Tag Archives: feelings

Knowledge and Interdependence

Of what ben­e­fit is knowl­edge? That depends on how well one is able to apply it. We can cer­tainly know a lot of things, but that doesn’t mean we are always able, or even will­ing, to prop­erly apply that knowl­edge when called upon. We may know that eat­ing cer­tain foods can trig­ger aller­gic reac­tions but

Across waters silent, there, reflecting

Across waters silent, there, reflect­ing, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Across waters silent, there, reflect­ing in a mir­ror smooth and sil­ver My spirit sits amongst mar­ble columns and won­ders Why my soul sits on the other side, Like a husk, like a cast off hide. Why do we some­times flee from our­selves, That fleshly tem­ple

Those moments carefully stored away

Those moments care­fully stored away, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. I am walk­ing over hal­lowed ground Over grave­yards white and bleached It’s per­fectly silent, there is no sound The world is qui­etly beseeched I keep on tread­ing, trudg­ing I behold my soul grudg­ing As I step over sticks and Styx Because time has lost it’s

A red dichotomy

A red dichotomy, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Fields of red Color of pas­sion   Color of dread Like love flow­ing   Blood spilled My appre­ci­a­tion, grow­ing   I turn in dis­gust My heart rejoice’   My soul shud­ders For warmth fills its cham­bers   As anger and rage flut­ters As I imag­ine all the peo­ple   Don’t want to think

Behind the water

Behind the water, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. There is a sub­tle­ness In that rigid­ness That frigid­ness Of the cold air A noble flair An eter­nity Frozen A moment Sus­pended My fin­gers can’t quite touch it My eyes not quite see it My mind not quite grasp it Here I am Rest­ing Test­ing The waters Reach­ing

A message of strength

A mes­sage of strength, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. It never ceases to amaze me how arti­fi­cial things can have a pro­found emo­tional impact. I often admire the abil­ity of Japan­ese ani­ma­tion (see Anime) to really get the audi­ence involved, cre­at­ing a feel­ing of attach­ment and sub­se­quent joy or sad­ness depend­ing on the story. I