The opposite of love is not hate, it's apathy, indifference - Ellie Wiesel, Amish Tripathi, Leo F. Buscaglia, Rollo May

I ask myself if we [AFFers] are becoming more and more indifferent, living in our own little spaces in this playground, without even sparing the other kids a glance. I am guilty of this - pending-cough-friend-cough-requests.

Reading posts in affconfessions and the blog section has given me a bigger picture of what others think about the site and its users - good and bad. Of course, those who submitted their confessions would be a small percentage of the whole site but at least they cared enough to let their thoughts known [although anonymously]. 

You would read confessions from both readers and writers. Writers and readers could learn from each other. Writers would know what areas to improve on, not for the sake of gaining subbies, but for self satisfaction, enjoyment. And readers would be more understanding about the limitation/weaknesses of the fanfic writers in this site because it is hard to write. Haha. Try it.

Without writers. there would be no stories. Without readers, writers would have no one to tell their stories to. It is a give and take relationship, something I miss.

While some posts make my brow arch,

- because I recently said something like that, forgive me- these posts, if taken with open minds and hearts, hoho, would help make AFF a better place.

You may think I've gotten over myself, but I did hear myself saying this once,

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim - Ellie Wiesel

His version is just better. Hahaha. You know how I can't seem to shut up. And I do take sides. imsosofia once told me that it is either I'm bored or have a low tolerance for injustice. I do not claim that I am always right. But I do try to disagree without being disagreeable. I am not the nicest person here but I am not mean, or I try not to be. Expect that I would make mistakes, that I would annoy you at some point if I haven't already, but remember that I am trying to be a better person every day. I hope everyone will try with me.

I am a bit overly dramatic but do understand that I have been an AFFer since September 26, 2010. This will always be my playground.

If the time comes that I have to leave AFF or AFF is no more, I would at least want to leave my mark, even though how small, because AFF gave me the opportunity to live my forgotten childhood dreams. It would be a stretch to say that this is a 'place of pure acceptance and love without agenda', but it is close. Haha.

Thanks for being a part of this journey.

/how did this post end this way lol

/no, I ain't done with AFF yet HAHA

-Keeper