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Hi my name is Joost. I'm a Danish citizen raised in the Netherlands with an American partner and a British son living in Prague. I consider myself European and hope that my son will think of himself as a citizen of Earth. Being human is full of challenges

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The ocean: 1 of 184
The land had been plowed and the mud green and bluishdisplayed like the waves of the garrulous seawere dire reminders of mans' desperate gambleTo live where the ocean should rightfully beI saw in the mud the shells and the pebbleswitnesses all to a crime from beforeSilent testimony to ownership sunderedOnce shimmering brightl... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Little things: 1 of 126
It's little things that bother me,that drive me up the wall.They're giving me the williesand making my skin crawl.It's the way you eat your apple,the way you crunch and chunder,the way way you eat the stem and core,and rip the fruit asunder.It is the way you move your feet.You shuffle and you skliff.It makes me want to scream... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: What value are you adding to humanity?: 2 of 85
I'm absolutely worthlessThis is not an uncommon thought for people to have. In fact many people see themselves as a giant waste of space. A glob of genetic garbage sucking up oxygen. But is this really true? Don't most people add something to that rich tapestry that is humanity?Of course not everybody is a Newton or a Nightin... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The Earth: 4 of 169
Act of creation or product of chance?You float through the void in your elegant danceAnd 24/7 you spin round just onceNot bowing to anyones whims or demandsYour inside is full of hot fiery passionWhich you smear on your crust when you need a good scratchingcontent in your little bubble of airWhile man just exists in silent de... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Conservation Will there be wars over the ownership of water?: 2 of 50
The human body is up to 75% water. After air it is the substance most vital to our existence. No major war has ever been fought over water but it has been the source of much tribal conflict as anyone who's seen Lawrence of Arabia knows.There are many places where water is an issue. Rivers and aquifers often cross borders eith... More..
Entertainment > Music Business Music piracy: Is downloading music ethical?: 3 of 72
Recently I visited some friends who had bought a DVD which we were going to watch together. To my surprise however when my friends started the DVD we didn't go straight to the movie. Instead we had to suffer through a commercial showing someone stealing a car, a purse and a CD. As the thief did his deeds we were reminded that... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Two hearts: 6 of 141
I never slowed downwhen I was young.I did what I wanted.My heart was still strong.But as I grew older,my heart slowly died.No doctor could mend it,though many have tried.I waited forever,to get a new heart,one younger and stronger,to get a new start.And I was lucky,a new heart was found.I found a new rhythm.It had a new sound... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture Consumer view on agriculture: 2 of 42
Farms are the basis of society. They provide humanity with its sustenance, the one thing civilization can't do without. If ever there is a nuclear holocaust and men is returned to hunting and gathering the first step to a new civilization will be the reinvention of farming. Reading, writing, maths, electronics, computers, nuc... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Gun Control: Does it really matter?: 2 of 38
I like freedom. I like leaving my house and not taking anything with me just my t-shirt, my cut-off jeans and my flip flops. I like leaving the key under the doormat. I like living my life in the spirit of optimism.I can't imagine what it must be like to carry a concealed weapon on a hot summers day. I can't imagine what it m... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Will World War III start in the Middle East?: 1 of 18
Word war III, a HOT war of military aggression for resources or land with the explicit goal to dominate foreign populations and possibly impose an ideology on them or use them as an underclass. This is what WWIII would be. Defining it as a long war of attrition, such as the cold war, characterized by opposing ideologies and s... More..