humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
RATS IN SHADOW
There are rats in our house!! A nest of rats have made their home in our house, and we don’t care. Let them hide, let them breed, in fact we are going to hide them and encourage more. They love the darkness, so we will let them, hide in shadow. After all, if we give them light, we might see the true scope of the infestation. Do we want to know? Do we need to know? And why are we protecting the rats, that spread plague?
By Alexandra Grant2 months ago in Humans
Sarcasm Is Not Funny: How the Unhealed Ego Uses Irony to Pretend Relevance and Mask Prejudice
Sarcasm is widely treated as wit: a quick retort, a social lubricant, a way to “keep things light.” But beneath the laugh and the eye-roll, sarcasm often functions as a defensive maneuver of an unhealed ego—a way to claim relevance, avoid vulnerability, and disguise contempt or prejudice as cleverness. This article restates that argument with evidence, direct quotations from the literature, and practical alternatives for people and organizations that want to stop mistaking sarcasm for moral sophistication.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior2 months ago in Humans
Fergie and Andy: The Long Fall of Two Public Lives
They arrived in the public eye as a fairy‑tale couple: a young bride with a ready laugh and a naval officer who seemed to embody duty and charm. Over decades, the story of Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor became something else — a slow, public unraveling in which private mistakes, financial desperation, and dangerous friendships collided with the glare of tabloids and the machinery of modern scandal. This article traces the arc of their travails, separating what is documented from what is rumor, and asking how two people who once symbolized royal glamour came to be defined by controversy.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior2 months ago in Humans
Humor That Harms
Laughter can be a bridge. It can loosen tension, reframe pain, and make strangers feel like friends. But not all laughter is the same. When amusement depends on insulting, degrading, or humiliating another person, it is not a bridge — it is a weapon disguised as play. This article explores why insult‑based humor and contemptuous sarcasm are not true humor in the humane, connective sense; how psychological research and social studies explain their effects; and what individuals and communities can do to keep laughter from becoming harm.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior2 months ago in Humans
Death Is an Echo of Ego The Energy Moves
Death, in the deepest sense, is not an absolute cessation but a transformation of form. What we call “death” names the end of a body’s organization, not the end of the animating reality that gave the body life. Seen this way, endings become mirrors: they reveal the posture of the ego that met them. Whether a life ends by illness, accident, violence, or self‑directed choice, the event is a surface on which the soul’s relationship to control, attachment, and surrender is reflected. This piece explores that view through scripture, physics, clinical reports, depth psychology, and contemporary spiritual testimony, arguing that death does not finally exist as annihilation; energy moves, and the quality of the movement is shaped by ego.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior2 months ago in Humans
Where There Is No Still Water. Honorable Mention in A System That Isn’t Working Challenge.
John got back into his car. He was tired and shattered. He did not know if he could go on or how he would. The tears he had held back while visiting Lizzie welled in his eyes. As he started his car, they exploded. Deep, guttural sobs for answers that escaped him.
By Calvin London2 months ago in Humans
Training the Brain in Spite of A.I.
While A.I. is being shoved down our throats, it's more important than ever to keep our minds sharp the old fashioned way. Letting a machine think for you might be tempting at first. How many times have you heard, "Work smarter, not harder," in reference to letting A.I. handle a report at work. Sounds innocent enough. But don't get carried away because let's remember that machine learning has its flaws.
By Leslie Writes2 months ago in Humans
“The Nights That Almost Broke Me Became the Mornings That Built Me”
There was a time when my biggest fear was not failure — it was tomorrow. Every morning began with calculations. How much money was left? Could I afford transport today? Should I buy food or save it for printing notes? These questions followed me everywhere like a shadow.
By hamad khan2 months ago in Humans
When Gods Die
Have you ever wondered what happens to all these deities dating back to the beginning of time when people stop acknowledging their existence? Do they simply cease to exist, evaporating into the cosmos, their immortality revoked, or are they banished to live among the mortals? If that’s how it works, imagine how a former god feels when forced to live alongside a species that once worshiped him. Life would become very complicated for the demoted celestial, having to move every ten or twenty years because your neighbors would eventually notice that you never aged while they grew older.
By Mark Gagnon2 months ago in Humans
The Morning Routine That Finally Stopped My Anxiety
I used to wake up tired… but not because I didn’t sleep. I woke up with anxiety. Before my eyes even opened, my mind was already running. Deadlines. Messages. Expectations. Regrets. What I didn’t finish yesterday. What could go wrong today.
By Dadullah Danish2 months ago in Humans
