Writer's dreaming

    Angelou has learned so many different languages. I personally don’t know any other language besides English, but I love all things words and it has been by aspiration to learn at least a couple different languages in my lifetime. The languages that I would like to learn are Russian, Arabic, and Mandarin Chinese. I would first learn those languages because those are spoken in countries that are not friendly to The United States of America. I could easily get a well-paying job with the CIA or the government, even though that is not the number one job I would like to hold. I do think having a job like that would be something I would enjoy greatly. Another language that I would like to learn for fun would be Old English. Being a lover of language and words, I am fascinated with the history, evolution, and origin of the English language and of speech in general. Learning Old English would not only help me to better receive an understanding of where my language comes from, but it would also bring me back to my history and let me explore my roots as a human. I personally think we as humans should be able to speak more than one language. America is getting so overflowed with people who speak foreign languages that I think it is almost a necessity these days. I do believe that anyone who lives in the United States should know how to speak English because it is our national language. If they do not know how to speak English, they should not come to America (excluding vacations and business trips).  

    Ways I occupy my “Small Mind” is by reading, listening to music, or sleeping. It helps me focus on things that I am dealing with and give me lots of stress. Reading broadens my perspective on life. Though most of the books I read are fiction, it helps me to learn about things I cannot learn anywhere else. I feel like music is what triggers my emotions as a human. I believe that is why I like folk music so much. That genre tells a story through song. A story of love, of life, of pain and suffering and war. It paints a picture that is so beautiful it tears at the heart. Sleeping is where all the ideas come from. Some of my favorite books are about dreams. Those books are the most powerful books I have ever read. They paint evil with the blackest of brushes, so that the Darkness will not be able to hide in the dark. In the books, good does not always win in the eyes of the world, but the idea is not to please the world, it is to please God. So when I have writers block or just want to occupy my “small mind”, I sleep. At times, I tend to talk to myself or just lay down and think about random things until I fall asleep.