Can't by Edgar A. Guest

Can't is the worst word that's written or spoken;

Doing more harm here than slander and lies;

On it is many a strong spirit broken,

And with it many a good purpose dies.

It springs from the lips of the thoughtless each morning

And robs us of courage we need through the day;

It rings in our ears like a timely-sent warning

And laughs when we falter and fall by the way.

Can't is the father of feeble endeavor,

The parent of terror and half-hearted work;

It weakens the efforts if artisans clever,

And makes the toiler and indolent shirk.

It poisons the soul of a man with a vision,

It stifles in infancy many a plan;

It greets honest toiling with open derision

And mocks at the hopes and the dreams of a man.

Can't is a word non should speak without blushing;

To utter it should be a symbol of shame;

Ambition and courage it daily is crushing;

It blights a man's purpose and shortens his Ai,.

Despise it with all of your hatred of error;

Refuse it Longmont it seeks in your brain;

Arm against it as a creature of terror,

And all that you dream of you some day shall gain.

Can't is the word that is fie to ambition,

An enemy ambushed to shatter your will;

Its prey is forever the man with a mission

And bows but to courage and patience and skill.

Hate it, with hatred that's deep and undying,

For once it is welcomes 'twill break any man;

Whatever the goal you are seeking, keep trying

And answer this demon by saying: I can.

-Mizzoria

Life isn't fair...

I walk around my house now, saying in my head, over and over again, "Life is not fair; it just isn't fair," but not in a complaining spirit, but rather a flow of gratitude and joy.  

I have so much in my life that makes it easier, whether it's what my parents provided or just the norm in America.  

I see how much harder it is for others to break out of poverty when they have nothing and I have all the world in comparison.  

Convenience is depicted on a new scale when I think of all the innumerable little conveniences I've enjoyed all my life that are a daily occurrence.

-Mizzoria

Star Trek... A review I guess?

I watched Star Trek into Darkness on the way home from China. 

It was interesting... And exciting (but I would attribute that to the fact that I hadn't watched an American movie for a while)... 

Not something for the family, but I loved the depiction of sacrificial love and vengeance on the parts of Kirk and Spock, even if they could be argued as rash at some point. And I loved that Spock's emotions finally expressed themselves by the end of the movie. Zachary Quinto did a great job. 

The cruelty and evil of Kahn was what I would imagine as an accurate depiction of satan's true motives, though satan probably uses a more subtle but certain method like sickness and disease, or religion and "theology" to decimate people nowadays.

Still undecided as to whether I should watch more movies or not. Can't decide if they're worth my time... :-/

-Mizzoria