What is mine? I’ve had a number of conversations recently with family and friends about life; living life, loving people, doing things for others, etc, and how we can do these things in the way that Jesus did them. It all started a couple of months back when a friend and I were talking about how we were going from a spiritual point of view. As the conversation came to a close, she challenged me with two questions: was I loving God with all my heart, soul, mind and strength? Would I be willing to sell all of my possessions, give the money to the poor, and follow Christ completely, trusting in him for provision of my needs?
Following this conversation I felt rather miserable for a while, a feeling which was completely unjustified since there was nothing to be miserable about. Still, I felt like I wasn’t doing so well in the faith department. I knew, somewhere amidst feeling sorry for myself, that what was said in the aforementioned conversation was not a criticism but a challenge. My friend didn’t ask me these things because she didn’t think I was doing them, or because she expected me to sell everything I had right there and then, and go and live on the streets. I thought, and prayed, or tried to pray but couldn’t find words, so I just kept thinking. Thankfully God knows our thoughts and hearts better than we do. Even after I’d come out the other side of the “woe is me” phase, I still continued to think. What did it really mean to love God with everything? And what would it actually be like if I sold absolutely everything I owned? It made my brain hurt. Those two things are tough to think about, and doing what they ask is even tougher. Actually doing those things—loving God with everything, and demonstrating that love by being selfless, humble, and all of the other things that God tells us to do in the bible, is really quite insane, it’s a completely different way of thinking and living to how the rest of the world lives. People would most likely label you a freak. Maybe that’s why no one seems to do it; that’s certainly one of the reasons why I haven’t. I also haven’t because I’ve been unsure of how to go about it, particularly when looking at society the way that it is today. I’ve read about it in the book of Acts, which describes life for the first Christians, but that was 2 millennia ago! What would it look like to live in that way in our current society? Could it still work, considering that it was completely counter-cultural? Now that I think about it, it was counter-cultural back then. Everything Jesus did and said went against what the world did and said. So what happened? We see an amazing and vibrant church growing in Acts, but where is it now?
There are so many more examples I could write about; the money drop on the New York Stock Exchange, Shane’s experience in jail after being arrested for sleeping on the streets with homeless people, his journey through Iraq during the war, or the Christians in little communities who are living like the communities of the early church, coming along side those who are struggling. As I read, I started to see how "me" focused we can be, how I am. However, these amazing stories did not make me feel guilty as they so often do. Shane wrote in a way that was convicting without taking me on a guilt trip, showing me that there is still hope for our broken world, rather than simply making me feel ashamed for not having done enough. I was also reminded that as much as we like to take ownership of things, everything is God's. Nothing really belongs to us, we can't take it with us when we die.
I feel like I’m starting to understand what it means to love and to give in the way that God wants us to, but understanding these things is one thing, living them is another. As the Paul Kelly song says, from little things big things grow, so maybe I need to start with the little things, taking small steps of faith and trusting that God will do something with them.
One final thing: The Irresistible Revolution offers some tips on sustainable living, including running your car on veggie oil! That’s cool. It’s at times like these I wish I could drive. :-)
I've been feeling a little under the weather today. I didn't eat properly yesterday, and a lot of what I did eat contained sugary goodness. Today my body has been telling me it didn't like being hit with so much sugar, or at least I assume that's what it's doing. Who knows; bodies are interesting things.
Anyway, I really haven't felt hungry for most of the day. i was meant to go out for dinner with my bible study but decided staying home and having an early night was necessary. One of my housemates came home so i went downstairs to say hi, and found her in the kitchen. She was cooking dinner, and offered to make me some as well; she just brought me a big bowl of soup and a bread roll. It's exactly what I needed, and for the first time all day I felt like eating.
Happiness Meme thing So, i was tagged to do this ages ago by caity_bookworm and have been meaning to post, but you know, stuff happens and time disappears. However, I'm finally going to take up the challenge, posting for 8 consecutive days about something that made me happy. Since most people have already done this I don't think I'll have many people to pick on to join me, but that's ok, it may get me into the habit of updating more regularly. I know, this meme was "so last month" but I'm doing it anyway.
So, I'm going to jump on the bandwagon and also tag sjtaylor since he *still* hasn't updated his journal.
This morning I got a call from my supervisor saying she was unwell. While I feel for her and do hope she recovers soon,, I was happy as i get a day off from placement! I'm really enjoying placement this semester, but I'm welcoming the break and a chance to catch up on bits and pieces.
I'm typing this with wet hair and starting to get cold, so I think a hair dryer is in order.
“Hey Imran in LG Mand. I just thought I would do a quick post to let you know that I am in fact still alive. It's all ok but I've recently moved house and we don't have any internet at the moment which is making life exceedingly difficult. So I've got fairly limited option to check my email and my LiveJournal and Facebook and all those sort of things and of course ___ type stuff but if ___ it's not hugely important but none the less quite frustrating but I just called to say hello and check in and kinda see how you're doing really and tell you that I haven't forgotten about you or about updating. You'll get a proper update eventually Monday and that I will hopefully be online again soon.”
Voice Post In this post, i complain about the fact that the Australian voicepost number is still cutting off after a minute, and that I wish it would be fixed soon. I then go on to say that this is entry 101--2 entries in one day is quite a record for me, it doesn't happen very often. Perhaps one of my new year's resolutions should be to update my lj more frequently. I conclude the post by randomly changing the topic to tea. Mum has this plastic container containing lots of square compartments to put your teabags in. I'm not sure if that's what it's for, but she uses it for storing teabags anyway. So, we have pepermint tea in one compartment, but now the rest of the tea tastes like pepermint, with a hint of the original tea flavour. So at the moment I'm drinking English Breakfast tea which really tastes like pepermint with milk and sugar, and a tiny hint of English breakfast. Someone described pepermint tea with milk and sugar as tasting like chocolate mint slice biscuits. I can sort of see the resemblance, just without the chocolate. OF course I didn't get to say all of this in the voicepost.
Have a fantastic day doing whatever you're doing. The plan is to encode a bunch of minidiscs, and maybe catch up on some emails. I've got into the Christmas spirit with the carol cd's playing--the traditional, British carols with the cathedral choir and organ, none of this modern stuff. Hahahaha.
“I really wish that the Australian voice system will be fixed so that we could well cos it wouldn't just cut us off when we ready like it did before. So everything she wanna do ___ call Eric or to and choose him in one day doesn't happen very often. Maybe one of my New Years resolution should be to update my LiveJournal more frequently. Yeah that's all I had to say really but that 100 ent(?), entry. Ill just made a cup of tea before and my mum as this, this like tea box kinda like this box it as a lot of little compartments in it where you can put your tea bags in it. I'm not sure if that's what it's for but that's what she's using it for and so we have peppermint tea in one compare but now all the other types of tea just taste like peppermint tea with a hint of whatever the other tea was supposed to be. So I've got like English breakfast tea with milk and sugar but it kinda taste like that peppermint tea with milk and sugar in it.”
Voice Post The auto-transcriber guy doesn't understand me! :( I actually said that this is a significant entry for me, as it's my 100th entry in lj! I know that some people will be like, that's great, I've written 300 entries or whatever, but it has taken me a long time to get to this point. It's taken me 3 years, actually. My LJ has often been neglected and forgotten, so this is a very proud moment of my life. (Oscar speech thanking Mum, Dad, friends etc.) I really talk crap sometimes. I'm going to look back at this in ten years and cringe. Maybe I should delete it. :)
“Hello LiveJournal people, it's me. I just thought I'd do a voice post because this is a very insignificant entry. It is in fact my 100th entry in the LiveJournal. Yeah I know you're probably saying well that's great. I've written 300 entries or whatever but it's taken me quite a while to get at this point about 3 years actually since I've had my, my LiveJournal and it's often been neglected and forgotten. So I'm just a very proud moment in my life and you know just like to thank my mum and my dad and like you know you guys who just like gonna didn't read my journal but ___ and I'd like to thank like, like all my ___ friends cos you guys are just like awesome. Anyway yeah. So that's, that's very exciting. So I would do a voice post to you to celebrate”
Faith, Ministry and Healing A few months ago, late one Tuesday afternoon, I was on my way home from placement. I was on the train, lost in my thoughts and trying not to fall asleep, when my attention was caught by a conversation taking place further down the carriage. "In the bible, there's a story about..." I forget the rest of the conversation, but over the next 5 minutes this guy proceeded to talk to a couple of people about the bible, Christianity, church, etc. I started to wonder if he was doing the rounds with everyone on the train, and if he came to talk to me, would I get the "God can heal you" spiel? Not long after thinking this, someone came and sat across the aisle from me, and I had my suspicions. ( here's what happened )
I've been doing a lot of thinking since this conversation took place, about both his way of ministry, and faith and healing.
There’s a lot to think about here, and I need to give it all some more prayer and consideration, and try and get my head around all the stuff I’ve just written about. For now, however, chocolate and tea are needed.
Interesting Article I received an email not long ago on the YBCV list, containing an article by an American woman highlighting the problems of braile literacy. It's proof of the importance of the need for specialist education services for blind/vi students.
update on closure of school There have been several developments which have occurred in the last week relating to the closure of the Vision Australia School.
I managed to make it to the press conference on Thursday; it was moving to hear stories of parents and supporters of the school and the need for specialist education, and I feel that everyone came away with a greater passion to fight for the establishment of a new educational facility. It's a shame the press didn't turn up.
The lack of media attention didn't seem to dampen people's spirits, and the conference still went ahead, with the organisers planning to give the proceedings to the press at a later stage.
A website has been developed containing news articles, an online and printable petition, information on the proposal for the establishment of a new school, and a blog with videos and letters of concern from parents, students and supporters. I encourage people to go and take a look at the site, and sign the petition. If you're in Victoria, you can download the print petition which will be submitted to parliament. If you're interstate or overseas, please sign the online petition and let our government know that there are people across Australia and the world who are concerned about the education of blind and vision impaired children. http://www.whitecane.info
A facebook group, Save the Education of Blind Children, has also been created, so please take a look at it as well.
Closure of Vision Australia School. Please read! Last year, Vision Australia sold the property of the Burwood school for Blind and Vision Impaired students. The school has around 18 full-time students, and around 120 children in mainstream schools who regularly attend programs run at the school where they receive specialist support in areas including braille, sport, music and technology.
To everyone's knowledge, Vision Australia were going to relocate the school and continue with education services. Recently, the decision was made between Vision Australia and the Victorian Government to close the school and stop education services. It appears that Vision Australia feel that all students should be mainstreamed, and those that are unable to be mainstreamed should attend special schools (that do not cater specifically for blind students with special needs). Not only will the school be closed, but the visiting teacher service will also cease to continue, with all visiting teacher services being provided through the Department of Education (DOE). The visiting teacher service provides specialist teachers who visit blind and vision impaired students in mainstream schools to ensure they are receiving adequate support and provide training in braille, technology etc. The service is stretched enough as it is (in both Vision Australia and the DOE), so now that the service is being stopped, the DOE are going to struggle even more to provide adequate and appropriate services for its students.
Naturally, parents and students (both past and present) are furious. Below is information about an upcoming press conference which will be held this Thursday. If you wish to attend please comment and let me know, or contact Alan Lachman directly (details below.) Following the information re the press conference is a letter written by Graeme Mcgowan, a past student of the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (RVIB) school (which is now the Vision Australia School). It will give you some more background information about past education services and the importance of providing education services for blind and vision impaired children, not only for academic reasons but social reasons also. Graeme has circulated this letter to Vision Australia, the media and members of parliament. (Both Alan and Graeme have given me permission to post the information.) I'm not putting this behind a cut, as I feel that it's too important.
*** Information re Press Conference ***
Hi parents and supporters
I trust you agree it is the right time to launch our campaign to get a blind school. Christmas will be upon us and we really need to get a big message out there and collect through our website hundreds of mainstream blind andVI kids' stories. Once we've launched we can get a written school proposal done, including funding / location.
Our message is CHOICE for our kids, to give them what they need.
Please remember to repeat our website address on air and in the print media and request MAINSTREAM blind and VI kids and their parents to write to our website with their experiences of mainstream school life. (The website is not quite complete, but the address will be posted in the next day or two.)
Whether our new school is located alone or co-located with a mainstream or special school, we will cater for all kids: current mainstream enrolled kids doing an academic program plus those with special needs.
We'll be launching the Coalition at a Press Conference as follows:
Thursday the 13th of November 10:30 am (please arrive by latest 10 am) At: Level 5, 448 St. Kilda Road (Between the Toorak and St Kilda Road tram stop and the tram stop at St Kilda Junction) Melbourne
We must be gathered in mass numbers: parents, kids, past RVIB graduates (Graeme McGowan & others) and passionate supporters.
The following press are being invited right now: Channel 7 Channel 9 7.30pm report (ABC TV) The Australian (social issue feature writer) The Herald Sun The Age
Radio personalities who are being invited to allocate time In their programs to talk to us on air that day:
Ally Moore ABC 774 Neil Mitchell 3AW Derryn Hinch 3AW
Please confirm your attendance to me (and Michelle) - names and numbers please.
All the best.
Alan B. Lachman
Mobile tel. +61 (0)421 582 462
E-mail: alan.lachman@sctelco.net.au
*** Letter from Graeme ***
October 27 2008
My name is Graeme McGowan.
Congratulations! You and your wonderful organization have finally destroyed the last link with the ROYAL VICTORIAN INSTITUTE for the BLIND, a much loved and well known Victorian icon for over 140 years.
Just to tell you a bit about myself: I attended the RVIB nursery and school from 1953 to 1966 and then went to the Training Centre at St Kilda Road, where I learned piano tuning and repairing for two years.
In 1970, I secured full-time employment with Allans Music. In 1981, I did further training in America at the School of Piano Technology for the blind in Vancouver, Washington State.
Since October, 1982, I have successfully run my own small business, sub contracting to a number of prestigious music companies, including Allans Music, Billy Hyde Music and Bernies Music Land, and currently have a large, thriving, private clientele part of which, I'm proud to say has been RVIB.
Now that your organization has succeeded in "breaking" what the Institute did and stood for, it's obvious to me and many others that you no longer have any regard for those of us who have been totally blind all our lives. Your main focus seems to be in aged care. You now appear to have no interest whatsoever in the real needs of blind children and adults.
When I grew up, we had three totally blind teachers who became role models and mentors for all of us, and to this day we value and respect their hard work, huge commitment and their unstinting support. The man who taught me piano tuning, Dick Sutcliff, was also blind. He was a brilliant musician, a highly regarded piano tuner and for many years he directed the blind orchestra.
It's a very sad time for blind people and your organization has blatantly destroyed everything to do with blind children's welfare. I recall last year your advertising for Carols by Candlelight specifically promoting the fact that funds raised from the event would benefit services for blind children. What has happened?
With regard to the closure of our school, how do you honestly expect families to adapt and cope alone in the mainstream system without adequate educational and peer support? As I understand it, there will no longer be regular contact between blind children and their specialist teachers who have provided valuable information and feedback to families for over 40 years. How will blind children maintain contact with each other as in the Skills Program? All that good work has gone down the drain. Many of these families have children with multiple disabilities. I can only imagine how the parents of these children must be feeling right now: ABANDONED, DISTRESSED, FRUSTRATED? People were given to understand the school would be relocated which now apparently will not be happening. What right do you and your board of management have making these decisions without any consultation with the parents of these children, not to mention the general run of the mill blind people. You have sold and closed St Kilda Road, and are in the process of closing 201 High Street, and the Burwood Special Education Centre. What has happened to the funds from these property sales?
I know many other blind people who are very distressed with the way your organization has gone about its destruction of the blind community throughout Victoria by closing down such wonderful facilities which have played an integral part in many of our lives for over a century. In the long term, these radical changes will undoubtedly have a lasting and detrimental effect on education and recreational activities such as blind cricket, skiing and other social programs.
What happened to the saying: "From the cradle to the grave." Did you know that was one of RVIB's most famous statements? They actually tried to look after ALL blind people. Are we living in the past? No. I don't think so.
At one time, there was the factory where any blind person could basically walk in and start work until something more satisfactory could be found. As you would no doubt be aware, employment is becoming more and more challenging and difficult for blind people today.
In closing, I would suggest you and your board of management take a long, hard look at what you are planning because if you don't, I fear there will be a tremendous backlash from the general public, and I, for one, hope there is. I intend raising public awareness with regard to your destructive decision-making policies by widely circulating this letter. You must take notice of what people are saying because if you don't, your organization will not, and cannot last in its present state.
Voice of a Saviour I've heard this song on the radio a few times, but it wasn't until yesterday that i actually stopped to pay attention to the lyrics. The line that made me start paying attention was "some people try to listen to a needle in their arm". It was a slightly depressing thought at 3:00 in the afternoon, but that thought soon faded. It wasn't an emo song as I'd expected it would be. :)
Some people try to listen to the bottom of a bottle Some people try to listen to a needle in their arm Some people try to listen to the money in their pocket Some people try to listen to another’s arms
{Chorus} You and I are not that different We got a void and we’re just trying to fill it up With something that will give just a little peace All we want is a hand to reach to Open arms that say I love you We’d give anything to hear The voice of a Savior
Some people try to find it with blind ambition Some people try to find it where no one else has gone Some people try to find it in the crowns of victory Some people get defeated and lose the strength to carry on
{Chorus}
Some people try to find it in the shadow of a steeple Some people try to find it in the back row pew Some people try to find it in the arms of Jesus That’s where I found it, how about you?
These words really resonated with me. Karl Jung believed that we're all born with a god-shaped hole in us which we try and fill with stuff. There are so many times when I've done this; eating crap food when studying, spending money on coffee at uni when I don't really need it, putting everything into uni work, friends, church. I'm not saying that any of these things are bad, or wrong, but too often i try and find peace or happiness from them rather than turning to God and letting him take care of my needs.
the events of last Friday I know this is a little overdue, but I wanted to write about my crazy Friday morning last week in more detail, as my voiceposts didn't quite do it justice, and to also enlighten those who may not have listened to them.
My morning started out rather well, considering that I hadn't slept properly. It was one of those nights where I woke up desperately needing the loo and a glass of water (no, i hadn't been drinking). One of my neighbours was still awake (it was 3:00 in the morning), so I poked my head through his door to find out why he wasn't asleep like sensible people should be. Normally I wouldn't have done that, but he'd been sick for the past two weeks with a chest infection, and had been surviving on little sleep for a while and since he wasn't getting better, I was worried about his health.
So, I went back to bed feeling wide awake. I then went from feeling cold to hot, so I spent the next couple of hours dozing fitfully, tossing and turning, and throwing my dooner around, something I rarely do. My alarm went off just as I was drifting into a deeper state of sleep, and it was time to drag myself out of bed and get ready to go to my music therapy placement.
I thought I had plenty of time to get ready, which i did, but for some reason eating breakfast took longer than I anticipated. I didn't even get to finish my cup of Earl Gray tea because it was too hot to drink, and I didn't have time to wait for it to cool down. :(
I rushed out the door, cane in one hand, a handbag over one shoulder containing my Braillenote, wallet, phone etc, and guitar in its case on my back. I began running, as much as one can with a cane, to the tram stop. Running with a cane isn't a fantastic idea, but I've done it a few times and seem to be mastering it a little better. Still, I wouldn't recommend it, as you're concentrating so much on getting to where ever you're going that you stop concentrating on what's around you, and it throws your spatial perception out considerably. I reached a small intersection and waited impatiently for the lights to go green. This next part of the story is what i voiceposted about. The lights changed and i dashed across the road. I reached the traffic island in the centre of the road and began to cross to the other side. I stepped off the island and stumbled slightly...and then my shoe came off.
Several thoughts went through my mind in the next two seconds: "Oh, crap, where did it go? How am I going to find it? I could crawl around on the road and look for it, but the lights could go red and I could get hit by a car." (These lights stay green for quite a while so I had plenty of time, but you never think rationally when you panic). "Maybe I should go back to the traffic island and wait for the lights to finish their cycle, and try and find the shoe when they turn green again...but my shoe could get run over by a car and I'll have to go to placement with one shoe! I wonder if there's someone around who can help me...but it's 7:30 in the morning, so it's unlikely I'll see anyone." At this point, I began to walk backwards to the traffic island, and suddenly a voice called: "go to you're right a bit!" Over to my left was a guy sitting in his car at the intersection. I began searching for the elusive shoe with my cane and my foot, and found nothing. The guy was giving me further instructions but I couldn't hear what he was saying. I heard his car door open and he raced over and retrieved my shoe. I appologised and thanked him quickly, looking rather flustered, before hurrying across the road. As he got back into his car I almost had a colision with the traffic light poll. "take it easy," called my rescuer as he prepared to drive off. "Take it easy?" I thought as I continued down the street, "I'm running late and might miss my train and he wants me to take it easy?" He was right though. if I missed my train there was nothing I could do about it accept wait for the next one, so I took his advice and walked a little more slowly to the tram stop. I hadn't been there long when a tram arrived, and I made it to the station. As i was navigating my way through the masses of people at Flinders St, to add insult to injury, someone tripped over my cane and didn't appologise. Thankfully it didn't break, and I made it to my platform just as my train was pulling in.
Thinking about the morning's incident made me smile for the rest of the day. As caity_bookworm said in her comment to my voicepost, hurrah for embarrassing blindy moments.
Current Mood: amused Current Music:the garage door closing
“Hello Everyone, it's mine ___. I was obviously he's sure like reading my front page you know that it was me. I only discovered that the Australian West coast number is up and running again so I thought I'd just kind of check in and see how everyone is doing and I don't really have a lot to say or I do but if he's gonna cut me off after mins so I am not going to say too much instead I shall right an entry at some point. It was an interesting train story that I would like to share with you though but it's kind of getting at home when I start picking up you know so I'm going to go and do that. Hope everybody has a great day enjoying the sunshine if it's sunny where you are and if not I hope you stayed warm or some how or something. Take care and I'll haven't ___. Bye.”
birthday wishes A happy birthday for yesterday to my Grandma, not that she reads this, but happy birthday anyway!
Also, happy birthday complete with birthday hugs for the 17th to k29 and sjtaylor and to R, if you read this, for today.
problems with lj site It seems that the livejournal front page has been changed, or perhaps parts of it have mysteriously disappeared into cyberspace, never to be seen again.
When I go to the front page, the writers block section which is usually somewhere near the top isn't there. Some of my journal comments are also missing. In the entry I posted with the punctuation mark quiz, evalys made two comments, which are now also missing. (E, did you delete them by any chance?)
Has this happened to anyone else?
A couple of months ago, ybcv took on its next project of writing a booklet we’ve entitled “Blind Living: Hair, Beauty and Fashion”. The booklet aims to give people who are blind/vision impaired ideas, tips and tricks on hair, makeup and fashion.
Book Structure Following a general introduction, there will be an individual chapter on hair, makeup and fashion. Each chapter will consist of a general overview of the chapter, “Questions and Answers from the Professionals”, tips and tricks from people who are blind/vi, and a final section written by an occupational therapist on how they can assist people in the areas of hair, beauty and fashion. The occupational therapists who have contributed to the booklet are from Guidedogs Victoria and Vision Australia We’ve written the Questions and Answers from the Professionals section with the assistance of staff at The Bodyshop Chez Dianne Hairdressing and fashion students from RMIT
Our final chapter of the book will be dedicated to disaster stories. It is for this chapter, and for the sections on tips and tricks in the other chapters that we would like some help. So, do some brain storming, and comment with your ideas, tips and tricks. Are there particular hair styles you find easy to do as a blind person? How did you go about learning these? Do you apply your own makeup? If you’re a total, how do you differentiate between colours of makeup, or do you just stick to one or two colours? As with the hair, how did you learn to apply makeup? Any techniques you can recommend? When it comes to choosing clothes, how do you go about this? How did you go about finding a look that suits you? With hair, makeup and fashion stuff, who do you trust for sound advice as to whether you look nice or completely ridiculous? Any tips on organizing? E.g. using sock tucks to keep your socks together so you don’t end up going out with mismatched feet, using a hair dryer with a straightener attached rather than a general straightener, using a colour identifier for your clothing.
Are there any disaster stories you can share? Like the time you went out with your t-shirt on inside out, or you had two pairs of shoes that were different colours that felt exactly the same, and you went out wearing one blue shoe and one black? Or maybe you bought an item of clothing at the recommendation of a sales assistant, only to come home and have your mum tell you you look like a bit of a tart? These are some of the stories we’ve collected so far.
For Australian people who want to comment, if you don’t mind, your name will be enetered into a draw to win a voucher for the Bodyshop, and your name will also be included in the booklet with your comment or story. For those overseas, you’re still welcome to enter but since you don’t have the bodyshop the vouchers probably aren’t going to be useful for you, sorry. I’ll talk to the YBCV committee and see if perhaps we could work out an alternative idea.
Once the booklet is completed it will be made available free of charge online, or in large print, braille and audio upon request.
Thanks for reading, and I look forward to seeing your comments.
because everyone else is doing it... No, I'm not a conformist...really I'm not. I'm just bored, and procrastinating. I was hoping to get a different answer, as the majority of those I've seen so far got exactly the same one.
You Are a Question Mark
You seek knowledge and insight in every form possible. You love learning.
And while you know a lot, you don't act like a know it all. You're open to learning you're wrong.
You ask a lot of questions, collect a lot of data, and always dig deep to find out more.
You're naturally curious and inquisitive. You jump to ask a question when the opportunity arises.
Your friends see you as interesting, insightful, and thought provoking.
(But they're not always up for the intense inquisitions that you love!)
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