Wouldn’t everything be better if everything was simple? Wouldn’t it be better if we didn’t have to earn the things we want…if we didn’t have to lose? Well...it’s natural. There needs to be balance in our society in order for it to work. Everything has its space, including plants and animals. There is even space for winter, like certain areas on this planet have certain weather, certain people, and certain plants.
As kids, we grow within our knowledge, we grow with experience, and we grow into someone that knows only what we know and what we feel. We’re comfortable with it because we’ve only been ourselves our whole lives. No one knows best about you, but you. But there is inspiration; there is a sense of direction. Not only do you discipline yourself, but others discipline you. We have natural behaviors; we already knew how to breathe as babies. Natural flaws define us.
People play with ideas, but they also have order. Sometimes its fun to start in the middle, to be creative is to have a big imagination.
There is life everywhere, even though no one really understands why life is life, at least we UNDERSTAND HOW TO LIVE IT. This world is full of spirit, belief, and strength. Life on earth is a gift, and that gift is fragile. Just enjoy life for life is a gift.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Just a drop in the ocean...
Have you ever gone fishing out in the middle of nowhere? I have. It is just gorgeous! It’s pretty amazing how the planet works out, how the seasons seems to be in line, and how there are sunsets and sunrise when it is time to get up. There is so much in the world to see, to appreciate, and critique. You may watch movies and go to school to learn about things, but you really have to experience something to really understand it.
What are we doing to the world? Why are we corrupting our land? We just don’t know, because I know I don’t. We just do what we do; we do our so called normal duties.
I guess we can say we take risks; we accomplish goals that don’t really need to be accomplished. People talk about how bad the world is becoming, but never really do anything about it. I’m sure there are groups, such like ours who at least TRY to do something. I give credit to those groups. They may be just a drop in the BIG ocean, but can be spread. There are so many possibilities, and they need to be used! We can lose, but we can also win. If can act at dominos and make an incredibly crooked line, but line them up close enough so that we can eventually make the last one fall-and actually make something happen.
No one thing is ideal, but we can look at it that way. We can look at things sideways, or even upside down. Imperfection can be beautiful, like the mountains-they are most definitely imperfect, yet so beautiful.
What are we doing to the world? Why are we corrupting our land? We just don’t know, because I know I don’t. We just do what we do; we do our so called normal duties.
I guess we can say we take risks; we accomplish goals that don’t really need to be accomplished. People talk about how bad the world is becoming, but never really do anything about it. I’m sure there are groups, such like ours who at least TRY to do something. I give credit to those groups. They may be just a drop in the BIG ocean, but can be spread. There are so many possibilities, and they need to be used! We can lose, but we can also win. If can act at dominos and make an incredibly crooked line, but line them up close enough so that we can eventually make the last one fall-and actually make something happen.
No one thing is ideal, but we can look at it that way. We can look at things sideways, or even upside down. Imperfection can be beautiful, like the mountains-they are most definitely imperfect, yet so beautiful.
Rain doesn't last forever
We are always going to have our ups and downs. We have our sunshine; we have our clouds and storms. There are winners and losers, and the rich and poor. But why? Why do we have such majestic categories? If you really think about it, without that, we wouldn’t know anything about mixture. I know we keep talking about the same things over and over again; we just need to view things differently, and with different attitudes.
There is always going to be a mountain to climb. Nothing comes easy. Where would we be without direction, where would we go without discipline? You may think you’re at your worst, but there can always be even worse. What is the worst thing that can ever happen? Can death be the worst thing that can ever happen? I don’t think so.
What if your loved one got into an accident and became paralyzed and lost their memory, but still breathed and was alive as a living vegetable. Would it have been easier if they died without pain? Life is confusing. Life is just hard, life is just easy, life is life, and there is always going to be something going on. The life we live is normal, and we can’t really change that, but I know we can change HOW we live, like one step at a time. Everything has steps, and maybe our first step is just to inform the whole world, through popular media and whatnot. We just need to stick with the plan and use it wisely, the whole world needs to participate and cooperate…which I know won’t happen in a matter of days…but years. Even though that doesn’t work, at least we can say we tried.
It is just so sad to see what a wonderful gift goes down the drain and we don’t even realize it until it happens. Maybe it is happening for a reason, maybe it isn’t. It’s like a bad dream, and we all want to wake up. Everything doesn’t last forever, and maybe someday we will have such never ending happiness we never had the chance to have. But isn’t it such a good feeling when the rain stops and everything is clean, and there is no dust-it will rain again, not just now.
There is always going to be a mountain to climb. Nothing comes easy. Where would we be without direction, where would we go without discipline? You may think you’re at your worst, but there can always be even worse. What is the worst thing that can ever happen? Can death be the worst thing that can ever happen? I don’t think so.
What if your loved one got into an accident and became paralyzed and lost their memory, but still breathed and was alive as a living vegetable. Would it have been easier if they died without pain? Life is confusing. Life is just hard, life is just easy, life is life, and there is always going to be something going on. The life we live is normal, and we can’t really change that, but I know we can change HOW we live, like one step at a time. Everything has steps, and maybe our first step is just to inform the whole world, through popular media and whatnot. We just need to stick with the plan and use it wisely, the whole world needs to participate and cooperate…which I know won’t happen in a matter of days…but years. Even though that doesn’t work, at least we can say we tried.
It is just so sad to see what a wonderful gift goes down the drain and we don’t even realize it until it happens. Maybe it is happening for a reason, maybe it isn’t. It’s like a bad dream, and we all want to wake up. Everything doesn’t last forever, and maybe someday we will have such never ending happiness we never had the chance to have. But isn’t it such a good feeling when the rain stops and everything is clean, and there is no dust-it will rain again, not just now.
Alcoholism
There are always two sides to everything. During our discussion about alcohol and alcoholic issues, I was so caught on one subject: Alcohol problems in villages. I really do believe that alcohol is more of a problem in villages because of the rural status. To be honest, it gets pretty boring in the village, so there is always something to look for, something to do. Some community members drink a lot, and some don’t at all. Some binge, and some are moderate drinkers. It’s hard to say so though, because the only drink is mostly hard liquor. There’s really no such thing as wine and beer, well…barely. One of my friends likes to drink, and for that reason, she’d do anything to bring some home with her. There’s a law for importing alcoholic beverages into dry villages. Well…she is almost a felon because of getting caught. Isn’t that crazy? Just for importing alcohol, and only that. Well, people make choices and people follow their choices and the consequences, and same goes with other issues, lots of issues.
Anyways…when we brought up the alcohol issue amongst natives and white people, the natives outnumber the white by far! I really do believe that alcoholism is everywhere, not only in villages. When we see homeless people and drunks on the streets they ARE mostly native folks. Alcohol is out there, it’s everywhere; the problem is where is it mostly seen? The people who use it, the people who abuse it, and the people who hate it. Native people are more likely to expose themselves to the open, rather than staying in and drinking quietly. I don’t really know the facts, but I believe that natives just like to drink out in the open where everything is happening. It’s kind of funny, but at the same time, it is pretty serious stuff to think about.
Anyways…when we brought up the alcohol issue amongst natives and white people, the natives outnumber the white by far! I really do believe that alcoholism is everywhere, not only in villages. When we see homeless people and drunks on the streets they ARE mostly native folks. Alcohol is out there, it’s everywhere; the problem is where is it mostly seen? The people who use it, the people who abuse it, and the people who hate it. Native people are more likely to expose themselves to the open, rather than staying in and drinking quietly. I don’t really know the facts, but I believe that natives just like to drink out in the open where everything is happening. It’s kind of funny, but at the same time, it is pretty serious stuff to think about.
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