Their Connection (a short story)

Decades ago,

in a different time

and in a different space

was the last time they met.

She had changed 

the colour of her hair

but not the colour of her soul.

That was radiant as ever,

just like her eyes.

She remembered him

but not his name.

Names were not important

at the time and place

that they once shared,

just like their connection.

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Are your fears justified?

Quiz question: how many people where killed by trans people? Close to zero. So why are people afraid of trans people? On the other hand: people who changed gender somewhere in the course of their lives have all the more reason to be afraid of people who are afraid of them: Dozens of transgender and non-binary people get killed a year. In America alone. Hundreds more are beaten. Thousands more are being discriminated against.

Here's a list of reasons The People (meaning stupid, white conservatives) are afraid of and the respective number of people that actually die from said reasons, worldwide:

Transgenderism: zero (Not counting suicides amongst them and the killing of transgenders)

Homosexuality: zero (Not counting gay people being murdered because they are gay)

Bisexuality: zero

Having dark skin: zero (It's a misconception that people with dark skin are dangerous because they have dark skin)

Sharks: eight (approximately on average a year. Worldwide)

Wearing facemasks: three. Maybe. Tops.

Vaccins: twenty. (Based on the three people in America who most likely died because of an anti-covid vaccin)

Communism: zero ('Communism' doesn't kill people, some communists kill people)

Socialism: zero (See above)
Islam: zero (See above)

Antifa: ten (No hard figures can be found but it's possible that people got killed in 'antifa' riots)

Terrorism: 16,000 (including 300+ by white, rightwing extremists. In America alone)

Now that we have established that the reasons Trump-supporters, racists, anti-vaxxers, covidiots and other dumb people are afraid are really not that lethal, let's look at what dóes kill people. Approximately and worldwide:

Heart disease: 12 million

Hunger: 8,5 million

Stroke: 5 million

Obesity: 4,5 million

COPD: 2,5 million

Covid-19: 2,2 million

Respiratory infections: 2 million

Flu: 650,000

Malaria: 600,000

With Covid-19 being the number one cause of death in America and number three in Europe, one can't help to wonder: why are conservatives more afraid of wearing a facemask (three deaths a year) than they are of catching Covid-19 (over 2 million deaths a year)?

Here's an interesting article for those who want to learn a bit more.

You may have noticed that death from overweight (obesity) is on the rise and even kills more people than the coronavirus does. Amongst children obesity surpassed starvation in the numbers killed. While a third of all produced food is destroyed instead of eaten. 

Perhaps we shouldn't worry about wars (they didn't even make it into the top ten of causes of death!) and not even Covid-19, although it ranks number five. Perhaps we should worry about the food lobby putting way too much sugar, fat and salt in our food.

Besides all that's mentioned: what is really the most dangerous thing we can do? I'll give you a second to think about that.

The answer is: being born. You see, everyobody who does that eventually dies.

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To be (a short story)

She didn't think so herself

but her eyes formed a glimpse

into her captivating soul

and he knew not

of a more invigorating smell

than that of her unwashed hair.

Sometimes he could not grasp what moved her

but hoped she allowed it to be him.

Because that's what drove him in his new life:

to be satisfied with 'to be'.

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