homunculus

ok folks, you'll have to follow me on this one cause this is a lenghty metaphor explanation. (and this entry is for the folks who are just really interested in wanting to know what the name means).

for those of you that don't know me, i am, sorry to say, a bit of an anime fan. i know i know. i'm too cool and hip you say to be into anime, well folks, i am. not into the big boobie stupid anime shit, i'm into the good story/imaginative writing/thinking type of shit.

for the purposes of this metaphor, pardon the name, but we're refering to 'fullmetal alchemist,' the story of brother alchemists who tried to bring back their mother at the age of 12 and 11, only to lose the body of one brother and the arm and leg of the other brother. This is based on the shows theme of equivelant exchange, giving something up to create something else. in this case it was human sacrifice to bring back a loved one. the story is one of the noble forms of sacrificing yourself for love and family. the series is actually ending with a movie due out this summer. it's huge. but i digress.

sorry for the background but it's needed. so anyways. the story goes that to create human life, at the spite of god, is to create a homunculus, a being, but not quite human, because it is devoid of a soul. it is impossible to create human life because there is no equal trade great enough to equal that of a human soul. so then i guess this all goes to wether or not you believe in having a soul or not. but again, i digress.

it really is a beautiful story. i'm a big fan of the writing of the series especially because of the familial ties and bonds between parents and child in all forms that makes it interesting to follow.

and so thats me. metaphor and blog world me, homunculus, someone who's just out there in the world, living his life, still trying to figure out exactly what it means to be human.