Fountain
Sannin of the Scrolls 📜
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You may have noticed my avatar and signature. I found the image on the internet and not only did it remind me of another drawing that i made but i liked it and i liked the message it was trying to convey and decided to personally use it as my avatar. Sort of expressing myself in a way i suppose. And in doing that i also removed my drawing from the profile, due of the similiarity. In other words i basically censored myself out of fear of possibly being seen as a copycat.
As far as i'm concerned, my avatar isn't breaking any rules that i'm aware of. Yet still... I logged in recently to find out it had been removed. And now i'm here wondering "why?". I'm not sure why they decided to remove it but it really bothered me. It bothers me how easily someone can do something like that because either they don't like you, didn't like it, felt it infringed their political ideology in some way, out of spite, Context, insensitivity, or just because. This is especially bothersome when you start thinking about how many other things blatantly break the rules on a daily basis and continue to be allowed. It's something that we see everywhere, both internet and real world, and it's a shame.
Do you think you have the right to walk up to someone and cover their mouth with duct tape because you didn't like what they said? Do you think you have the right to block something you don't like from all to see? To destroy ancient monuments? History? To decide wether art is pornography or what it means even thought you're not the artist?
We are at a point where we even censor ourselves. We are hindering our thoughts and creativity and slowly erasing our own history out of political correctness and hatred as we slowly become more and more ignorant, intolerant, and extremist. When people see something they don't like, rather than closing their eyes, trying to understand it, or saying it, they have to get rid of it so nobody else sees it because everybody wants everyone to be the same.
But we are already the same beause we're all human. We have the same blood regardless of our differences. We are constantly evolving. We went from horses to airplanes. We don't need to think the same. We don't need to literally be the same. We're not animals, we are something greater. We should strive to be ourselves as individuals, not others, and let others be themselves so long as they're not hurting anyone and let others be themselves too. Embrace that diversity. The world doesn't have to be perfect. It will never be. But it doesn't have to be a living hell either. We can't evolve onto the next step if we press the B button.
Don't let your mind rot before it's too late. Let it flourish with creativy and unique ideas and let others flourish as well. Go outside. Put down your phone. Breath air. Enjoy nature. Draw whatever you want. Write a song, a poem, a story, about anything. Play physical activities if you can. Look at the stars at night and wonder if there's someone out there wondering the same. Learn to apologize. Let go off your ego. Try and be nicer. And try not to make mistakes that you will later regret, because there's nothing worse than living with guilt.
Cheers
As far as i'm concerned, my avatar isn't breaking any rules that i'm aware of. Yet still... I logged in recently to find out it had been removed. And now i'm here wondering "why?". I'm not sure why they decided to remove it but it really bothered me. It bothers me how easily someone can do something like that because either they don't like you, didn't like it, felt it infringed their political ideology in some way, out of spite, Context, insensitivity, or just because. This is especially bothersome when you start thinking about how many other things blatantly break the rules on a daily basis and continue to be allowed. It's something that we see everywhere, both internet and real world, and it's a shame.
Do you think you have the right to walk up to someone and cover their mouth with duct tape because you didn't like what they said? Do you think you have the right to block something you don't like from all to see? To destroy ancient monuments? History? To decide wether art is pornography or what it means even thought you're not the artist?
We are at a point where we even censor ourselves. We are hindering our thoughts and creativity and slowly erasing our own history out of political correctness and hatred as we slowly become more and more ignorant, intolerant, and extremist. When people see something they don't like, rather than closing their eyes, trying to understand it, or saying it, they have to get rid of it so nobody else sees it because everybody wants everyone to be the same.
But we are already the same beause we're all human. We have the same blood regardless of our differences. We are constantly evolving. We went from horses to airplanes. We don't need to think the same. We don't need to literally be the same. We're not animals, we are something greater. We should strive to be ourselves as individuals, not others, and let others be themselves so long as they're not hurting anyone and let others be themselves too. Embrace that diversity. The world doesn't have to be perfect. It will never be. But it doesn't have to be a living hell either. We can't evolve onto the next step if we press the B button.
Don't let your mind rot before it's too late. Let it flourish with creativy and unique ideas and let others flourish as well. Go outside. Put down your phone. Breath air. Enjoy nature. Draw whatever you want. Write a song, a poem, a story, about anything. Play physical activities if you can. Look at the stars at night and wonder if there's someone out there wondering the same. Learn to apologize. Let go off your ego. Try and be nicer. And try not to make mistakes that you will later regret, because there's nothing worse than living with guilt.
Cheers
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