User:Tom Udding

About me
Hi! I am Tom Udding from the Netherlands. Although I mostly use Wikipedia to learn about things I know little to nothing about, I will also edit articles occasionally. Most of my edits are there to fix little mistakes in articles which have gotten my attention or because I know something that is not mentioned in said article.

As you might have guessed already, I am also a programmer. I try to contribute to open source projects, not only because I need them, but also because I want to help other people. I also translate words for organisations, everything to make the internet more accessible for other people.

Quotes
Once in a while, I like to unconsciously drift towards another world. In this world where emotions and feelings are so pure, they flow in reality rivers branching beyond the never-ending stretches of beautiful lush landscapes I try to use my limited knowledge on Life, the Universe and Everything to create difficult to grasp linguistic strings that may startle the reader of those sentences. Some of those strings are to be forgotten, hiding my most genuine emotions and feelings, while others are to be displayed.


 * "Schools do not get you from A to B and neither will teachers. Both are merely a tool trying to assist you doing so. No matter how laboriously they try, YOU are the one who decides to advance from A to B and eventually to C. Just do not forget to acknowledge their guidance." - Tom Udding (April 2018; Tabor College Oscar Romero - yearbook quote for when I would pass my VWO exam)
 * "Is it not neat to see that, when we change the pronouns in (such) a sentence from the first-person singular to the first-person plural, its meaning cannot be invalidated? Even though we do not always see it, the things that happen in one's life are quite similar to the things we all live through, albeit in the past, the present, or the future." - Tom Udding (December 13, 2018; a reaction to an "emotional" piece of text I wrote several days ago)
 * "Alone in the dark, contemplating the remains of long extinguished stars. The lifespan of a mere human is nothing compared to that of what surrounds us. Embrace it, engulf yourself with it and smile at the stars as they know all your well-kept secrets." - Tom Udding (15 June 2019)

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