Throwback Thursday: It’s @A Takeover

Greetings, Prosers,

Today's Throwback Thursday is a little different from the norm. The wonderful @A, is taking over for a reflective piece, and it's a treat. Over to you, A.

Many people around the world are feeling discouraged by the state of politics, especially American politics. So much division, resentment, and arrogance. But you know what, Prosers? Fuck it. FUCK IT. Government may suck right now, but guess what? Prose.

Words are our most powerful sword and shield. Words intertwine what we think, what we say, and what we do. Words are particularly crucial in the realm of politics. After all, imagine a gathering of mute politicians. Not a whole lot would get done. Words give us the power to change our world. If language is magic, then sentences are our spells. We can use them wisely.

We do not have to be posting longwinded political speeches on Prose to accomplish what government cannot, or at least has not. Simply sharing our souls, our rawest, deepest, most authentic feelings and thoughts about literally anything, is enough. Being honest, open, and interactive is enough.

Being human is tough, to say the least. We experience so many traumas in a lifetime, and the only way to relieve ourselves from their aftermath is to release them via words. That is the main reason people see therapists; not to uncover some high-level equation, formula, or algorithm that will eradicate and overrule unhealthy emotions, but rather simply to say the words we want to say within a loving, nonjudgmental context.

We want to say these words in public, physical and digital, but the psychological status quo is just so judgmental and afraid. Try writing about losing your virginity on Facebook or Twitter. It will likely be as easy as telling your colleagues about everything on your mind that is causing you worry right now. But here on Prose, we are all naked, and we are all wearing our unique masks to ensure an optimally open and embracing environment.

Simply being authentic and honest, sharing your most intense insights and emotions, thoughts and feelings, in the form of words can suffice. Add that with being nonjudgmental and understanding, listening to your fellow Prosers and acknowledging their own bravery and brilliance, and encouraging people you know to join, and voila – you have something that can be more effective than government from a humanitarian, cultural standpoint.

Prose is a global community of radically open, creative, and loving individuals. Remember that being a part of this community is doing humanity a service, and that the more this community grows and the tighter it bonds, the closer we get to uniting humankind for good.

Until next week, Prosers,

Prose.