between no tattoos at all and getting another tattoo done on me. Since I didn't not have too much money to have someone do henna tattoos on me every week or when I wanted one, I had to earn how to do it on my own. The problem came back to the surface about my lack of drawing skill, but I got information on how to do a tattoo stencil, so I wouldn't have a difficult time tracing.
Little by little, my interest soon became an obsession. I have always been attracted into the middle eastern fashion and culture. I have learn the dance of gothic fusion and mastered their fasion and make up, now I had learned how to design and do heir body art.
I may one day go to the middle east and see how it's really like over there, but as for now, because there is a war going on and I don't want to rink life or limb, I think I'll stay here mean while.
Karen
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