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What exactly is virtual clutter? From my own understanding, it is unneeded mess that we put on ourselves daily on our virtual life. Facebook users, Twitter users and Foursquare users are often a comman victim to virtual clutter. This virtual sites are like a field of competition to show people around them what is going on in their life, what they are eating, where they hang out and much more.

Most of us, fail to admit that we have the Virtual Clutter Syndrome(VCS). VCS is the the constant need to update all the things unnecessary in life to the whole world.

When an individual is hooked on updating these small details online, it is hard to quit. The constant need to Tweet, or to update status on their Facebook is what keep the online world merrier to some.

"All the cool kids are quitting Facebook." An article from Jenna Wortham talks about how a very popular social network website is starting to becoming dull with all the virtual clutter caused by the users.

Come on! Clean up your virtual clutter today!

Fingers and Touch

The Pianist. 

Nostalgic, based on a true story of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Jewish pianist who's life started as any other man. A happy lad, surrounded with family and passion for music.

The movie is a memoir on how the Jews in German were almost wipe out by the Nazis. Reading through the background of the Nazis give me a perception that Nazis are nothing but flesh eating human being that tasted for the destruction of not only the Jews but humanity itself.

Before even watching the movie, my mind was set that I somehow pity the Jews and damned the Nazis. The movie itself took me into a terrifying journey of being a fugitive, running for the sake of religion. 

Music can tame the wildest beast. Yes, that is true.

The Pianist for me was not only about the survival, the death of the Jews or the cruelty of the Nazis. 

What caught my attention the most was the music.

Humanity in human was restored in this single scene where Wladyslaw Szpilman was asked by the German Officer, Wilm to play him a song for him. The German Officer was faced with guilt and call of duty when he encounter Szpilman. 

He then hid Szpilman, bringing him food and providing warm cloth. Something opposite from what the institution of Nazis are built. I saw a spark of friendship, yet the feeling of being guilty and sorry towards Szpilman from the officer.

Music had reunite them and saved Szpilman's life. 

Fingers and touch and a piano. The faith on humanity is restored in just a single scene. 

You might see evil when you close your eyes.

I came to understand why the holocaust happened.

An order was given and an unwilling heart was stuck between a duty and humanity.

Nazis are just following orders.

They are not much different from any of us who life by the rule.

The only thing that differentiates us is we did not kill.

No Brainer?

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Every human is entitled with a voice and a pair of eyes. To voice out your opinion and to see and judge. To keep this two gifts linked but still use it honorably, is the job of the brain. The brain is responsible for balancing how an individual project the voice and how they judge through their eyes.

Brain by Google.

A brain is divide into two section, the left brain hemisphere and the right brain hemisphere. 

Left brainer is usually in tune with their own concept of right and wrong as the basic of reality. The view something from their own opinion and judge based on what they think and understand.

Right brainer on the other hand, are very emphatic to others' concept of right and wrong as the basis of their reality. When they come across a situation or a crisis, they will put themselves in the shoes of the other person. They will try to understand what they went through and what make a certain thing happened.

If an individual is more in tune with their left brain hemisphere, they will tend to feel that they are more superior in term of ideas, opinions and actions. This will lead to being self-centered and me-person. While sometimes being confident with your opinion is good, sometimes, it is not. 

While if an individual is too in touch with their right brain hemisphere, they will put others firsts. This is a good thing but sooner or later, it will effect the individual. Being too emphatic, being too concern and being too kind will take its tool. It will someday come back to them as a wrong act and put them through trouble.

So, when it comes to judging something whether it is rational or not, you have to use both part of the brain equally. Only then can you see a clearer picture.