Although the lemming myth has been proven to be false I think that metaphor is still a recognizable one. The idea that once one lemming jumps off a cliff the rest follow. Another commonly used phrase would be, “if everyone jumped off a bridge would you?” These concept are to fight peer-pressure and encourage originality. […]
Recently after hanging out with a friend they turned to me and said “thanks for hanging out.” Which is a seemingly harmless statement, which, for some reason, provoked a firework display of thoughts in my brain. The main thing it reminded me of was of myself a year ago when I said that very same […]
Apologize, but why? I’m not wrong for thinking Having an opinion doesn’t make me wrong Differences are what make us Saying sorry doesn’t make the pain go away The hurt still remains the same If time truly heals all wounds or just causes us to forget It still won’t stop So respect me and I’ll […]
Shakespeare had it right when he said ” All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players… ” (Jaques, As You Like It Act 2, scene 7) We are all “characters” in this worlds play. The beauty of it is that we are the writers of our own parts. Each of […]
Ok ok, so maybe I’m a few years behind the time but on February 2nd 1996 the rock-star Bono gave the keynote at 54th National Prayer Breakfast. Bono spoke mostly about poverty and his involvement with the ONE Campaign. The keynote was also made into the book On the Move. Religion is something I’ve been […]