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Friday, 21 September 2007

Saturday, 08 September 2007

  • Currently Listening
    Devotion
    By Newsboys
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    It's Sad Really.......

     

    Just yesterday I saw the result of years of relativism teaching in the public schools in my Honors English class. For class prier to this we were required to read an essay by Andrew Vachss entitled "The Difference Between Sick and Evil", he talks about pedophiles (and many other such offenders) being labeled by society as being sick but not evil and the author was obviously quite upset about this. We talked in class about many things the author addressed, or didn't address, but those discussions are not the point of my post. The point is what my teacher asked the class right before we were to be dismissed; what is evil? Since I was sitting right by the teacher at the table I was the first inline to give a response, and of course I spoke what I believe, that anything apart from God or God is not in is evil. Except for a few no answers, the rest of the class had the same consensus; that what ever goes against society norms is evil or what you find repulsive is evil. Most of them seemed to believe in an all encompassing metaphysical being called "society" and what ever this "society" believes is evil that is what is evil.

    Even though I know relativism as been a part of the American society for years it still takes me by surprise that people could live on such a wishy-washy foundation, and choose to do so. A point was even brought up at some point during the conversation that what Hitler did was horrible, but he thought he was doing something great (implying the question about relativism), but that line of discussion was never persued. Right before class was over the teacher asked if anyone believed in a standard of evil that was a part from what individuals believed or thought; I think it was only me and one other who raised their hand.

    Like I said.......it's sad really.

Thursday, 05 July 2007

  • A Look At Me

    Aloneness

    What a beautiful place

    To be, to rest

    Just me in this

    Little boat

    Rocking this way

    Teetering a little

    Nothing but the sky above

    The ocean depths below

    No land in sight

    No city of lights

    Just me and

    My wonderful aloneness

    Loneliness is no friend

    I do not know him

    Friends I have

    Friends I love

    But I like more

    My little boat

    Of aloneness

     

Saturday, 09 June 2007

Saturday, 26 May 2007

  • Currently Listening
    Good Monsters
    By Jars of Clay
    3. All My Tears
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    I'm writing songs now! Though they're really works of prose since the "songs" I've written don't actually have music to them. But I was hitting writer's block and it became too much work to write poetry, poetry should never be written under such conditions, and so I stopped trying for awhile. Then I was re-introduced to the music (and lyric writing) of Jars of Clay and insperation hit me. I'm no where as good as they (of course they've been writing music and lyrics for about 15 years), but I'm glad I'm writing again.

    Anyway, since I've gotten back into writing I've gone over some of my old poems and I came across the poem The Grey Wolf  it's a poem I'm rather fond of, but I don't think many people are. The poem is a expression of one of the reasons I love wolves so much.......maybe that's the reason I'm so fond of the poem. You be the judge of how good it is.

    The Grey Wolf

    Catherine Valentine

    November 7, 2006

     

    The grey wolf walks in the shadows of the night

    Yellow eyes gleaming as he glistens in the moonlight

    What a mysterious being, this creature of magic

    He who prowls the night in this midnight tragic

    Howling to the moon as the owl hoots her call

    Children in terror as they run down the halls

    A shadow of a sound as he stalks the town

    This ethereal creature, this mysterious hound

    From what ancient land did he come howling?

    To stalk the night; do you hear the children crying?

    Away with you! You sinister beast, leave us be!

    But the howling of the wolf disturbs our sleep

    On the edge of nightmares, in our darkest dreams

    Full of magic; he stalks beneath the silver beams

     

    The song that's playing is All My Tears by Jars of Clay and it's off their newest album Good Monsters. It's my favorite song right now .