“You’re Not Useless.”
From ABC’s LOST: “The Moth” (Season One, Episode Seven @ 34:06)
Charlie, the addict, explains to Jack, the doctor/hero/universal savior, why he didn’t say anything about his withdrawal from heroine while on the island.
Jack: “Why didn’t you say anything? I could have helped you through this.”
Charlie: “You thinking I’m useless and a junkie to boot.”
Jack: “Useless? You’re not useless. That took a lot of guts getting here and trying to rescue me. I won’t forget that.”
Struck a chord, enough to choke me up for a moment. Feelings of uselessness must preside in the unseen.
Synonyms for useless: (http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/useless):
abortive, bootless, counterproductive, disadvantageous, dysfunctional, expendable, feckless, fruitless, futile, good-for-nothing, hopeless, idle, impracticable, impractical, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inept, inoperative, meaningless, no good, nonfunctional, of no use, pointless, profitless, purposeless, scrap, stupid*, unavailable, unavailing, nonfunctional, unproductive, unprofitable, unpurposed, unusable, unworkable, vain, valueless, waste, weak, worthless
* = informal/non-formal usage
Antonyms for useless: helpful, usable, useful, valuable, working, worthwhile
And Belial’s true name is worthless. You got called out you bastard. You didn’t like being exposed, brought to the light, having your name called.
“Thus Belial, with words clothed in reason’s garb, counseled ignoble ease, and peaceful sloth, not peace.” ~ Paradise Lost, John Milton
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To be the enigma and the answer - this is my choice...
You see, I am human and divine. I am both and I am neither...
I was who I was. I did what I did. I had what I had. I said what I said. I felt how I felt. I thought what I thought. I was who I was.
I am who I am. I do what I do. I have what I have. I say what I say. I feel how I feel. I think what I think. I am who I am.
I will be who I will be. I will do what I will do. I will have what I have. I will say what I say. I will feel how I feel. I will think what I think. I will be who I will be.
I am not my name. I never was. I Am Who I Am.
Now, I am to pose the question to you: "And you are...?"
~ Todd M. Fay (Tuesday, September 8, 2009)
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