Believe-me-not_A Gift or a Curse?_Origin Story: Missing Person_Zen and Zealots
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Believe-me-not
What defines a lie? It is a statement that is counter to the truth, yes? But then, what defines the truth? The truth is, in general terms, what is known. It is the general consensus of a population regarding an experience. This population can be anything, from the population of cells that make up a human brain to the population of humans that make up a country. Likewise, this experience can be anything, from a simple statement to the state of the universe itself. We believe truth to be absolute only because we believe our perception to be equally absolute. For the sake of argument, we can even...
A Gift or a Curse?
Everybody has felt different to others, at least once in their lives. We have all had that feeling when we like something that everybody else hates, or we have come from a place nobody else has heard of. Or we believe certain things that others don't, or have worn clothes people laughed at. But no matter what that situation is or how uncomfortable it makes you feel, it will be over eventually and you will forget about it. That's not how it is for me. I have been different my whole life. I have cried and hidden away because of it. People have hated and feared me because of it. I had to leave ...
Origin Story: Missing Person
Origin stories are never easy: radioactive bites, the death of a loved one, painful genetic mutations. The list goes on and on, and I’m an expert on them. Well, I was an expert on them when I was alive. I’m a superhero, and I’m just still in my origin story. This is what I tell myself everyday. This is how I get through the pain and the loneliness. There is no one else in this plane of existence that I can see. There is the living, there is the dead, and there is me. I can’t even interact with the living until I feel the call to use my powers. Most days I just walk and walk and walk from wher...
Zen and Zealots
I know what you are thinking, what you are feeling, but I don’t know who I am or how I can do what I can do. I know you probably think I am immoral or corrupt based on the people I spend time with - criminals and politicians. And maybe you are right. Sometimes I still have trouble sorting out everyone’s opinions including my own. Are these your feelings or mine? And does it matter? Why should mine be more valid than yours? Is anyone truly objective? Is that possible? I don't think so. We all have our own motivations. I just try to live by the Hippocratic oath, “Do no harm.” Oh, and don’t let ...