I don't expect to inspire my readers with words of encouragement today. However, I intend to tell a story about what it's like to exist in a world where no one understands you. A world in which you know everyone too well, so much so that you doubt your instincts and intellect and instead lead... Continue Reading →
Hope is that great expectation of a brighter future. A belief in the positive attributes of humanity or some project we have in the works. Hope itself is neither false nor true, but with it, we invigorate our psyches and sell ourselves on what often are delusional beliefs about someone or something in our lives.... Continue Reading →
We carry the past with us; time is immutable. Human history is written and unfolds in much the same way through all eras of existence. Indeed sentient beings should learn from the mistakes of the past and together forge a better future. Sadly, if history teaches us anything, though the places and names may change,... Continue Reading →
Life is ephemeral, leaving us little time to find purpose and meaning. We live in fear of our inevitable demise at the hands of time itself. Because we have this innate fear in us born from the awareness of the fragility of life, fear is a tool used to influence our behavior and make us... Continue Reading →
I live in a state with very minimal employment laws protecting its citizens from abuses perpetrated by employers. The operating rationale of this decision is that it is better for businesses to operate within the confines of that state. It is better for large companies at the expense of smaller employers that can't hope to... Continue Reading →
Life is a journey without a clear-cut destination. We slog through, searching for happiness that is just around the next bend in the road. Perhaps happiness lies only one choice away, and we haven't made the right one yet. Many believe in an afterlife with all questions answered. They presume pain is dissolved into a... Continue Reading →
We plant seeds in fertile ground and watch the fruits of our labor spring into life. Sometimes they grow into magnificence, and at other times they wither and die, not having deep enough roots to propagate their existence. People are more prominent and exist with infinitely more complexities than simple plant life. However, the seeds... Continue Reading →
At an early age, we experience the judgment of others. The unmitigated harshness of reality is painful and difficult to understand. The majority of us retreat within ourselves in hopes of shielding ourselves from the pain of further criticism from our fellow travelers upon this chaotic spinning ball that serves as a de facto prison.... Continue Reading →
 Life is tumultuous and often a cruel teacher of the humanities. We emerge as babes, and some us remain such somehow unafflicted by the chaos that living upon this Earth generates. Society instructs us to hide our true nature and intent from the world in hopes that somehow we will emerge from life unscathed... Continue Reading →
Life is the summation of experience. To say we have lived isn't a statement made lightly. We grow old, and as our lives progress, we realize that living is about learning and that learning does not occur without suffering. It is the one constant of the human condition. To truly live is to live with... Continue Reading →
James Borden