Palahniuk

Where would Jesus be if no one had written the gospels?

Satyameva Jayate Not

One cannot say that “the truth” can overcome the lie and the error. O, you who say this, ask yourself: Do you dare to claim that human beings, in a crowd, are just as quick to reach for truth, which is not always palatable, as for untruth, which is always deliciously prepared, when in addition this must be combined with an admission that one has let oneself be deceived!

Does he?

Does he kiss you like I did?  On your eyelids. Does he hug you from behind and rub his stubble on your shoulder till you double up laughing? Does he smell your hair and play with it while you are trying to read? Does he steal food from your plate? Does he give you a melted bar of chocolate that he has carried around in his trouser pockets all day?

Does he love you like I do?

Then, why?

Freedom

I don’t know if I’m unhappy because I’m not free, or if I’m not free because I’m unhappy.

Influences

How much of my environment am I? Would I be the same person if I was born in a different place and a different time? Is it even possible to tell?

My self?

The last lines of my previous post made me think… “What is this ‘myself’ that I want to be?”

Until now, I can define it only as negations, ‘not this’ and ‘not that’. I haven’t been able to truly say ‘This is me’.

I am many people. I could be something with my friends, all laughter, joie de vivre and fun, and another thing with my parents, respectful, responsible and good natured. These are roles that I play everyday in the playhouse called life. The question for me is, ‘What do I become when the play is over or when I decide I am no longer acting?’