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Please Don’t Feed the Vampire
An analogy explaining why being a vampire sucks!
When I mention the word vampire, the first thought that springs to mind are pale individuals prancing around in a cape in the dead of night; on the surface, humans and vampires don’t have all that much in common. Yet when you drill down to the characteristics of both, you soon realise society has more in common with vampires than you might think…
In this article, I will show you that Metaphorically speaking, vampires provide the perfect reasons for how and why we should move away from this role model and transform into something more powerful and self-aware.
A product of our Environment
A lot of what you know is passed on to you. These constructs have a huge bearing on your belief systems and your understanding of the world around you. The influences of your parents and your upbringing will heavily impact the way you think and act.
Every single one of us was bitten at birth and infected with ideologies that were not our own. These ideals, good and bad, are passed down from generation to generation. Subjects such as poverty, religion, and politics are programmed into your learning without your permission and your knowing. This is important to acknowledge to adjust the way we think and how we…
