Response...

In response to John's Post - Banning Books, Right or Wrong?

Just incase people might misunderstand, these are just my thought on banning books. I do not resent John, or his writing, I am just simply writing a response. 

Banning books are acceptable to "maintain the order of society"? I totally disagree with this. He quoted that this book should be banned because it contained the opinions of the author. What is wrong with that? Why can't his opinions be shared with the world? To become creative, to develop yourself into someone unique, to become different, you need to be surrounded by different types of people. The world is filled with millions and millions of people, and they are not all going to think the same, act the same, and have the same opinions. Each and everyone have their own 'spark' and I  don't think it's a bad idea to let it shine. His novel reveals realistic experiences and emotions. Yes, it might offend people or even be harmful to them. But not every book they read is going to satisfy them. In fact, this novel can teach you many things. Many life lessons, slightly experiencing what war was like, different styles and techniques that Vonnegut used, and the list can go on. If books were written to please everyone, many of the real experiences that people go through will be excluded, and instead it'd include something about education which leads into a decent career... and all those successful stories that inspire and motivates students to stay in school. But, that's not how life is. you can't just set your life and force it to follow certain instructions flawlessly. People make mistakes, and it is impossible to be perfect. Impossible. Take a step outside and watch people walk by (don't stare like a creep who watches their every movement). Look at their style of clothing, the way they walk, their face expressions, and just look at them. Aren't they all different? It doesn't matter if it satisfies you or not because they are presenting who they are. It is not for you or anyone to judge how someone is. 

The next post I found interesting was Christine's Blog - Kurt Vonnegut as a Massey Mustang. "When I picture Vonnegut on the same level as me as a Massey Mustang, I don't visualize some participative goody-two shoes. I see an outsider who skips class and doesn't put as much effort to do work or become a social butterfly". I definitely agree with this and I can just imagine him straight up. Vonnegut would definitely be one of those care-free kind of a student, who doesn't really... have a care in anything. The chill guy who smokes all the time, but very smart. A very smart guy who does not have enough motiviation to do any work what so ever. A guy who'd ace the English course but because he's good with grammar, or even punctuality, but because of voice. If he had Ms. Dagg, I would think that he'd have the potential to be successful in that course because his voice is absolutely outstanding, and very unique as well.

For the final response I chose Harry's blog Kurt Vonnegut: Underground hipster?

"But he still could be categorized as what I would call an 'underground artist.'"

Wow I honestly did not know he wrote about underground artists.

"While the term comprises a range of different musical genres, they can typically share common values, such as the valuing of sincerity and intimacy; an emphasis on freedom of creative expression; an appreciation of artistic creativity"

I  think this definition is completely relevant to Vonnegut's personality, and even his style of wrting.

"Like a true hipster, Vonnegut knows that the mainstream's emphasis on materialistic values is nothing but a way to make yourself look worse and worse in the end."
Oh my goodness, okay, Mr.Lynn I honestly did not even know he wrote this blog. He totally emphasizes my point, but he phrased it a lot better.

Change.

A song that represents this novel very well-- in my opinion. Changes by 2Pac.

I have bolded the points that are relevant to the text.

The first point I see no changes, wake up in the morning and I ask myself... is life worth living, should I blast myself? Really made me think about Billy Pilgram, and even the prisoners of war. Except for the British soldiers, because they accepted it and played their game. But in the text when Billy allowed the soldier to take another shot at him, it was like he gave up on life, because he was so tired of everything. And it is relevant to the first quote I bolded because the artist is asking if life is worth living? Unless an individual has absolutely nothing or in some kind of unspeakable misery, no one in their right minds would question their life. The lyrics are about real emotions that the artist felt during his time, which is racial discrimination and he's talking about the tough times that he had to go through.

The second phrase I bolded: That's just the way it is, things'll never be the same, that's just the way it is.Reminds me of the Tralfamadorians, and even Billy. Because they believe in fate, they believe that if something is supposed to happen, then it will happen-- that's just the way it is. They just fit together very well. The artist is accepting how things are, like the Tralfamadorians. 

The third phrase I have bolded, And only time we chill is when we kill each other, it takes skill to be real.   It can definitely give an impression that killing each other is a common practice, since 'chill' means to be relaxed and care-free. Or the only time 'we' chill is when we kil each other. So it makes it seem like you can only see someone that's different from you when you kill each other. It sounds alike like war to me, because that's mainly the reason why there is war in the first place. Because of the two opposing team's differences. It takes skill to be real. I think to become real and to really define who you are, you need to see and feel different things in different environments. Or even being around your peers can make you realize things. I think 'it takes skill to be real' can also mean: Without life experiences, you don't know who you are, or where you fit. You definitely do need to try new things out and all that, to see what you are made out of.

Some things will never change. Sounds a lot like fate? That phrase just explained what 'fate' is, and how if things are supposed to happen, you can't change it. If you are 'destined' or 'fated' to marry a certain person, then you will marry that individual one way or another. But since 'fate' is one of the main themes in slaughterhouse 5, I thought I should add it in (it also relates very well). 

Come on come on
I see no changes wake up in the morning and I ask myself
is life worth living should I blast myself?
I'm tired of bein' poor & even worse I'm black
my stomach hurts so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatch
Cops give a damn about a negro
pull the trigger kill a nigga he's a hero
Give the crack to the kids who the hell cares
one less hungry mouth on the welfare
First ship 'em dope & let 'em deal the brothers
give 'em guns step back watch 'em kill each other
It's time to fight back that's what Huey said
2 shots in the dark now Huey's dead
I got love for my brother but we can never go nowhere
unless we share with each other
We gotta start makin' changes
learn to see me as a brother instead of 2 distant strangers
and that's how it's supposed to be
How can the Devil take a brother if he's close to me?
I'd love to go back to when we played as kids
but things changed, and that's the way it is

[Bridge w/ changing ad libs]
Come on come on
That's just the way it is
Things'll never be the same
That's just the way it is
aww yeah
[Repeat]

[2]
I see no changes all I see is racist faces
misplaced hate makes disgrace to races
We under I wonder what it takes to make this
one better place, let's erase the wasted
Take the evil out the people they'll be acting right
'cause both black and white is smokin' crack tonight
and only time we chill is when we kill each other
it takes skill to be real, time to heal each other
And although it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready, to see a black President, uhh
It ain't a secret don't conceal the fact
the penitentiary's packed, and it's filled with blacks
But some things will never change
try to show another way but you stayin' in the dope game
Now tell me what's a mother to do
bein' real don't appeal to the brother in you
You gotta operate the easy way
"I made a G today" But you made it in a sleazy way
sellin' crack to the kid. " I gotta get paid,"
Well hey, well that's the way it is

[Bridge]

[Talking:]
We gotta make a change...
It's time for us as a people to start makin' some changes.
Let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live
and let's change the way we treat each other.
You see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do
what we gotta do, to survive.

[3]
And still I see no changes can't a brother get a little peace
It's war on the streets & the war in the Middle East
Instead of war on poverty they got a war on drugs
so the police can bother me
And I ain't never did a crime I ain't have to do
But now I'm back with the facts givin' it back to you
Don't let 'em jack you up, back you up,
crack you up and pimp smack you up
You gotta learn to hold ya own
they get jealous when they see ya with ya mobile phone
But tell the cops they can't touch this
I don't trust this when they try to rush I bust this
That's the sound of my tool you say it ain't cool
my mama didn't raise no fool
And as long as I stay black I gotta stay strapped
& I never get to lay back
'Cause I always got to worry 'bout the pay backs
some punk that I roughed up way back
comin' back after all these years
rat-tat-tat-tat-tat that's the way it is uhh

[Bridge 'til fade:]
Some things will never change 

Vonnegut -- let's have a cup of tea.

If I ever had the privilege of meeting Kurt Vonnegut, first I'd tell him to quit smoking. Then I'd ask him questions about his novel Slaughterhouse 5. Questions like, how did you end up writing your novel in that form?! What made you so repetitive (not saying it's a bad thing, I actually think it's pretty unique)? How did you come up with a character like Billy? If I had to choose one question though to ask, I would ask how come you wrote your book the way it is, original, repetitive and all over the place? Or did you know people or judges will ban your book, if yes, what made you keep on writing?

Vonnegut's Funk -- originiality

Vonnegut's funk-- casual, simplistic, and creative. Definitely original and I think Slautherhouse 5 was definitely one of the books I really enjyoed reading because it wasn't like anything I have read. Many books I have read and even books that popular writers publish, a lot of them have one thing in common--Punctuality. The texts can seem very similiar to each other that way, the 'perfect' sentence structures. I really admire Vonnegut's writing and I prefer it. The sentences he develops are real, and readers will feel the emotions that Vonnegut is trying to convey, instead of trying to figure out what the sentence is trying to explain, because of all the fancy words used to construct it. Even though, Vonnegut is very repetitive, the points or the phrases that he repeats they are significant. I hope other authors were inspired by his writing that their is freedom when it comes to writing. People should stop trying to copy each other, instead they should focus on how to be different. The fact that he succeeded being original, is very inspiring.

Pick a moment ...

Jiggles have always enjoyed dancing. As a little ballerina, Jiggles became fairly flexible. In Korea the education system was strict-- not so much when you're young though. Around the age 5 to maybe 6, you had some freedom. So did Jiggles. She was shy, and she did not enjoy speaking out loud in class. Jiggles was tired and had to pee. She patiently waited for the ballet instructor to stop talking-- she didn't. After about half an hour, Jiggles was ready to let go. And so, she did. Jiggles felt a warm lurk of her urine leaking through her little ballerina suit. The ballet instructor finally closed her mouth and saw a little girl wet her pants. The ballet instructor picked up Jiggles and brought her to the bathroom to wash her up. Jiggles saw the other little ballerinas look over at the puddle. She laughed.

And so on. Jiggles then travelled in time to when she went to her first Tae Kwon Do tournament. She didn't win first place though, even though technicially she should have won atleast second place. Jiggles was only 10 back then, but she knew how to throw a kick here and there. Jiggles' opponent was around her height, a little more scrawny than her though, and looked about the same age as her. She looked like an amateur, just like most of the people at the tournament. She had a expression of a squirrel, but she was ready to fight for some acorns. The sparring began. After few minutes, when Jiggles got more comfortable sparring the girl, she raised her right leg and drop kicked her on her chest (they had cushiony protections on). The girl fell down and got right back on her feet. Except this time, it looked as if she has lost her acorns, her eyes filled with tears and she let it drip down her boney cheeks. Jiggles and her team knew she had atleast 12 points, but the referee decided to let her win. Because she cried.

And so, Jiggles decides to travel to when she was 14, when she began obsessing over the hip hop culture. Jiggles have discovered something beautiful. Freestyle of dance. And so on, Jiggles found many groups of people that admired it, as well. It completely took over her mind, and it was always the only thing in her mind. Jiggles went to couple of workshops, but the first one she was forced to do several things. The host has been close with Jiggles for a couple of years, who decided to enter her in the tournament. Jiggles wore heavy shoes, which kept dragging her feet, so she took it off. It was her turn to battle her opponent. Jiggles slipped. Not once or twice, several times. It was her first experience in battling someone, but she enjoyed it. So did everyone else. They were big supporters and gave Jiggles a hug and a high-five here and there.

And so on.

Thank you... [thoughts & feelings toward the text]

What is life-- how did we get here, who got us here, and why are we here? What makes us real, how are we real... are we actually real? Are thoughts that race through my mind every time I read slaughterhouse 5. In Vonnegut's text, he talks about how we are living in specific moments, and fate. Is there really such thing as fate? I think Billy and the Tralfamadorians were calm and accepted life because they only believed in fate. I believe that love is one of the main, one of the most important and one of the most beautiful factor of life. And I think Billy never really felt true love, so he never fought, he never even tried to change anything. But when there is something you love, something to fight for, fate doesn't really cross their mind, because free will takes over. Because you want to hold onto that love of yours, and you wouldn't want it to get hurt in any way. Even though Vonnegut casually described a little bit about his war experiences, I felt many things-- I was able to discover just a little bit about what it's like at war and what soldiers experience, and reading this text made me want to thank the soldiers that fought for us. But also at the same time I feel great sympathy and made me realize the measure of violence at war... and it is just cruel. I really wish that someday there will be world peace, where everyone gets along and everyone can just enjoy their life not worrying about anything else. I honestly cannot thank enough for the soldiers that fought for us for this freedom, and it is sad that we cannot do anything in return. All we can do is thank them... and when even if we thank them a billion times, it's not quite enough.

If I was ever trapped in a zoo...

I would go insane. I can't be trapped, are you crazy? I can barely sit still unless i'm extremely tired. People have to be FREEEEEE, they need freedom! But it WOULD be pretty awesome in a way. Because the audience or the tralfamadorians will be amazed by you. Just simply amazed by everything you do. If you fart or if you pick your nose, instead of getting a disgusting reaction you'll get a 'ooooooh, wow! fantastic!' y'know?! So you can pretty much just run around naked and do whatever you want and go crazy! But I guess if other human beings were there it'd be kind of embarrassing. Honestly though, that's how you should be feeling everyday, even infront of humans. I'm not telling you to strip and go around running like a maniac, but really you are different from everyone else.  Each individuals are different from everyone else and they should really embrace it. YOU are the only you in this world! You can do anything and everything you want in this world, technically. Seriously you are a one in a million. No one should be able to bring you down, because as long as you know what's special and important to you... then just care about what matters. Don't let anyone stop you.

... hi

For all the people that actually read my blogs, sorry for all the grammatical errors and ... stuff. Just trying to prove you that grammar and punctuality do not matter when you're writing and have a say in something! If you don't understand any of my blogs then I am sorry... but yeah. okay...

Vonnegut, can you rap for us?

(The guy in the picture is not a rapper. But he is beautiful)
I think if Vonnegut was to become a 'musical artist', he'd definitely be a rapper. Like his novel Slaughterhouse 5-- it's very steady, and the narrative flows the same throughout the text, and even though there are dramatic events. Like a rapper, it feels like Vonnegut is rhyming his experiences in the same tone. Unlike a pop singer, or an R&B singer where they can sing in a high pitch or a low pitch. Vonnegut just delivers his words and feelings straight forward, not in a creative tone, but creative enough. His words are so interesting that people will be hooked onto the lyric and listen carefully what he'd write about instead of just repeating 'imma be imma be imma imma imma be' throughout the song. I admit, it is very catchy but is there a deep meaning to it? Many rappers convey their life through music. At least many of the old school ones. Recent rappers have been sucked into the public, but it isn't their fault since that's how the society is changing into. But that's another topic. In all honesty, he'd actually be a decent rapper. In my opinion at least. Reading a couple of his poetry already shows the depth of his words. The genuine meaning behind specific phrases. It'd be a fun rap to listen to and to even figure out what he's trying to convey.

Underground Hip Hop music & Vonnegut...

Regularly enjoying at least a little bit of hip hop music on daily basis, I have realized that many of the artist's underground songs are much better than their 'top' hit songs. The style of music, the beat, and mostly the lyrics. Lyrics that consists of what goes on the artist's mind, what goes on in their life, their daily experiences and it's just simply fascinating. But when you listen to their hit songs, it's about what the public, the society wants so they can get famous, so everyone can enjoy their music. It seems really fake to me, and people really need to listen to the artist's actual and real music, not their newest album, which are songs and lyrics which attribute to sex, money and partying. Anyways, thinking about this reminded me of writers, Vonnegut especially. Maybe some authors do the same thing like some of the artists? Publishing something for the public and the society, but not for themselves. Getting all their verb tenses right, following every rule for grammar, punctuality and blah blah blah... so it looks good and everyone will like it, and it will impress them. In my opinion, I think Vonnegut wrote the novel for himself, and to the people that he dedicated his novel to. I really don't think that he wrote it to 'impress' couple of judges or to make money. I think he wrote it to gather all his memory, to look back at his life and experiences and feel what he felt in those moments and he simply just conveyed all of it in a novel. Clearly he wasn't trying to impress anyone, like his text is so plain and simple but it's so complicated and even tricky. I'm very glad that there are authors like Vonnegut, a true writer like Vonnegut who's not afraid to publish something that people might not like, but publishing it because it's real experiences that he desires to share with the public. It's like a hip hop artist, or any artists creating their 'underground' music/songs, and publishing it and not being afraid of people's judgement and whether the song would make them some money or not. True artists are the artists that compose their own music and publishing it because they want to share what their love and life is like. Sharing everything that creates them, everything they've been through to become who they are now, anything that makes them feel alive, and sharing their music because they put their soul into it. Yes, I agree, I bet it can be very tempting to publish a song that people will like because of the lyrics because then many people will like the song and you will make some money. But really... someone that can write beautiful poetry and put it into a song, then suddenly transforming their whole outlook on music and turning those beautiful poetic words and phrases to: let's get money, let's get pussy, let's all get wasted, we so dope... it just kills me. What happened to old school hip hop? What happened to people being real? Why does everyone have to be so alike from each other now? Why can't we appreciate that we are all different individuals with all different kinds of talents? Anyways, what I am trying to say is that Vonnegut's novel slaughterhouse 5 is very real. He expressed and shared many of his personal insights and imaginations. I believe that his intentions was to share a few moments that he's been through, to show you his side or a soldier's view of war.

You Are Beautiful --

If I had to write a novel right now at this age, I think I'd like to write about a character of any age who defines pure honesty, a real character who only know and speak the truth. A fearless character that is capable of shouting at any individual and give them a lecture that can change an individual's whole perspective of life and teach them that originality is definitely always better than a copy (one of the quotes stated on a poster in the school somewhere). It can be anyone who gets on the character's nerve by committing something unfaithful, whether it be in a relationship between lovers, or just any type of relationship, or just simply going against their morals and righteousness of a human being like-- lying, hustling, bullying, and the list can go on.

What I mean by that is, being a high school student, I am surrounded by many type of people whom attribute to many different types of characteristics and personalities. Through experiences being in a specific situations made me encounter countless numbers of phonies, liars, selfish and conceited individuals that range from age 5 to like adulthood. I know, like come on, by adulthood people should be mature enough to stop being so fake and grow up. Personally experiencing and seeing all these types of people just really gets on my nerve. But the thing is, even though most of the time I want to tell people off and just blow up on them... I just can't. If it isn't my business then I really shouldn't be minding their business. Oh ho, but if they are people I know, or people I know are involved, I would definitely go nuts. By nuts, I mean blow up on them and give them a 2 hour lecture why they should not be talking smack, or why their actions are wrong and whatnot. I know it might seem kind of odd, and old fashioned but honestly if I know that they're only doing that to 'look' cool infront of their 'friends' and peers, I wouldn't just leave it alone. Whenever I look back and think about those situations it always makes me wonder 'what if'. If I had the chance to write a novel, I want to describe all these scenarios that high school students may experience and have this strong character to speak my mind and say all the things I wanted to say to specific people, do all the things I wanted to do and just let it flow with all the possibilities. Because the novel would just be all of my imaginations and scenarios and I would be able to create whatever I want.

 In addition to what I was contemplating, even in public I would see all these people trying to lie and seem innocent (which they are not) and loyal at the same time. That my friends, is a big joke. I would call them two-faced ____.   I think the main reason why people, especially in high school change is because they want to become popular. But honestly, is it worth it? To completely become invisible to everyone and even to yourself? You're pretty much just faking yourself to be cool. What does popularity really symbolize? What does popularity really do to people, especially the innocent ones? Yeah, a lot of people know you and you know about a billion people have like trillion friends on facebook. Ok, first of all do you actually KNOW them or have met them, or are you just being (excuse my language) a social whore that just wants to be recognized by everyone and get a lot of attention. What do you GET from that? If you are a guy, you get girls, you get props for getting 'laid'. Girls, you get guys and get laid and people start calling you other inappropriate words, or they think you're extremely attractive but will still call you other inappropriate words. After you get out of high school how many of these people are you ACTUALLY going to know and TALK to? I really, truly, believe that popularity is not EVERYTHING you need in high school. You don't need to be popular to be happy. It's those one or two friends that really matter and care about you, the ones that'll stick with you through thick and thin (not to sound cheesy), and the ones that are real to you and to themselves. I really wonder if just one person can change people's minds and perspective on originality, and popularity. And that is one of my reasons why I would write a novel about this topic.

Ok, I think I got a little off topic, but every time I talk or even think about the people that transforms into a monster because they are afraid of revealing who they truly are, just gives me the urge to beat a punching bag or something. And I'm not even that violent, even though I am a black belt. So anyways, I'm basically trying to say that I want to write about some of the real stuff that students in high school can experience and have that one character that changes it all. Yep, all. Anything and everything. Completely. I know, it's cliche and I'm sure other authors have wrote about this, but honestly I think if there was a book like that, about a character that just fixes everyone up and to transform all those phonies and liars back to who they truly are and how they really should be... It would be a beautiful book. And I would call it 'You Are Beautiful'. Because really, everyone is beautiful in their own way. Not everyone has perfect hair, perfect nose, and perfect whatever. The imperfections can really enhance your beauty. Who's to tell you're imperfect or perfect anyway? What do they know. I think being brave, and accepting who you are as a person, accepting your imperfections are qualities that make a beautiful person.

Literature...

I believe that there is no right, nor wrong, way to write and to express one's mind. Every individual should potentially have the 'freedom' to write about what he or she desires, about just anything that they desire to express. I don't think it's right for people to judge, or criticize harshly just because they have majored in English or creative writing or whatnot, since it is not up to anyone else to tell you that an individual's writing is wrong, unsophisticated, and unappealing. So what if you can write all formal, punctual and all that? Do they sound free, are they expressing what they really want to say? Or are they just following all the rules so it looks formal and correct? Yeah, sure, you get props for going to university or college for learning how everyone should write. But really? Can you really be taught on how to 'be yourself' and say what you really want to say? Whoever bans these books are basically saying, 'we don't like how you write, so we're not going to show any other people your writing, so please go to school and learn how to write'. Foul language, sexual content, drugs and violence are probably the main reasons why books get banned. Many of these books are about real things that people experience, or what an individual really believe in or take interest in. You can't tell them to not write about something they feel strongly passionate for. Even though foul language are offensive, but they do emphasize alot on what they're trying to say so it should be allowed especially for the English department. It's totally different from when you use foul language in a conversation with a friend and using it in a proper content when you're writing. People and writers, should not be 'limited', especially when it comes to writing.

To feel alive...

An individual can feel love, feel pain, feel many things. Breathing in that fresh scent of air out in the morning, looking up in the sky... makes me feel so alive. In my opinion, being alive is to feel the people around yourself, to feel your heart beating, to feel real to yourself and the ones around you. Vonnegut's quote: 'How nice-- to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive', even at first glance, it definitely gave an impression that it was Vonnegut's piece of writing (well, to me at least).  His creative and blended style of sarcastic, humorous, and really casual tone really grasps my attention because it's so unique. It's quite different, and I love it. He can be very straight forward, but really descriptive at the same time. But anyways, back to the quote. Reading that quote right off the sheet of paper gave me two impressions: either a heartless individual, who does not feel anything, getting a full credit for being alive, or someone who actually passed away and cannot feel anything anymore getting a full credit for being alive. Either way, it is impressionable that the quote is very sarcastic because obviously, it is not 'nice' for someone to feel nothing, and get a full credit for being alive. It can definitely seem rude depending on how you interpretate it. Seeing as it is though, it's not such a pleasing quote. He makes it seem like that person should not be credited for being alive which can indicate that the individual is useless since the individual does not feel. Kind of harsh, don't you think? Even though every individual should definitely be happy, and really live each moment to their fullest, but still I don't think that it is right for someone to judge another if they should be credited for being alive or not. The more I read SH5, the abruptness of his writing becomes kind of... casual in a way I suppose? And I've adapted to his style of writing. His writing is really addictive in a way, because you constantly discover something new about his writing and it's amusing.

Meant to be...

Even though I believe that both fate and free will both exist in reality, I am slightly more leaning towards 'fate' rather than free will. 'Free will' in my opinion, is able make slight adjustments to change how your outcome occurs, but I believe that if something is supposed to happen, it will happen. If you believe in miracles, then it's a whole different topic since miracles can change anything, especially fate. Fate can obviously be very frightening for many people and that's where free will comes in to play, people will do almost anything to avoid what they don't want to experience. Either they accept the fact that they have to go through what they're meant to go through, or they will be in denial and attempt changing their fate with their power of free will. Yes, the future isn't written in stone, and even though fate and the future are related, that's not always the case. You don't know when fate will hit you, when it will come at you, and it's beyond your control to change it. It might relate to your past or your presence, and without you even realizing it, it will suddenly hit you out of the blue. You're always busy living your life, you don't stop in the middle of the street and just think about what move you should make to change your fate. If you're meant to meet someone, then you will meet that person one way or another. You might meet him/her when you bump into the individual in the street, you might meet him/her by someone else introducing you, no matter how much you try avoiding the individual, the outcome will mostly likely be meeting the individual. I think as human, there are just things you cannot control and fate is one of them.

Slaughter House 5

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