humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
On Domestic Violence
Domestic violence can be physical or psychological and can impact anyone of any gender, race, age or ethnicity. Abuse or domestic violence may include behaviors meant to scare, physically harm, or control a partner. It is generally one partner trying to assert their power over another
By Brandon Leuangpaseuth7 years ago in Humans
Vantablack
Every time I stare in the mirror, I see her. A not-so-tall person, who always has a detestable look in her face. She does not understand the meaning of love. Ever since she was a child, her parents were always away at work. She did not understand why. Being unable to enjoy life like a normal kid, she read what was left on the bookshelves, and talked to herself to keep herself company. In school, she was never the popular one. In school, she would sit in a corner, trying to understand why the people around her could smile just as easy as breathing. One time, she asked her mother about her occupation as she heard other children sharing about their parents. Her mother was busy, and asked her to stop bothering her. However, she just could not give up, and kept on asking. To her surprise, her mother slapped her in the face and asked her to go somewhere else. She did. At the end of the day, she would never live like a normal child, nor experience what it was like to be loved.
By Gale Morgan7 years ago in Humans
On the Cusp of Twenty-One
The leaves had just begun to change, slowly crusting over into the many different shades of red and orange. Their fall to the ground seemingly inevitable, where they would then remain until the air grew cold and they succumbed to an onslaught of snow.
By Katie Matthews7 years ago in Humans
The Future of Relationships Between Men and Women
Progress doesn’t stand still and affects all areas of our life. How are we going to love and go on dates in the future? What awaits us in the near future that will come in five to 10 years? How love affairs, sex, marriage, and feelings will change? Knowing the approximate scenarios, it is much more likely to be happy in personal life.
By Alexander Povetkin7 years ago in Humans
The Colours of Abuse
You love him, and he has his issues. But who doesn’t, right? Those thoughts rush through your mind every time he lays an unkind hand on your porcelain skin, creating the marks of indigo, that mark you his property, the green of envy upon your arm proves the fear of letting go, the crimson blood shows his anger across your face, the crystal water falling from your eyes demonstrates your love. I can fix him, it will be okay… it never becomes okay. When making love becomes everything except love, when the hand that once held you, now makes it hard for you to breathe, this is when you know it will not be okay.
By [email protected]7 years ago in Humans
'19 April—As Long As it Takes
The Month of April It’s a lovely spring morning. The sparse mist dampens my already wet hair. This walk of solitude to the bus pick up point marks the start of my day. It’s days like this that makes me miss her even more—my dear, Maria. I am reminded even more what a blessing it is to be able to confess one’s feelings to someone that holds their fancy. When someone holds your attention for as long as she’s held mine, and yet to be living so far away, it makes me feel as if I’m being cleft apart. On one hand, abandoning these feelings is preferred by the logical majority. But the heart is not so easily swayed. Until recently.
By Snookeronidjon7 years ago in Humans
My Dad Told Me to Take My Necklace Off
For the past six months, I have been applying to numerous internships and entry level positions. I am a university student, in my third year, studying Marketing and Business Management, and I have my Associates of Arts, plus over five years of customer service. Going back through my emails, I counted 22 places I had applied for, and did not even get a call back. I constantly was changing my resume, thinking that was the problem, but it really was not the case.
By Layla Elkassih7 years ago in Humans
Expectations
Tonight, it dawned on me that the problem with today’s society is that we seem to judge first and ask questions later; we form opinions based on superficial grounds, solely on our own experiences and perceptions. We have all been guilty of this at one time or another, and those same snap judgements can be found peppered throughout our history and culture.
By John Ames Birch7 years ago in Humans
People Don’t Change
There is one sentence that both amuses and confuses me every time I hear it. The amusement part is because I know very well that it is simply not true, and the confusion because it is believed by too many to be dismissed as harmless. You've probably heard it numerous times too: "People don't change." Hmmmm, says who? Sometimes I do wonder who comes up with those cliche statements that go on living for decades in people's heads. But it doesn't matter. What matters is that we blindly accept them as the truth that is influencing our lives for years to come. Isn't it ironic that the main reasons of our existence—growth, learning, transformation, evolution—are pretty much contradicted in one short sentence? Boom! Just like that, seven billion people are given a diagnosis. And the greatest excuse of all time. To stay small and powerless over their own nature. Because inability to change equals losing in this game of life. Not in the eyes of ego who has all kinds of goals that feel good short-term, I'm talking about the bigger picture here.
By Eva Smitte7 years ago in Humans
