My Steemit Debut

in introduceyourself •  7 years ago 

I once happened to be in an unusually close range with a madman on the streets, and i learnt perhaps, the deepest thing i could ever know about life and the human race. So, i wasn't looking where i was going, and nearly bumped into a madman. Of course, my instant reflex action was to flinch back and it took every possible self control i possessed to not pinch my nose at the stench emanating from him. He stopped, and asked me, surprisingly softly,

"Do you know the problem with us men? We fail to envision compassion. We fail to realize that this man in tattered clothes is human, just like me, and just as I could have been a regular, normal person like you, you could have easily been in tattered clothes roaming the streets as well".

He walked away and left me gaping-literally- my jaw was literally hanging just above the ground. I would have never in my wildest dreams expect such wisdom from a madman on the streets! It was then that I fully understood the concept of not judging a book by its cover. That, my friends, is the golden rule of my life!

Now... enough of the wise words from mad men on the streets[laughs hysterically... sorry, i am quite a character].

I'm Julius, once again.

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I laugh alot, because i believe that since i only get one shot at life, why not live it like it actually is your only shot at life, you know? And also because everything around us is literally rib cracking... honestly.
Beaches are also a sort of spiritual home to me. The serenity, the breeze from the sea, everything about it is so peaceful and soothes the very depth of my soul. It also makes me daring and unnaturally bold. LOL, bold as in jumping-into-the-sea-knowing-i-cannot-swim-but-doing-it-anyway-and-expecting-to-come-back-alive type of bold. I never do that though. I just get on top of all these patches of sea rocks scattered across the shore and take funky pictures with my friends.

Now, to what brings me here. I love to write poems, particularly centered on pent up feelings i cannot seem to divulge to anyone else so, be warned. They are er... deep? No, intriguing. Sort of like, Stephen King-ish sort of intriguing. I love Stephen King too by the way... and James Patterson, Sidney Sheldon, Dan Brown, Dean Moore, Emily Bronte (Wuthering Heights makes me cry every damn time), the list is endless.
I hope you enjoy my stories.

And remember, do not judge a book by its cover! Judge mine by my love for them though. LOOL!

Thank you for bearing with my chitty chattering self.. LOL. LET'S STEEMIT!

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I am a redfish on a mission, a plankton with a dream to educate my community, to empower them, to set them free.

That quote is from @steemingnaija and his curation account post. You simply must visit and follow this fellow country man of yours, @warpedpoetic. he will be able to show you what tags to use, how to properly engage people in comments, and how to .... well he is good. And his poetry and writing are some of the best I have seen on steemit, so I am sure he can help you in that if you need.

The very first thing you should spend your first Steem Dollar on, is an @dustsweeper account, very important to have that, as it will really help you grow, you should visit and read their post and the comments, never ignore the comments on post, they can really be a gold mine of information. If you need a good group of people to ask questions of, just visit @newbiresteemday, or use their name in a post and and ask the question. the tag they use is #newbieresteemday, they will help your post get seen.

Well enough for now. Any questions you can always call on me also.

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Welcome to steemit again.

Thanks man. I surely will download.

When you do, look for me on this server airhawk-project. I am the community editor.

I have just launched a poetry compilation post every Sunday. Would love to see what you got.

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