Wonderful find subby. Many thanks.

radarlove: I've never lost my faith in humanity, only my faith in the false systems they've continually built around themselves and become dependent on.

We see a lot of nasty and hate-filled news these days, but that is largely because those systems are failing and people are beginning to panic.

Soon, very soon, an event will happen that will be so large and so catastrophic that all of those systems will be destroyed entirely.

And in that time that many will fear to be mankind's darkest hour, when the comforts and order of civilization have been obliterated, I promise you this- you will see humanity justify it's very existence in the most beautiful ways imaginable, and you will once again believe in a merciful and loving Creator when you see Him reflected in your neighbor's eyes.

Merciful and loving.... sure.

The Flexecutioner: these shouldn't be rare or extraordinary examples of goodwill.

So, I guess we can expect better behavior out of you from now on?

Thank you subby,I really needed the dust factor increased by 1000. It was cleansing.
/going to share this with some others that need it, composure be dammed.

MooseUpNorth: Kaldea: I have been so depressed lately. I have Crohn's

"Have (technically had) colitis. If you need to talk to someone who's been there, no strings attached, let me know. I keep my identity close because of my job, so no eip for the moment, but we'll figure something out if you feel like you might want to take me up on that someday.",

he selflessly offered to the hot red-head.

MooseUpNorth: Kaldea: I have been so depressed lately. I have Crohn's

Have (technically had) colitis. If you need to talk to someone who's been there, no strings attached, let me know. I keep my identity close because of my job, so no eip for the moment, but we'll figure something out if you feel like you might want to take me up on that someday.

Lt. Cheese Weasel: Kaldea: I have been so depressed lately. I have Crohn's and it's been keeping me in the hospital and out of work and making me postpone my classes and my life. I'm demoralized by it, and I feel every day that I am just getting older and losing time to experience life the way I wish I could. This helped me peek my head out of the shadows and smile. I feel a much better, just from these pictures. I feel like I'm stronger knowing that there are things like this in the world.

Now this one hit home and Im sorry for the snerk. My oldest had UC at age 17. After 2 years and 3 major surgeries, he's back close to normal but has missed so much. Keep faith and stay strong.

Thank you both so much. It's really unreal how much this has ended up devouring the past several years of my life. When I first had problems, they thought it was just my gallbladder. They took that out at 16, then when nothing improved, it was deemed an unnecessary surgery. Since then I've gone from Colitis, UC, and then Crohn's from the different diagnoses. I've had easily 20 CT scans, 6 colonoscopies, a few ultrasounds, and probably about 4 months of my life admitted into one hospital or another.

My job thankfully is big enough to consistently offer some sort of leave, but usually unpaid, and my managers are less than understanding. I even had them tell me while I was in the hospital during Christmas that "you know, you said you would have this handled by now. We need you here. I thought this would have been fixed by now".

I'm 23 and doing everything in my power to finish college with a 4.0 and pursue my dreams, but it gets tough when you pay your own bills, own education, own medical expenses, and have no real outlet to branch out to to share stories of success to stay motivated.

Thanks for reminding me that I can smile. Really, thank you. :)

Mija: It is not heartwarming to see Christians supporting a lifestylw that God calls an abominations. It is distuurbing that they claim to know God but love sin.

know what else is not heartwarming?
people that claim the ability to speak for god.

Ah, it's really nice to see this kind of thread ... all too rare on fark.

/Thank ye, subster.

bugmn99: MooseUpNorth: Kaldea: I have been so depressed lately. I have Crohn's

"Have (technically had) colitis. If you need to talk to someone who's been there, no strings attached, let me know. I keep my identity close because of my job, so no eip for the moment, but we'll figure something out if you feel like you might want to take me up on that someday.",

he selflessly offered to the hot red-head.

you know, (steps over the main meaning of your comment), it's actually funny how most of the people I've seen with this treatment fit the same 'look' as me. Tall, pale, european, usually red hair. When I used to go in for Remicade infusions, the room would have about 8 chairs different patients were in, and I'd say that almost every time, the majority of the room looked like a group of relatives.

s1ugg0: Can we please have a thread like this every Wednesday?

My wife recently lost her job and mine has been a misery. I usually come to Fark for a chuckle and for just a little break from my day to day. It was nice to see something that really made me feel good.

Thank you subby.

Yes, every Wednesday!!



P.S Adding my deepest wishes that yours and wifey's situation improves soon...

Subby, after the day I had today, this has helped me feel immensely better. Thank you.

radarlove: thisisyourbrainonFark:
I thought you weren't supposed to covet thy neighbor ... also, when do you define "very soon"? And how do you know? Is it aliens? It's aliens, isn't it?

Who said anything about covetousness? This will be about understanding. Besides, at that point none of us will likely have anything left to covet- we'll all be eating from the same bowl of dust.

Very soon is, I suppose, a relative term. Be patient. You won't be waiting much longer.

I know this because this has been the observed pattern of things for the past 13.5 billion years- when the natural order is eschewed by a strong but foreign system, the natural order self corrects with catastrophic results for said system. This has happened over and over again, on every possible scale, and it has always happened the same.

I know it will happen soon because we are already seeing crucial components failing in the system that we call civilization.

I know that it will happen for all of us because all of the components of that system are now interconnected globally. Knock out the support struts of that system, and they all come crashing down

And I know that humanity will pull through and be better for it, because that is what humanity was designed to do.


I don't think I'd put money on it being aliens, but then if aliens landed tomorrow I doubt I'd really trust them, either. Der took er jerbs.

(Taking away faith in humanity)

tl;dr

I keed. Shiat is farked up, though, I'll give you that. The international situation is desperate, as usual.

BigNumber12: Is it just me, or is the "Don't fight on my birthday!" request a bit dickish?



approves

This girl is part of a Guatemalan child prostitution ring the guy just paid $100 for a night of child rape.

Phoenix_M: [s3-ec.buzzfed.com image 625x469]

This girl is part of a Guatemalan child prostitution ring the guy just paid $100 for a night of child rape.

Someone PS'ed the flowers over the bill?

Phoenix_M: [s3-ec.buzzfed.com image 625x469]

This girl is part of a Guatemalan child prostitution ring the guy just paid $100 for a night of child rape.

Goddamn you, I can barely contain my chortling at work. Well done. Faith in humanity restored.

thisisyourbrainonFark: Phoenix_M: [s3-ec.buzzfed.com image 625x469]

This girl is part of a Guatemalan child prostitution ring the guy just paid $100 for a night of child rape.

Goddamn you, I can barely contain my chortling at work. Well done. Faith in humanity restored.

i was about to caption "It's our little secret" on that pic but im feeling lazy and dont feel like going to all that effort.

More like "Pictures that will bore me to tears"

"Pictures that will make me avoid Buzzfeed links"

"Pictures that leave me with little because some asshat feels posting a set of pics with a title equals contribution."

BroVinny: utsagrad123: [s3-ec.buzzfed.com image 625x488]

Fark handle?

As nice as this pic was, the cynical part of me wondered if he wasn't saving the kittens so he could fatten them up for a cookout at some later date.

Cuttack City, India, around 94% of the city's population is Hindu (wiki).
Hopefully, they are being worshiped as gods now.

The Flexecutioner: thisisyourbrainonFark: Phoenix_M: [s3-ec.buzzfed.com image 625x469]

This girl is part of a Guatemalan child prostitution ring the guy just paid $100 for a night of child rape.

Goddamn you, I can barely contain my chortling at work. Well done. Faith in humanity restored.

i was about to caption "It's our little secret" on that pic but im feeling lazy and dont feel like going to all that effort.

Like most humans on welfare ... thanks for lessening my faith.

Those so called "Christians" are gonna burn.


Unless they are wearing sunblock.

Kaldea: you know, (steps over the main meaning of your comment), it's actually funny how most of the people I've seen with this treatment fit the same 'look' as me. Tall, pale, european, usually red hair. When I used to go in for Remicade infusions, the room would have about 8 chairs different patients were in, and I'd say that almost every time, the majority of the room looked like a group of relatives.

Heh. Doesn't always work out that way. I look more like the unnatural lovechild of Danny DeVito and a Yeti.

#2's the one that hits me the hardest. Putting your life on the line for someone you'll never meet is on a level above "I couldn't just watch and do nothing."

#6, that's one way to make everyone not notice your second-to-last place, by virtue of injury only, finish...

/Kidding
//I'm sure she was just being nice

thisisyourbrainonFark: The Flexecutioner: thisisyourbrainonFark: Phoenix_M: [s3-ec.buzzfed.com image 625x469]

This girl is part of a Guatemalan child prostitution ring the guy just paid $100 for a night of child rape.

Goddamn you, I can barely contain my chortling at work. Well done. Faith in humanity restored.

i was about to caption "It's our little secret" on that pic but im feeling lazy and dont feel like going to all that effort.

Like most humans on welfare ... thanks for lessening my faith.

sweet, only one step closer to your faitheism ....

/master plan is working

radarlove: I've never lost my faith in humanity, only my faith in the false systems they've continually built around themselves and become dependent on.

We see a lot of nasty and hate-filled news these days, but that is largely because those systems are failing and people are beginning to panic.

Soon, very soon, an event will happen that will be so large and so catastrophic that all of those systems will be destroyed entirely.

And in that time that many will fear to be mankind's darkest hour, when the comforts and order of civilization have been obliterated, I promise you this- you will see humanity justify it's very existence in the most beautiful ways imaginable, and you will once again believe in a merciful and loving Creator when you see Him reflected in your neighbor's eyes.

General Zod?

Kittypie070: [s3-ec.buzzfed.com image 625x422]
a man giving his shoes to a homeless girl in Rio de Janeiro

It was the gesture of offering that got me. Such a small thing.

But I can just about see those humble shoes turning to gold when the girl puts them on.

They don't look like they'll fit. They will giver her blisters and cause her to trip.

red5ish: [img94.imageshack.us image 177x800]
Great stuff.

Kaldea: I have been so depressed lately. I have Crohn's and it's been keeping me in the hospital and out of work and making me postpone my classes and my life. I'm demoralized by it, and I feel every day that I am just getting older and losing time to experience life the way I wish I could. This helped me peek my head out of the shadows and smile. I feel a much better, just from these pictures. I feel like I'm stronger knowing that there are things like this in the world.

I was diagnosed with Crohn's in University. I know it's horrible. Here's some rambling advice:
- Life has handed you lemons. You're going to have to make lemonade. I know that sounds terribly trite but you've been dealt a shiatty hand (ha ha, get it? yes, poop jokes) and you're going to have to play it. Seriously, my point is don't wait around for it to get better. Life your live and treat every day as precious.
- You may get better. Twenty years later I live a fairly normal life. Through drugs and figuring out what foods I can eat and probably just some luck, my disease doesn't cause me the problems it used to.
- Social stuff: urgh. This was the worst. Sitting in lectures, trying to socialize, everything for me was a problem. I was shy and introverted when I arrived at University, and the onset of Crohn's just made me more shy and more introverted. I don't know what to tell you here. One day you'll realize that yes, sometimes embarrassing things happens but it's not the end of the world. Try to keep it in perspective and don't let your disease keep you from everything.
- If you do end up working towards a degree, play the medical card if you need to. I got credit (but no mark) for two terms because I was in and out of hospital and just couldn't get all the assignments done. In some courses I had to write exams the next term, and in others the prof just gave me credit. If you honestly need to do this, do not feel guilty about it for a second. Remember that after your first job post-degree, nobody will ever look at your transcript again. It's not a big deal.

I was a runner before Crohn's and eventually I became a runner again after the worst past. Every time I run or do something else that is a wee biatchallenging for someone with IBD I give a mental "fark you Crohn's" and celebrate the fact that I'm living a happy live.

Good luck.

wow, I'd have to travel almost 2 miles to find a used bookstore that gives away books.

of course it's not the same. they are always free, not free only to certain people

theknuckler_33: The fact that some gays feel that being proud of being gay means parading around in your underwear actually takes away some of my faith in humanity.

Imagine Ma and Pa Kettle visiting SF and hitting the Wharf and Chinatown as is typical of tourists, then seeing there's a parade! Oh, joy! What they see in the Gay Pride Parade they will take back with them to Independence Kansas and tell everyone they know -- verifying every single nasty rumor they had ever heard about teh gheys. If the gay community wants middle America to accept them, they need to stop that shiat at the parade. Now I'll admit I haven't seen a gay pride parade in years, so maybe they have clamped down on the extremist behavior.

Jument: Kaldea: I have been so depressed lately. I have Crohn's and it's been keeping me in the hospital and out of work and making me postpone my classes and my life. I'm demoralized by it, and I feel every day that I am just getting older and losing time to experience life the way I wish I could. This helped me peek my head out of the shadows and smile. I feel a much better, just from these pictures. I feel like I'm stronger knowing that there are things like this in the world.

I was diagnosed with Crohn's in University. I know it's horrible. Here's some rambling advice:
- Life has handed you lemons. You're going to have to make lemonade. I know that sounds terribly trite but you've been dealt a shiatty hand (ha ha, get it? yes, poop jokes) and you're going to have to play it. Seriously, my point is don't wait around for it to get better. Life your live and treat every day as precious.
- You may get better. Twenty years later I live a fairly normal life. Through drugs and figuring out what foods I can eat and probably just some luck, my disease doesn't cause me the problems it used to.
- Social stuff: urgh. This was the worst. Sitting in lectures, trying to socialize, everything for me was a problem. I was shy and introverted when I arrived at University, and the onset of Crohn's just made me more shy and more introverted. I don't know what to tell you here. One day you'll realize that yes, sometimes embarrassing things happens but it's not the end of the world. Try to keep it in perspective and don't let your disease keep you from everything.
- If you do end up working towards a degree, play the medical card if you need to. I got credit (but no mark) for two terms because I was in and out of hospital and just couldn't get all the assignments done. In some courses I had to write exams the next term, and in others the prof just gave me credit. If you honestly need to do this, do not feel guilty about it for a second. Remember that after your first job post-degree, nobody ...

That actually does help... Thank you. I don't normally every do much more than click the links on this site, but I had to say something for this one. I'm glad I did :).

hahahahaha, good ol' reliable brap, just being brap

don't ever stop being brap, brap.

;3

The Flexecutioner: thisisyourbrainonFark: The Flexecutioner: thisisyourbrainonFark: Phoenix_M: [s3-ec.buzzfed.com image 625x469]

This girl is part of a Guatemalan child prostitution ring the guy just paid $100 for a night of child rape.

Goddamn you, I can barely contain my chortling at work. Well done. Faith in humanity restored.

i was about to caption "It's our little secret" on that pic but im feeling lazy and dont feel like going to all that effort.

Like most humans on welfare ... thanks for lessening my faith.

sweet, only one step closer to your faitheism ....

/master plan is working

That's not a word ... damn, you're plan is working. Here's another example of faith: I was committed to the overturning of the ban on alcohol sales on Sundays in Colorado. And. It. Was.

rhondajeremy: Mija: It is not heartwarming to see Christians supporting a lifestylw that God calls an abominations. It is distuurbing that they claim to know God but love sin.

God didn't call it a sin. Certain men did and claimed that God said it.

Guess what, God told me he doesn't like people who eat cheese. Don't believe me? Then why do you believe them?

//Excuse me if I don't exactly take their word for it-I'll wait to here it from the original source (if that is possible)
//Spirituality is great and should be explored and understood by the person themselves, not by what other dictate to them.

Well said! Although we will never meet, I am now a big fan of yours!

Unhip1: More like "Pictures that will bore me to tears"

You had fun once and hated it didn't you?

Thank you subby...yes I'm crying I don't care who know's that was freak-en lovely!!!