Timeless

Imagine a world in which all the days merge together. Where there is no darkness to indicate the passing of yet another 24 hours. How would you adapt to this world in which there was no sense of time?
Suppose there were no time telling devices either. Would your mind be in a state of havoc or peace? On the one hand this would create a beautiful set of circumstances for one to free themselves of all restraints and relax - eat, sleep, do whatever, whenever for as long or little as you want. There's no "oversleeping" or eating "too soon" or "too often" since time isn't kept track of.
However, on the other hand for those of us well adapted to busy, fast paced routines this may be a nightmare. The workaholics would get a panic attack without things to be done and deadlines to meet. They'd lose their grip on reality and be in a state of disarray.
One of the most unique concepts of a world where time stands still is having to live in the moment. You can't call up a friend and plan to meet "tomorrow" or "this weekend" or "next week" or even "later" in the day because there are no clocks, watches or calanders to coordinate by. This concept of "living in the moment" forces us to appreciate the present and enjoy our life as it currently is rather than focusing on the future and trying to meet the expectations that others and we ourselves have set.
Obviously this timeless world could never exist because even without the movement of the sun the human race would eventually invent clocks and other time tracking devices. Ever in a race to create the "next big thing" which will improve our lifestyle and move us forward, time is at the heart of everything we do. Everything is coordinated and planned - even spontaneous trips and activities have a time limit by which they must end. Every day and hour is planned - when we sleep, eat, work, relax, etc. Days of worship, work, celebration and weekends.
But I still consider this timeless world as a type of Utopia which lets us look at what's in front of us rather than always looking ahead. A world in which every business is working all the time. Why? Because there is no fixed time to sleep so there's no rush hour and accordingly no time in which almost no one will require your service. Some may look at this as the half empty glass - to keep a business open all the time requires more workers and hence more money to pay their salaries. But I say that's exactly why the glass is half full! Keeping a business open all the time requires MORE workers and hence creates more employment opportunities.
Let no one be told they are "late" or that they failed to complete a task "on time". Let mankind be free of this burden so they may relax a bit and see the world as it is. For in our race against time we often fail or see - or rather look past - the cruelties of this world and focus the Utopia we picture for ourselves at the finish line.
The more I write about this timeless world, the more I become aware of its flaws. However I still hold to my opinion of its Utopic nature but perhaps as a get away rather than a way to live. I would elaborate on this but regrettably I'm "running late" for class and must go.
Perhaps next time. 

Evolution of the Social Animal

Once upon a time in the world of the neanderthals, from a nook in a cave far away, emerged the homosapiens. They made it through the days on their survival instinct but for them just surviving wasn't enough. Being social animals they craved companionship with their fellow homosapiens.
How did they feed this craving? They created language - a means of communication to share information and to express themselves. Then after sometime they took it a step further. They converted their language into symbols which they could etch or sketch on a surface. This way they could communicate with those afar. Distance would not mean the end of a companionship.
Slowly but truly the social animal evolved. We decided that writing letters and waiting for them to be delivered took too long so we moved on to telephones for more pressing matters or simply for the desire to speak to a loved one.
But then all too soon we realised that the telephone was holding us back - making us stagnant when we make a call and especially when we are waiting for a call. We decided that communication should be mobile as we are and then someone somewhere invented the mobile phone. We as a species were ecstatic! This was everything we had ever wanted...or was it? As the craze for the new mobile phones mellowed down we realised that the telephones had a partner in crime: desktop computers. They kept us glued in the same seat for hours. We couldn't accept this. If telephones can be mobile then why can't computers be too?
From this idea evolved laptops and then the genius that is the smartphone. Even today we are moving forward. Inventing the next social machine. Social networks and video calling have already taken over our minds. What will we invent next? Perhaps a teleportation device so we can simply teleport to our loved ones whenever we desire or maybe a telecommunication device so we can share thoughts without speaking or writing.
Whatever it is one thing holds true: everything we have done as a species, we have done out of our social desires. Transport to meet loved ones (otherwise why not live at work?). Buildings to live together under a single roof, to have neighbors and feel a sense of belonging. Schools and educational institutes (rather than learning at home or in tuitions) to explore friendship and create memories which will never be forgotten. Even those who make discoveries in science do it not only for understanding the universe but also for acknowledgement amongst their peers and hopefully the world. Perhaps the biggest proof of our need for companionship is our desire to explore the stars for extraterrestrial species.
The homosapien is a social animal. Our evolution has shaped this planet as we know it. Alone we are nothing but together we dominate the Earth. 

Our Journey Home

On this bumpy road
'Round its curves and bends
We move along together
Hoping it soon ends

Home is where the food is
And that's where we want to be
One road leads to your home
But the other to mine for me

On this smooth, slick road we ride
The time, it seems to fly
But when we reach the crossroads
We sigh and say goodbye

Before we part we stand a while
We talk and laugh and smile
The gossips seem to never end
Though we've talked for miles

Then all alone we go our ways
Our hearts are filled with sorrow
But lighten up as we eat lunch -
There'll always be tomorrow

A Yellow Rose

A yellow rose
In a field of red
"You're different,
You stand out," they said
Behind the curtains
To hide she fled
Or beneath the covers
Of her bed

If the world was black
Then she was white
But as dark and strange
As the night
In these dull, grim days
A spark of light
But will she be frightened
Or will she fight?

Scared by the world
Made to fit in
Told that different
Is a sin
She listens to
The voice within:
"Just be yourself,
And don't give in"

Bigger than Me

I want to be a part
Of something bigger than myself
Something bigger than that
Which I can fit into my hand

I want to hear my name
As I'm flipping through the news
For something grand and bedazzling
For starting something new

I want to see my face
As I browse the morning paper
Though I may not know the world
To world I'll be no stranger

I want to be a part
Of something bigger than just me
Alone or hand in hand
I want to make history

In something bigger than myself
I'll make myself a part
With my eloquence and writing hand
Today I make my start

Me

Because a little self obsession never hurt... 


Me:
A girl;
A face
In the crowd.

At night:
Restless;
Tossing and turning
Around.

Me:
Creative,
Expressive,
Alive.

My pen:
Ever moving
My words:
Brought to life.

Me:
Quiet, observing;
Looking in
From without.

Seeing:
Every movement
Hearing:
Every sound.

Me:
Human;
One
Of billions.

Me:
Unique;
One

In a million.

Divided but One

What is religion? Some people will tell you it's a way of life. Others will call it a waste of time. I think religion is just about belief.

Relegion is what you believe in. It's what gets you through tough times. Religion isn't atomic. You don't have to believe in it completely or not at all. 

You can be an aethist, you can completely devote yourself to a single religion or you can accept some aspects of a religion while not believing in others.

It may be a way to identify yourself or a way to deal with the rest of the world. Religion is a concept we hang on to as an answer to unsolved questions. It is a way to accept what we can't explain.

Religion is completely artificial. It is established and propagated through people and does not exist outside our minds.

It is also a way to discriminate. For years religion has been a basis by which humankind has been subdivided. There are innumerable religious wars and disputes in which we forget that we are all part of a single society.

When it comes to religion we must accept that everyone does not have the same beliefs. And although we stand divided, in the end we must not forget we are one.