Today was a great, but rough day (so far).
aS SeeN iN THe PoST BeLoW, I had my Cambridge CAE examination today!
It was tiring, how one constantly, actively, partially, familiarly adverbly whatever pursues English concentration from 9 till 3:30..
The forced devotion to giving a test so much attention. Why, that test is popular!
I guess we only really care for things we give attention to. Another(?) love language therefore should also be caring/taking time to listen and donate your time to the other. Cause if you're just looking at your phone, catch yourself doing it, change it instead of talking and paying attention, so that needs to stop. Socializing in real life is more important than the time you put in that phone.
We've become internet freaks, constantly looking for those WiFi leaks. I'm a made-up rapper writing lyrics just to turn cheeks. Because a peak in itself is just a dot without other peaks. Don't fall into the creak when jumping in the creeks. You might end up joining the 'Sikhs', and then go back to being called a freak.
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Apart from pouring my deep thoughts out about attention, and where it all should or shouldn't go, I'm about to recap on some other thoughts I had today, on the way home on my bike :D
People, personality and change...
- Saw an ex-classmate from grade school at the test center, she was interesting. In the sense that she hadn't changed a bit from five years ago. The same personality (duh), way of talking and her way of dressing and acting (kinda weird) were still very 'intriguing'. How a person has changed/or not, is related to where they've been, what they've seen and done in those past years. My aunt also always said; "the eyes are the doors to the soul." Eyes (and our brain) are one of the human body's most amazing parts.
Further more, just look someone in the eyes today and you can tell what mood they are/were in.
- After the metro. Got out at 'van der Madeweg', doubted still trying to go tomy sister's play at school, it already was too late. At a store over there that deals with phone *nopromotion* I was sitting, chilling with my internet. Suddenly I remembered the free hot coco etc. so I was looking for the hot water. Couldn't get it and accidentally got warm milk. Okay that wasn't right.
Me (in Dutch): "Meneer, weet u waar het hete water is?"
Man (with Moroccan accent): "Eeeuhh, thja de hete water wilde je? ehm.."
Me: "Want dit is de melk knop, is het misschien deze, of deze?"
Man: "Ooh ja dan doe je zo, en deze hier is hem."
Me: "Aaah daar! Oke, dankuwel."
This Moroccan guy had been sitting next to me, impatiently checking his Arabic facebook account (for a couple minutes). Out of this Dutch conversation, you could maybe make out that he helped me find where the hot water on coffee machine was. And from a conversation of him with a greeter I heard that they knew he had been waiting for already a half hour, and that the employees we're trying to process customers and get to him as soon as possible.
"But there have already been a couple customers who came in, got help and left!" He said in Dutch. Is this my prejudice or inaccurate judgement of the situation? I'm not sure. What I do know, is that (subconscious) discrimination and the falsely grouping of situations exist.
What my first point is, is that whether it's Moroccans and Turks in the Netherlands, or any other minority elsewhere, they should receive equal treatment. Start judging people, human beings as equal and stop avoiding hiring minorities for example. The other side to this thought, is that it could have been automatically grouped by my mind to the label 'discrimination'. I don't know if there was a reason for him having to wait that long, probably there was. So neither should we judge something to be an occurance, when it might be all wrong. This issue of prejudiced situations are often what people want to see, and how the minority problem gets fed.
- In that store, there was another set of people already being helped for a while. It was an older father, with his, about 18 year-old daughter. From their clothing, his manners and her behavior I could tell they didn't live cheap. Wealthy parent getting his spoiled daughter a new iPhone5 just a day after the release of the new update, iOS7. They were both dressed in a colbert, he had a laptop and she a store's bag with a ton of new equipment. I heard her saying while the payment was being made; "On your bank account, dad!" and also "Are the charging chords and covers inside?". This kind of made me upset at the world for a second but the employee's attempt to hide his expression said it all.
While I slowly biked away, and they, driving in the BMW, I realized there's another issue needed to address. It was clear that this grownup 'girl', had no understanding of the extremely expensive, overpriced device she held in her hands. I can say that because any normal person would've probably looked at tutorials, unboxing, product information, anything about the product she wanted. But rather, it seems she didn't know what was inside the box and just wanted "a new iPhone!" because of her other, mainstream, rich friends having them too.
I don't have a problem with her, just her ignorant mindset. Having everything done and bought for you whenever you ask for it creates these kind of people. I'm thankful I was and always will be a deal-finding, hard-working, thrift store shopper. - Biking really opens your mind to thoughts and insights, try it! On the way home, I saw two of those neighborhood/city regulator agent uniform type of people, on the electric scooters, just minding their own formality on the job. Suddenly, two more of them, with the 'cool big guy' in front, started speeding up and honking their scooters like a couple of little boys. The one guy being 'the pranker', the other one who was in front now trying to cut the honker of bring 'the funny guy'. I was just amazed at the sight of how people actually never change (well yes duh OF COURSE they change!). But boys will be boys and these boys just grew, got a good job opportunity and were off playing with the mopeds (scooter).
Ans still the need for people who like you and give you attention is apparent! - RIght next to that, I then also saw another kind of stereotype. There, sitting on a bench by Amstelstation was a man drooped over, with red (around his) eyes. He was talking to someone who might have been his friend, but also looked homeless.
That gave me the stereotypical idea of a terribly famous author, who has a whole story, it's very deep and fun in all, the story of his life. Then ends off the climax, while suddenly looking terrible, dirty, having hardly slept and sad from his night, with him sitting on a park bench, listening to a homeless dude. This homeless guy would typically have most of his home already wrapped together, and contain a couple good life lessons to share. Finally, the hung over author would admire the simple, independent yet amazing lifestyle that this homeless guy has. How the only thing they worry about, is the opposite of what we worry about in our society. It's like they stand outside of our society, breaking every law or taxation or capitalistic offer that is thrown at them. Just enjoying the park, gathering food and finding a new home ach night. - Amsterdam bike-traffic-stoplight-style. Get ready! Red light, go! I don't know what else to say.
- Standing in front of the door entrance at our house, in order to remember the notes I wanted to write down. This is because I learned and noticed, certain places like your house have been connected to a certain mood in your brain. And I always tend to forget the thoughts at home, that I just was trying to remember. And that kids, is the remarkable story of how I remembered my notes, you guys all died because you'll never survive the mass of these thoughts and the world went extinct. See ya!
This was an intelligence agency captured idea produced by the hypnotized John D. Ashworth. Thanks for reading!