Waking Life

First memory It was during the night, my sister happened to be sleeping, and snoring. My brother was already in the kitchen and was asking for his daily drink (milk). I withdrew my stool, opened the fridge and pulled out the milk jug with all my might. Then I climbed up like a monkey to grab a cup ( and sugar, as every child needs sugar with everything.) I poured, it spilled, I poured, it spilled. However, after my third attempt I did it. I gave it to him (after I had some of it) and he…

Do you know what is going on around you? People being killed one by one. Just the other day a college student was killed on the sidewalk while he was riding his skateboard and people didn't even care. People don’t know what is really going on. Some people think that if it's a good day for them, then the whole world is perfect. NEWS FLASH, it's not. I know that at least 35% of the people on Earth at least try to help the world out a little bit. I guess that is okay, but some people have no…

The Waking by Theodore Roetheke As the speaker awakens from deep sleep, he comes back into consciousness very slowly and in a temporary state of fogginess and confusion. As this occurs, he contemplates life very closely in a way that makes readers engage with his concern about how their lives are being lived. In The Waking by Theodore Roetheke, the author constantly refers to fate in order to emphasize his belief that life is predestined, which makes the audience question how their lives…

It is easy to slip into a state of envy when comparing your own life to someone else’s. This is due to the fact that jealousy comes when hearing of another's success without considering the hard work and dedication that was put in, the many obstacles that had to be overcome, and the pain and suffering that person was forced to endure. In the end, this comparison is hastily performed and the results are incorrect because the comparison was made between your whole journey, including both the…

After a long silence, my grandma finally say, “The curse is coming true,” “What curse are you talking about grandma? Our family is nice to everybody, so how can they cursed us?” I asked her. “That was years ago mom and besides, she is already dead,” mom said. “That is why I say the curse is coming true. She said she will do it even after his death,” grandma said. “Can anyone please tell me what the curse is?” I asked. “It started twenty years ago,” grandma said. “Two boys fall in love with the…

Throughout my life I have always thought of how I should value my life. In a positive way not focusing on the negatives and just enjoy life. In a hopeless way like Hamlet, only seeing the negative side of things and not caring. Finally in monetary way, only seeing the human life in the value of money. Today I have come to the conclusion that life is too short to see it in the negative way or in the monetary way. I would rather be positive and live my life according to my own happiness and the…

is how many young people has so little respect for older people. When I was younger I was totally amused by the older generation and knowledge they shared. What Have You Learned About Yourself as You’ve Aged? As I have aged I have learned that my life is a precious gift from God and it’s a very short journey to be cherished and not taken for granted. I’ve learned that I’m a unique individual handmade and chosen by God to do a good work for the kingdom. What Have You Learned About Others?…

Where once sparkling life and happiness flourished, only underlying traces of darkness and hints of sadness could be found. Gone were the vibrant cries and laughter of children, now replaced with empty swings and eerie silence. Life seemed empty, meaningless, and void; is life really worth living? Waking up with the same misery, working with the same hollowness, wandering with the same lostness; pleasures and passions vanished along with the souls of the people of Maycomb County. Blossoms of…

What Happiness Means to Me Most of us do not need the definition of happiness because we know it when we feel it, but the dictionary describes happiness as a state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. So, what is it that makes us feel that certain feeling that none of us can really put our finger on. Society views happiness as having the expensive house, the expensive car and the expensive lifestyle instead of what truly makes you happy. In my opinion,…

Physician strives to avoid death by supposing that his “relative,” Godfather will not execute him and that Death has the power to light a second candle, giving him a second chance at life, but the results are false and the Physician ends up dead. At the end of the stories, the Physician and the servant were dead, implying that life after death is hopeless or nonexistent. There was no way to redemption or ability for them to control the situation. When thinking from an atheistic perspective,…