Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Scarily accurate Numerology thingamabob on my name... (Just for kicks...)

Rebecca Jo Luke

There are 13 letters in your name.
Those 13 letters total to 48
There are 6 vowels and 7 consonants in your name.

What your first name means:

HebrewFemaleVariant of Rebekah: Captivating; knotted cord.

Your number is: 3

The characteristics of #3 are: Expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

The expression or destiny for #3:
An Expression of 3 produces a quest for destiny with words along a variety of lines that may include writing, speaking, singing, acting or teaching; our entertainers, writers, litigators, teachers, salesmen, and composers. You also have the destiny to sell yourself or sell just about any product that comes along. You are imaginative in your presentation, and you may have creative talents in the arts, although these are more likely to be latent. You are an optimistic person that seems ever enthusiastic about life and living. You are friendly, loving and social, and people like you because you are charming and such a good conversationalist. Your ability to communicate may often inspire others. It is your role in life to inspire and motivate; to raise the spirits of those around you.

The negative side of number 3 Expression is superficiality. You may tend to scatter your forces and simply be too easygoing. It is advisable for the negative 3 to avoid dwelling on trivial matters, especially gossip.

Your Soul Urge number is: 7

A Soul Urge number of 7 means:
With a number 7 Soul Urge you are very fond of reading, and retreating to periods of being alone and away from the disruptions of the outer world. You like to dream and develop you idealistic understandings, to study and analyze, to gain knowledge and wisdom. You may be too laid back and withdrawn to really succeed in the business world, and you will be much more comfortable in circumstances that are tolerant of your reserve, your analytical approach, and your desire to use your mind rather than your physical being.

You are very timid around people that you don't know very well, so much so at times that casual conversation and social situations can be strained. You tend to repress your emotions to the extend that some people have a good bit of difficult understanding you. You tend to be very selective with friends and you don't easily adapt to new environments or to new people very quickly.

The negative traits of the 7 include becoming too much the introvert and isolated from others.

Your Inner Dream number is: 5

An Inner Dream number of 5 means:
You dream of being totally free and unrestrained by responsibility. You see yourself conversing and mingling with the natives in many nations, living for adventure and life experiences. You imagine what you might accomplished.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Rough draft of an epiphany snatched out of the dusty dirty air onboard a school bus full of screaming children.

So, I must relate the reasonings of this blog. I work at a children's summer activity day camp. I deal with children daily and am pretty much used to all they can come up with. However, this morning I walked in and was told two parents had been in and were seriously concerned due to the fact that two of our campers had been involved in sexually harassing other children. The incident that was related to me that most concerned me was that a younger child (about 5 years old) had heard two fourth grade boys talking about raping a girl. The younger child went home and asked his parents what the word 'rape' meant. Needless to say this a very serious situation. These two boys are basically brainwashed. They say that sports are for 'wussies' and that guns, knives and violence are cool. They are very knowledgeable about wars, but also think that everyone from the middle east is a terrorist and that if you are not a republican you are a bad person. So most of my day was spent brooding over the future of my youthful charges and whether they would care about changing our world for the better. Now those who know me best (Though you be few in number) know that when I become this pensive I often turn back to my roots as a writer . Today was no different. So in the back of a bus in a haze of children's voices, asphalt dust and afternoon rays I penned these few lines. True, tis awfully rough draft, and somewhat 'corny' but what do you expect? All I had to look at was cornfields anyway...

Man of the street
Living in a box with nothing to eat
Asks a rich man walking by:
Could you spare a quarter
for a man a little poorer
than yourself?
Times are tough
The world is rough
Can you feel what I'm saying man?
I'm down on my luck.

Rich man walks on by
So secure in his mind:

I wouldn't know
Wouldn't know
The state of things from down below
I've got a house on a hill, money in the bank
a six-figure pay check and gas in the tank.
Sure your life is unfair,
but tell me mister, why should I care?

In a far away country
On the edge of the sea
Same rich man
on a different street
watches a mother and daughter in a bakery.
As he starts to pay his fee
the woman grabs his hand
and voices her plea:

I never had a chance
Not for a sec
Denied an education
because of my sex.
I can't learn so I can't earn.
And I'll never be free.
But I look at my daughter
and in her I see
the hope of my nation
Do you know what I mean?

The rich man can only shake his head.

I wouldn't know.
Wouldn't know
The state of things from down below.
I've got a house on a hill and money in the bank,
an education from Harvard and gas in the tank.
You say your life is unfair,
But tell me miss, why should I care?

Same rich man, same business trip.
Spots a skinny little boy with blood on his knees

The boy runs up and begs for money as he cries:

My mother has too many mouths to feed

So I must dig through the trash

To find something to eat.

My belly is empty and I’m so hungry,

Please sir, can you help me?

The rich man shrugs:

I wouldn’t know

Wouldn’t know.

The state of things from down below,

I’ve got a house on a hill and money in the bank

Food on my table and gas in my tank.

You say your life is unfair,

But tell me little boy, why should I care?

Different man on a different street,

Sees a little girl so shy and sweet

Decides to ask her if she believes in love

She answers:

I wouldn’t know

Wouldn’t know

My daddy lives in this house on a hill.
He’s addicted to money

As my mother is to pills.

Love’s just something

I hear in fairy tales.

So I couldn’t tell you mister

I just wouldn’t know.