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Changes aren't permanent - but change is.
Created on 2004-09-06 20:50:27 (#4459214), last updated 2009-12-19
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Basic Info| Name: | Mel |
|---|---|
| Birthdate: | 03-11 |
| Location: | Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States |
BioSince I was a small child (I got better), I've been mystified by the relative ease with which others seem to inhabit their lives. As I grew older, I discovered that things weren't as they seemed. The relative ease is more a mask of hypocrisy worn to make sure other people think what *you* want them to think.
I don't understand hypocrisy. Words are so important, so treasured, why would they be used falsely? Why would one say something one didn't believe in with all one's conviction? Why do people try to gain an advantage over, *power* over others?
I want no power. I want to be left alone, to live quietly and simply on my terms, doing no harm. I want peace - for me, for all.
For some years, I've managed to keep my private life remarkably private. Convinced as I am that I should treat others as I would like to be treated, I don't talk about myself much in person. After all, what's more boring (or pushy) than listening (or having to listen to) someone else's problems? But I love to help others, to listen quietly, to offer advice when asked, to provide that encouraging word. For a long time, I've equated being useful with being. But I am slowly coming to realize that we all (with few exceptions - nothing, but nothing, is universal) deserve to be who we are. We all deserve to be listened to - even me.
Please forgive my pedantic streak. Writing essays came naturally; conversation is much harder.
I don't understand hypocrisy. Words are so important, so treasured, why would they be used falsely? Why would one say something one didn't believe in with all one's conviction? Why do people try to gain an advantage over, *power* over others?
I want no power. I want to be left alone, to live quietly and simply on my terms, doing no harm. I want peace - for me, for all.
For some years, I've managed to keep my private life remarkably private. Convinced as I am that I should treat others as I would like to be treated, I don't talk about myself much in person. After all, what's more boring (or pushy) than listening (or having to listen to) someone else's problems? But I love to help others, to listen quietly, to offer advice when asked, to provide that encouraging word. For a long time, I've equated being useful with being. But I am slowly coming to realize that we all (with few exceptions - nothing, but nothing, is universal) deserve to be who we are. We all deserve to be listened to - even me.
Please forgive my pedantic streak. Writing essays came naturally; conversation is much harder.
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