thebatmanpartone.

"you traveled the world. now you must journey inwards, to wat you really fear: it's inside you; there's no turning back. your parents death was not your fault. your training is nothing. the will is everything. if you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, you become something else entirely. are you ready to begin?"

i've never gone the party, drug, or sex route, but i've had my fair share of false contentment, searching for things to give me purpose and happiness and strength and satisfaction. i've looked outward, thinking a relationship would fill my heart. i've turned to pity, feeding off the compassion and hospitality of others. i've tried the god route, praying that he would help me in times of need and leave me alone the rest of the time. nothing ever gave me a satisfying sense of fulfillment. so i turned inward, to myself, to my own strength. i starved myself of any outside influence, depending on the sand that i built my confidence on. i've searched out placebos, with no gains, but with a will like no other.

i am the person i am today because of the person i was yesterday, and the day before that, and the day before that. i could be so much more if i had never let sin grip my heart so tight--if i hadn't fought in so many unintended wars. i look at facebook and tumblr and see the battles that people face everyday, both internal and external, and i see so much emotional bloodshed. so much unnecessary bloodshed, people dying on the inside day after day, imprisoning themselves, all for an unfruitful cause. we fight in the name of love! and independence! and family! and anything else that we place value in. friends, let's fight for a real cause! let's stop sacrificing our time, money, energy, and sanity for unfaithful symptoms: let us fight for a cause much greater than these, one which we can find true satisfaction, where we will find love and truth and respect and honor and value. we'll find these things as soon as we stop looking for them.  we're in good hands, people. chillax and breath. just breath, and take heart in a love you can see. are you ready to begin this lifelong journey?

"your compassion is a weakness your enemy will not share." 

"that's why it's so important: it separates us from them."

hey men, let's talk compassion, yeah? sounds like a girly term. and that's because it is: girls are a lot better at feeling bad for people than we are. and they're much better and going out of their way to alleviate the suffering of the bent and broken. we like to see problems and struggles as weaknesses. not hurdles or mountains, but weaknesses. failing consists of tripping and falling down, not catching the flu. however, failure does resemble the flu in that our attitude in the midst of failure is always contagious. whether we sink our heads low and mutter curses under our breaths, or if we keep our chins up with a humble smile, people will notice. back to compassion, we deal with these roadblocks in our own lives, so it would make sense to think others may deal with some of the same issues. so fellas, let's throw off our tough-guy masks and show the world that we actually care about the people around us because we've experienced so may of the same things. compassion is leveling with others, holding them accountable for finding real hope, and maybe even using your own struggles to let them know that they are not alone.

"if someone stands in the way of true justice, you simply walk up behind them and stab them in the heart."

i'm sure this would go over well in our society today. :b so this reminds me of the guys who stand on street corners yelling "you're going to hell, repent and die slowly!" the guy who gave me a pamphlet today wasn't yelling at all, but i still don't think his good intentions are leading many people to a better path. watever you believe in, preach it with your actions. it's not about earning "good person points," but we humans tend to have such a disconnect between wat we believe, wat we say, and wat we do. i think working toward an agreement between the three would be something worth investing in. speaking about beliefs, words, and actions...

"it's not who you are underneath: it's wat you do that defines you." 

yes and no. yes because people will always judge you based on your actions: the fruits of our labor will always define us here on earth. but i think wat's underneath--your motives and intentions--are even more important, especially in the long term. of course our actions should reflect wat we say and believe, as i mentioned above, and i think all three should reflect our inner humanness. aka humanity, aka rawness and brokenness and genuineness and togetherness and oneness and wholeness and beautifulness and righteousness and dudewe'reallchildrenofaperfectfatherandweshouldcelebratethat! :] 

i hope you felt a new feeling or thunk a new thought. have a great night/day!

[mark 9:35]