http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:Espatross&section=today deviantART RSS for by:Espatross en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:51:48 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://Espatross.deviantart.com/journal/27715824/ http://Espatross.deviantart.com/journal/27715824/ Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:08:04 PDT I managed to break free of the sadness that has haunted me and am finally quite content again for, hopefully, a long time.

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Also, my browser doesn't support changing my mood. Ironic that it is stuck on that one XD

]]> ~Espatross http://Espatross.deviantart.com/journal/24754570/ http://Espatross.deviantart.com/journal/24754570/ Thu, 14 May 2009 14:00:01 PDT No justifications, merely actions.

Nothing I can do to change the past
but I am given the power to change in the future.

Shallow justification, that.

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It's about as intense as the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. with a focus on the political disappearances and tortures in South America and Africa.

One particular piece stood out to me. It was a photograph of a hand with small nails driven into the fingernails of a hand. Beneath the picture was the text "He practiced every day." It's stunning how something as simple as that can have such meaning in an unexpected manner. Similarly was one labeled "Her scent lingered in the room" with a picture of a slightly charred finger that had an electrical wire wrapped around it. Again, something that sounds so carefree with implications of horrendous deeds.

In the end, it is something that makes you think about where we are today and severely question the morality that so many people say they have. Can humans ever be truly good? Can those involved be forgiven? Can the past be forgotten? More; should it be forgotten?

We all have misdeeds in our life, and yet we still can have goodness as well. Sins can be forgiven if the sinner seeks forgiveness in them self, but they must hurt inside for what they have done and hurt for it to never have happened before they will ever want this forgiveness.

Let us take time to forgive both ourselves and those that have wronged us today, and let it be a new beginning for peace.

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What then, am I stressing over?


Life, you confound me, but maybe that makes me love you all the more.

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It sounds so simple. This simple truth, however, is something that has implications to all facets of life. Lets say, for example, I fail a class. Life goes on. I retake the class and maybe pass it. An inconvinience, sure, but also quite the learning opportunity. Maybe it would be good for me.

All right. Lets say I die. Life goes on. Other people will perpetuate the existence that I have fallen out of. Just another person. A sobering thought, life going on.

Does this make me unimportant? Of course not. We all effect (and sometimes infect) the future. If I died this second, the future would be different than if I lived a full life. Will it be worse? Will it be better? Who's to say, not me. So I will do what good I can now, and hope it passes good into the future.

To be humble, meek, apologetic, understanding, sincere, faithful, and trusting. We all have things we need to work on, mine just happen to be some of the bigger points. Well, looks like I have my life cut out for me.

]]> ~Espatross http://Espatross.deviantart.com/journal/21526214/ http://Espatross.deviantart.com/journal/21526214/ Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:06:08 PST In order for there to be human death, we must have life.
In order for there to be human life, there must be oxygen.
Therefore, oxygen is a necessary for human death.
The thing that leads to life is oxygen, a very corrosive element.
In a way, it is a bit of a parado... adox... doxy... oxygen.
Paradoxygen?

]]> ~Espatross http://Espatross.deviantart.com/journal/21192641/ http://Espatross.deviantart.com/journal/21192641/ Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:07:04 PDT
I wonder if it's only because humans refuse to see what is in front of them. The lies that they choose to live are what makes them so unappealing. Or maybe I'm just in a negative mood. Or maybe I'm just tired of people refusing to see how beautiful the world is, and all the great things that we do have, if we would just be there to see them.

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But due to some family medical emergencies, things may be turning around because of makeup work I gotta due. Anyway, I'm just sayin'. I've been writing more again, I always seem to do that when I'm in a lit type class, so check in often

]]> ~Espatross http://Espatross.deviantart.com/journal/18460203/ http://Espatross.deviantart.com/journal/18460203/ Fri, 23 May 2008 08:52:22 PDT , and our friends Shamu and James had a photo adventure yesterday, went up onto the Uncompahgre Plateau and had a nice long drive in my new Jeep! Anyways, we all got a lot of good pictures, so be sure to check them out.

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Once the person has been split into those three parts, I guess I should explain the parts a bit. First off, the mind is the part of us that knows things. It is developed not simply from school, but from being open minded, observant, and patient. One can have a healthy mind without a true education. I feel that the education is important, but that is for a different time. Secondly, the body is the vessel in which “we” travel in. It is developed in a person by taking care of oneself. Easy ways to keep it working correctly are to eat healthy, exercise regularly, and to get a good nights rest consistently. The third part of us is the soul. The soul is the part of us that helps with the interactions around others. It allows for empathy and love. It is also the creative spirit in a person that helps apply the knowledge of the mind. The ways to keeping the soul healthy are to not be egocentric but to also have fun.

Now the problems in people can arise when someone chooses to care for only one segment of the parts. The mind, for instance, is the part of us with a drive for knowledge. People who over emphasize the mind become obsessed with that knowledge. Seeking knowledge above all else, they end up with no ways to use it, and no ways to share it. Similarly, someone who focuses on their body can also run into problems. The mind is the part of us where physical pleasure is felt. When a person focuses too much to the body, they become a vessel with nothing to carry. A slave to the body. Usually, they become very self-centered and blasé with life. The soul can be affected in just the same way. The person’s inner child takes over. They lose self-control and can become emotional and childish.

Similarly, problems come from someone who neglects a segment. Someone who neglects the mind, for instance, will eventually stagnate due to a lack of knowledge. They will have a creative need due to their soul, but no background to make truly meaningful creations. They can become annoyances to others because they lack the basics of knowledge that others feel everyone should know. If someone neglects the body, they defile the vessel that they a\were put in to care for. The body degenerates until they are no longer able to move effectively and it leads the other parts to stagnation because they are no longer able to get their own feeding. Someone who does not care for the soul will be very self-centered. They are the epitome of the corrupt politicians people complain about today. They do everything for personal gains and lead lives that others contempt.

In order to be a truly happy, and to lead an effective and meaningful life, one must keep all three parts strong, for to lose one is to lose something greater than all the riches of the earth. You lose all the riches from the heavens.

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Ten days anywho. Word up.

And when I get back, I'm gonna upload some more pictures. Good fun.

]]> ~Espatross http://Espatross.deviantart.com/journal/13345260/ http://Espatross.deviantart.com/journal/13345260/ Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:25:40 PDT I wish the blood would slow.
I wish the pain would stop.
I wish for you to know:

Getting your wisdome teeth out sucks.

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Total w00tage! I guess.

Why did I say w00t? I hate that word........

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