Lozo's Blog

  Humans are weird. We’re strange, unnatural, hypocritical beings, and many of us still don’t understand compassion. Just turn on the news, and you’ll see some story of indescribable hate and lack of empathy. Some murder, some terrorist attack, some robbery. Some world. The song that I think describes where I am right now describes where I am at any moment. It describes an aspect of human life that can only be found in people who are apologetic, who admit to their wrongdoings and try to move on. I think that almost everyone at Uni is like this, so most of you should relate too.  The song that I’m talking about is actually a love song, but I understand it as much more. It transcends topics, ideas and people. Even its name, “Hard to Say I’m Sorry”, could be interpreted as almost anything. The song describes a man who has done something bad to his partner, and is, as a most rudimentary term, apologizing. At first glance, the song is undoubtedly a love song, there is no argument...

  When I was eight, I battled a dragon in the lonely mountain. I swear I did. When I was ten, I also vanquished the most powerful wizard (arguably) of all time. Oh, and did I mention that time when I single handedly defeated the titan Kronos at the battle of Manhattan? I’m sure that by now, you’re thinking that I’m delusional. That I took a wrong turn in the forest and picked the wrong mushrooms. But I haven’t lied so far. I did all of these things, I’m not joking.  If you still don’t understand what I’m getting at, I’m going to give you a push in the right direction: I did all of these things in my head. That’s right, I’m talking about books. Oh, those incredible books. They are the physical manifestation of ideas, shared with countless others, which allow people to connect to the story in their own little ways. Have you ever read a book, and realized that the setting it is describing subconsciously turned into a place that you know? That you made Jonas’ room in The Giver ...