Communication

I'm starting to realize the gap between people when they communicate through texting vs. on the phone or in person. I've had fights start because people miss interpreted texts or not even having a place to sleep all because of the brick wall we run into when we text. Thing that really kills me is the fact that we even take on a alias when we text, we have enough time to actually think about our response is going to be....does this lead to awkward face to face conversations?

Sexuality

As I was sitting on Facebook basically playing therapist while my friend just sits there and vents to me about his sexual struggles I thought to myself......what cause's a person to have this mind set? I'm not one to knock other peoples religions but no matter what religion you grow up with in your life it does play a role in your moral values an outlook on life does it not?

"I'm no longer attracted to either gender much, but I am having strong romantic attractions for women, and no attractions for men" this coming from the guy that just last week was telling me what he thinks are the perfect characteristics for his future male lover to have. I know his parents are deeply religious and when he came out to them they sent him to years of counseling to hopefully "cure" him, but if all those years of therapy didn't change his sexuality then; why is it changed now? Could he just be searching for acceptance from his family? or possibly feel that if he remains gay God wont love him? 

Then he continues to go on with that there is no correlation between sexual attraction and emotional attraction, "if you can find the emotional attraction in a person which gender they are does not matter"....this is where he looses me. Now I have a few girlfriends they will change in front of me give me a kiss on the cheek but you don't see me getting aroused by them just because I was emotionally attracted to them in the first place which made us friends. Personally what goes on in your head and in your pants are two way different things....(I'd be very interested to hear a counter arguement)

Now I can happily say I have never been raped or molested by either one of my parents and that I also have a good relationship with my parent of the same sex. So as he sits here telling me that all gays are gay because of these reasons I'm thinking to myself.....well I was never touched by someone at a young age and my dad and I get along great.......where to I tie in? "well they just have not found God".......well what about the gay's that don't believe in God? 

Situations like this really makes me wonder how much does the perspective of homosexuals really have to do with "nature vs nurture". Are we born gay/lesbian or are we taught or forced into being gay/lesbian? my personal theory/ quote is "sexuality isn't just black and white, there are more shades of gray then there are black or white"

Staying home for college

I'm not sure about all of you, but growing up I always saw movies of people turning 18, graduating, then driving off in their car full of their belongings while there parents waved them goodbye in the driveway watching their child go off to college. The sad reality of it is college is so expensive that a good portion of us stay at home in hopes to avoid the ramen and mac n cheese diet for just a little longer. But how much more are you really giving up?

Sure we all have heard of the freshman 15 and its a curse that strikes most freshman that do not stay at home, it pretty easy not to care about what you eat when you don't have your mother cooking your meals anymore. But at the same time those kids that went off to college get to experience the independence of grocery shopping and deciding what exactly makes it into the cart. Of course all the easy cheap food is filled with a bunch of carbs and trans fats (but who isn't to say that the drinking doesn't have anything to do with their weight either)?

I personally think the biggest sacrifice every college freshman that stays at home is making is their independence. A good share of us all have visited our friends since they have left for college and its almost like they are rubbing it in our faces with their long nights out, not having to be told to do this or do that, or not having to worry about coming home late and waiting for the interrogation from the parents. meanwhile us kids that stay at home are still coming home at 12  or else we  hear "as long as you live under our roof you follow our rules" but hey I keep telling myself....all the money I'm saving on room/board, tuition, and late night fun is totally worth it.

Between the late nights partying, the independence of living on your own, and all the little perks that go along with living in a dorm; you have to ask yourself......is it really worth that much money? I personally think sucking up 1 year and staying at home gives you enough drive and motivation to get you out of there (and do it successfully I might add) that when your off on your own your just that more well rounded for the true college experience.

Cosmic jokes of life

Karma or Religion? Believing in karma is as relevant as believing in religion. Trusting in whatever cosmic force at hand to guide our lives for us is as believable as whatever cosmic force at hand to decide "that's bad, now something bad is going to happen to you".

Karma is a Indian concept of every good or bad action we take pays us back in full, whether we like it or not. Religion does not seem to far detached from Karma, could it be possible that whatever force at hand has a list of moral's that we as the little ones beneath them must follow; in doing so we are either punished or rewarded?

Coincidence could also be a counter argue to the idea of Karma, is it possible that you could be just having that terrible of a day or something bad happens to you by some freak accident? Example: My best friend and I are walking down this little tiny path, this said we are walking really close because we have no other option. This kid that we went to school happens to bike past us and makes a smart remark about us being a item, when clearly he knows I'm openly gay. Literally seconds after having said this he falls face first on the concrete smashing his glasses and giving himself a couple nice scrapes and scratches.....karma or coincidence?

Another idea to throw out there would possibly be, does whatever force at hand just have a sense of humor and enjoys watching people squirm? Putting a girl in a room full of attractive men...and not a single of them is interested in her or her sex? Karma, coincidence, or just a sense of humor? Someone saying they are not vain and superficial when it comes to facial appearance....then a person who is "large and in-charge" shows interest in them and they cannot bring themselves to be with them.....Karma, coincidence, or just a sense of humor?

This being said is there any other theories or idea's you can think of to explain the logic behind why good or bad things happen to good or bad people?