Nicholas Grows a Saint

   
   Here Lies a Tale, Of The Test against The Will of Evil. They Say 'There is no Darkness if you disperse Light.' Here Lies a Story, of when The Light is what helps Guide Within.

Laihla was a town that was off the grid per say, They didn't have the technology that connected them with the rest of the world and for this it was a paradise; It was a safe-haven for Some, Others; A peaceful Place to get none other than Lost in the trance of Tranquility;
 So full of harmony, you would of thought it was Whoville from Afar. Children running amongst one another, singing and laughing- With not a care in the world. Adults in The Community Center to ensure the safety and well-beings of others to prevent any disasters. The town was full of such beautiful people, it was more of an Oligarchy of Adults just to let all the Children run and roam free, and do what they please until they were of age of being an adult for their service to take care of the next generation of Children that were of their own, for them to grow and do the same.

The School systems were ran differently, Children didn't go to school until they were 12 years old and stayed in school until 18. Of Course the Children always had an hour session each day to learn Language, And Math. Education revolved around the Ethics of the town and Community Service that was needed to be done, The people were insisted upon gaining and building their own relative knowledge in the Libraries around the community, for their own Self-interest. For the town knew you would fail being forced to learn something you weren't interested in.

   It was upon a time, One Tragic year ..it was an awfully harsh, Brutal Winter; Ones With freezing winds that feel like Razor Blades skimming the skin covering your Cheekbones. Unlike other Towns, Laihla had no regular power heating, houses were heated manually through a Wood-Furnace, Adults of the town cut and split wood with their bare hands.

"Mommy, I am so cold- it is a terribly cold winter,"Words Shivered out by, Nicholas

"Well, This is what we were given, & Son, If I were to teach you anything, It would be that we are blessed to be here,
   Jesus turned water into wine, Take this water of life that we were blessed to experience, and turn it into Wine." Softly Spoken by Tona

 And, In that moment of time Nicholas, Didn't know due to his young age, but that memory was now forever embedded within the back of his mind, Which will forever guide his decisions. For What Nicholas' Mothers word said, Warmed him up, he was no longer cold. Within as well as out.

{Later, That Night}

Nicholas! Come here Check This out, Look into the sky-

 Do you see that right there?

"No, What is it?!?"

"Right There Nicholas, The Brightest shining star!"

*As Mother points into the sky, pointing at the one of hundreds of bright, energy-embodied shiny Stars, Gazing upon Infinity*

"Wow!! That is amazing!" Yells Nicholas as his eyes open with excitement.

"There is a Star and one Star in Particular I'd like to teach you about- Is the North Star, Nicholas"

"The North Star is very important star, it is well-known as The Son Of Shinoh, The one star that does not travel 'He Cannot Travel, He Cannot Move'
..... the Story of The North Star, Son is The very Night Jesus was born the Star appeared and Three Kings were to bear a Travel to Bethlehem to worship The Son of God, They were told that you would find Jesus by following the North Star"

*Tona continues to Tell the story of The Birth of Jesus Christ*

"Oh, Wow, Would you look at the time, Man sometimes just thinking of the Blessing of this life gets me carried away- Nicholas, it is time for you to go to bed Little Man."

Tana, that Night Went to her room, but she went to her Window Pane, and Looked out the Window and Saw a distant Shine, it was the North Star!! And she had a thought-

'I wonder how the Stars in space are always shining so bright, and we can see them from so far away, but we can't see what love really is when it is right in front of our eyes.' Tana   Then eventually fell asleep with a smile on her face.

*The Next Day*
{Nicholas, Wakes up in a great mood!}
"Nicholas, Are you awake, It's time to wake up"

"I'm up, Mom!!!"

"Ok, Time for school!"
*Nicholas then leaves to school*

Nicholas while on his way to school unknowingly walks right past Walter, Dell & Taz

   "You know what has been on my mind all day, Dell?" Wittingly Asked Taz
  "Now, however would I be able to guess that Taz, Do I look like a damn mind reader?!", as He is staring aimlessly into the sky.
   "We could take over this town and it could be ours"

"You need to stop smoking that stuff you put in your pipe, it's really getting to your head" Laughs Dell.

"I'm serious man, this town is ran by adults who care only about Children, Do absolutely nothing but sit on their asses and talk about if they should extend that hour. Ehhh Forget about it.......Lets go mess with that little Kid Nicholas, I hate that privileged little Lass"

" Now you are talking my language" - Walter screams out laughing

 As Taz continues to fantasize and attempt to persuade Walter into his idea-


Now, Who may this be? Good ol' little Nicholas, aww did your Mother pack our Lunch today Let's See-

Dell, NO, That is my lunch!!!!,
   *Dell Steals Lunch and Hands it to Taz*

*Well. well. well* "Let's See Here...How Typical!! Snarled Taz.  A Peanut Butter, Jelly Sandwich with Crust Cut off How Cute"

 "Taz, Stop being this way, And it's not Peanut Butter and Jelly, It's chocolate and Fluff!!"

"Hmm, Sounds delicious, Hey Walter Try this!!"

      *Walter takes Sandwich and takes a bite*

mmhmm, Now THIS Is delicious.

*Nicholas turns, Wipes a tear out of his eye and runs the other way*


Needless to say, They were three trouble-making Young adults, Taz, Dell, and Walter who were never a fan of all the Necessary, Mandatory community service to keep the town in harmony for the Children. They wanted to do their own thing and believe they lived in their own little world and picked on Nicholas. One Terrifying fact about those three they had in common, They were Satanist and practiced many Rituals amongst animals and followed philosophies of other proclaimed Satanist. This is where the story truly begins.



    Walter, Dell, & Taz would always hangout in This burned down abandoned wooden cabin, Those three would cause many havoc inside this house, As Naive as they were, they would light various items on fire, on the floors of this wooden cabin, They would capture squirrels during the day; Set-up acorn traps, that would trigger the cage to enclose right on the squirrel, and they also had a pet snake, Lucif ,named after- The Devil, Which they would watch for entertainment, Unfortunately watch Nature take it's coarse. By placing the squirrel in a cage, named: The UnFairGrounds.

  The Abandoned Cabin has a lot of history to it which is why people stay away from it.

"Maaaaaan, it's The same thing everyday..." Yawns Dell.

"It's not everyday, you see a squirrel pounce on a snake, Dell" Says Taz as he rolls his eyes

'Look Dude, i'm tired of telling you that this Snake is not Lucifer, ok, i'm just tired of you making a mockery of my religion" Snarls Dell

'Your religion is revolved around worshipping Satan yet you do nothing but be bitter towards us, all you are is nothing but a persona man," Angrily yells Walter

"Walter is right man, you knock us off.. Claiming Walter & I as Childish yet you do nothing for your religion when we at least make metaphors practicing ours", States, Taz

"Funny you guys say that, I've actually had a plan for a special event For quite some time, That I've been putting off for a little over a year now, I just didn't know how to propose it for us, but I know you guys would wimp out.." Proposes Dell.

"A little over a year??!! Jesus christ, I'm up for a lot of things but robbing the Community service Building is just an awful idea man..." Says, Taz as he tries to figure out what the heck, Dell Is proposing.

"Well, if you'd back out from robbing the Community Service then i'm not going to bother bringing this idea u-

"Just spit it out, Already!!!!"- Yells Walter
"Stop being Arrogant"

"Ok,ok ok... Well, It involves sacrificing A living being To Eternity for our Souls To Be Blessed by Satan" Proposes Dell.

"Wow, Dell, man, Now that is a hardcore plan I'd never turn down- The Deity of Darkness would be so proud" says Walter,{Mockingly}

"Whats your plan?" Eagerly replies Taz


"Remember What you were saying earlier, Taz? About How the Adults really do nothing, not even Patrol the town?"

"Yes, but I don't know about the Security system, I was merely just ranting, Not planning a damn sacrifice, I mean who are we even sacrificing and how could we possibly get away with this, I mean this is such a small tow-" Worryingly said by Taz, before being cutoff by Dell

"Taz, Shutup man, I figured everything out, We'll do it to that Little kid Nicholas. We need a kid with a pure soul and heart, and obviously that ringworm matches that perfectly. We'll wait to he walks to school and invite him to lunch, even make-up some excuse that the principle said it was Ok, We do the sacrifice and get back to town and help look for the kid, We'll be good look how empty this forest is, nobody will ever track us....
    See Taz, That's the thing- I'm three steps ahead of you, While you jokesters where asleep, I bought sleeping pills and we will make a hot chocolate for him and his mom as a 'gift' for being sorry for stealing his lunch, it is common sense that his mother will say something to us"  " Hellishly Smiles, Dell.

"You know this will be under investigation? This idea is so stupid, There is no way you are even serious man, You are planning on drugging a mother, She is going to wake up, what, on the cold ground? while her son is missing? Coincidentally after she was going to approach us three younger adults, that are "up to no good"  and stole her childs lunch as Taz finishes- "Dumb as dirt man"

"Good thought, ok well... forget the sleeping pills, We will just give her a hot chocolate and tell her that &/we will give Nicholas a ride to make up for it" Discusses, Dell.

"Now that, is a plan, but it's obvious that we did it, I mean the last time he will be seen was with us, giving him a ride" Sarcastically remarks Taz

"Damn, it's always something..that's what i've been thinking of for this whole Year and a half..an Alibi." remarks Dell.


"I Have an idea, ok, instead of giving the Hot Chocolate to his mother in the morning.. How about we go around now and 'apologize' to Nicholas and his mother." Proposes Walter. In a Serious Tone.

Taz, and Dell both agree.

"Ok, I'm getting the Hot Chocolate ready, Then we have a Sacrifice to do tomorrow!! I've been waiting for this time to come" Shouts Dell, in Joy.

*Meanwhile, That  same night, , Dell, Taz and Walter were right, Nicholas decided to tell his mother what happened to him with his Lunch earlier that day*

*Gasp* - Tana

"Well, I'm certainly having a talk with those boys tomorrow, and make sure that never happens to my beautiful little man, Again, I didn't bring you into this world to be bullied by Demons."

"I don't need you to help me!! I'm sorry I said anything, I just wanted you to know why I was so hungry"  Frantically Explains Nicholas.

"No, This is final, i'm saying something, that is that."

  Right when that conversation ends, There is a knock on the door.

"Who could that be, I'm not expecting anybody" Says Tana As she opens the Door.

It was Dell, Walter and Taz, standing as if they were three innocent Christmas Carolers, With Hot Chocolate and Candy, in their Hand.

"Hello, we would like to apologize, in regards of your son, We got carried away by teasing your son, Madam" Says Dell.

"You kids are outrageous, My child didn't even get bite of food to eat until late because of you guys, How old are you kids again??" Angrily Shouts Tana

"Well Walter and I are 19 and Dell is 21." Answers Taz, Apologetically

"You guys are grown adults, picking on my child who is 12 years old, Does that seem right to you? If you guys ever do anything to my son, I will contact the Authorities, thank you for the Hot Chocolate but That is purely disrespectful."
  Tana was always a powerful and forgiving woman, she always had an understanding for any situation. Which unfortunately did not go her way this time being, For, having a pure soul will not Cleanse other spirits, for they have to act upon themselves if they wish to seize change.

*The Next Day,*

"Wake up Taz, Walter!!! Today is the day"

"Get off me man, Should we really even do this man, I don't know if i'm up too it this is heavy stuff." replied Taz,

"I'm really nervous" Pouts Walter "I mean this is so sudden, We've never done anything like this, Dell!!"

"Anticipation Is nothing but a distraction, plus I've been planning this for about over a year and half now, we will be ok. Just stick by my side I memorized the whole ritual and prophecy, I just need one person to help, and the other unfortunately may have to stand outside to stay guard, so Nicholas doesn't escape. states Dell.

Walter you will help me out, Taz since you are a baby, and have no thrill you will stand outside and guard, be useful for once. *Sheesh* Like it's really that hard.

"Alright whatever man" replies Taz.

Taz actually had other plans.
  Taz looked into the sky the previous night and he saw a certain star, and right as it Flashed in his eyes, a thought grew into Taz' mind, As if it were a moment of Self-Clarity, or even Deja Vu-

   *Taz Thought To Himself.*

 ~*Does Walter think he's kidding the whole time & is pretending  like Dell was Sacrificing Nicholas? Or Is Walter really about to help Dell Murder a child. Oh my go-... *Taz at that moment realized who his friends really were, and nothing but fear grew in his chest* I Need to tell Nicholas' mom before this goes down.*

  The Guys get ready for their plan, at this point nothing was stopping them from Murdering Nicholas. As usual they are hanging out in their little corner, As They are discussing the plan;
   What Dell never knew is that Taz may have had a change of heart, Taz did not tell Tana about the situation but he actually thought of a smarter way of handling this. Taz left the Coordinates to the Wooden Cabin, as well as a separate note in her Mailbox.

Taz wanted to follow through and See how far Dell would take horrifying showcase. It was at that moment Nicholas Was walking down the street. Things seemed different. As Nicholas Dreaded having to walk this path to school for crossing Dell and Gang.

"Hello Nicholas" Says Dell, as if it were The Cheshire Cat in a demonic phase.

Dell, I just want to get to school, It was nice what you did for my mom,

"Yes that's right, we did feel bad and we talked to your mother again, and your principle and they said it was ok for you to come with me.." Creepily says Dell

"I'm scared"

 Well you ought to be,Kid. Snarls Walter.

 Taz says nothing,

 Get into the car, Says Dell *As he opens the door*

Taz looks into Nicholas Eyes and nods him into the car

That gave Nicholas a little comfort, There was just something protecting about the way Taz looked at Nicholas, That just made things seem ok.

*30 mins later*

They arrive at the Cabin.
 *Nicholas Gives a look, and at a glance*  Wait a second, I recognize thi- Right as Nicholas had that thought in his head, Dell put a big Cloth over his face.

*Nicholas screams at the top of his lungs terrified as he is thrown and locked into this mysterious house*


*Meanwhile*

Tana sees the mailman stop by, as they wave hello, she checks the MailBox and sees a Letter that reads;

Tana terrified, Does not know what to do, She cries and She cries For she can not call the Authorities, She drops the Note,

*In That Moment, Tana discovered her purpose.* Tana takes matters into her own hands. "Ok it is 4:30 the Note says 7:30." Tana says as she wipes a tear out of her eye, being as hopeful as possible.

She did not have anything to help her trace coordinates, but There was one word that struck her odd 'Cabin'

*Tana Thought to herself* there was one Cabin she knew but There was just no way..

*Tana has a flashback of 7 years into the past*

 "Nicholas. You know what is special about this moment"

"What is that mama"
  "Your father created this for us to live in safety"
~~~~~~~

*Tana quickly feints to another memory*

 everybody get out of the house!! there is a fire!!!!
...
    .....
Right, as Tana's Husband yelled that out the oven exploded and a piece of debris flew and hit him causing his fate.... Tana carried Nicholas out safely but things were never the same for them. Which the Mayor of Laihla, heard what happened and greeted Tana and Nicholas with a house.

"How could they possibly know about that cabin... "

Tana Couldn't figure the Coordinates out, but She remembers how to get to her old abandoned Cabin. Follow the North Star.

That's what Tana did, She had no Vehicle, So She began walking to the cabin, she has 3 hours, Laihla gets dark at 5 which causes Temperatures to decrease. Time is on her side, The temperature was not.


Meanwhile,
*At The Cabin*

 Dell begins setting up for a human Sacrifice

Dell lights up Candles around the Room in the shape of a Baphomet.

Hey Walter, Read this, Dell hands Walter a Scroll


"On the behalf of the Sunnis O' Lord, O'Lord, Accept the Sacrifice we bring to your altar, We bring our Sacrifices to you O' Lord."

Dell Laughs,

Just A Mad, Terrifying scene. Taz had to keep his cool. For he is praying that his plan works.

"Heyyyy, we should wait, you can't do a sacrifice this early"

"Excuse me?" questions Dell. "What do you know about Satanic Rituals"

"Well, you just arent being organized, a True Satanic ritual is time enclosed, Lets just make it at 7:30 for the Anticipation.

 "I told you, Anticipation is nothing but a damn distraction

"Dude, just wait Two hours" Says Taz

*Meanwhile, While Taz manages to stall Dell.
 Tana is getting stronger with each Stride, it may be dark and a ferocious Scene, in the Dark woods, but There was one thing guiding her through the Woods, Shedding her fear: The North Star, The Light forecasted over the shadows, Without Fear she Witnessed how beautiful each tree was as she was running through the woods, There was one Tree in particular, She noticed that reminded her where she was,

How can Tana be so sure, The whole time, she could only pray that was the only Cabin, for she recalls the Mayor Mourning the loss of her husband by saying he built the one and only Wooden Cabin in all of Laihla.

  She would always take her dog Jake for a walk in those woods while she held Nicholas in her arms, it was Heaven to her.

 She quickly turned to her right. There it was!! The Cabin.

Right before she took a step, she was grabbed and Captured!!

......

Tana, Terrified didn't know what to do, She looked up, it was a guy telling her to remain calm.

It was Taz!! He Knew she would come, he was out to guard, as orders from Dell himself.

Taz, Grabbed Tana, "I cannot let you in there alone. I never realized they were serious about this Satanic stuff, I thought it was another scene, I realized these guys were never my friends at all... In fact, i'm terrified to say it.. Dell is the Devil, The Real Devil, HE is asking Walter to Summon Satan by Sacrificing your sons soul, so his own soul becomes 'Pure'.

Tana's eyes grew fear, her heart dropped right as he said that.

"I never was conscious enough to notice until they planned to actually sacrifice Nicholas, I blocked the furnace from the vent, There is a vent in the back, Climb through the ve-

"I know this Cabin, this use to be my Cabin, that was burned down, I know it was Dell who did it, I will go through the vent." Agreed Tana

 Taz Nodded, "Nicholas is in a smaller room, with a walk-in closet"

"Nicholas' room when he was a child..."

"Here's how the ritual will go down, it is 6:42 right now, I managed to stall the Sacrifice til 7:30 you have a little less than an hour, To escape with Nicholas out the vents"

"What will you do?"

"I'm going to make sure nothing goes wrong." Replies Taz.

Tana Goes to vents about to Climb them.

Taz goes back to the front, as if nothing happened at all.

  *Front Door Opens*

"You know you don't have to stay outside for this, nobody is going to find this Place, We're ok Taz."
"C'mon inside man"

   "Will do" Replies, Taz.

"We are ok-" Repeatedly says Dell

"Are we really ok, we have a Kidnapped Child, that you are about to murder" Says Taz

 "We are Sacrificing this to Satan, To live forever"

"No, No we are not, You are the one doing the Sacrificing, you and Walter"

 "Yessss, Walter, Walter is a part of the Sacrifice, how does that make you feel"

"I'm not falling for your mind Tricks" says Taz.
*Dell Turns on the furnace*
      Dell no!!! Taz yells {in fear of Tana being in the vent}
"What you don't like any heat?

*in the meantime* Tana, is climbing through the Vents but she is getting sad, She cant see through the Vent!! It's all metal, She has no clue what Room she is in. The vent starts shaking...Somebody turned the Vent on!!! She has to bust through now or she will be burned alive.

*Tana Spots a weak spot in the vent, throws her body weight, quickly against it*

 *BAM* *Tana falls into room where Taz and Dell are in,

"Well, well what do we have here?!?!"

*Tana for a moment gets depressed, but she wipes off a tear in her eye and finds a way to fight away Evil"

"I'm here for my Son"

"What makes you say that" Sarcastically Claims Dell.
"I mean you busted through my vents"

"you want to see me be angry but I'm not, I'm forgiving, for your evil will not make me blind. You know that is Well, Sure not your vents, for it was once Mine and you burnt it down"

"You must be mad, I also kidnapped your son"

"I know who you are 'Dell' .. You've been trying to get my son for years now, God warned me of you, He sent Taz To help me protect his soul. See, Taz may have not known you were The Devil at first, but you had no idea Taz was a Guardian angel, you foresee the light my Son will disperse when he becomes a Saint. I Will make Sure Walter does no Sacrifice my Son, for you have manipulated and tested his will, Which he made the wrong decision.

"NO" Dell yells as he pulls a Shard out of his pants and runs vigorously and tries to Stab Tona, Taz jumped in the way which caused Taz to get stabbed, Taz then grabs the shard out of his stomach and threw it at Walter who began hitting Nicholas.

This gave Nicholas a Chance to run to his Mother.

"GET OUT OF HERE, NOW!!" Yelled Taz,

Right as that happens, Dell and Walter start beating Taz Up Ferociously, not realizing Taz Gave Tana his keys to his motorcycle and they escape.

Taz still had some fight in him, he took a shard and stabbed Walter then Stabbed Dell, When Dell and Walter were stabbed, They Deflated and a blackhole appeared under them that sucked their matter straight into the underground, Never to be Seen again.

Taz dies, With a smile on his Face. It was at that very moment, The North star shone brighter than ever before, then a Lunar Eclipse happened. It were if Destiny and God Called upon Taz to save Tana and Nicholas

 Life works in Mysterious ways, God had something Special in Store for Nicholas, He would later grow to become a Saint and eventually become The Santa Claus, We all know and Love.

Bats Up

 Life is unpredictable, it's just about as interesting as it can get. Your imagination can really take you a long way, but there are certain things that happen in life that your mind cannot think of happening until the moment comes.

     


 I had to be about 12 years old when my life would change...forever,

     

*after watching The Lion King.*

  "Oh man!! Mom, are there really coyotes out there"- I ask,

 Mom: "coyotes? dont be silly, there out in the dessert, far away"

Being a little skeptical "Are you sure?? I'm looking that up."
                      *stubbornly runs down to the basement to find out the truth"
   


  Basement, 8:39 P.m    
      Where the story truly begins
It was a dark, still night.

  "Richie, do you mind if I use the computer?" I ask my older brother,

 "Yea, why the heck are you asking me?" Sarcastically remarking while playing the Ps2.

 I'm looking up stuff about coyotes.
*Reading about coyotes*

"Coyotes dig holes to sleep in and to protect their newborn pups" I read aloud.

"I Dont Care" States my brother, Richie


"Random coyote attacks man and -------
     *Suddenly*

*crrrrreeeeeeek*
Door, next to computer leading into next room, opens suddenly

At the time I believed in Ghost,.. *Heart starts pounding*

     I looked down of what could of possibly could of opened door. I looked down...

*At the blink of an eye*



*AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*" screaming at the top of my lungs*


*Runs upstairs passing mother & little sister*

"WHATS WRONG?!?!?" - My mom, Frantically yelling,

I couldn't stop screaming, even stop to speak.
Suddenly, My mom and Little sister are right on my trail screaming too, having no idea what is going on

*Runs upstairs into my parents room, furthest room away from the basement*

I left Richie, at this point I knew he was a goner,

*Trying to catch my breath*
 "What is wrong?!?!? Why are you screaming at the top of your lungs?!?!?!" As My mom is shaking me.

I had an anxiety attack.

"The....Theres.... There's a."
"There's a what?!?!?!, I'M CALLING THE POLICE"
"THERE'S A BAT"

".....A bat? are you kidding me?" * My mom says as she lets out a little sigh of relief

 "Mathew, dont you ever yell like that, I thought there was a robber who broke in"

That's when the realization of having to catch the bat set in.

"What do we do now" says Bethany, My little sister.

     *Mom grabs phone dials Husband"

"Rich, I know you're working, but there's an emergency can you get off early"

   Meanwhile my dad, listening is having the worst possibly thoughts go through his head

"...What's wrong?" Replied

 "There's a bat in the house and we dont know how to catch it"

You just have to wait til get home, lock the doors.
 
   Luck was on our-side, the bat actually broke it's wings.

*2 hours later*

-dad walks in with 2 tennis rackets in his hand-

None of us questioned where he got the tennis rackets, at this point it has now become a mission.

We struggle to catch the bat, it is hopping around hopelessly trying to get away, My dad catches it.

Finally!!!!! we all shouted and cheered
"It cant fly...What should we do with him, we cant just throw it in our backward, it will be stuck there.

  .........

So we all made a decision, we go in the backyard and throw the bat over the fence, guarded by 4x4s into the neighbors backyard, who will soon to have a certain surprise when they go outside.

 Ever since, we continued with our lives. Things weren't the same for a little bit,and that's the beauty of life, things shouldn't always be predictable and like clockwork. Don't expect things to always have the same output, Life is a game of poker, and each day we're dealt a different hand. You decide whether to fold or not.

The Story of John Brown.

 The Story of the man John Brown is truly a legendary one. My sister had to conduct a social experiment, either to inform people who are not socially aware of people who are homeless, or to interview a homeless man and find out his story.

   Now, We could "Inform people about homelessness" but honestly, Is there really anybody misinformed about homelessness? What's there to inform people about?  Also, how could I ever turn down an opportunity to interview a man about the story of his life? 

   

    It was such a nice day, and we were looking for a man who was homeless to interview. Now for me and my little sister, This just was not one of the easiest of approaches. You cannot just walk up to a man and start asking questions of how he became homeless, when they aren't. That awkwardness was one that we were trying to avoid.

It was one of the nicest days and we were walking in the inner harbor, near the World Trade Center of Baltimore. Not one homeless man was in sight, This was very unusual.It was 65-70 degrees outside and we have been walking for at least 20-30 mins with no sight of one homeless person of any sort. So, jokingly I yelled out. "Not one homeless person?!? What is this?" Sure, that wasn't the most professional ways of finding one, but I needed some answers. Right after I yelled that, A man to the right of us approached us, in an unsettling way, he asked "excuse me, are you two looking for a homeless man' "Across the street, sitting on that ledge- there's a man in an army coat, he's there almost everyday I am walking in this area." "Thank You" we replied.

We start to walk towards the man, We scope him out like the Terminator did to Sarah Connor, Each step we took was uneasy to my stomach- I felt butterflies in my stomach. Something could go terribly wrong..I thought in the back of my mind. Before we cross the street, I look at my sister, She hesitates to do it. We didn't know what to ask. The depth of the situation started to lie on us the closer we got. So the road right before we approach this man, I look at my sister and say "Well to get to the top of the staircase we have to step up." There was a quote by my favorite Journalist, Hunter S. Thompson that tends to creep up on me in scenarios like this. "Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing."

Finally, it took us about 20 mins to cross two streets to approach this man because of the fear and anticipation of what to say. At this point, anything is possible- We have no idea of the capabilities of this man, but for a Social Experiment at The Community College Of Baltimore County of Essex We were willing to find out.
"do you guys have any change" we stand there. Frozen at Sight. about two seconds later I reply: "Hello sir, we are conducting a social experiment about, Similar to the People of New York, to find out about Homelessness and your story."
  "Oh, Boy do I have a story for you"
 "we'll we would like to conduct an interview with you"
      "well, what do I get out of this"
"We will treat you to lunch where you please"
 "ok ,deal"
 We take this man to eat at 5 guys burgers and fries and we eat, then, we go right outside to begin this interview.

     John Brown is the mans name. Now this man's story is impeccable. He was wearing an army coat.

 "So, you have an Army coat on, where you in the army?"
 "Oh, this? This coat is my fathers..He was killed"

      "What happened to your father? How was he killed?" 

  Now this may of seemed like a dumb question at the time, we thought he was killed while he was in the army overseas somewhere. Surprisingly, and Tragically he was not. Being Murdered is already a heinous act, but the story behind of what really happened is worse than being murdered by a stranger.

"Well, I was 9 years old, and I was sitting on my couch. Watching television, As usual, but something seemed odd about that night- Something seemed to stick out, The mood was different. My parents were violently arguing, A few minutes later they stopped. My mother walks up to me. She told me to stay seated.
    She goes into her room
  I was very suspicious of what she said to me, but I was only 9 years old at the time, so I didnt think anything of it.
      Then she walks back into the kitchen
      " 

*SHOT* *SHOT*

   {Gunfire shot in the back}

Tears start falling down on his face as he continues to tell this story. It was uneasy to speak after hearing such a tragic story, of a Fallen Soldier, A Father, Husband killed, Shot in the back by somebody he thought he could trust..

  "What happened to your mother"
  She is now in jail for life.

My Greedy Aunt adopted me right after everything.
 I helped her business which took care of elephants for the circus

 Incredible, I thought
  Elephants?!? that's amazing
 "Yeah we trained Elephants from Kairo, Egypt- They're the less aggressive elephants,:

He later continued to tell stories how they would go to elephants and paint their tusk to prevent Poaching, Where Elephants are killed just so theyre tusk are sold at a high price.

 John Brown would help prevent that, just by defecting the price by painting the tusk a dull pink.

We went from place to place, Rich houses all over the world, We even met Ralph Lauren.

Astounding, I was truly touched.

  "What have you ever dreamed about doing, what have you always wanted to be"

"A Mortician, but my Aunt always controlled me, and told me how to think, she only used me to better herself"  my aunt got very sick and passed away; she gave her will away, and I had nothing else after that"

"After that I've been traveling and surviving taking it day by day, All I need is my phone and My knife"

  He continued to explain how bad it really is out here:
  "You two should stay safe, It's getting really bad out here. There are these kids going around and just lighting people on fire, because they believe people should be condemned"
  "Is there anything you would like to tell the world, John Brown?"

"Only a Fool, approaches tomorrow with the thought of yesterday."
 
  "Thank you for your time" We said our goodbye's and that was the last we saw of John Brown. When I woke up that day, the last thing on my mind is that I would be spiritually touched by hearing a story of a Homeless man, Who in many ways is a hero who deserves to have his story be heard. Ever since that day I think of John Brown, and keep pushing forward for his courage of not giving up and seeing where life takes him. God Bless.

   

The First Love

He wonders what he would of became if he didnt pretend to be something. 

She looked for something in somebody else she already had for herself. 

They both wanted more, but ignorant as to what it was.

He always misinterpreted what she said cause he couldnt comprehend the love she succumbed too.

 Ahh what a mess it was! 

He would always search for the wrong in her because he just couldnt believe that somebody could be this flawless.

 ...He did, but he held that against her. 

He never realized that she was perfect cause he would have to actually search for her flaws. 

After it was all said and done- To get over the pain, she essentially did the same thing.

He then, resorted to drug use.

He didnt understand what he was truly doing, but at the same time, it felt good, 

He just wish he had control in his life.

He knew he messed up but that's all he knew. 

She gave him another chance cause he said he changed.

He would seize any opportunity he had, Already lying that he had changed. 

This routine went on for a couple years. 

He got lost, He started looking for something he had in somebody else. 

She had to live with the unbearable pain. 

He had no idea- His little brain still couldnt comprehend the love she succumbed for him. 

He was too young to understand. 

She couldnt take it anymore so she dies.

It took him awhile to understand why, he just couldnt take it. 

He blamed his peers- left his friends. Started searching for her in somebody else. 

He didnt see that he became a tornado, anything in his path was imperial to his pain. 

He didnt realize the pain he was actually causing, He didnt realize he affected others. 

He believed he was dead and was a ghost. He always loved her but never comprehended his own actions. 

Now he understands. 

He didnt realize that she died because of him, 

She fell into a deep sleep, with a smile on her face. 

He Understands now, 

He Dreams of her willowing to him.

He wishes she missed him. 

Donald Trumps Incredible Rally

Donald Trump Pulls off another Incredible Rally!!

   After Trump's incredible rally in Oklahoma, proposing that he would get rid of the tornado problem, Then Proposed he will change the name of each and every landfill to Donald Dump, to ensure That America's Dumps will be the cleanest of the world, and smell better than those “Dirty Mexicans”. Incredible. I'm seeing progress. I believe I am convinced who belongs on The best seat in the house of America.

   

    Trump proposed a new idea, an Idea that will put an end to Illegal Immigration and Terrorism at the same time! I was certainly appalled. Here is what Donald Trump had to say- “Well I, Myself Am a big supporter of The Simpsons Political Affirmation, after watching the movie I instantly had a genius idea myself, that will turn the whole world around.” Donald Trump proposed that he will build a large dome over America, to make sure nobody comes in and nobody leaves. Of course that struck people in despair, it left the crowd with a lot of questions. Such as, Where can you possibly gather enough materials and time to build a glass dome over the whole country. Another Question was about Trade and pretty much everything else. A few things he had to say after all that “This terrorism has to stop and I am the only one who knows how to end it.”

“The Dome will be made of Metallic glass, and I, Donald Trump will use my own finances to cover the cost. With the world's strongest glass covering, The world's greatest country ran by The worlds greatest man, Myself..Of course, We just simply wont be stopped.”

“Tell me another politician who will put the stop to terrorism and illegal immigration at the same time. I dont think you can.”

I have never seen so much controversy in a political rally in my life, People literally lost their minds!

   This idea is simply robust. Add The fact that Donald Trump advises it, Also the fact that nobody else has thought about this idea just makes it better. Trump had a few words to say after being asked if The Americans will ever even be allowed to leave the country for vacation. Also he was asked what if the terrorist are already in the country. Trump Answered boldly “Jeb Bush has no idea what he is talking about.”

   There were just so many doubts by the UnTrumps. Saying that it just cant be done. That America doesnt have enough money to build or even gather material for this dome. That the idea is just repulsive and is just ridiculous. Also that it came from a cartoon. What they say sickens me. Well with that attitude, you UnTrumps have, nothing will be better and America will not be better again. 

Lost Thoughts.

Volume I.

   Ive recently discovered a question  that struck me odd. I was thinking to myself of the uniqueness of each situation and how it makes us feel. Bob Marley said, "Every action demands a reaction." Which has led me to this question about emotions. Are emotions intensified, depending on the situation? Do emotions feel different based on the situation? or depending on the Situation, does it strike an emotion, and the emotion remain the same?

    A certain situation can make you feel a certain kind of way. Another question is, how can we label that certain way into words. It makes me think of the Color wheel, When you blend two different colors it creates a whole new color. Are emotions the same? Or Is there a certain emotion for every situation?

Research has led me to a professor by the name of Robert Plutchik, whose research interests include the study of emotion, the study of suicide and violence, and the study of the psychotherapy process. 

Plutchik considered there are eigth primary emotions- anger, fear, disgust, surprise, anticipation, trust and joy. Plutchik created a Wheel of emotion. Illustrated below. 

Now, The Wheel of emotion is very akin to the Color wheel. Plutchik discovered each emotion has a polar opposite which he paired together. 

  Joy versus Sadness

 Trust versus Disgust

 Fear versus Anger

 Anticipation versus Surprise 

    After all this research, I now find my question to be a really silly one, but it was still a question nonetheless- Depending on the situation an emotion can intensify, and the depth of an emotion is infinite- it just intensifies. So there are 8 promary emotions but they can be blended together to make a new emotion as illustrated in Plutchik's Wheel of emotion very similar to the color wheel!

  I believe emotions are the real color of each human being, not race. Emotions are what defines people. 

  

   Vol //.

 (Side notes- Chemistry and energy transfers of people)

Metaphysics. 

(Edgar Cayce) 

Auras may be viewed through the naked eye. 

New Age Metaphysics identify the aura a electromagnetic fields

(Kirlian Photography) 

If Aura appears black, physical body no longer has an electromagnetic field.

- empathetic blending, energy exchange between people. Due to a blending of the aura or two energy fields of the two or more people involved.

Metaphysics- beyond physics.

Relative Strength matters a lot in empathetic blending. 

The Transfer of info when two blend occurs from the stronger or more vital person to the weaker or less vital. If the healer is stronger or has more vitality, ten the healer will give energy to the client. However, if the client happens to be at a higher vitality level than the healer, then the client will extend their illness to the healer, making the healer more ill. That is why Relative Strength is important in Empathetic Blending. Just like how everybody touched the basketball in Space Jam and regained their powers back.

 if the weaker person is a ery slow oxidizer and the stronger one has a balanced oxidation rate, This information is transferred also.

Empathetic Healing people go in full-flagged relationship to heal.

Empathetic blending can also occur with illness and negative emotion from one person to another. dark energies, disease states, negative attitudes, or the energy of bad habits from one person to another. 

Healers are often harmed by blending with others, even loved ones. They simply are not strong enough or do not maintain enough boundaries, so they are forer blending sloppily with strangers - and it takes a toll on them even if the lerson gets well as a result. Distance prevents this from happening 

Energy Vampirism is the process by which one person steals a certain energy from another. The vampire blends a little with the victim and then deliberetely, even if unconsciously does or says something that upsets the victim in such a way that the victim gives a little energy to the vampire.

Be aware blending is always occuring

Do your best to avoid blending with others if you are tired, hungry, thirsty, or otherwise out of the sorts

The most unbalanced and dangerous people to blend tend to be the players abd socialties

Help remove impronts from all others, even from nice people you iteract with.

When in close relationships, its best to keep ones own psychic space. (Addictive or co-dependent relationship)

EmotiOnal Contagion

 Amygdala. 

                   Raw.

   

  

The Terrible Analogy

  Lately, Ive just been hearing words of meaningless- Words of hoplessness. I hear people say that there were 108 billion people who roam this earth, what you do has already been done. There have been over 100 billion people who roam this earth so what makes you so special? Well, This meaningless fellow right here, is here to tell you that you arent meaningless, sure there have been 108 billion people that roam the earth but no fingerprint is the same. That, No matter how much scientific study, nobody... NOBODY has lived the same life twice, everybody is unique If you believe you arent unique thats when you join the crowd of other people who believe that, and that is what you will become. When people tell others that they are meaningless and wont leave an impact because there were already 100 billion people who already did it, obviously doesnt understand the saying by Dr.Suess "Why try to fit in when you were born to stand out"

or how about a quote by Einstein? The worlds most remarkable genius, "The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone is likely to find himself in places nobody has ever been." See, To me a true genius is one who continues to dream even when they are awakened. When i saw somebody actually say that it struck me odd, I mean, sure we are just tiny fractals to this complex galaxy, but that doesn't mean the life we live should be meaningless- In fact that should give you more of a reason to go where you belong. There is a place for all of us, we can be the best of who we are. We can show the world what the world has yet to see and that is our imagination, which can be added to the chemistry of this life- All we are is everything that we've touched, loved, looked up too, been broken by, Everything we've seen and tried to not be everything we hate. We are our parents,idols-Teachers, Guiders, etc.. All added together like a chemistry problem. With that being said, There statistically is a better chance of being hit by a flying boat than somebody living the same exact life you have, taking each footstep you have, as well as loving and hating things you do- There is just so much in play that separates us and makes us unique that as well makes us live as one. Life is just one big game of poker, you can win with literally any hand, you just decided if you should fold or not because everybody plays the game. We are all given the same chance in life, Turn this water of life in wine. That Folks, Was the worst analogy that's ever been made, cause it must of been said because 100 billion people lived in this world so it must of already been said. Goodnight.

The Revenant.

The Revenant, Ahh. A movie for the ages. It finally feels good to have a movie that does more than entertain. This is motion art, Spiritual art. Enlightening, makes you feel like where you really belong. It captures stories behind the indigenous people

 The times when life was not just about a routine. It foretells stories of pride, greed, heartlessness- Passion, integrity, and Most of all Survival. Leonardo DiCaprio Is a father of his son Hawk, A Pawnee Indian- Who's mother was murdered from an ambush. Leonardo being the leader of his own Group, Lead the way for safe-ground at a town, but the story begins as they travel to settle at this land. This tale dignifies growth and communication.

It was a bond, Of father and son, that seemingly just could not be broken by anything but one thing. This is an endless story, that can only age like wine. A movie that fore-tells faith. A truly touching Film.

The Saddest Show on Earth.

Since the 14^th century Circuses have been prevalent around the world. It wasn’t until the 19^th century when Wild Animal shows have been introduced, and since then over multiple occasions of abuse have been reported, and most likely more have been not reported. It all seems like fun and games until you realize these animals have been deprived of their freedom and soul. You may think that the owners of these circuses treat these animals with respect as they are deemed with fame and love from the crowd.

     Well, unfortunately this is not the case- there has been multiple reporting of abuse, let alone the freedom that was unwillingly deprived from these animals, obviously with no say. No contract has been signed by any of these animals to perform in front of a crowd, unknowingly ignorant of what goes on behind the scenes of these animals.                         

Reportedly 96% of these animals are spent inside cages- transporting them to new towns, inside these cages the animals are inside looking out, at the freedom they could be living in.  As they lie in their feces, rarely feed and rarely hydrated. 

“Their routine care is often entrusted to seasonal or temporary employees who have little or no experience caring for such animals” confirmed by The Humane Society of the United States of America. Obviously these animals are in the wrong hands, Merely looked at as just a prop. I know beanie babies that were taken care of better than this sick display. This is no joking matter, this is reality and this goes on every single day. Simply writing about this matter really doesn’t show just what really goes on behind the scenes of the circus. You’d don’t even have to see what goes on behind the scenes to feel the aurora of abuse that goes on. Just keep this in mind, if you go out to the circus or watch any videos of animals you may see in the circus, They may seem like participants of this act but they are slaves. No words can just fathom what goes on; I really don’t even see the point in writing this without action- Every person should be aware of what goes on, so action can be made. So, the blatant disregard of each soul, of each animal is ended, and each animal doesn’t have to go through anymore physical and psychological abuse.

You can feel the revolt the animals wish they had with each sound of a whip when the animals does something wrong that they never wanted to participate with in the first place.  According to the AWA, (Animal Welfare Act), there have been minimal standards of animal care to be met, but every major circus has been notoriously known to violate each one. Please help me expose the heinous culture of these circuses to help ban animals from this Evil business.

THESE ANIMALS SUFFER. This should never be even close to even have a thought of consideration. These poor animals have no say whatsoever so there has to be somebody to make a stand for these animals and be listened too because this is just downright disgusting. I don’t have to tell any more statistics to express what goes on. Higher powers are aware of this going on and still allows it. What will be done to have this madness end?  

Nothing.

 

 Emptiness, I always had one thing or maybe two, to say about emptiness. There are just days

where I feel empty/ I feel as I have absolutely nothing to say. Every little thing just seems the

same, and translucent. The thought of emptiness, ironically made me think. Outside of this planet

we reside on, is covered by emptiness, or black matter. Yet, we never focus on that, all though,

     statistically 68 percent of  the galaxy is dark energy. I think of the problem- why, why does this

keep happening to me? Then i realized- When astronauts explore the mysteries of this galaxy they

      don't focus on the dark energy/ emptiness, They know deep down inside that it would be so

simple to only just do that. That they reached Space so we could go further- but Id rather just

      look at the emptiness. No, that is never the case. They explore the depths of this universe try to

stumble nd discover things that we our eyes couldn't even fathom, to even imagine to see.

That's when i had the realization that our minds are infinite...just as the space inside and outside of us. The Space that is outside the planet earth, or the space that the earth happens to be inside. See, Darkness surrounds us- Everything is dark- the only thing that can make something no longer dark, is to emit light Darkness is easily shed, and when all you see is darkness- then you may be the light. The problem with emptiness is, we are focusing our minds on the wrong pinpoints in our mind- when we look at the stars in our mind we will soon see that emptiness does exist, but that is merely what holds it all together. You just have to focus on the light, stars in your mind- and that is when you will start to emit light. Our minds are infinite just like space, dont waste your mind just looking at the emptiness- it is just a mere illusion.