Pretty World Isn't It?

I've been up for quite a while tonight, I may end up staying awake till dawn when I'll probably take a stroll through the common as the morning mist rises. I had a thought just now, one of those musings about my personality and ego. I thought to myself: I am restless and unsatisfied with my situation but it doesn't bring me down. It seems to me that there are two halves to my 'soul'; there is the unsatisfied, perhaps materialistic half and then there is the other. And for some reason, it is very pure, very free, as if my heart has wings that curl around my back. I think it has built up over time, it wasn't there to begin with so perhaps it has formed from numerous things I have encountered over time. The very first I should think, is anime. I cannot imagine my personality without anime, it has shaped me into the me everyone around me sees today. So many beautiful stories and tales has perhaps formed a sweeter side to me. No matter what I go through, I can remember, smile and sometimes laugh at the wonderful and pure dreams that are created through anime. Like the stories that were passed on through mouth whether they were myth, legend or fairy tale, anime is merely another medium. We all live through dreams. First we survive. And then we hope. And then we dream.

Nevertheless, it has been quite interesting recently how I've virtually tapped into this purer side of me. For example, little things like how I work. Rather than working on the desk with the computer as an unfortunate distraction, I now kneel on the floor and work on a kind of mini table (carefully selected for its right height!).
Where anime was the seed of purity, I believe that Shorinji Kempo is the soil. The self discipline that Shorinji Kempo demands really kicked in after the summer, especially as I had the responsiblity of teaching the newbies. And also, at the same time I realised that it is now very likely that I will continue to do Shorinji Kempo for life and with that realisation came a new approach to how I lead this life: to become a better man. And the source of purity, where the wings of my heart come forth, is where I will begin.

Still, I don't intend to be the nicest man in the world. lol

And here's a screenshot from Ah! My Goddess of Urd. I quite like her for some reason.