Society

You bring a song in my heart, a light to my eyes.
As our love grows endlessly within.
As we fall into each others arms, love knows no boundries as I kiss your soft lips.Come my love lets u become one.
As our hearts beat entwined with our love so bright let us become one
You are the moon to my starless night. Your kisses so passanate our love so deep.
You my love is all I need.
You are the sun on a rainy day.
How can I love you more?
When everyday I wake and find you next to me?
You make me happy I want to weep, not tears of sadness but ones of joy.
Come my love let us become one and sink into each others eyes.
you are th won thing I hold dear to my heart. Let our heart become one.

In todays society; most friends, enemies, and lovers are found in the internet communities. Technology advancements making it easier to contact people throughout the world. Is it making some conceal a secret identity or lead a second life? Ofcoarse. Though alot of us are real and able to express our true personalities through a computer screen, it's scary to know that SOME actually do pretend to be someone they're not. Internet gives people the power to create the character they wish to be viewed as.

In alot of cases, individuals become emotionally involved and infatuated with the person they speak with through the screen. And some, meeting and realizing the person doesn't seem themselves in reality. I am sure plenty of online dates become successful but I've witnessed and read from friends and online users that some people they meet always don't seem to be what they originally thought they were. Alot of problems would be appearance, age, personality, occupation, and plenty more.

For those who turn to online dating know and risk the situations either themselves or their children are putting themselves in. If you think about it, the internet cannot be entirely blamed because everyone should be aware of these risks and dangers; The similiarity between online and real life, in a odd sense, both share these risks, though meeting online GIVES you a choice. You did not accidently bump into them on the bus or meet them at a bar, where you know your surroundings and able to sense true personas of the individuals you meet in real. You are INTENTIONALLY meeting this person.

We all know and have heard on the news or in the paper how young teens are meeting strangers online, becomming victims of predators. Alot of people blame the parents in this case. Yes, in some cases, the parents are not watching or realizing how often their children are exploring the internet world, unknowingly taking the chance to meet one of these secret identities. As we all know it, dating sites advertisements flood our social networks. As an adult, you know what the site entails. Children or young teens are no different, but we know that they MERELY do it just for curiosity. Especially those who are outcasts in school, insecure or socially awkward.

Both online and in reality, we grow, we take risks and become more aware of our atmosphere. But all the knowledge and sense in this world sometimes cannot beat the mind of an online predator or fake. We all know of the sick people who come through our lobbies and who are blunt of the "fun time" they're looking for. As a positive and healthy community we must try our hardest to warn them off. The goal isn't to rid them completely, because we all know that is inevitable.

I am aware just like some that people do innocently come online to have a fun time and have a "quickie", but they're ARE sites for that. I know what some of you are saying to yourselves, "It's not my responsibilty to do so. I'm here for a good time, I don't need to look out for others' children." YES, I know. I am not requesting you to take it into your own hands to do work. But as a community, where people truely come to find friends, a potential partner, or enjoy casual conversation could agree with me that we prefer our lobbies clean.

In the end, we all realize how the younger generations are and how pushy they can be and will go to any extent to be seen as an adult. Whether it's driving a car for the first time or going out with friends past curfew. Online, the teen can feel free, be whoever they want and meet whoever they want. As a community, as parents, as older and wiser adults, as a whole, we all know this and agree. On a positive note, we DO make friends online, we do find lovers, we do console in the people we meet and gain to trust.

Be safe, be healthy, be smart and have fun.

With the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks still fresh in my mind, I find myself comparing what is a worldwide community united in tragedy with the unity of a global on-line community created by a chat room as universal as UsaChatNow, that makes us collectively a driving force in times of sorrow as well as celebration.

Like the ceremonies that took place on Sunday, a chat room like UsaChatNow can bring people together from all over the world in times of need. These needs may be minor, for instance, a majority of people just want company and someone to chat with to escape the everyday woes of real life. The needs can also be major with people using on-line chat to seek advice on more serious matters like life, love and death.

In real life we may struggle to open up to loved ones and therefore acquire advice from strangers in the form of therapy of a scientific nature through some form of psychiatry; or of a religious nature through a member of clergy. Chat rooms can be regarded as an ideal setting for providing similar forms of advice, but from strangers instead with a vast variety of specialised knowledge and life experiences; strangers who, more often than not, eventually become close friends and confidants.

Thus not only does a chat room provide an environment full of different personalities with many purposes, it also provides a backdrop for a community of people from all aspects of life and from every corner of the globe. This inevitably leads to clashes based on differences in culture, religion, race, nationality and language. At the same time harmony can arise at significant times of joy, like Christmas and New Year.

I spent the end of 2010 in UsaChatNow and was blessed to be a witness to the celebrations and best wishes of chatters from all over the world as 2011 arrived through each different time zone. It was an incredibly special experience as the beginning of a new year occurred time and time again as each 12.00 arrived.

Equally, as we are united in times of joy, we are also united in times of sorrow, which was very evident recently as the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America were marked with ceremonies not just in the states, but all over the world. We too as an on-line community chatted our way through each stage of the ceremonies taking place live, providing comfort and support as we remembered and consoled each other as people with individual experiences of that day, as well as people united as a group against fear.

In chat rooms the people we meet may be on the other end of a computer screen and they may be on the other side of the world. There is no doubt, however, that the experiences and relationships are very real and not to be dismissed as easily as one might think. Instead they should be embraced and appreciated as something valuable, unique, remarkable and truely unforgettable.

The Ancient Origins of Mayday
Mayday originated as a pagan festive holy day celebrating the first spring planting. The ancient Celts and Saxons celebrated May 1st as Beltane, which means the day of fire. Bel was the Celtic god of the sun. The Saxons began their Mayday celebrations on the eve of May, April 30. It was an evening of games and feasting celebrating the end of winter and the return of the sun and fertility of the soil. Torch bearing peasants and villagers would wind their way up paths to the top of hills or mountain crags and then ignite wooden wheels, which they would roll down into the fields below.
The May eve celebrations were eventually outlawed by the Catholic Church, but were still celebrated by peasants until the late 1700's. While good church going folk would shy away from joining in the celebrations, those less afraid of papal authority would don animal masks and various costumes. The revellers, lead by the Goddess of the Hunt, Diana (sometimes played by a pagan-priest in women's clothing), and the Horned God, Herne, would travel up the hill shouting, chanting, singing, and blowing hunting horns. This night became known in Europe as Walpurgisnacht, or night of the witches.
The Celtic tradition of Mayday in the British Isles continued to be celebrated throughout the middle ages by rural and village folk. Here the traditions were similar with a goddess and god of the hunt. As European peasants moved away from hunting gathering societies their gods and goddesses changed to reflect a more agrarian society. Thus Diana and Herne came to be seen by medieval villagers as fertility deities of the crops and fields. Diana became the Queen of the May and Herne became Robin Goodfellow (a predecessor of Robin Hood) or the Green Man. The Queen of the May reflected the life of the fields and Robin reflected the hunting traditions of the woods. The rites of mayday were part and parcel of pagan celebrations of the seasons. The Christian church later absorbed many of these pagan rites in order to win over converts from the 'Old Religion'.
The two most popular feast days for medieval craft guilds were the Feast of St. John - the Summer Solstice - and Mayday. Mayday was a raucous and fun time, electing a queen of the May from the eligible young women of the village, to rule the crops until harvest. Besides the selection of the May Queen was the raising of the phallic Maypole, around which the young single men and women of the village would dance holding on to the ribbons until they became entwined, with their (hoped for) new love. There was also Robin Goodfellow - the Green Man - who was the Lord of Misrule for this day. Mayday was a celebration of the common people, and Robin would be the King, Priest or Fool for a day. Priests and Lords were the butt of many jokes; mummers would make jokes and poke fun at the local authorities.
The church and state did not take kindly to these celebrations, especially during times of popular rebellion. Mayday and the Maypole were outlawed in the 1600's. Yet the tradition still carried on in many rural areas and the trade societies still celebrated Mayday until the 18th Century. As trade societies evolved from guilds, to friendly societies and eventually into unions, the craft traditions remained strong into the early 19th century.
In London the May Fayre was transferred from Haymarket in 1686 to Mayfair. The May Fayre lasted for up to 16 days and it soon became notorious for riotous and disorderly behaviour. In 1708 the May Fayre was abolished, only to be revived again with similar results. Building on the site was probably the most effective way of permanently suppressing the fair and by the mid-18th century almost the whole of modern Mayfair was covered with houses.