I Dated This Guy Once …
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Change hearts one at a time I miss my niece. Hell I even miss my mom and dad. I am all alone. I might even pay someone to hold me tonight. But it would go against all of my ethical and moral beliefs, so I’ll just sleep alone again. Not to mention, let’s be honest, I wouldn’t have to pay someone to lay in bed with me. I’m quite cute, and quite the cuddler. Currently I’m 25 years old, working as an English teacher in a foreign country, South Korea to be exact. It is an amazing experience and has already stretched me in ways I didn't think possible. I guess I’m of a different breed in certain ways, at least I’ve been told. I like the feel of the big city, but I love the comfort and warmth of the beach and mountains. I want to travel, see the world and experience all it has to offer, but I also want a husband and a couple little ones to love. I like to get outside of my comfort zone, even with those I cannot communicate with due to a language barrier, but I also love sitting next to someone I know inside out and being able to know what they're feeling or thinking. I suppose every day I am figuring more of myself out. Every day I am becoming more of the woman I set out to be. I used to like things, cars, apartments, clothes, houses, I didn't love them, and I never thought that I couldn't live without them, but as I grow, I understand that those things are only things of this world, man created, not God created. I find myself drawn to the things of the earth, the people, the sights, the sounds, the peacefulness and innocence in a child. Earthly things will be here when we pass. But worldly things, they stay here. They pollute us, and everything we surround ourselves with. So I say, the less things you need, the better off you are. In fact I usually say, the less you own, the less that owns you. Some people live a lifetime thinking they know everything. Some people even die thinking they were always right. I know I don’t know that much, compared to Gandhi or other wise scholars, I really don’t know anything. I also know I’m wrong a lot. And I know that I know that I know, that all that matters in this world is those you love and that of which you believe. I am not a Christian because I always do what is right or even because I know what is right, I usually don't. Being a Christian is a daily struggle, but I am Christian because I have faith. I believe in the unknown, I believe in what I do not see. The faith in me turns my questions or worries into thin air, into beliefs. Believing in the unknown is hard, not because you don't want to, but because the intelligence of this world breeds skepticism. “Nothing has caused the human race so much trouble as its own intelligence.” We were made to love, to serve, to touch others hearts with our own. If you are doing that, then you are doing exactly what I intend on doing. I think at some point every one of us gets caught up in this world, waiting to get a new job, waiting for a raise, waiting to move, waiting to get married, waiting to tell someone you love them, in other words - waiting to be happy. So many of us get caught up in waiting that we forget to be here now, we forget to live. So I say live now, live for today. Ignore your cell phone when you're talking to someone you respect. Love someone that disrespects you. Hold a door for a stranger. Buy someone you care about flowers out of the blue. Be the best you, you can be. Change hopeless hearts one at a time.
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This is my story, no fabrications, no bullshit, just a small glimpse into the life of a young woman. There is a lot to be said about going through the volatile years of ages 18-26. How do we get through them? How do we approach our decisions? How can we tell the difference between a man with good intentions and a man with a mission to get laid? You honestly can’t. There are so many things that young women must learn on their own. No matter how much a father or mother try to protect their children from the world, somehow the world happens anyway. I Dated This Guy Once… is intended to not only entertain you, but also to somehow educate you through my experiences. We are all made up of our past experiences, both good and bad. It is these experiences that form the fabric of the future. With that said, maybe people will start looking at life, relationships and marriage differently. Maybe perspective is all we need to change this society. I have no idea. If nothing else, you will undoubtedly be entertained. Red wine recommended.
About the Author
Toni Rae was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. She earned a social psychology degree from Park University and currently lives in New York City.