1. beliefs:
when will people learn that beliefs are killing our nation. every body has beliefs, beliefs are a good thing. i have lots of beliefs. i however, relize that my beliefs are my own and i can not push them on to anyone, that what i believe is not how it is. it is only what i think and feel. this is called using common sense, something very under rated in america today. everyone puts such a strong emphasis on going to school and getting a good education. well how about teaching them common sense too. how about teaching them common curtosy, respect, compassion and care. things that arn't taught in school. without those four simple easy to understand characteristics a person can be a very dangerous weapon. beliefs like religon are possibly the most dangerous. religon is a thing people dedicate thier entire lives to. it defines the way they live thier lives. what they don't relize though is that just because this is what they believe doesn't mean it's how everyone should believe and they often lose the entire message of the religon to that. think of all the death and pain that has come due to religous conflicts. other beliefs such as racism are for obvious reasons very destructful. i for one do not belive in racism but however, i honestly think to each thier own. i would discuss with any person on the topic of racism, i would tell them how i feel and i would listen to what they feel, and if at the end of the conversation if they still feel the same, then fine to that. i feel as long as you are not acting out your hate on to others then you believe what you want. i also think though if you are acting out your racism (as well as with religon, or any of the other topics i will discuss) then you should be stopped, i respect everyones opinion but once you harm another you have gone too far. the rest of the beliefs such as abortion, gay marrige, equal rights and things of such nature. people need to understand that you can not make these decsions for other people. that you have no right to say if something is right or wrong for other people just because you feel something is wrong or right. really thats what it all comes down to. no one can really say what is wrong or right as long as it is not harming other people. maybe insrtead of worrying about whether everyone is livinf up to your standards you should think about equality for all people. america was built on freedom for all. it never made it, and it still hasn't. it can though, if everyone would just set aside thier own personal views. respect respect respect, thats what it comes down to.
2. self-wealth
it has become such an important thing in america (as i'm sure in other places around the world) to have the best and most of everything. to be the best at everything. to have the most power. it is very much so indirectly taught to you throughout your whole life and it is such bullshit. i admit, when i go out to buy something i like to buy top of the line. it's just something i've always done. however it has come to the point where people will do whatever they can to get what they want. once again bringing more harm to others. people will do and say whatever and hurt whoever to get to the top. lying, cheating, stealing, beating, and murdering. what can be so important that it warrants any of this? nothing. think how it used to be way back in the day. you would have a community that took care of each other, when one person went out to harvest they harvested for the whole community. when they got water it was for everyone, and so on and so on. there was no competition. everyone for the most part looked the same. now a days everyone strives to look so different that fasion has become ridiculous, seperating all of us in to finely tuned groups. groups that you have to stay within. much like a social class except for fasion and interests. that needs to stop. now to power, what is so important about having the upper hand. so that everything is done your way. maybe we should just try working with each other to find the middle ground, or if your way is so good in the first place showing people why it is the best way. when i see peoples lives destroyed by another just so they could be outranked it makes me sick. it once again comes back to respecting others. nobody practices that anymore. its always look out for yourself and don't worry about anyone else, and that is such a horrible way to live.
3. self-destruction
this topic is of a much more personal basis. watching ones you love self destruct right in front of your eyes. watching them turn thier back on everything good in thier lives for that fake happpiness, that crutch that makes them forget the bad. whether its drugs, alcohol, or something else, it is an awful situation to be in. i have a person in my life that may possibly be more important to me then anyone else. i love her more then i could possibly love anyone else, and it is a complete unconditional love. no matter how many times i am let down, dissapointed, or hurt it doesn't matter i still and always will love her. she does however have a serious drug and alcohol problem. now i am not innocent myself, i also have my own problems with drugs and alcohol, but it is behind me now and has been for a long time. i relized why i was doing what i was doing and i fixed it. i was lucky. she however is not so lucky. inside she is one of the greatest people i have ever come across, she will do anything for the ones she cares about, she'll even help complete strangers if she can. she is fun, and happy and makes me smile everytime i see her. she is just an utterly beautiful person. she is however extremely fragile and has been hurt many times. so, to counter that she has built up armor. a false fasade of not caring, of hate, and of i can do whatever i want. the more she puts on the fasade the more it eats her away, the more it eats her the worse it gets. i try to help her as much as i can and she tries to stop it herself, but its just too strong now. she can't stop drinking and after she gets drunk, she can't turn down the drugs. the more drugs and drinking she does the more her self opinion drops. it is a vicous cycle and i have to watch her live it everyday, i have to watch one of the most important people in my life die a little everyday and i hate it. i wish i could just hold her and make it better, explain to her how to beat it (and i do try) but it's just not that easy. i await the outcome of this but not with open arms, more so with shaking hands and tear soaked eyes.
now i relize this is a very long rant and i thank anyone who has taken the time to read it in whole. i also relize my ideals here are very rough and i am sure there are many holes that could be torn into. i encourage all to do so. leave your comments, my AIM name is in my profile, talk to me about what you think. that is the only way we can better ourselves. i also apoligize for the horrible spelling and grammer i am sure this rant is full of. while i was busy learning common sense, i forgot to learn the book smarts, currently now i'm trying to balance it all out. i also relize that my suggestions here arn't as easy as i lay them out to be. this is decades upon decades of work. i feel however that is is the most important thing for us as people to work on though. i've said it a million times, we need to be united as an entire nation so that we can work and love and be in harmony. it is the only way.
i have big dreams much bigger then me. i will need the help of all to carry this through. STAND UP!
