A colleague rang the office this morning to say that she was running late. Turns out that the reason for her lateness was a discarded child she had found by the roadside. Actually, the term "child" is adds years to this human life; it was an infant, a newborn, left by the side of the road.
You can predict the comments that would soon be flung raucously between the varying professionals or the general public; “this kind of lack of responsibility is endemic today”, “I bet she was a young Mum- they have no idea what there were doing”. All judgement, very little compassion.
I feel for the infant; laying in a basket, in some urine-soaked bus shelter but my mind does wonder what the parent/s must be thinking, what level of despair and confusion managed to inform and justify their actions. Social services, the Police and all the other state regulators that come under the term "multi-agency" have been informed and are on their way to have their first of many interactions with the newborn.
4 October 2011
20 September 2011
Half-mast.
I lost a bet today. A gamble I believed I could win, chips stacked in my favour, a mere transaction was how I saw the situation. But as it turns out, I over estimated my bluffing capabilities.
Being on the wrong side of victory provides a vista populated with deceased dreams and the rotting stench of over-ambition, while your pride flies at half-mast.
At least I can find consolation in... no, I won't finish that mediocre sentiment.
- I write in order to avoid talking, for you see as a human, I suck at talking.
Being on the wrong side of victory provides a vista populated with deceased dreams and the rotting stench of over-ambition, while your pride flies at half-mast.
At least I can find consolation in... no, I won't finish that mediocre sentiment.
- I write in order to avoid talking, for you see as a human, I suck at talking.
Location:Indebted
14 September 2011
Three things I learnt this week.
1) Be knowledgeable of the things to which you attach your self-esteem and self-worth.
2) In every situation, one must ask "am I an asset or a liability." Doing this over an extended period of time, will reveal traits of your character that you would normally gloss over. Ruminate on your findings.
3) Participating in a chorus of 'The Wheels on The Bus', with a group of three year olds, a group who are nothing more than several pounds of impulses and SMA formula, is a humbling and energising experience.
- I write in order to avoid talking, for you see as a human, I suck at talking.
2) In every situation, one must ask "am I an asset or a liability." Doing this over an extended period of time, will reveal traits of your character that you would normally gloss over. Ruminate on your findings.
3) Participating in a chorus of 'The Wheels on The Bus', with a group of three year olds, a group who are nothing more than several pounds of impulses and SMA formula, is a humbling and energising experience.
- I write in order to avoid talking, for you see as a human, I suck at talking.
Location:East of Eden.
7 September 2011
Reading.
I've been engrossed in literature of late. Two novels, alike in dystopian value.
Kingdom Come is well-written and it's dramatisation of consumerism is astute. The Stepford Wives is entrancing and paints a chilling view of suburban life and it's perceived idyllic existence.
- I write in order to avoid talking, for you see as a human, I suck at talking.
Kingdom Come is well-written and it's dramatisation of consumerism is astute. The Stepford Wives is entrancing and paints a chilling view of suburban life and it's perceived idyllic existence.
- I write in order to avoid talking, for you see as a human, I suck at talking.
Location:A world of words.
23 August 2011
Reservations
I really shouldn't be allowed to have the job/role/title that I lavishly throw about. It's one of great importance, a job/role/title that should be cherished, instead, I squander the possibilities and hold the responsibility with a grip that lacks lustre.
I used to think it was just apathy and a growing sense of delusion but these are not the only reasons for my skewed performances, it also stems from knowing just how unequipped I am. Not in education or even experience, for no matter how horrendous an experience may be, it is experience nonetheless, it is being unequipped with experiences outside of my job/role/title, an inexperience within life as whole, with great emphasis only ever being placed on specific fractions of life.
What to do?
- I write in order to avoid talking, for you see as a human, I suck at talking.
I used to think it was just apathy and a growing sense of delusion but these are not the only reasons for my skewed performances, it also stems from knowing just how unequipped I am. Not in education or even experience, for no matter how horrendous an experience may be, it is experience nonetheless, it is being unequipped with experiences outside of my job/role/title, an inexperience within life as whole, with great emphasis only ever being placed on specific fractions of life.
What to do?
- I write in order to avoid talking, for you see as a human, I suck at talking.
Location:The downstairs passage.
22 August 2011
____________
They'll never know
What he saw
What he found
What he felt
They'll never know
What she was
What she is
What she meant
They'll only know
What they see
What they hear
What they assume
Their world
Their rules
His gain
He presumes
- I write in order to avoid talking, for you see as a human, I suck at talking.
What he saw
What he found
What he felt
They'll never know
What she was
What she is
What she meant
They'll only know
What they see
What they hear
What they assume
Their world
Their rules
His gain
He presumes
- I write in order to avoid talking, for you see as a human, I suck at talking.
Location:A room with very little hope
8 August 2011
A Turbulent tomorrow.
Once this is all over, London as you know it will be different. These moments of supposed chaos are huge opportunities for politicians to grasp fistfuls of power and drive through legislation that would otherwise prove quite difficult. I can understand the resentment and anger that consumes many young people, they suffer from disproportionate levels of unemployment, have regrettable relationship with the law and adults in general and are constantly vilified in the press, all of which are symptoms of a fractured environment, an environment that children inhabit but adults largely create.
With the Olympics less than a year away, an event that has the power to redefine the worlds’ perception of our fair city, London has to be seen as a city that maintains law and order and is able to successfully combat any and all social disturbances. So be prepared, for the events of the past few days will create new laws and grant sweeping powers to institutions that so many are already sceptical of.
Over the last decade, arranging protests and demonstrations has become a much more laborious task but with all the pockets of social unruliness that has come with the many protests this year, we might find ourselves living in a city where they become relics of a bygone era, where past disruptions are used as reasons to prohibit en masse politically charged gatherings which goes against the very democratic values this country supposedly holds so dear.
The debate will no longer be whether we should have an armed police force but it will be whether it's needed for the entire city or only in 'problem areas.' Even the charges that the opportunistic looters of the last few days face will be overhauled; new charges, heavily focused on social unrest, societal threats and domestic terrorism will replace terms like 'breaking and entering' and 'theft’, all of which will result in stronger sentences and an increase in the prison population.
Today officials at Scotland Yard announced that they would be arresting people whom they believe have instigated and fuelled these events via social mediums. Only last week, the majority of people would have been outraged by such an idea but the images that we have all seen this weekend are enough to cast doubt onto the convictions once held dearly.
These young people have managed to catapult their way to the top of the nations ‘most despised’ list and their actions, whether they are aware of it or not, will drag us all into a turbulent tomorrow.
With the Olympics less than a year away, an event that has the power to redefine the worlds’ perception of our fair city, London has to be seen as a city that maintains law and order and is able to successfully combat any and all social disturbances. So be prepared, for the events of the past few days will create new laws and grant sweeping powers to institutions that so many are already sceptical of.
Over the last decade, arranging protests and demonstrations has become a much more laborious task but with all the pockets of social unruliness that has come with the many protests this year, we might find ourselves living in a city where they become relics of a bygone era, where past disruptions are used as reasons to prohibit en masse politically charged gatherings which goes against the very democratic values this country supposedly holds so dear.
The debate will no longer be whether we should have an armed police force but it will be whether it's needed for the entire city or only in 'problem areas.' Even the charges that the opportunistic looters of the last few days face will be overhauled; new charges, heavily focused on social unrest, societal threats and domestic terrorism will replace terms like 'breaking and entering' and 'theft’, all of which will result in stronger sentences and an increase in the prison population.
Today officials at Scotland Yard announced that they would be arresting people whom they believe have instigated and fuelled these events via social mediums. Only last week, the majority of people would have been outraged by such an idea but the images that we have all seen this weekend are enough to cast doubt onto the convictions once held dearly.
These young people have managed to catapult their way to the top of the nations ‘most despised’ list and their actions, whether they are aware of it or not, will drag us all into a turbulent tomorrow.
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