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[Feb. 23rd, 2009|09:36 am] |
it has been proven in statistics for years that long distance relationships never work,
you are on two different paths in life. there is no way they will meet. |
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[Oct. 13th, 2008|09:03 pm] |
If you haven't figured out by now, my livejournal
has been complete satire this entire time. |
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[May. 27th, 2008|08:33 pm] |
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www.myspace.com/noinbetweenmusic |
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[Oct. 8th, 2007|01:30 am] |
I am really content with everything in my life right now, good school, good friends, good family, good band, good girl.
It's hard having to let go of some friends because they let their addictions get in the way of truly succeeding |
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[Jun. 25th, 2007|10:16 am] |
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Jamal Eldam
Eng 1301-61876
M-Th 12:00-2:30
Dr. D. Marzette
June 25, 2007
The Fake Real World
In Langston Hughes’ Salvation he describes the disappointment and disillusionment. When his mother tells him that he will see Jesus, he takes it literally, only to later on be let down when he doesn’t see Jesus in the flesh. This event changes him to not trust in faith anymore. I believe this is true for society in general. When we are kids our parents told us we would grow up to change the world. I have not yet met a single soul who has actually believed that. We are lead to believe to have faith in our society, but does our society have faith in us?
Growing up I believed in myself, in the future. I trusted that everything would work out all by itself if you just had faith in God and do moral deeds. I did everything I was told without questioning authority. One day I realized how can you take without giving? My whole life I had been giving, without one thing in return. This is when I became a rebellious teenager, doing only things that where egotistical on my part. This way of thinking kept me very self centralistic because I was gaining and not benevolent. My parents forced religion down my throat and told me this is the only way to live. After succumbing to their influence I realized I was only religious for my parents and not myself. If you injected God into a kid vigorously, they are just going to end up hating God. I got to the point where if I was going to get anywhere in life I would have to make up a set of rules for me to live by. These were my rules and no one else’s. These were the only set of rules I could justify to myself for believing, because they were the ones that I
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truly felt in my heart to be righteous. These rules included some of the following. Your one goal in life is to reach your dreams, no matter what obstacle stands in the way, don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t achieve something, and always treat people with dignity and respect. These are some faiths that everyone can live by.
Everyone has different morals based on their cultural background. Morals can either be determined by religion or just inner spirituality. The process of gaining faith can be a tough road of trial and error. When positive reinforcement is absent from an action, then the person tends to lose faith and become black hearted. These people are the cynics who find every little wrong thing in the world and make it the most tragic catastrophe. This façade inflicted into the world give great hope and expectations. When you see what’s really underneath you become repulsed by what you have seen. Take for example the roller coaster ride Space Mountain at Disney Land. When you go through the line for the ride, you are getting an environment of futuristic cognition. You get on the ride and you are taken to a world another world. You get the fantasy of flying through space. Then the ride breaks down, and the lights bright up the space. This false dream is no more. You see all these metal beams and nuts and bolts everywhere and it completely kills any idea of an outer world experience. This disillusionment can cause a child to lose faith in imagination.
It one produces too much goodwill, then the things that we lie about to gain meaning will feel less important, such as religion or politicians. We would love to believe that all politicians are as kind hearted and charitable as they would like us to perceive them based on their thirty second TV commercials only play during election month. The
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truth of the matter is that we have no idea what goes on behind those closed doors and crooked meetings. Being too naïve could lead you down a path in were there is no return. Most of the time the politicians do not reflect the community’s values, but instead the motivations of a small group of people who are dishonest and only out for themselves.
Growing up you have to discover the truths and fictions of the world all by yourself. You can not have people telling you what you should and should not believe in. It is in your heart what you have to truly put faith in. Whether it is religion, family, community, nationalism, or ego, you have to do what is right for you in order to overcome your self reassurance point. |
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[Apr. 10th, 2007|01:21 pm] |
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Living well is the best revenge. |
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[Apr. 6th, 2007|09:12 pm] |
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when josh and i used to cover gigantic, i just realized why he was playing an extra chord, because we were listening to two different versions of the song |
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[Mar. 28th, 2007|02:05 am] |
veganism is overrated
you eat plants
but plants were once animals
simplistic fucks |
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[Mar. 27th, 2007|12:10 am] |
one thing i will always believe
i fucking hate scene kidss! |
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[Mar. 20th, 2007|12:49 pm] |
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I keep dreaming of things that I'm trying to forget. |
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[Mar. 18th, 2007|11:30 pm] |
i was supposed to be on a napkin, the only thing ive ever won is the race to my moms egg, everything else has been downhill, nothing good will ever come out of me,
when i make millions of dollars when i sell out, dont come crying to me |
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| I'm done with lying |
[Mar. 14th, 2007|03:24 pm] |
Hello my name is Jamal. I enjoy coffee, kisses, cuddling, indie films, punk rock, taco bell, rollerblading, rain, singing and driving, phone calls, existentialism, politics, photography, searching for the one, my iPod, nostalgia, girlfriends, water, bass guitar, drums, guitar, pepsi, rockstar energy drinks, warped tour, jamming, california, the beach, working out, going to shows, playing shows, surfing, learning about new music.
I dislike flaky people, rednecks, assholes, junkies, nazis, burn outs, sell outs, growing up, fake friends, drama, the american government, liars.
If you want to know more, then IM me! |
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[Mar. 11th, 2007|01:45 am] |
I NEEEEEEEEDDDDD A FUCKING BANDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
I NEED TO PLAY MUSIC WITH PEOPLE!!!!!!!! |
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[Mar. 11th, 2007|01:32 am] |
fyi
my depressing posts are just future lyrics
so dont be alarmed |
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[Feb. 21st, 2007|05:48 am] |
I want to find a girl that knows how to love. |
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