Thursday, January 27, 2005
I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not to toot my own horn, but toot toot!! I figured it out!!! I actually had to use teh mac program to do it...stupid Hello!!!
Thursday, January 06, 2005
Happy New Year
Happy New Year!
It seems as though everyone around me is sadden by the world at the beginning of 2005. While I do believe that there are many things to be sad and depressed about that this point, I think what really makes me so sad is the complete loss of faith and strength in the world today. By faith I don't mean anytype of religious faith...I mean the faith in ourselves and the faith in the people around us. I see so much of this in the world today...We are allowing ourselves to be led around blindly by the hand, not questioning anything. Beyond this we automatically assume that everyone is trying to hurt us or take advantage of us.
Before I left B.C. for Christmas, Michelle and I were sitting the the Wendy's Parking lot eating Spicy Chickens and there was a young homeless man sitting on the divider on the highway holding a sign that was begging for food. I believe it said that he hadn't eaten for 3 days, but I can't be sure...I think its so sad that I've become so accustomed to turning a blind eye to signs much like that one that I just sat there...talking with Michelle....eating my Chicken....complaining about all the crap in my life...I didn't even think that maybe this poor guy WAS actually hungry...I thought the typical 'city' response; 'He's trying to take advantage'...or 'If I give to one, I'll have to give to them all...I can't afford that!!'. Then a man drove up and parked beside us and gave this guy a bag of food from Wendy's. Michelle and I watched in surprise...and then I watched in shame...The man turned and walked from the guy with a you're welcome then got in his car and drove away. The young guy took the food with gratitude...it was written all over his face. The man must have seen him and had gotten off of the BUSY highway...paid for the meal with his own money...and then walked through traffic to give it to the guy and then fought his way home during the busy rush hour. He had enough faith in himself to do this, when I couldn't even do it when I was going through teh drive thru anyway and sitting there anyway.
Anyhoo...my point to this is I just think that we all have to stop thinking the worse about people and about our world. I read Jen's blog a couple minutes ago and what I responded, I think, fits this very well so I'm gonna copy it here. Maybe I should get off my soapbox now, but I think instead that we should all push people to live with faith in themselves and the world and from there live with freedom. Here's my response...
Hey dude
Its hard sometimes to maintain any kind of faith in the people around us. They leave us for other people, other opportunities, and other surroundings. I think the only way people can really get through life without being jaded and bitter is to see that even though some people choose to leave, even more people choose to stay. You can't focus on the crap stuff and expect to be happy. Even the crap stuff is bound to have some good in it. I.E. Southeast Asia is a horrific example that no matter what man can do, Nature can do worse...but look at how the world is pulling together to make any kind of difference. There are people who have no money and no hope, but still find $5 to donate to the people who have less. Regardless of if people believe we have a higher creator or is they believe we simply evolved on our own, it doesn't matter...what matters is that fact that the evolution of human beings is one that has a lot of crap in it...but ultimately all of the things that mark a turning point in our evolution are also points where we see the human race pulling together to lend strength. Don't let yourself get down on all the crap that you see in the world today, in your life today, or even your mind today...instead look and find the examples of this human race spirit. In the end, the universe and our world tends to make everything right, and everything come out even. Even if we don't see it right away, it will happen...
It seems as though everyone around me is sadden by the world at the beginning of 2005. While I do believe that there are many things to be sad and depressed about that this point, I think what really makes me so sad is the complete loss of faith and strength in the world today. By faith I don't mean anytype of religious faith...I mean the faith in ourselves and the faith in the people around us. I see so much of this in the world today...We are allowing ourselves to be led around blindly by the hand, not questioning anything. Beyond this we automatically assume that everyone is trying to hurt us or take advantage of us.
Before I left B.C. for Christmas, Michelle and I were sitting the the Wendy's Parking lot eating Spicy Chickens and there was a young homeless man sitting on the divider on the highway holding a sign that was begging for food. I believe it said that he hadn't eaten for 3 days, but I can't be sure...I think its so sad that I've become so accustomed to turning a blind eye to signs much like that one that I just sat there...talking with Michelle....eating my Chicken....complaining about all the crap in my life...I didn't even think that maybe this poor guy WAS actually hungry...I thought the typical 'city' response; 'He's trying to take advantage'...or 'If I give to one, I'll have to give to them all...I can't afford that!!'. Then a man drove up and parked beside us and gave this guy a bag of food from Wendy's. Michelle and I watched in surprise...and then I watched in shame...The man turned and walked from the guy with a you're welcome then got in his car and drove away. The young guy took the food with gratitude...it was written all over his face. The man must have seen him and had gotten off of the BUSY highway...paid for the meal with his own money...and then walked through traffic to give it to the guy and then fought his way home during the busy rush hour. He had enough faith in himself to do this, when I couldn't even do it when I was going through teh drive thru anyway and sitting there anyway.
Anyhoo...my point to this is I just think that we all have to stop thinking the worse about people and about our world. I read Jen's blog a couple minutes ago and what I responded, I think, fits this very well so I'm gonna copy it here. Maybe I should get off my soapbox now, but I think instead that we should all push people to live with faith in themselves and the world and from there live with freedom. Here's my response...
Hey dude
Its hard sometimes to maintain any kind of faith in the people around us. They leave us for other people, other opportunities, and other surroundings. I think the only way people can really get through life without being jaded and bitter is to see that even though some people choose to leave, even more people choose to stay. You can't focus on the crap stuff and expect to be happy. Even the crap stuff is bound to have some good in it. I.E. Southeast Asia is a horrific example that no matter what man can do, Nature can do worse...but look at how the world is pulling together to make any kind of difference. There are people who have no money and no hope, but still find $5 to donate to the people who have less. Regardless of if people believe we have a higher creator or is they believe we simply evolved on our own, it doesn't matter...what matters is that fact that the evolution of human beings is one that has a lot of crap in it...but ultimately all of the things that mark a turning point in our evolution are also points where we see the human race pulling together to lend strength. Don't let yourself get down on all the crap that you see in the world today, in your life today, or even your mind today...instead look and find the examples of this human race spirit. In the end, the universe and our world tends to make everything right, and everything come out even. Even if we don't see it right away, it will happen...
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