Crossroads

Now that you've received a bird's eye view on the human mind as it grows and develops, it's time to divulge what this blog is REALLY about: enjoying life at its fullest! There will be a time in your adult life when you will get to choose how to spend the remainder of your life. Do you want to die alone,
or die smiling with the people you love at your side, reminiscing on how you made their lives all the better?  Beautiful locales, exquisite cuisine, and simply unforgettable faces; here's a glance at what's in store. I'm sure you'll love these next couple of posts.

The Facades We Hide Behind

Babies never wear clothes. Most of the time, they just lie there naked. As they grow up, however, they start to cover themselves up. In fabric. In masks. In shame. The teen years usually emphasize this little fact extremely clear. The signs are evident even during childhood. Rarely do people manage to muster enough confidence within themselves without going through many obstacles that truly test their self-esteem. That is why many tend to conceal their true face behind the facade that society admires more. As they grow up, however, they become more in tune with who they really are. They begin to realize what they want and their place in life. Encountering this epiphany is a like a drink of fresh  water after years in the dessert. It is that day when our life truly begins.

Inception

"The child is the father of the man. We are all what childhood made us." A simple aphorism that no amount of wisdom in this world can contradict. It is a known fact that who we are now highly depends on the experiences and input we receive in the first few years of our lives. Surveys have shown that most people in their adult (ages 21-30) have become the way they are because of the values and doctrines that have been inseparable from their lives because of their parents.

Questions

Do you ever wonder? Why are we in the places we are? Why do we do the things we do? Why do we meet the people we meet? Ask others, ask yourself. Everyone has their own idea of purpose, passion, prejudice and the fruit they bare. But does anyone really know what life is really about? Does anybody really give a damn? Judging from the high rate of suicide we've been bombarded with recently, it appears many are bewildered to the point where hope becomes so faint that they've decided to end their string of stress and frustration with one solution: mortality. We all know what curiosity did to the cat. Hopefully, this blog can avenge the poor feline soul and many others while preventing thousands more to come at the same time. Call it an amateur self-help book, a compendium of  inspired knowledge, a journey into existentialism, call it what you wish. I only hope that the words written upon this digital layout can act as messiah to the eternally torturous demons of inquiry and question.

Introduction

Hey, I'm Evan Ray. I'm a 14-year-old boy who thinks he's better than all the others. I was born on December 13th, 1996, so I should be 15 but I'm a year below because at my old school, they grouped people who were born from the second half of the year as a grade under. I'm very easy to love and I'm a great friend even though no one has the guts to admit it. Judging by the smile on your face, I think you'll enjoy reading my blog.