My mindset at the moment.

I kind of just feel bleh.

Like, I had a good day, but some stuff just got me down. I really need to go do more athletic stuff. I don't feel like I'm very fit anymore, and need to get back to Taekwondo and the gym.

Anyway, since I know like nobody reads this, I guess I'll end here B)

The concept of honor.

I'd like to talk about honor. I couldn't sleep, so I got to watching some youtube videos and thought about the concept of honor.

So what is the greatest honor of all?

Is it being famous? Like Kim Kardashian? or famous like Bill Gates? Honor is defined in a coupe of ways:

One being "Nobility of soul" being virtuous acts, righteousness, magnanimity, and the scorn of meanness.

I guess the real idea is that honor in this way is defined by perceived virtuous acts oneself commits. But in reality, who is the real judge of virtue? (Hopefully not a single individual)

Author Richard Weismann wrote a book titled "Quirkology" in which, he discussed a survey conducted by U.S. world news in 1997. In which, patrons were asked, of the people on the list, how likely was each one to go to heaven.

Now, we know "heaven" as a marker of perceived virtuous conduct and personal integrity. So, this study may be quite illuminating to some people.

In the study, 52% of patrons said Bill Clinton was likely to go to heaven. 60% of people said that Princess Diana would. BUT only 79% of people said Mother Teresa was likely to go to heaven.

Another twist? Mother Teresa only came in second. So who was the first? Well, at a whopping 87%...the answer was..themselves. When people were asked if they themselves were likely to go to heaven, 87% of people said they were.

The idea pulled from this is that, who is the real judge of virtue? In this study, it shows that more people thought that they were more likely to go to heaven over Mother Teresa (a supposed figure of virtue).

In all reality, maybe the greatest honor in the world is to be the best person you can be. In this way, It's possible to live on a socio-centric ideal of honor, rather than an egocentric ideal of honor.

So, is the honor of being famous, like Kim Kardashian or Bill Gates, better than the honor of knowing you are an every day hero to a few people? Is the idea of you being merely a figure to a lot of people (to be just known) better than knowing that you are a hero to the people around you?

I'll end with this quote:
"After I'm dead, I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument, rather than why I do."- Cato The Elder

Random thoughts concerning absolutely everything and nothing.

So I think I'll do one more post before I sleep.

Right now, there's a lot on my mind. Currently stressed about college, trying to get things straightened around with my job as of August, while trying to keep up with my friends/girlfriend. Is it kind of sad that all of this leads me to do absolutely none of that?

Anyway, I'm going to really crack down on things now. I need to start getting stuff organized. Basically, I'm so busy in July that if I don't get this other stuff done now, I won't ever do it. I need to set up orientation for pima, and go take the necessary proficiency exams for my AVID tutoring position at Palo Verde next year.

I'm actually really excited for this year. I'm going to get more opportunities to exemplify my leadership ability, and make an impact on even more students lives. I guess, in all reality, I don't know how I got here. It seems like it happened over night, but I know it didn't. I owe a lot of what has happened to Andrea. She's helped me become the leader that I am. She gave me the opportunity to get involved, and saw the potential in me. She pushed me to come out of my own little world, and show the rest of the world what I have to offer, and what I could do.

Without that, I wouldn't have been president of YES or HOSA. I wouldn't have been able to go to T.I. and meet the amazing people I did. I wouldn't have been able to get up on stage at graduation night, and give a speech to my peers.
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Changing the subject, I'd like to talk about support.

I think that it's extremely important to support someone in what they do, and be there for them as much as you can. I know I certainly need that support, and I hope I can help my peers out in that way.

I know sometimes I don't deserve a lot of the opportunity I get. But, when I do have those opportunities, I'd like to know that I have people behind me, cheering me on.

I guess this is coming from the fact that my dad refused to go to my graduation ceremony. I don't get mad, or upset very easily, but it really did get to me. I mean, how could you not go to your oldest son's graduation? I guess he had his "reasons" but they didn't suffice in my opinion.

Anyway, the sun is coming up now, so I should get to sleep...(I really need to fix my sleep schedule, maybe I'll try that today...)

Because I was playing skyrim earlier, here's a riddle I came across:

There's a snake, a fox, a bear, and a wolf.

The riddle goes:

The first fears all, the second fears none.

The third eats what it can, preferably number one.

The fourth fears the second, but only when alone.

What's the order?

Just an interesting puzzle, and at 3:30 in the morning, this actually took me a couple tries. :P

So..about me.

Let's see...how do I describe myself?

I'm 18 years old, just graduated High School.

I'd say I'm a pretty relaxed person, but I have pretty strong opinions when I want to.

I have quite a few hobbies that I keep up with...one being video games. I love League of Legends, and I'm currently loving ranked 5v5 games with my bros.

I also like soccer; I've played since I was about 10. It's always been a passion of mine, but I don't think I'll pursue it competitively anymore, just for fun.

I play Yu-Gi-Oh. Yeah, I know, it sounds lame. In reality, it's a fun hobby for me, and I have a lot of respect for the community of people I play with. Contrary to popular belief, not all people who play card games are fat, with no social life. In reality, everyone's kind of like me. We do it for fun on weekends, and just hang out and talk about anything and everything at our favorite card shops. So before you judge anyone, just consider that we're not in line with that stereotype :)

I love martial arts. It's become more of a lifestyle for me than a hobby. Taekwondo, Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, all things I practice regularly. Mostly, I've been in formal Taekwondo training lately. (Meaning going to an actual school to train.) However, I do keep up with the other two at home.

I suppose the best way for someone to get to know me is simply to ask, and talk to me. So, I'll leave everyone to their own devices on that. :)

I guess this is the idea of this blog.

I'm making this blog simply to empty my thoughts into a page.

I hate physically writing things down; being left handed, the ink or graphite tends to just smear and make me mad. So, given that, I figure this is the easiest way to record thoughts, especially since I type at like 23412410234143 words per minute. 

I don't exactly know what to expect out of this blog, I'm not going to hope for millions of people to read it. But maybe something I write on here will help someone out in some way. Even then, that's enough to know that I made an impact.

So, what to talk about?.life...the universe...advice on things I've seen...popular topics..games...basically just the random B.S. I have floating around in my head.

Hopefully this is enjoyable for those of you reading it, I'll try to keep up with this as much as possible.

:)