Synechdoche

Synecdoche (pronounced /sɪˈnɛkdəkiː/; from Greek synekdoche (συνεκδοχή), meaning "simultaneous understanding") is a figure of speech in which a term is used in one of the following ways:

• Part of something is used to refer to the whole thing (pars pro toto), or
• A thing (a "whole") is used to refer to part of it (totum pro parte), or
• A specific class of thing is used to refer to a larger, more general class, or
• A general class of thing is used to refer to a smaller, more specific class, or
• A material is used to refer to an object composed of that material, or
• A container is used to refer to its contents.

I just watched a movie by this title. it was very profound. A man who is a play director is left by his wife and child. in this he begins to develop another play about life and death. his own life becomes the play and the people that play the actors become a part of this lie by the end he becomes a character that is not him in this play. his reality collides with his art and he no longer understands what is real or not. it really made me think about if this is what we are really doing. have we become so confused with society and reality that we live our lives not really knowing who we are or what we really want. do we spend our lives trying to be what we think other people want and are we going to look back on all this with regret. the fact is this is not a a play and we only get one chance to act out this play. it really made me consider that we as humans must make the most of every moment and remember that the people in are lives are attached by stings that are attached to other peoples lives, really as human beings we are all somehow connected. the way we effect one person can effect so many. really consider the people that you effect and who they effect. if we all took the time to do this i think the world would be a much different place.

not knowing

Sometimes it better to not know what is going to happen life. Mystery will sometimes drive us to try harder, and keep us of where we are at currently. So many people in the world today are so concerned with tommorow that they forget about today. Today is what will make your tommorrow. I remember that when i was strung out, all i would worry about is what tommorrow held and how i was going to get the next fix. It was an endless cycle of never enjoying the moment. always worried about the next. i challenge you today to just attempt to enjoy the moment and not worry what tommorrow holds. For who knows if tommorow will ever come.

choices

The choices we make in life is, what makes up who we are. So, no i do not regret anything i have done, I do apologize to all the people that were hurt by my choices. I have realized that in life, we must always look at how our decisions in life effect and affect those around us. I hope through my testimony and life that people can see the beauty of love as it was meant to be. I think the man upstairs has called me to bring hope to the hopeless. As i move through the next years, i will need the support of my true friends. I find so much gratification in making people smile. I am giving my best to revisit all those i may have caused pain, i want them to know that I do have remorse. as a young man i felt so much, i did not know how to deal with it, and so I turned to herion and alcohol.
this choice resulted in me hurting a lot of people. I got to the point where i could no longer feel anything. For awhile i thought i was in heaven, when in reality i was in the depths of hell. I walked down a lonely road for many years, slowly i began to realize this, and i knew i must change or die. it's been a long hard road back to my roots and i still have along road ahead of me, but i am ready. i am standing at the door and knocking. If I can just encourage one person then it will all be worth it. This next week i will begin going into West Holmes High School to share my story with kids. i am very excited, it is my desire to help. so please keep me in your prayers.
Drew