I feel as if there is literally no place for me here; that this life is a cage. Sometimes I think maybe I was not born in the right time or place. Â In my short 24 year life, I have never been able to “belong”, regardless of where I search or who I interact with. Some people believe that our souls choose what kind of life we’ll have before we are physically born, in order to learn some important lesson or another. I can imagine my soul saying, “Hmm, I think I’ll live a life of failure, depression, social rejection and utter worthlessness that will […]
I swear to god, there is something very unnatural about capitalism; it is dehumanizing. I know I was not put on this earth to be a pawn in the system, and neither were you. I think that the industrialization of society was more of a curse than a blessing–sure, things are more convenient than they were 200 years ago, we live longer, have antibiotics, (is that really a good thing?….) but I would trade every convenience of modern society to be free from this system.
I am currently unemployed. Again. Do I want to go out and sell myself into wage slavery, again? NO. That’s right, NO. For some […]
Why must we suffer? And why does it seem like it’s all in vain? I am beginning to think that my own suffering is surely in vain; it doesn’t make me a stronger person or build my character, or give me any new insight. Â It simply sucks the life from me like a parasite. If I knew somehow that I had a future, a real chance, perhaps I could push through.
I wonder how many of us would be able to make it through if we just had something (or someone) to validate our existence on this earth–– to just validate our suffering, and to tell […]