i know this isnt an essay

but genocide

it provokes me to think

what are we capable of?

they werent crazy

and is it about stronger action

shall we just blow em up to stop em

sometimes it looks like these men, these people that commit these

HORRIBLE things,

have a piece of them searching

to make something better

but that their 'better'

gets horribly horribly distorted

and some of them are crooks

power hungry

but we were all made in his image

sea lion

christians...or whatever title you want to give yourself

we have to realize, we live in the world.

i mean its something said over again probably

maybe

sometimes (me included) i think we choose to be naive to the things in this world. we would rather be starry eyed followers of Jesus then people who know whats going on and get involved.
there are things running/ruining our world. and unless we get invloved in decisions being made (goverment) bla bla bla

the thing is we need to not do things half ass. in a lot of things..God gave us gifts...there are things that probably come naturally and things that may not so much but may be a passion. we need to practise those things. refine those things. become good at those things. and use them to further the kingdom

no sitting of our bums wondering why the world is going to hell.

its going to hell when we stand silent. and i guess i do that a lot. so now im learning.

get over your insecurities and do it. try it. be it. live it. learn it.

the end

disclaimer: heaps of what i said may be crap or not make sense. search through the crap and find some truth would ya?

back to define you

perhaps the need for definition is because without we have chaos

without our definitions-whether they be right or wrong

we will continuously be asking questions, but never seeking
answers.

so we will live in idealism of maybes, could bes, and action will be lost

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not to shoot at the people

sometimes i wonder
if the sun is really hung in the sky

with his rope that is too strong
to burn break or loose,

sometimes i wonder if he didnt
just poke holes in the black blanket
of night

and shine a torch right through

sometimes i wonder
if he isnt up there
with a huge pipe
smoking out clouds
that litter the sky

and that science is just a complex
way to describe
something
he does simply
comically
wonderfully.

i bear wittness

so, we have to write this blog this week.
I tried to think about everything or anything I could write about.

the main question posed to each one of us was how do you define art?

we all tried to approach this in different ways

some say art is defined by what is aesthetically pleasing, beautiful, and good.

some say art is anything.

I have explored different areas of this. what is art how can we define art.

and at the moment, my thoughts are that you can not define it as one thing. or say what it is not. there is not a true definition for art. I suppose the word art is already an attempt to define something created.

I would say do a way with the word. but then as humans, this would cause chaos. as it is, almost as if we need to define things so we can understand and control things.

maybe a broad statement.

however

looking at it from a Christian point of view


God is the creator. we are created in his image. therefore, we are creative.

however, to each individual that looks different. from each background, it will come out different.

for me it is not something that is necessarily beautiful, because I think creativity comes from an overflow of what is within us. its usually done through experiences in life, or thoughts. it is a medium to express ones self. how that looks could vary.

it could be showing pain, tragedy in someone’s life. that may not be beautiful. but how can you say its not art. if art is an expression. if its part of who we are. pain is part of who we are also.

is art good or evil?

can it not be used for both?

again coming from a Christian point of view, I would want art…creation…to be used to glorify God. to be used for good not for evil. However, just because I want that does not mean it is. and it doesn’t mean I can say that it is not art.

we for some reason have this thing built within us saying that the word ‘art’ means good. but it doesn’t. ‘art’ is not from the bible. God never said he used art to create the world. he simply created the world.

when you look at different cultures, you see things that are held up as culturally accepted art. however, the Indonesian dance and costumes may not be beautiful or aesthetically pleasing, in comparison to ballet from a European stance, however both are still artistic.

so here is the thing.

why are definitions so important to us?

yea i did

here is the thing that i find atrocious. how we expect life
to fall into our hands. our generation has fallen into complacency

we don't understand that without action our ideas are like rusted metal
corrosive, detrimental, and lost in a big fog of could be's.

we write explicit lists of the things we want to be. we cajole people to bend and break. we are anal about the way we want things done.

but we never do it ourselves.

we are ambiguous with ambitions because our generation has so many options. we are like fleeting foxes running from the next big, epic podium of linear obstacles that we can jump, climb, hop over and on.

we are, they are, she is, he is, factious

our generation is in a perpetual state of joshing around, days go by years go by, no decisions made.

more concern is of the new 'man' make up. its no longer an extreme embarrassment to act like a complete fop.

an august woman is few and far between. now it is more fashionable to let your curves and tight clothing get you places.

this is.
what we.
have.
come to.

i look around everything seems slightly surreal. there is darkness masquerading as light, and indecision masquerading as 'keeping our options open'.

we have so much at our fingertips

so pick it up.