In My Own Words

havent used tumblr in months

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:42:56 -0500

been of this thing for almost a entire year and i think im about to get back on it and use my writing skills to just share info and share thoughts.

My Third Eye

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:41:48 -0500

Since as far as I can remember I was very anti government. I never resonated with the government, laws, or what was going on within it all. I decided to understand it all and that is when i realized the truth. Meditating now, fully committed and completely aware of whats going on in the world, i have opened my chakras and have surfed the dimensions and have opened some of the powers inside me.

Rod's Hot Seat: What does "Wake Up!" mean?

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:32:04 -0500

Rod's Hot Seat: What does "Wake Up!" mean?:

rodshotseat:

With the increased energies surrounding our planet more of us are “waking up”. Many people are using that term usually in reference to someone who has yet to begin his/her awakening. The term “wake up” references awakening to your higher consciousness. Most are aware that we are conscious…

"Never be afraid to show love to those less fortunate. They need it the most."

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:25:47 -0400

“Never be afraid to show love to those less fortunate. They need it the most.”

- Rafael Polanco

The weeknd tickets

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:31:56 -0400

The weeknd tickets

Dinner with the most beautiful and amazing person in my life....

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 20:38:38 -0400

Dinner with the most beautiful and amazing person in my life. #blessed (Taken with Instagram)

Very over protective father

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:34:14 -0400

Very over protective father

"Can’t deny my destiny I took control, now life has almost perfected me."

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:05:53 -0400

“Can’t deny my destiny I took control, now life has almost perfected me.”

- Rafael Polanco

"Everyone has nothing of interest."

Sat, 19 May 2012 07:59:33 -0400

“Everyone has nothing of interest.”

- Rafael Polanco

"If only I can understand wtf is wrong with her heart I can figure out the answers to my own"

Wed, 16 May 2012 01:17:18 -0400

“If only I can understand wtf is wrong with her heart I can figure out the answers to my own”

- Rafael Polanco

I responded to a cute message my girlfriend left on our...

Sun, 06 May 2012 20:06:00 -0400

I responded to a cute message my girlfriend left on our whiteboard…needless to say I didn’t get laid that night - Imgur

"If you think I’m cute me on instagram & Twitter so I know it’s real...."

Sun, 06 May 2012 20:05:48 -0400

“If you think I’m cute me on instagram & Twitter so I know it’s real. @Phantomxballer1”

- Rafael Polanco

"Let’s see where life takes me.."

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:07:59 -0400

“Let’s see where life takes me..”

- Rafael Polanco

GOD good or bad

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:31:20 -0400

Professor : You are a Christian, aren’t you, son ?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor: So, you believe in GOD ?

Student : Absolutely, sir.

Professor : Is GOD good ?

Student : Sure.

Professor: Is GOD all powerful ?

Student : Yes.

Professor: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn’t. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?

(Student was silent.)

Professor: You can’t answer, can you ? Let’s start again, young fella. Is GOD good?

Student : Yes.

Professor: Is satan good ?

Student : No.

Professor: Where does satan come from ?

Student : From … GOD …

Professor: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?

Student : Yes.

Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct?

Student : Yes.

Professor: So who created evil ?

(Student did not answer.)

Professor: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor: So, who created them ?

(Student had no answer.)

Professor: Science says you have 5 Senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son, have you ever seen GOD?

Student : No, sir.

Professor: Tell us if you have ever heard your GOD?

Student : No , sir.

Professor: Have you ever felt your GOD, tasted your GOD, smelt your GOD? Have you ever had any sensory perception of GOD for that matter?

Student : No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.

Professor: Yet you still believe in Him?

Student : Yes.

Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?

Student : Nothing. I only have my faith.

Professor: Yes, faith. And that is the problem Science has.

Student : Professor, is there such a thing as heat?

Professor: Yes.

Student : And is there such a thing as cold?

Professor: Yes.

Student : No, sir. There isn’t.

(The lecture theater became very quiet with this turn of events.)

Student : Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.

(There was pin-drop silence in the lecture theater.)

Student : What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?

Professor: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?

Student : You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light. But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and its called darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. If it is, well you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?

Professor: So what is the point you are making, young man ?

Student : Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.

Professor: Flawed ? Can you explain how?

Student : Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good GOD and a bad GOD. You are viewing the concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing.

Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?

Professor: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.

Student : Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?

(The Professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going.)

Student : Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor. Are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?

(The class was in uproar.)

Student : Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain?

(The class broke out into laughter. )

Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?

(The room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable.)

Professor: I guess you’ll have to take them on faith, son.

Student : That is it sir … Exactly ! The link between man & GOD is FAITH. That is all that keeps things alive and moving.

P.S.

I believe you have enjoyed the conversation. And if so, you’ll probably want your friends / colleagues to enjoy the same, won’t you?

Forward this to increase their knowledge … or FAITH.

By the way, that student was EINSTEIN.

Everyone wants to be, they want to see, want to be that thing that they can’t see. The dreams...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:46:00 -0400

Everyone wants to be, they want to see, want to be that thing that they can’t see. The dreams that they can’t reach and the life that’s just to real. I never been fake so I can’t relate that. It was either give it my all or tell the chick to forget that.

"I can’t wait forever real shit"

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:20:51 -0400

“I can’t wait forever real shit”

- Rafael Polanco

"Following the dream is only stupid when it’s faster than you are"

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:55:42 -0400

“Following the dream is only stupid when it’s faster than you are”

- Rafael Polanco

"If you missed the chance for true love… You really really fucked up."

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:41:59 -0400

“If you missed the chance for true love… You really really fucked up.”

- Rafael Polanco

Chillin

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:29:28 -0400

Chillin

35 Facts That Prove Higher Education Has Become A Corporate...

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:11:43 -0400

35 Facts That Prove Higher Education Has Become A Corporate Scam

The Student Loan Debt Bubble

1. After adjusting for inflation, U.S. college students are borrowing about twice as much money as they did a decade ago.

2. According to the College Board, college tuition is absolutely soaring. The following comes from a recent CBS News article….

Average tuition and fees at public colleges rose 8.3 percent this year and, with room and board, now exceed $17,000 a year, according to the College Board.

3. Average yearly tuition at private universities in the United States is now up to $27,293. That figure has increased by 29% in just the past five years.

4. In America today, approximately two-thirds of all college students graduate with student loan debt.

5. In 2010, the average college graduate had accumulated approximately $25,000 in student loan debt by graduation day.

6. According to the Student Loan Debt Clock, total student loan debt in the United States will surpass the 1 trillion dollar mark in early 2012.

7. The total amount of student loan debt in the United States now exceeds the total amount of credit card debt in the United States.

8. Over the past 25 years, the cost of college tuition has increased at an average rate that is approximately 6% higher than the general rate of inflation.

9. Back in 1952, a full year of tuition at Harvard was only $600. Today, it is $35,568.

10. The cost of college textbooks has tripled over the past decade.

11. One survey found that 23 percent of all college students actually use credit cards to pay for tuition or fees.

12. According to recent Pew Research Center polling, 75% of all Americans believe that college is too expensive for most Americans to afford.

13. College has become so expensive that it is causing many college students to do desperate things in order to pay for it. For example, an increasing number of young college women are actively advertising on the Internet for “sugar daddies” who will help them pay their college bills.

14. The student loan default rate has nearly doubled since 2005.

15. Approximately 14 percent of all students that graduate with student loan debt end up defaulting within 3 years of making their first student loan payment.

The Quality Of College Education In America Stinks

16. The typical U.S. college student spends less than 30 hours a week on academics.

17. According to very extensive research detailed in a new book entitled “Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses”, 45 percent of all U.S. college students exhibit “no significant gains in learning” after two years in college.

18. Today, college students spend approximately 50% less time studying than U.S. college students did just a few decades ago.

19. 35% of U.S. college students spend 5 hours or less studying per week.

20. 50% of U.S. college students have never taken a class where they had to write more than 20 pages.

21. 32% of U.S. college students have never taken a class where they had to read more than 40 pages in a week.

22. U.S. college students spend 24% of their time sleeping, 51% of their time socializing and 7% of their time studying.

23. Federal statistics reveal that only 36 percent of the full-time students who began college in 2001 received a bachelor’s degree within four years.

Not Enough Jobs For College Graduates

24. Only 55.3% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 were employed last year. That was the lowest level that we have seen since World War II.

25. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the “official” unemployment rate for college graduates younger than 25 years old was 9.3 percent in 2010.

26. One-third of all college graduates end up taking jobs that don’t even require college degrees.

27. In the United States today, there are more than 100,000 janitors that have college degrees.

28. In the United States today, 317,000 waiters and waitresses have college degrees.

29. In the United States today, approximately 365,000 cashiers have college degrees.

30. In the United States today, 24.5 percent of all retail salespeople have a college degree.

31. The percentage of mail carriers with a college degree is now 4 times higher than it was back in 1970.

32. Right now, there are 5.9 million Americans between the ages of 25 and 34 that are living with their parents.

33. According to one recent survey, only 14 percent of all Americans that are 28 or 29 years old are optimistic about their financial futures.

34. Record numbers of Americans are going to college, but incomes for young American adults just keep falling. Since the year 2000, incomes for U.S. households led by someone between the ages of 25 and 34 have fallen by about 12 percent after you adjust for inflation.

35. Once they get out into the “real world”, 70% of all college graduates wish that they had spent more time preparing for the “real world” while they were still in school.

So is going to college always a bad idea? Of course not.

But it is a huge gamble.

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