Children

Children are, simultaneously, both our future and our past. They are who we used to be and who we will rely on in the future. Remember back to when you were a child. Remember how you thought about things with such wonderment and outlandish ideas. When do we lose that? When do we become people of solitary thought? We must do outroutr best to keep our child-like creativity throuout life. I remember that when I was very very young, I created a character. It was an alien meant to be a supervillain. I pictured him 20ft tall with the following distinctive factors: a right arm comprised entirely of flames, a left arm made entirely of water, a right leg made of the ground itself, a left leg composed of twisting branches, a torso of solid metal, and finally a jock-o-lantern head to top it all. I named this character "Jinkaju," and I was proud of him. As obsurd as the idea was, and is, one must look again through the eyes of a child to fully appreciate his beauty. Children have such unique ways of thinking. Can I tell you a secret? No matter how embarrased I act whenever someone brings up the almighty Jinkaju, I am still proud of him, but in a different way. His arm of flame lit the path to my further ointerest in writing and he hard continued with his ever-smiling carved face to guide me through my creative endeavors. But for now, here is something to consider.

The first recorded war was between the Sumerians and the Elemites in 2700 B.C. 

Sincerely, Liktomph

Books

Books are the collections of peices of paper made from the remnants of nature itself. They are collections of knowledge and stories and any other various things of intrigue. They have been the only transition between stone tablets and the digital interface that you are currently examining. They have been the basis of all information for centuries. How many books have passed through your eyes from the moment you learned to read? What will be the last thing you ever read? Cherish those oh so sacred bundles of prose. I know that I will cherish the one that I am currently exploring. But for now, here is something to consider.

Everyone you have ever seen was once a child. All of your family members, and the celebrities you have ever appreciated, or not. All of your teachers and bosses. All of them were once children.

Sincerely, Liktomph

Siblings

I know that you may not have a sibling. I know that I most certainly haven't until reletively recently. Regardless, I can still arrest to their importance. At first glance familial bonds such as those may seem normal. After a while of thinking they seem strange. After even longer they seem necessary. It doesn't always matter how things seem. Most things simply are, whether we analyze them or not. We form such close connection with others simply because they we generated from the same seed or hatched from the same egg, usually both. And yet, where would we be without some semblance of family? What alterior personalities would be shaped? Who would we become as people? I hope that you never need to find out. But for now, here is something to consider.

129,846,880 books have been published to date.

Sincerely, Liktomph

Lies

Why is it that we lie? You know that you've done it just as I know the same of myself. It seems that it may be part of what makes us human. The simple falsehood created in the electricity of our brains translated into the vibration of vocal chords to be translated back into electricity, but in another area of the same organ. There are way to be deceptive without lying just ad there are ways to lie without being deceptive. Though the latter can only happen if both parties have knowledge of the truth, have knowledge that the other has knowledge of the truth, and if the lie is uttered in a humorous manner. I have yet to delve into the truth of the matter. I notice myself dancing around it by way of describing the processes that you could see for yourself iuf you thought for but a moment. People will lie for any number of reasons. Sometimes they will be doing it to protect themselves. Sometimes they do it to protect others. Sometimes they do it to hide from themselves what even they don't want to believe. I don't think I have been deceptive to you since I started this blog. I hope the trend continues. But for now, here is something to consider.

Regardless of whether you believe in one religion or another,
evolution, any combination of the two, or even if you simply do the math, every person on the planet is related to one another.

Relaxation

First, let me apologise for my brief leave of absence. I will not say that I was busy or overburdened. I wasn't. I was enjoying time with those around me with whom I have formed a bond. It is something very important to me for reasons that I will leave for another post. Now, I can dive into the topic I had planned for the day with a clear conscience. People are often burdened by all of the problems around them. These problems should not be ignored and should be dealt with in due diligence, but it does no good either to the solution to the problem or to yourself to stress over it. Work at it. Make it better. Don't tear your hair out in righteous frustration and fear. I don't know the chemistry or electricity of either stress or relaxation, I only know the effects of both on human life from my personal experience through which only I have seen. When you worry too much you are fdoomed to failure, as your emotions will cloud your mind and prevent thought. However, too much relaxation is also bad, as it can lead to the issue never being properly dealt with. I have both been the cause and felt the effect of both ends. As with everything, balance is key. Balance is always key. I hope you remember that for the rest of your life. But for now, here is something to consider.

From the moment we are first able to cry, we lie to those around us, for often even at that age, we fake emotion to fill a need.

Sincerely, Liktomph

Eye

The human eye is wonderfully complex, or any eye for that matter. It refracts the wave/particle that is light into electricity perceived by your brain. Your entire perception is based upon the image that your brain creates which is based upon the light that your eye collects. Your eye is so important to your entire life but once again we never think about them. The eye can see many things but without a mirror it cannot see itself. Without an instrument to aid us we can not see more than parts of ourselves. So therefore, we rely on the perception of others to understand ourselves. Sometimes this is helpful and sometimes this is not. Sometimes this causes us to lose ourselves. Never lose yourself. Please promise me that. Please promise me that you will continue to be yourself, even if you have flaws, as long as you remain good to others. You need to make sure that you stay yourself for as long as you live. But for now, here is something to consider.

There will always be trouble in your life. There will always be one problem or another. Occasionally relaxation is the best option.

Sincerely, Liktomph

Perspective

Imagine, just for a moment, that you woke up literally seeing out of another person's eyes. Imagine that you moved their body, and thought with their mind, and saw their face in the mirror. What would your reaction be? Imagine going through their entire day, and living their life. How different would it be to be another person? What would it be like to literally walk in the shoes of another? Even if you were to return to your former self the very next morning, the experience would be enlightening. It would almost shatter your entire perception of reality. Then again, perhaps it wouldn't seem real enough to make a difference. Who are we to condone or condemn the actions of another when we have never lived their lives. We don't have their experiences, their personalities, their emotions or their thoughts. We can only see them as an outside observer. Just as they don't know anything about you that you don't show them. Maybe one day we will all be a bit more open with each other. But for now, here is something to consider.

You have a blind spot in each of your eyes that you never notice because your brain filters it out.

Sincerely, Liktomph