Thursday, September 21, 2006

***Insight*** Who Dylan is


Dang it all!!

I keep forgetting to write in this thing!! Gar..I feel like such a fool. I REALLY hope this doesn't come back to bite me in the butt.

Ok so let me see, what has happened recently...

I got nothin :S

O well I guess I'll just talk about myself.

Well, to anyone reading this I'll let you in on a secrect that very few people know...

I'm not YET, a member of the LDS church; please don't think any less of me for that!! I have the same beliefs any LDS member has. So, whenever anyone asks me if I'm a member, I lie. I tell them that I am and that triggers the question "Well, why do you have an earring then?"
Truth be told, It wasn't my choice.
My ear was pierced by my mother when I was one and a half years old.
My mother is an inactive member and my dad is not a mormon, nor does he like mormons. In fact I have a very painful story about an incident I had with him concerning these things, but I shall not talk about it here.

Don't get me wrong! I love my parents dearly and they are good people, they just don't have the beliefs I do.

I am taking Seminary this year to learn more about the church as my knowledge so far is quite pathetic. Already, I have had some very profound experiences that I shall also not write about here.

I keep a journal. Not a regular journal, but a "thought journal." It contains some very deep theories and thoughts that I get, almost like an epifinay, when I get some time alone to think about the world and that which emcompasses it. It has some very interesting things, in my opinion and I think it would open peoples eyes.

I have my own set of virtues and even a personal emblem that I live by. These Virtues are:

Iron-will
Commandments
Mind
Body
Redemption
Soul

These are the things, with the scriptures, that I try to live by.
Along with these I have 3 Latin words that describe how I should become by living these things.
Avatarah, Invictus, Ultimus

I have 3 personal goals in life:

1. To live to be 100.
2. To become a master swordsman.
3. To master a form of martial arts or any other fighting technique.

I hate NO-ONE at school. In fact, if need be I would go into harms way to protect anyone who might be endangered.

I don't judge anyone either, I don't have the right to. I only wish that other people wouldn't judge me either.

I have one enemy in life and it isn't anyone with which I could, nor would I want to, pysichally converse.

Well, I hope that gives you an insight into who I truly am. I don't think that I have revealed these things to anyone before...






6 comments:

Londonchick2 said...

I'm glad that you feel like you can share that personal story with us ArtfulMind! That takes a lot of courage!!! Good for you!!! Believe me, I don't think less of you at all! Would you mind if I write my blog kind of on the same subject?

Londonchick2

Coach Liz said...

Dylan! Awesome post! Religion is a tough thing and I feel what you are saying. I hope you find faith that makes you truly happy.

Labrigold said...

I justed wanted to say that I hope you find what you are looking for. If you look hard enough, you always will.

strawberrymango said...

My friend you have officially earned my respect. I couldn't put my personal life out like that anyday. I think it's cool how you do it. By the way you said you would like to join some type of martial arts? Well i seriously think you would like the place I go to. Come talk to me and you should come for a try. -Ash

Starchild28 said...

Dylan, that is so cool! I would have never guessed that you were not a mormon, I hope you like seminary, and I also hope you find what you are looking for!
Starchild

Nikoli said...

Artfulmind,
that is a good insight on life, and it means extra to me because I know alot of mormons who do judge people and who are not very good mormons. You are a better mormon then them and you are not even a mormon, yet. Thank you for posting this it gives sound advice to me that I have been looking for, for quite a while.
-Ruigi