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Arrogance and ingenuity

OWT

Big ideas need teams around them to make them reality.

The smartest people are often also quiet, humble, modest and have bad self esteem. In the struggle for survival in the rough world of business their ideas are neglected by the arrogant idiots, who can not see the essence of the brilliance in their thoughts.

Too often are good ideas put down when the inventor needs some support and ask for opinion from someone who just neglectfully answers: “aha, fine, hasn’t that been done already, what is the point in this etc.”

The most successful people in the world have been the rare breed of selfish arrogant geniuses. Those are in their own class. Most of the millionaires are either arrogant and stupid or just plain lucky.

Sometimes the shy smart guys also qualify to the group of latter.

All nerds unite! Say fuck you to the people who do not understand you. Do your thing. Be successful and fund a statue with names of oll of those who did not believe in you!

Pluto, Lord of the Underworld

OWT

The end.

Cold black sky. No movement.

Sound of drum at the distance is getting quiet.

There she stands. Pale girl in dark hair. Serious expression on her face. She is waving goodbye and then turns her back at me. Silent sad figure. She is walking away to the darkness.

The end is beautiful but a little scary.

I collapse on my knees and cry. Tear drops turn into ice.

Songwriting contest!

OWT

Hello my dear lovers.

As you can see, I have been getting lots of song adaptations about the lyrics posted in this page. The latest one was based on THIS lyric. You can hear it here:

I want to challenge you to make your own version of any of my texts here. The best will receive 100 USD cash plus a special signed copy of my book.

Seek inspiration from examples in here and here.

Contest is open until further notice and there can be multple winners.

Send your contribution to info@helppox.com

By posting your work you will give full rights to Helppox.com to use the work both in commercial and non-commercial use as such or modified.

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How do ideas sound like? [Forever alone]

Lyrics

I have been writing down my feelings and thoughts in poems and lyrics. Sometimes I even have a melody in my mind about how the song should go. Too bad I’m not at all musical person and I have absolutely no skills of playing anything. So I tried to hum the melody and asked someone to notate that and then I gave the notation to other people to play it.

Forever alone

It has come
The autumn is here
I’m alone
no one else is near
Fine with me
I need all that space
In my head to remember every face

Every year
The story is the same
I’m alone
But no one is to blame
Never met
Those people in mind
Yelling loud
But acting like a blind

From the work
I hurry to get quickly back home
There is no one waiting me
I stare at the distance to see my new best friends
But I know that they can not see me
But I know that they can not see me

I spend my life
Sitting in my cave
Lots of friends
But no one knows my name
We have fun
That no one understands
Just one day
We will rule this crazy land

I like them
But they do not know me
In my mind
They are my family
I should look
For channel to survive
I can’t swim
But i’m too proud to dive

My humming of the melody:

Intepretation from JP:

Notation:
foreveralone

Intepretation from RB:

RB v2:

RB v3:

Intepretation from JT:

Intepretation from Phydra:

I called you again
just some weeks ago
I acted like you never left
I opened the door in the hotel
And you were there waiting for me
::
It just felt like it did in beginning
when you asked for me to stay
I just cannot forget that evening
But again you went away
::

I called you again
just some weeks ago
I acted like you never left
I opened the door in the hotel
And you were there waiting for me
::
It just felt like it did in beginning
when you asked for me to stay
I just cannot forget that evening
But again you went away
::
Now I sit
with my wine
in the kitchen
I wait for you
To answer my
latest mail
I know you
Would like to make
children with me
But you don’t
Want to leave
Me again

I have seen
You in my dreams
In my nightamares
It’s not just dream
It is true
I have met you
I know it’s true
You think like me
but it’s not easy
We had our past
But it’s too long ago

Glass of Amarone

Lyrics
That’s where it starts
That’s where it ends
a galss of amarone
 
You are my friend
till to the end
a glass of amarone
 
You can’t hurt me
there’s too much else to see
I take my time
I drink my wine
a glass of amarone
 
You gave this song
It’s been there all along
You made me feel
My heart is made of steel
I think of you and drink my wine
a glass of amarone
 
I should be sad
Or maybe mad
I should cry myself to as sleep
 
The night we met
I was in bed
But ended up with you
 
We had fun
Enjoyed the sun
We had the time of our lives
 
The glass is empty now
It’s not the end of show
I’m stronger than forever
 
That small heart
Was the greatest work of art
Made you know you will survive
I called tonight
Didn’t want to fight
I told I understand you
 
He was there before me
If you want to be
You need to tell him first
 

The Tree

Aforisms

Friendship is like a plant.

It all starts from a tiny little seed that mostly is accidentally dropped on ground. If the soil is good, the seed will begin to germinate.

It might be difficult to notice that something special is growing amongst the weeds.

The seeding demands lots of love and care. You need to water it any day and be sure that it gets enough light and fertilizer and that the temperature is correct. You need to root out the weeds around it to let it grow big and strong.

After years of care, the plant becomes a tree. Now it’s standing on it’s own and it can survive the toughest of storms and winters. It will not wither during dry seasons and it can be seen from miles away.

Best friends are like trees. You can stay away for years, but you still know that you can always come back and it still stands there strong and it lasts for lifetime.