Blog? Lol.. Exactly what you do in a blog is beyond me. Just ramblings and stuff but I do that all the time whether it's in emails, letters, msn or in my English essays. I've been around reading a few people's blogs and I think they're very sincere. So maybe I'll give it a go cuz I'm too tired to make layouts and do all that enormous amounts of html.. My brain space can be used for other things than codes of 'src' and <>. But that's my opinion. Seriously, what benefits does one have for making a page? A form of expression, that is true.. but in the long run, if you don't take it as a profession, it's kinda useless. But making layouts is fun.
The title of my blog name 'Anatomy of an Artist' actually came from a newspaper article from the New York Times. And I thought it was kinda nifty.
Anatomy: Structural makeup. A separating or dividing into parts for detailed examination.
Artist: On who professes and practices an imaginative art. A person skilled in one of the fine arts.
It's been most interesting reading everyone's blogs (and I respect their opinions) and one of the main issues that keeps popping up in everyone's blog is the fact that we are in the middle of a shattered community of friends. I know I've only been declared as part of the 'UHS crew' (if I can say so) perhaps only this year, but here's what I say to all this.
It's funny how everyone of you feels alone and believes that no one else understands how you feel. But have you noticed that each one of you has been 'stepping into each other's shoes'? We've all heard of the saying "try stepping into the other person's shoes and see how they feel like". Well you guys do that without noticing it. Here's a quote that I found one day:
"We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness."--Dr.Albert Schweitzer
Very true isn't it. I think that just basically sums up what I think of this whole 'issue'. You may be thinking "No one understands me" but you understand each other so well because you know how it feels like to be alone. Perhaps it's because we all wallow in self pity and are disillusioned from the bigger picture. We see the fragments-a puzzle piece or two- yet not the completed image. It's like we each iscolate ourselves onto an island yet we do not see that in reality it's a continent: a whole. Lol.. sorry I don't think makes any sense to you guys but whatever. Everyone has felt the sting of being alone... And that's not a bad thing because eventually we'll have to accept the fact that we are lonely people. We can fight it.. surround ourselves with people.. go to clubs... watch movies, but these things are fleeting. They don't last. People die, friends come and go, the novelty of gadgetry and electronics wears off and leaves us empty. I found another quote from an essay that I'm quite fond of (yes from Mr Silver's class.. har har to you too). The essay is called "The Box Man":
"The Box Man knows loneliness chosen, loses its sting and claims no victims."-Ascher
Be comforted that even if you drifting away from some of your peers, you are drawing closer to others. But cherish those whom you have known for a long time. I've always admired a few of my mom's friendships. She and her best friend (I think 'best' or at least 'very close') have known each other since Grade 1. They live in different countries and went to different universities but somehow they were able to keep the bond that ties them together. She had cancer, and I will never forget the day she cried whilst she was telling me to pray for her before I went to sleep.
So do not use the term 'friend' lightly. Just because you have acquainted with another, does not make the person your friend. Is she really there for you always? Can you confide with her? Can she receive your thoughts as if they were her own? That's all I have to say for now.
"If someone listens, or stretches out a hand, or whispers a word of encouragement, or attempts to understand a lonely person, extraordinary things begin to happen."---Loretta Girzartis
-Sam finishes dissecting the mound of thoughts that are floating around in her mind
The title of my blog name 'Anatomy of an Artist' actually came from a newspaper article from the New York Times. And I thought it was kinda nifty.
Anatomy: Structural makeup. A separating or dividing into parts for detailed examination.
Artist: On who professes and practices an imaginative art. A person skilled in one of the fine arts.
It's been most interesting reading everyone's blogs (and I respect their opinions) and one of the main issues that keeps popping up in everyone's blog is the fact that we are in the middle of a shattered community of friends. I know I've only been declared as part of the 'UHS crew' (if I can say so) perhaps only this year, but here's what I say to all this.
It's funny how everyone of you feels alone and believes that no one else understands how you feel. But have you noticed that each one of you has been 'stepping into each other's shoes'? We've all heard of the saying "try stepping into the other person's shoes and see how they feel like". Well you guys do that without noticing it. Here's a quote that I found one day:
"We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness."--Dr.Albert Schweitzer
Very true isn't it. I think that just basically sums up what I think of this whole 'issue'. You may be thinking "No one understands me" but you understand each other so well because you know how it feels like to be alone. Perhaps it's because we all wallow in self pity and are disillusioned from the bigger picture. We see the fragments-a puzzle piece or two- yet not the completed image. It's like we each iscolate ourselves onto an island yet we do not see that in reality it's a continent: a whole. Lol.. sorry I don't think makes any sense to you guys but whatever. Everyone has felt the sting of being alone... And that's not a bad thing because eventually we'll have to accept the fact that we are lonely people. We can fight it.. surround ourselves with people.. go to clubs... watch movies, but these things are fleeting. They don't last. People die, friends come and go, the novelty of gadgetry and electronics wears off and leaves us empty. I found another quote from an essay that I'm quite fond of (yes from Mr Silver's class.. har har to you too). The essay is called "The Box Man":
"The Box Man knows loneliness chosen, loses its sting and claims no victims."-Ascher
Be comforted that even if you drifting away from some of your peers, you are drawing closer to others. But cherish those whom you have known for a long time. I've always admired a few of my mom's friendships. She and her best friend (I think 'best' or at least 'very close') have known each other since Grade 1. They live in different countries and went to different universities but somehow they were able to keep the bond that ties them together. She had cancer, and I will never forget the day she cried whilst she was telling me to pray for her before I went to sleep.
So do not use the term 'friend' lightly. Just because you have acquainted with another, does not make the person your friend. Is she really there for you always? Can you confide with her? Can she receive your thoughts as if they were her own? That's all I have to say for now.
"If someone listens, or stretches out a hand, or whispers a word of encouragement, or attempts to understand a lonely person, extraordinary things begin to happen."---Loretta Girzartis
-Sam finishes dissecting the mound of thoughts that are floating around in her mind
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