The Anomaly

I’m just different. Not necessarily better, but different. My perspective, my drive and even my thought process could be considered alien to the stereotypical college student. I’ve recently been seeing the world I live in as a darker place then I once did. A distortion or blurred image if you will, of what this world was meant to be. I see it as “A place that is always winter but never Christmas,” as C.S. Lewis would allude to in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

We all have a sense of evil but to varying degrees. The nightly news shows us the murders, the rapes, the drug busts, the robberies and the corruption. Now and then we see global issues, the poverty, the hunger, the genocides etc. but they are all just that, things we only see on the news. These problems are much deeper than that. It’s easy for us to make a donation to a charity and say, “Well, I did my part.” What if everyone around me, including myself, is inherently evil? What if in the core of our being, we ourselves are a distortion of what we were meant to be? What if what we saw on the nightly news was just an escalation of evil that rests inside all of us?

Its not like I do not think there is incredible joy in this world, there is. There can be an incredible amount of joy and love in family and friends, in the workplace and in the beauty of the outdoors, music, art, as well as in success and hope. Good has always existed but is it currently in a state of overcast by evil?
I see so many of my fellow classmates reaching down in empty wells. Searching for the answer to the question, “What is the meaning of life?” I do not see heavy drinking, drug use and sexual promiscuity as “good times,” I see them as desperate attempt to gain a greater inner joy that will never come through these avenues. The next few blogs will be dedicated to uncovering the search to find significance in this world.

The Beginning

And so my very first blog begins. What was SCC thinking giving ME a blog? (Just kidding). It’s my passion to write. I have aspirations to pursue journalism and freelance writing. It all started my sophomore year of high school. I wanted to be a great athlete but never had phenomenal hand-eye coordination. So what sport does every wannabe athlete join? Cross-country of course (Another joke). By the time I ran half way through my first 5K I realized that maybe this is not my calling and maybe I won’t survive till the end of this race.

So, I took a journalism class. The teacher thought I was very good so she asked me to join the newspaper staff. I was a staff writer my junior year covering any story, interviewing, taking pictures etc. My senior year I started as the Ad manager and ended as the editor in chief. I enjoyed it so much and learned a lot. I also wrote for the Suburban Journals as an Amp writer and currently as an Opinion Shaper as well as a staff writer for the SCCougar. I am always looking for ways to improve my craft and empower minds.

I am also active in my community. I love working with organizations like Restore St. Louis and Oasis food pantry. It’s my desire to show love to others around me and leave them better off for having known me. Christianity is not just a part of my life, it is my life, but do not let this inhibit you from participating in my blog. I want to hear other views and other perspectives. I want to be enlightened not ignorant. Thank you once again SCC for the opportunity and hopefully through my words and your comments we can improve the world in which we live.