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This Ghost Life by sammael at 11/3/2013 6:45:24 PM There are times like now when I feel that I am not living in this time. I know, that sounds strange. But to me its not. I look around and see people worrying about things that I feel are inconsequential to life. I just ran into a man who was begging for some money so he can get a new tire for his bicycle. I had a strong urge to thump him upside the head because I couldn't see how a bikes flat tire was detrimental to his existence. When I went to the mailbox yo pick up yesterdays mail, I was the one who almost became detrimental to two teens who were skateboarding on the sidewalk. Now that in and of itself was of no consaquense. What was, was when one of then decided that I was in in his way. He started ripping into me about how I was in their way and they should "teach" me a lesson. I almost fell to my knees I was laughing so hard. They both got that scared look in their eyes, and rightly so. I took one step toward the instagator and they both ran. Had I taken another step, I'd probably be in jail right now. What all this is leading up to is, years upon years ago had you seen a better he'd be begging for food or a roof from the snow. Had you seen a couple of teens behaving the way I did, they'd have been dragged back to their parents where the parents would have had the kid cut his own switch. And had I actually thumped the snot outta them, the cops would have let it go with a warning to both parties not to let it happen again. With all the gun politics going on and how Joe Shmoe keeps complaining about how "they" are trying to take away his fully automatic assault rifle that uses armor piercing rounds(because that elk is really wearing bullet proof body armor). Has that man ever held a sword in his hands to defend himself against someone else's sword? I much prefer the blade over the bullet. Much prefer having the scale mail than the kevalar. Aye the scale is going to be much heavier and cumbersome, but to me it just feels more real. I don't know how many people have seen the NBC show Revolution, but it has made me wonder how many people would actually survive. How many people could learn to tend the land for food? How many would survive without their guns to hunt? How many would turn savage and on their own kin because they dnt have the necessary survival skills? Everyone seems to over analyze everything and not ay attention to what's happening right in front of them. I don't belong in this self destructive world that we've created. I loath the idea of feeding off myself like the rest of the seems to enjoy.

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sammael

11/8/2013 8:09:57 AM Its not just the lack of respect. Its the feeling that sometimes I would fit in more socially with a middle age society. The politics were so much easier to understand(even though harder to change). If you had a disagreement with someone, you two had to figure it out. Judges and courts rarely got involved(if ever). Neighbors helped each other and that lasted pretty much into the 1960s. Now days, no one wants to help anyone with anything. For instance, one of my neighbors was bringing home her groceries and the bag broke. Another neighbor was walking by and instead stopping to help her pick up the fallen groceries, she just stepped around. There was a common courtesy that died off about 20 or 30 years ago.