…It’s definitely me. I point fingers but there’s noone there to blame…
…temporary is my time, ain’t nothing on this world that’s mine, except the will I’ve found to carry on. Free is not your right to choose, it’s answering what’s asked of you, to give the love you find until it’s gone…
(Source: rose-colored)
Gifts wrapped!
#MerryChristmas #Christmas #Xmas #presents #presence #present #responsibility #environment #nature #reduce #reuse #recycle #waste #paper #consumption #resources #gratitude #giving
Words Create
Many believe that we use words to describe our reality. This is folly. As human beings our words have power. Really. Many things point to this.
In science fiction - the Will & the Word - as a teen I read a number of David Eddings’ books; two series’ in particular are relevant here: the Belgariad and the Mallorean. In both series’ sorceress create using ‘the Will and the Word’ - the Will (which includes focus/ directed attention) to make something happen, and the spoken Word as catalyst.
In linguistics - notice that the word we use to describe how words are formed is ‘spell’. Also notice that in many works of fiction, magicians cast spells by way of ‘incantations’ - which are no more than series’ of words.
In the bible - “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” - John 1:1 - Notice that prior to each creation, God spoke, “Let there be _” and then there was. It is said we were created in the image of God, and this is how: our words create, just like His.
So perhaps you may wish to consider what it is you are doing the next time you say something like “I’m stupid” or “I don’t deserve _” or “I’ll never be _”. In speaking such words, you create it for yourself.
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(Source: theblackquill)
“…align my heart, my body, my mind, to face what i’ve done, and do my time…” <3
Mumford & Sons - Dust Bowl Dance (by bingophobic)
Newspeak
“Newspeak is a fictional language in George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. In the novel, it refers to the deliberately impoverished language promoted by the state. Orwell explained the basic principles of the language in an essay included as an appendix to the novel. Newspeak is closely based on English but has a greatly reduced and simplified vocabulary and grammar. Thetotalitarian aim of the Party is to prevent any alternative thinking — “thoughtcrime”, or “crimethink” in the newest edition of Newspeak — by destroying any vocabulary that expresses such concepts as freedom, free enquiry, individualism, resistance to the authority of the state and so on. One character, Syme, says admiringly of the diminishing scope of the new language: “It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.”
”..if the size of a language is limited, it follows that the number of concepts it contains will also be limited and hence that both language and thinking will be impoverished.” - Gedaliah Braun
With Great Power comes Great Responsibility
Don’t let facebook fool you. it’s sole purpose is to collect as much information on everybody as possible. The fact that you can submit your blood type says it all (Japan) ~
You can also be sure that anything you delete will stay on the facebook servers forever. They don’t need the space, they need the information, that is their business model. So be careful what you present about yourself, it’s going to be remembered forever ~
In other words, I would like to warn all internet users to beware of the imprint they are leaving on the internet, a permanent imprint ~
Consider the following when browsing/posting on the internet:
- Almost *all* world-wide internet traffic is being monitored by the United States National Security Administration (NSA). This is being done by ultra-high-capacity internet-traffic-duplicators located at almost all major and minor internet hubs/switches. Effectively, this gives the NSA a real-time stream of all internet traffic in the name of national security (already taking place for a few years now)
- Utah Datacenter: This enormous NSA facility will soon be finished constructing. Using this facility the NSA will be able to permanently store *ALL* internet traffic that it intercepts using the above mentioned technique as well as from satellite intercepts, amateur radio, etc, etc.. Permanently. This means that anything that you transmit via a monitored communications network will be stored by the NSA permanently. For example, if you send a text message, it will be stored. If you send an email, it will be stored. If you fill out some sort of webpage and submit it, the information you submitted will be intercepted and stored (even if it is encrypted, we will get to that part later)
- Super Computig: The NSA has Petaflop computers. These are the fastest computers in the world, in competition with Japan and China. Using these computers they can analyze massive amounts of data and do unimaginably complex computing tasks. This gives the NSA the ability to create profiles on every person sourced from the data stored in Utah Datacenter. These computers will also be able to detect complex patterns of thought and action throughout the world due to the analysis of this enormous volume of data (an incomprehensible amount of data). The year is 2012, computing growth is exponential. Using these computers the NSA can fairly easily crack encrypted data (depending on the encryption type). This means that information you send via encrypted connections can potentially be accessed by the NSA, it is not entirely clear what their capabilities are at this point. Since they are permanently storing all data, it will be easy for them (at a future time when computers are more powerful) to decipher data you send using today’s encryption algorithms. Don’t blame ‘em for having these computers — they are merely keeping up with the rest of the world… and this gives them many abilities
This evolution of open communications networks is natural, given the way things are in the world. Nothing less can be expected ~
I merely want to bring this to your attention. Most people probably don’t have to worry about this. I’m merely saying this to set this idea into people’s minds, so you are in fact aware that anything communicated via these channels will be eternalized in an NSA facility. With great power comes great responsibility ~
(Source: moniquill)
