Now, this may seem obvious to you guys, but Valentines’ Day isn’t just about spending time with that special someone. It’s also about appreciation. You’re probably thinking “Don’t we appreciate our parents, friends, teachers, and family members all the time?” Supposedly, yes. However, there are those frustrating moments in life when differences blind the good things that your parents give you in life. In my view, Valentines’ Day is a special day in reminder of your appreciation of the person(s) you appreciate.

There are many stories behind the actual origin of the special holiday; one contending of the commemoration of St. Valentine’s death and another saying that the Christian Church made an effort to try to “Christianize” the pagan celebration of Lupercalia, a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, as well as to the Roman founders Romulus and Remus. To begin this festival, members of the Luperci are said to gather at a sacred cave where the infants Romulus and Remus were believed to have been cared for by a she-wolf or lupa. The priests would sacrifice a goat, for fertility, and a dog, for purification. Then they would strip the goat’s hide into strips, dip them into the sacrificial blood and take to the streets, gently slapping both women and crop fields with the goat hide. It wasn’t until later during the Middle Ages, that because it was believed February 14th is the start of the birds’ mating season, the day was officially declared as a day for romance.

Interesting how some present day events came about in history eh? Anyway, regardless of whether or not you have a significant other to share the day with, tell your parents how much you love them. It may seem awkward, but at least they know you care about them. Also, to make it further look like you actually mean it rather than because it’s Valentines’ Day, give them a small gift, or even a Valentines’ card. Show them how much you appreciate them. I know I will. Last but not least, happy Valentines’ Day! (Or if you really want to go there, happy Singles’ Awareness Day.)

Credit: http://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day

When I’d found out that one of my friends and classmates actually published a novel back in Junior year, I was impressed. I asked him if I could borrow the copy that he owned so I could read it for Read period. I know I probably say this a lot, but I was speechless. I mean, I was seriously impressed. Also, I believe it was before I read his book that I’d read Angels & Demons and, I believe, The Da Vinci Code. It was then when I got my start to try to write two novels; one of them imitating Dan Brown and the other about deception in the U.S. Government. Like I said, I’d eventually run out of ideas. I gave up for a while, until Josh Chen, my college friend and columnist,  ”introduced you [me] to Richard’s [his former teacher's] world of  teaching and writing.” Yes, I know I’ve emphasized my inspiration from Josh lots, but now, I’m planning on writing kind of an autobiography. It’s not really an autobiography, as it’s basically about life in general. I guess you could say it’s a accumulation of almost all my blog columns on this site so far. I plan to emulate Zak Bagans in Dark World, which by the way is a book I did my first unofficial book review on. So, as you can see, I have a lot of passion for writing now.

I’m probably not going to give up on novels any time soon, so long as the ideas keep coming to me. I try my best to keep the plot interesting in order to satiate my audience. But, you know, if any of my books failed somehow, I wouldn’t be surprised. I mean, everyone’s got their ups and downs.

Now, to be honest, no I don’t get A’s and B’s in English. No, I’ve never gotten a perfect score or anywhere close to a perfect score on an essay (except for my Final). However, that hasn’t stopped me from doing what I want to do. Obviously, you’ve got to proof read your writing before you publish it or turn it in, but really, just research and write or, if you really know what you’re talking about, just wing it and worry about the spelling and grammar stuff after.

I hope you guys continue to support me in my future endeavors. That would be really awesome. For those of you following your dreams, don’t give up. You can do more than you think you can if you just put your nose to the grindstone. I encourage you, as I’ve always done, to step up to the plate.

Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere are the same in heart and spirit. No matter what language we speak, what color we are, the form of our politics or the expression of our love and our faith, music proves: We are the same.

 

- John Denver

People listen and love different genres of music. Some love mainstream music (pop, country, hip hop), some love alternative rock. Regardless of what songs you love to listen to, they all have some kind of message “encrypted” into the lyrics. For centuries as long as long as it has existed, music has been a form of entertainment to audiences worldwide not only because certain songs have sounded appealing to the audience; they tell a story. And as we all know, a story usually has a moral or a message to it, which goes back to my point that songs have a message that the artist is trying to convey to their audience.

Now, on a personal level, I really do not like Screamo. Fans of the genre of course will defend their choice, because they say things differently than I do. I was reading my high school’s newspaper today, The Smoke Signal, and an article in the Entertainment section caught my eye. It was written by a  Junior High classmate of mine defending Screamo. I thought to myself “Why would you defend the genre?” As I read on, it literally seemed like he’d read our minds. No, it’s because we’ve all heard enough of those people (including me) that accuse Screamo of consisting of people just shouting into the mic in a low, scary voice obnoxiously. In fact, I’ll even go as far as calling it “Hardcore Emo Rock”. Well, although I don’t remember much about what he said (and I had my English teacher recycle the newspaper), I do recall very vividly that he said it has a message that, of course, only fans can decipher. And again, I totally understand and agree with him. Like I said before, different people listen and love different types of music, and understand things differently.

By now, you’re probably thinking that the second paragraph is a total contradiction of the first and the quote. Keep in mind of one thing. I didn’t title this column “Musical Inspiration” for nothing. Up until last week, I hadn’t even heard of this Youtube artist named Megan Nicole. I have tons of songs on my iPod Touch that are Linkin Park, Nickelback, Far East Movement, New Boyz, etc. So, on the day that she came to our school after finals week (which was last week) to perform (possibly also in honor of the fact that Mission San Jose is one of the top schools in the nation). I would’ve stayed for the concert, but I had to study for my permit test, which I failed again but that’ll leave for another time, possibly. Anyway, I believe it was after I got home when I decided to look up Megan Nicole on Google and Youtube. It turned out she had done tons of song covers of other artists and one original song. When I first watched one of her covers, I was… just speechless. I was honestly very impressed with her skills. And within just, like, a day or two, I found myself hooked on them. I also watched her original music video. Once again, she delivered. To this day, I have never been so inspired by her to just sing, play piano, and play guitar as I have been before. I felt her original, “Beautiful”, really related to my situation.

No matter what songs you love, no matter what genre you listen to, nowadays it’s all the same messages. Of course, there’s really depressing songs, and there’s those “get on the dance floor and put yo’ hands in the air” or “Everyday I’m shufflin.” songs. But still, we all feel the same way. We can all relate. And as President Barack Obama would say, “We are one.”

Oh yes! Before I forget, my mom and I agreed to sign me up for C Programming class which starts on the 31st at Mission College (although classes in general start on the 30th of this month). Basically, the class is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from, like, 7-8 P.M., and, obviously, if I’m taking classes, that usually means homework and tests (and possibly quizzes). Therefore, I will be having my hands full.

With all that said, I’m sure you guys have probably already figured out what my point is out of so many words. I’m going to be taking a blogging respite (which, by the way, means “rest” if you don’t know what that word means). Again, once my schedule clears up, I will be off my break and blogging again. Meanwhile, my college friend and columnist Josh Chen will probably be posting his columns sometime in the near future. So, feel free to check his blog at http://jchenthecolumnist.wordpress.com/ . Don’t worry. That doesn’t mean I won’t be checking your comments from time to time. Speaking of which, I have replied to some of your comments, a few of them being responses to your questions, which I strongly encourage you to reply to because I won’t be able to help you or know what to change. Other than that, if I didn’t reply to your comment, that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate your compliment.

I hope you all have fun in life, and in case I don’t post that Chinese New Year’s post, 中国新年快乐! (pinyin: Zhong Guo Xin Nian Kuai Le! [Happy Chinese New Year!] ) Until next time, this philosopher is out.

As I’ve mentioned before, the battle between what I know I have to do and what I want to do continues. In other words, if I want to do something that I’m really interested in, I have to get to it, and not procrastinate. The same can be said with daily life chores, such as washing the dishes. Now, obviously, if I don’t want my parents to boss me around because I’m tired of it, why don’t I just do what I’m supposed to do without being told it? Well, supposedly, the idea of not wanting your parents to boss you around eventually leads you to do whatever it is you want to do without your parents’ consent. But, at some point in your life if you think about it, you’ve got to be your own boss. I mean, you want your house to be clean and everything to be organized when guests visit right? You also would like to keep your paychecks rolling. Well, that ain’t going to if you continue procrastinating. And that’s the one thing I’m still having trouble dealing with. Hell, I still feel too lenient. In fact, I feel so damn lenient that I don’t even feel like I’m qualified to be my own boss. So what? Am I going to have my mom boss me around all my life? As sad as that sounds, if I don’t change my ways, that might be the case. You see, such simple sounding things shouldn’t be that hard to accomplish. But because we already deal with enough stress in our lives, we just want to relax and not have to worry about the everyday stresses of life.

Now, if you’re sitting in your chair reading this right now and thinking,”Why is this guy being such a hypocrite?” Okay, I’ll admit. I do feel like a hypocrite giving good and inspirational advice to you guys and not actually taking action myself. It’s like Hamlet, even though he doesn’t give advice to people. But the point is, at least from what I’ve read so far, he’s told his plan two times on avenging his father’s death by killing his uncle, King Claudius, when he hasn’t done a thing to Claudius so far. The last time I read that he said he should really start “walking the walk” instead of talking the talk was when he was informed that Fortinbras commanded his men to reclaim land that his father lost. Now as you can probably imagine, this is by brute force. Fortinbras felt that fighting to reclaim the land would be most honorable to his father, so when Hamlet sees what Fortinbras is up to, he basically says that Fortinbras is willing to sacrifice as many men as he has to for some worthless land in his father’s honor, yet Young Hamlet himself hasn’t even sacrificed his own life to fight against his father’s murderer. If you don’t get the connection, what I’m basically trying to say is that even though I’m giving tons of inspirational advice, I haven’t really done anything myself to change my habits. Therefore, I’m still a lazy ass person.

I mean, really, it’s hard to break bad habits. And even harder to commit to the good ones. However, as I think about it, it’s kind of ironic how you’re still committing to something even though you don’t feel like you’re trying very hard. So, how can it be harder to be dedicated to good habits yourself without having your parents constantly nagging at you about it? All you have to do is transfer that same amount of dedication to being lazy and other stuff to not procrastinating and actually doing something about your situations instead of just complaining. Well, I guess because it doesn’t take much to sit in your office chair or on the couch thinking about it, it doesn’t take much to be lazy. But still! There’s still lots of work to be done. Sitting on a chair doesn’t get squat done. I mean, seriously, when it comes time when my parents are gone and it’s just myself or myself and my significant other trying to raise a family, you think she’s going to like bossing me around constantly? Or if it’s just myself playing games all day, do you think visitors would like seeing a disorganized pile of crap everywhere they look? No, that’s just messy and disgusting. Would I think the visitors would like it? No. But then, I guess the question comes down to whether or not I would care. Even if I don’t want to do it, I might as well do it anyway.

However, there are exceptions to doing what your mom or your dad tell you to do whether you like it or not. Last week, I got into my first argument with my mom about how to tie my shoelaces. I know! Ridiculous right? She’s basically saying how, like, I shouldn’t be tying tight double knots and I should be tying loose knots like she showed me. Okay, first of all, no matter times you show me how to do it, I won’t be able to remember it. And if I don’t remember, obviously I have to study very closely at how she does it. But really, it doesn’t make a single difference how you tie your shoes. Okay, maybe her’s is faster. But still, it’s not like you’re going to get shot in the foot or stab yourself in the foot and you have to quickly take off your shoes to heal the wound. I mean, of course anything can happen. But that’s just very unlikely, which is why I think it’s ridiculous that she even had to bring that up, much less me having to argue about it with her.

But most of time, I have to find a way to be independent myself and take responsibility over things instead of always having to rely on her. Now this morning, I actually had a really powerful dream of me having to chase my mom on these series of escalators at an airport. Okay, first of all, what place would have like five or so escalators going up? Anyway, as I tried my hardest to catch with her, with each escalator she seemed to be getting more and more distant from me. Then finally, I knew I wouldn’t be able to catch up to her and I felt myself feeling down and saying faintly “Mom….” My dad said it’s a sign of insecurity. And well, judging from everything that I’ve said, I do feel less and less dependent on myself now, even though I try to feel like I can handle things on my own. I guess I really do still have more dependence on my parents on doing things for me. However, my dad also said not to take dreams seriously has they don’t really represent anything. I don’t know about that… but anyway… I really hope things get better for me as I am indeed growing older and (hopefully) smarter and more mature.

Nevertheless, that shouldn’t stop you from doing your part in helping not just your peers deal with these kinds of traumatic situations, but the whole community. There are students out there who are crying for help if not by voice, then internally. Remember, suicide isn’t and shouldn’t be the only option left standing for such poor souls. From watching parts of Anderson Cooper’s Bullying specials on AC360, it just breaks my heart to see that there are people are there who can be just so cruel and not care about the feelings of others around them. I will emphasize. Bullying is not a joke. It is a serious issue that should be dealt with immediately and accordingly. Speaking of doing things accordingly, it’s just outrageous to me that in cases like Phoebe Prince’s death, school authorities didn’t bother doing s*** to help make her situation any better. I mean, it just boggles my mind. And the parents of bullying victims who usually come home all talkative and excited should not just be worried when their kids and teens start coming home all quiet and not wanting to speak to their own parents simply because they’re scared. The parents should take action and try to console their kids, and help them seek counseling to help them cope with such unrelenting stress. Again, if you see a friend or just someone in particular who looks more down than they usually are, talk to them. See what the situation is and help ‘em out. Help make your community better. Bullying may not be an issue that can be ended permanently, but with each baby step forward we can at least make the community better.

Now, also from reading articles on the Internet about this case, I can’t conclude just from reading whether or not she actually had the courage to tell school authorities, and I certainly won’t bother assuming that she did. I’m just hoping that she did. However, what the article does say is that school authorities were aware of the constant harassment towards her. What makes me absolutely sick is that they never did their jobs. They never stepped up to the plate and said “Hey! You three! Office now!” or “GIRLS! You’re all coming with me.”. They never took action or gave any indication of confronting the perpetrators on the bullying issue.

As you guys know, I’m a Senior in high school. I’m just simply trying to make the best out of my last year, and from being here for all four years, I can definitely say that the class rivalry does exist, especially during Homecoming. I’ve heard stories about Freshmen being dumped into trashcans. And I also heard this one story about some Freshman and a locker… whatever happened there. Anyway, the point I’m trying to make here is regardless of class pride, rivalries, and opinions, we’re all humans. And I think that’s the one aspect that most students fail to realize. Just because your a Senior doesn’t mean you have authority over an underclassman. Just because you’re older than someone else doesn’t automatically mean you can pick on them all you want. Put yourself in their shoes, see how it feels to be bullied, then decide whether or not you want to continue bullying people. Of course, there are those out there that continue to be jerks because they seem to know no limits.

Seriously though, that is very messed up how school authorities didn’t bother doing anything to stop the constant torment the poor girl was facing. I’m just glad at least a couple students were booked in jail with charges that include criminal harassment and stalking pressed against them. As for the lack of cooperation from Internet service providers such as Facebook and Craigslist, I’m disappointed but not surprised. Those guys just think about earning just another one of their paychecks, and going back home to… maybe spend more time planning on other projects? Or maybe they are spending quality time with the family. Either way, that’s life. But in any case, may Phoebe Prince rest in peace, and justice be served.

Tip of the Day: Because I’ve ran out of tips that I can think of at the top of my head, don’t be a bully yourself. Help others, don’t harm them.

One of the articles that I researched on the Internet on this case: http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-03-29/news/27060348_1_facebook-town-hall-meetings-school-library

Stay tuned for the blog special finale!

I talked with an online friend of mine about his experience with bullying. He said that on December 23rd, he, his girlfriend, and brother were walking around in a mall when she dropped her hat. They never noticed. Then a good Samaritan asked the trio if the hat was theirs. As my friend went to pick up the hat, another person rudely ran it over while pushing a stroller and stepped on the hat. He then threw the stroller aside and threatened to fight my friend, his girlfriend, and brother.  Okay, so guy coming out of nowhere decides to be an asshole either just to intimidate the trio or something just pissed him off. I think the “just to be an asshole” excuse is definitely fit for this situation.

As the guy threatens them, my friend challenges him to fight, I guess to see whether or not the guy actually had the guts to fight them. Of course, there would’ve been consequences had that fight actually occurred (such as jail time). I further asked my online friend whether or not his girlfriend had to endure any more bullying. He said her “friends” constantly hit, push around, and ignore her. When asked if she’s still friends with them, he confirmed so only because she hasn’t had the courage to stand up for herself. Honestly, and obviously, I’m very sympathetic of his girlfriend (and no I wouldn’t be unsympathetic just to piss my friend off). Really, I feel bad for her. There are people like her that are just afraid of the consequences that would soon follow when standing up for themselves. All I can really say is that I hope she tells someone other than her boyfriend (my online friend) soon. It really pains me to see and hear stories of people like her who struggle to get past such painful situations. I really do wish her the best.

As for the first situation, I really applaud him for stepping up to the plate. I mean, seriously, that’s himself, his girl, and brother we’re talking about here. He has a right to protect himself and his loved ones. I really do not understand why people like that rude individual would do such a thing. Well, in my friend’s words,”Sometimes people just don’t have the mental capacity to control themselves and not be jerks all the time.” That’s just the way some people are. And no matter how hard I try, or other people try, to inspire an audience to just keep moving, pushing, and helping others, we can’t convince and inspire everyone. That’s just the unfortunate way life works.

Tip of the Day: Don’t be scared to stand up for yourself. If you feel threatened, scared, and/or insecure, talk with someone. Don’t try to pass each day thinking it’ll be over soon. It’s painful and dreadful to be under more stress and torture. It affects your mentality a lot. You want to become successful in life, but you can’t ever succeed without confronting the situation. Don’t be afraid of who you are. Raise your voice with authority. Be confident. 

Stay tuned for part three!

As I said, bullying is a matter that should be taken very seriously. It is the act of intimidating people, regardless of gender and ethnicity, whether you’re lesbian, gay, bi, or transsexual, and sometimes even using that intimidation factor to get what the bully wants. Some people think it’s funny to see the reaction on the victims’ faces when they’re being bullied. It’s not. Put yourself in the shoes of the victim. Imagine yourself on the first day of school, walking in the school halls wanting to make new friends, when all of a sudden a group of tough guys sees you, and say “Hey, look at that fat ass.” or “How’s it going, faggot?” After you receive your first pile of books, the same jerks intentionally push you aside, making you fall and drop your books. Meanwhile, as you lay helplessly on the ground, you can hear them in the distance laughing at you. When you’re facing this kind of situation daily, it’s torture.

There are different types of bullying: physical, verbal, and cyber bullying. Physical and verbal tend to go hand in hand. Earlier, I gave a scenario of an individual being called mean names and pushed around. That’s both physical and verbal bullying. Of course, from there, things can turn from bad to worse. Cyber bullying is basically verbal bullying taken to the next level. Whether it be Facebook, Twitter, or any other social networking site, or email, the offending party sends hateful messages to or about the victim,

Every day, month, and year, students are bullied. The sad thing is that their parents, teachers, and others may not understand how extreme bullying can get. Here are the numbers in 2011 (courtesy of “Stomp Out Bullying” http://stompoutbullying.com/aboutbullying_theissue.php):

Physical And Verbal Bullying

• 1 out of 4 teens were bullied.
• 9 out of 10 LGBT students experienced harassment at school and online.
• As much as 160,000 kids refused to go to school on any day because they’re afraid of being bullied.
• 1 out of 5 kids admitted being a bully, or doing some acts of bullying.
• 43% feared harassment in the bathroom at school.
• A poll of teens ages 12-17 proved that they thought violence increased at their schools.
• 282,000 students were physically attacked each month at their secondary schools.

Cyber Bullying

• 43% of kids had been bullied while online. 1 in 4 have had it happen multiple times.
• 97% of middle schoolers had been bullied online.
• 47% ages 18-24 were cyber bullied.
• 35% of kids had been threatened online. Nearly 1 in 5 have had it happen multiple times.
• 21% of kids had received mean or threatening emails or other messages online.

Unfortunately, because students are so scared to face the constant abuse daily and teachers, parents, and others don’t understand the severity of the situation, suicide eventually becomes the inevitable alternative to escaping the emotional pain. If you still can’t be mature enough to handle this subject, well, perhaps the following stories will change your attitude about it.

Now, if for some reason you believe that the stories I’m about to present to you are fake just because I got ‘em off the Internet, they’re real. If anyone actually made up a suicide from bullying story for whatever reason, that’s just messed up. You don’t joke about that kind of thing. But anyway, these teens suffered through a tremendous ordeal of bullying that ultimately pushed ‘em over the edge. Of course, it’s not like nothing could’ve been done to help ‘em. Which is why for each story, I will be offering my take on what’s wrong and what should’ve been done, but it wasn’t done.

14-year-old New York student Jamey Rodemeyer was one of those who had high hopes and dreams for their future. But there was one aspect of him that wasn’t like any of his peers. He was gay. He took pride in being a gay individual. His idol was Lady Gaga. Unfortunately, it was because he was gay that he was constantly tormented by bullies with gay slurs against him online for more than a year. The bullying started back in middle school, where his family and friends say he started enduring hateful comments towards him, mostly related to his sexual orientation. On morning of Sunday, September 18th, he was found dead. As police further investigated the case, Jamey had sent signals on social networking sites that he was struggling being gay, although he had encouraged fighting off the bullies on a YouTube video. Friends reported these acts of bullying to guidance counselors to stop this bullying, but everyone especially his family had thought he’d grown stronger to bullying. Now, I like the fact that his friends decided not to be jerks and join in the bullying fest, or Jamey really would’ve been more tormented. But, never ever assume that just because someone is trying to shrug it off doesn’t mean things are getting better. There was obviously a boiling point that no one realized, and that’s what drove Jamey to commit suicide. He might have consulted with his teachers and counselors, but like most bullying victims, he must have been scared deep inside. However, even if he was scared, I felt he should’ve done something, like plead with his counselor or the school administration to take action. I mean, the whole school doesn’t have to know that he told the administration, because obviously the bullying would get worse if the whole school did know. But, he shouldn’t have just let himself just constantly get tackled by hateful comments. His mentality would have broken down eventually, which of course led to his suicide. If the school doesn’t do much or anything about the situation, take things into your own hands. That’s when you can stand up for yourself and let yourself be heard, even if it means taking the worst beating. Try to get the majority of students on your side. And if all people do is just sit there and watch and maybe even videotape, he should’ve just asked to transfer schools.

Tip of the Day: If you see a friend or just some random person being pushed around, do something about it. Talk the victim through his/her fears and have them to talk to their counselor or their teacher to offer their side of the story. Don’t ignore the dangers of ignorance.

I really hope you guys all not only enjoyed this first part of my “Anti-Bullying” series, but are now at least a little more aware of what goes on around you. I’m, obviously, not asking you guys to look into the future, or into other people’s lives without permission. But, if there’s something that you think is wrong, at least you know what to do.

Stay tuned for part two tomorrow!

As I’ve said in my first “Paranormal” column, I am believer in the paranormal. I choose to believe in demonic possessions, communicating and conjuring ghostly spirits through the infamous Ouija board (Which I strongly recommend you NOT to use. Good God, it results in unexplained very scary events.), shadow people, etc. Now, I haven’t had a personal experience myself, but sooner or later, I plan on getting an EVP recorder, an EMF detector, and a static night vision camera to go ghost hunting. Also in my first “Paranormal” column, I mentioned reality ghost hunting T.V. shows such as Ghost Adventures. Now, I personally am a huge fan of Ghost Adventures. But like I’ve said before, different people have different points of view. Well, in this case I guess science can really be used either way eh? There are people out there that believe these guys are just staging everything just make to profits. Okay, yes. They’re probably trying to make a living out of this. But are they really trying to fool us believers? What if it was you who was holding that EMF detector, standing in pitch black darkness with just a flash light or night vision to check your equipment and trying to see everything around and in front you feeling cold chills up your spine with your hair standing on end while getting high EMF readings? What if it was you holding a video camera with an unexplained voice whispering in your ear, or running the hell out of a room which you saw the apparition of a creepy, angry little girl staring right into you?

We cannot even understand the very explanations of ghost sightings without first actually understanding what ghosts are–and why do they walk the night.

- an excerpt from Josh Chen’s comment on my first “Paranormal” column”

I have often pointed out that my college friend is very religious and dedicated to his religion, and that I am an individual who seeks scientific evidence for proof. Let me ask you something. Does it really take a church-goer like him to believe in spirits? Do you really think that Zak Bagans, host of Ghost Adventures, would lie in his newest book “Dark World” about his encounter with the spirit of a suicidal woman in his former apartment? Why, then, would he have acquainted himself with two other friends with paranormal experiences and premiere his paranormal reality series? And how do you act out demonic possessions, especially exorcisms that have taken place and been video taped? If you’ve ever seen “Return To Bobby Mackey’s” either on the T.V. show or Youtube, you’d know what I’m talking about. Or perhaps you’re able to picture it yourself, but I’d still recommend you watch that episode.

After reading this, you probably have a lot of rebuttals and examples to refute my points and rhetorical questions. I know all that may have sounded to you like I’m trying to force my beliefs unto you. I’m not. What I’m trying to do is get people to understand my points; get your minds thinking what I’m thinking and understand the points I’m trying to make. Now, I’ll be honest with you. I’m a gullible human being. But sometimes, being gullible helps people like me be more insightful and have an open mind. But please, I am begging you; please do not try to annoy me or piss me off with “the sky is falling” crap, like from Chicken Little. I’m not that gullible. As for the paranormal debate, that may or may never be solved.