All My Rhymes Are Lame

Don’t disrespect your teacher,
and don’t believe the hype.
You will have a jelly brain,
if you fall for all of them.

Stay in school and don’t drop out,
Unless you want to end up
With peanut butter on your mind.

Spanish Translation

No faltes al respeto a tu maestro,
y no te creas el bombo.
Tendrás un cerebro de jalea,
si crees en todo eso.

Permanece en la escuela
y no la abandones,
a menos que quieras terminar
con mantequilla de cacahuete en la mente.

The Crisis of Addiction – Childhood Trauma and a Corrupt Culture

“All human activity is prompted by desire. There is a wholly fallacious theory advanced by some earnest moralists to the effect that it is possible to resist desire in the interests of duty and moral principle. I say this is fallacious, not because no man ever acts from a sense of duty, but because duty has no hold on him unless he desires to be dutiful. If you wish to know what men will do, you must know not only, or principally, their material circumstances, but rather the whole system of their desires with their relative strengths.” Excerpt from The Four Desires Driving All Human Behavior

“The intersection of two contemporary storytelling forms, captured perfectly in HBO’s adaptation of the video game The Last of Us, shows how our ancient drive to tell stories continues to evolve. The key innovation in video games is that you, traditionally the viewer, enact the narrative. When done properly, you feel the consequences of the actions you take. Video game technology will continue to open up entirely new dimensions for storytelling.” Excerpt from “The Last of Us” shows how technology has changed humans as storytellers

“The 2021 study additionally found that the severity of video game compulsion paralleled the severity of ADHD symptoms: impulsivity; inattention; hyperactivity. The more intense the symptoms, the greater the likelihood of compulsive behaviors. The authors clarified that ADHD doesn’t appear to cause video game addiction, but ADHD should be seen as a contributing factor to gaming disorder. There are strong ties between ADHD and video games. People with ADHD tend to spend more time playing games. Those with more intense symptoms tend to play more often … ‘ADHD symptoms and video game addiction appear to have a bidirectional relationship in which the ADHD symptoms make video gaming appealing, while play itself exacerbates the ADHD symptoms by providing … instant gratification.'” Excerpt from The Link Between ADHD and Video Games

“The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself, with desire for what its monstrous laws have made monstrous and unlawful.” By: Oscar Wilde

“When a man cannot introspectively confront his negative thoughts and emotions, he will always be conquered by them, communicating without composure and hurting all those whom he loves.” Quote paraphrased from “Battle Cry” By: Jason Wilson

“’JUST SAY NO’ to taboo experimentation, because just like illicit drugs, after you try it for the first time, you might like it, but by then it’s too late to go back, because you’re already addicted.” By: B. Bondsman

“You already know enough. So do I. It is not knowledge we lack. What is missing is the courage to understand what we know and to draw conclusions.” By: Sven Lindqvist