Word Vomit

I thought I'd start a blog, just to release my thought somewhere and keep them from drowning in my head. My writing needs improvement, and I hear constantly that if you keep writing and writing (and also reading!) your writing does really improve. So, here's to hoping that my writing becomes impeccable (is this possible?)

Now I can't say that all my writing here will be perfect, it might just be word vomit. I'll speak my mind, and ramble a bit too much probably.

I'd like to start off with a quote by one of my favorite authors, Albert Camus, which he states in The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays.

“I know simply that the sky will last longer than I.”

I'd have to say there is no quote that speaks as much truth as this. I was raised Catholic, but basically, one of those Catholics who was baptized but rarely attended church on Sundays (or any other day). As the years have passed and my thoughts and ideals have developed, I would have to state that I am not, nor ever will be, a religious person.

Towards the end of high school and part of my first year of college, I considered myself "agnostic." This was a false state of mind and as I think more and more about religion, God, or a "greater" power, my mind is a clutter confused with the endless possibilities floating around in this world.

Truly, the only thing we as humans are sure about is birth, death and that there are things that will outlast us indefinitely (like the sky). With religion, why do we let a book control our lives? Why do we look upon someone else when dealing/controlling with our own lives? Why do people believe in fate? or in destiny? In my opinion, it is because they are scared. We look upon "God" when we deal with the questionable. We do not know why death happens, especially to certain people. We do not know why there is illness in the world, why there is poverty, famine. We hope that in the end, all the suffering and pain will be worth it in "heaven."

I say we have 99% of control on our lives. We decide how we react and how to move forward. I'll continue this in my next post.