Thursday, November 22, 2007
okay, so Peter is not our instructor anymore and we are instructor-less, in a way. many asked me about how i feel. well, i'm on both sides, i guess. i'm sad because Peter is a very devoted dance instructors and its hard for this kind to come by. we have definitely learnt a lot from him. i'm happy because without him f-ing the seniors or some of us juniors, we will not be so stressed.today very little people came for dance. the number of people in dance has decrease to a terrible amount. its kinda like the history repeating itself. i guess i'll stay on in dance for the sake of the seniors and the club. and of cuz because of my passion for dance. those who quit have their reasons and i really hope that they are responsible for their reasons for quitting. its just sad, really. i remembered we used to have a HUGE amount of year ones this year but now, heh, its just the 15 of us. like, wow.anyway, peter came in when we were doing crunches and he decided that he wanted to see our choreos. some bad things happened during today's practice but i shall not elaborate about it. he was pleased with all of our choreos [well, that's what he said]. he told me i have to be more confident in myself. i guess u can say that this is one of the things i learnt from him. personally, i think my choreo is not as good as the others. but what i like are the little grooves. i really love all the other dance mates' choreos. especially zelia's and treasa's.what i'm going to post about next is kindly borrowed from my trash bin, farhah. i find this very true. enjoy!An atheist* professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty.*unbeliever of God's existence.He asks one of his new students (who believes in God) to stand and.....Professor: You believe in God, don't you, son?Student: Absolutely, sir.Prof: Is God good?Student: Sure.Prof: Is God all-powerful?Student: Yes.Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn't. How is this God good then? Hmm?(Student is silent.)Prof: You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?Student: Yes.Prof: Is Satan good?Student: No.Prof: Where does Satan come from?Student: From...God...Prof: That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?Student: Yes.Prof: Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything. Correct?Student: Yes.Prof: So who created evil?(Student does not answer.)Prof: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don't they?Student: Yes, sir.Prof: So, who created them?(Student has no answer.)Prof: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son...Have you ever seen God?Student: No, sir.Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard your God?Student: No , sir.Prof: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter?Student: No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.Prof: Yet you still believe in Him?Student: Yes.Prof: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?Student: Nothing. I only have my faith.Prof: Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has.Student: Professor, is there such a thing as heat?Prof: Yes.Student: And is there such a thing as cold?Prof: Yes.Student: No sir. There isn't.(The lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.)Student: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don't have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.(There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre.)Student: What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?Prof: Yes. What is night if there isn't darkness?Student: You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light....But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? In reality, darkness isn't. If it were you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?Prof: So what is the point you are making, young man?Student: Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.Prof: Flawed? Can you explain how?Student: Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?Prof: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.Student: Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?(The Professor shakes his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument is going.)Student: Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavour, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?(The class is in uproar.)Student: Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor's brain?(The class breaks out into laughter.)Student: Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's brain, felt it, touched or smelt it?....No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?(The room is silent. The professor stares at the student, his face unfathomable.)Prof: I guess you'll have to take them on faith, son.Student: That is it sir.. The link between man & god is FAITH. That is all that keeps things moving & alive.how true.okay, before i go off to sleep, i would like to say..dear girl, i really care about u and i do not wish to see u get hurt.physically, mentally, emotionally.most definitely, i don't want u to die.commit suicides, cutting urself, not taking care of ur body.i hope u realise that all these u do, u not only hurt urself further, but also the people around u.especially me. i hate to see that sight of cut scars on ur wrist.i hate to ur body falling apart.i hate to see u frown.i hate it when i heard about ur suicidal attempts.i hate it when i can't help u in any ways. i feel so bloody useless.in everyone's life, there's always ups and downs. downs are periods where u can get stronger as a whole.i shall not say any further. i would like to see u really happy. not like hehe haha smile smile. but i would like to see a girl who glows with happiness.and i know u know who u are. please be happy.many loves from me to u, sweets.
