I just finished watching "The American President" movie and I couldn't help but think of the ongoing debates and upcoming election. There are two parts of this movie that really strike me as awesome portrayals of what we really need in a President.
The first is the part of the movie where the president (Michael Douglas) gives the order to attack Libya. During the meeting while he and his staff are waiting for the results of the attack, one of the staff members tells him that he's just done something very presidential. The President simply responds that innocent people are going to be killed because of his actions and he's done one of the most unpresidential things he's ever done. That simply means that war is not always the answerc.
The second part that I find awesome is the speech he gives at the end of the movie. I'll post it below so you can read and make up your own mind if you agree or not. You may or may not agree, but read the conviction and call to action hidden within the speech. It's something you don't see in our present politicians . . . . any of them. And, we desperately need that.
"President Shepherd: Yes, he will. Good morning. [Members of the White House Press Corps begin to rise] It's alright. Please keep your seats. Good morning.
For the last couple of months, Senator Rumson has suggested that being President of this country was, to a certain extent, about character. And although I've not been willing to engage in his attacks on me, I have been here three years and three days, and I can tell you without hesitation: Being President of this country is entirely about character.
For the record, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU, but the more important question is "Why aren't you, Bob?" Now this is an organization whose sole purpose is to defend the Bill of Rights, so it naturally begs the question, why would a senator, his party's most powerful spokesman and a candidate for President, choose to reject upholding the constitution? Now if you can answer that question, folks, then you're smarter than I am, because I didn't understand it until a few hours ago.
America isn't easy. America is advanced citizenship. You've gotta want it bad, 'cause it's gonna put up a fight. It's gonna say, "You want free speech? Let's see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, who's standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours." You want to claim this land as the land of the free? Then the symbol of your country cannot just be a flag. The symbol also has to be one of its citizens exercising his right to burn that flag in protest. Now show me that, defend that, celebrate that in your classrooms.
Then you can stand up and sing about the land of the free.
I've known Bob Rumson for years. And I've been operating under the assumption that the reason Bob devotes so much time and energy to shouting at the rain was that he simply didn't get it. Well, I was wrong. Bob's problem isn't that he doesn't get it. Bob's problem is that he can't sell it!
We have serious problems to solve, and we need serious people to solve them. And whatever your particular problem is, I promise you Bob Rumson is not the least bit interested in solving it. He is interested in two things, and two things only: making you afraid of it, and telling you who's to blame for it. That, ladies and gentlemen, is how you win elections. You gather a group of middle age, middle class, middle income voters who remember with longing an easier time, and you talk to them about family, and American values and character, and you wave an old photo of the President's girlfriend and you scream about patriotism. You tell them she's to blame for their lot in life. And you go on television and you call her a whore.
Sydney Ellen Wade has done nothing to you, Bob. She has done nothing but put herself through school, represent the interests of public school teachers, and lobby for the safety of our natural resources. You want a character debate, Bob? You better stick with me, 'cause Sydney Ellen Wade is way out of your league.
I've loved two women in my life. I lost one to cancer. And I lost the other 'cause I was so busy keeping my job, I forgot to do my job. Well, that ends right now.
Tomorrow morning the White House is sending a bill to Congress for it's consideration. It's White House Resolution 455, an energy bill requiring a twenty percent reduction of the emission of fossil fuels over the next ten years. It is by far the most aggressive stride ever taken in the fight to reverse the effects of global warming. The other piece of legislation is the crime bill. As of today, it no longer exists. I'm throwing it out. I'm throwing it out and writing a law that makes sense. You cannot address crime prevention without getting rid of assault weapons and hand guns. I consider them a threat to national security, and I will go door to door if I have to, but I'm gonna convince Americans that I'm right, and I'm gonna get the guns.
We've got serious problems, and we need serious people. And if you want to talk about character, Bob, you'd better come at me with more than a burning flag and a membership card. If you want to talk about character and American values, fine. Just tell me where and when, and I'll show up. This a time for serious people, Bob, and your fifteen minutes are up."
Make up your mind America. Vote with knowledge not party lines or kinship in mind. Vote for your beliefs.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
New Year, New Post (Blog)
Well, it's 2012 and there's apparently a lot of things we have to think about and deal with this year. First, there's politics. Once again, our degenerative political system rears it's ugly head to show us stupidity all on a new level.
The first thing I think is funny/stupid about it is listening to all of the candidates, especially the Republicans this year. The Democrats will obviously stay behind Obama in a feeble at showing unity; but, the Republicans are where the fun will be this year. First, we get watch the now 8 candidates berate one another over the next few months. They'll throw mud at one another and point out one another's weakness, faults, sins, and whatever else they can dig up. All in the end to make a miraculous change of heart at the end when one of them finally slides out into the main spot. Then everyone will talk about how great that person is and we all should vote for him/her.
I just think that's hilarious. And it shows how our political system has slid down a long hill of slime into a 2 party system to where everyone is really out for themselves. (Let's forget about the Libertarians and any other new found party. We all know they don't stand a chance against the two power houses of the Dems and Repubs.)
It all leaves me standing confused in November really choosing from the lesser of two evils. People say get out there and vote. Make a difference. But do we really? Does the individual voter have a voice? Do they make a difference individually? I think not.
The way our political system has evolved it's all about the money. Who has the most money to get their name out to the masses, how great they are, what promises they never plan to do but they think people want to hear, and how terrible the other candidate really is. But let's face it. We all have sins. So, why point out the other guys so much? Do what you actually say you're going to do during your campaign when you get in office.
That brings up the second point. Regardless of who wins, Congress will work against them. Each member will vote according to what they can get out of it. Congress has become the ultimate Economic utopia on Earth. Economics has been twisted to mean money, but if you learn the true meaning of economics, it comes down to one thing: choices. And Congress uses, or dare I say plays, a dangerous game theory experiment to make choices to get what they ultimately want in the end.
If they need to get a bill, act, legislation, etc. passed, then they make deals with other members for their votes. They trade their choices based on what's more important to them. If you want to understand what I'm talking about watch the 60 minutes episode from a few weeks ago that demonstrated how members of Congress are getting rich from the insider information they get from lobyist and their rich "friends".
I appears to me that Congress no more has the people's best interest at heart than they do what type of toilet paper is in the bathrooms. The 60 minutes episode also talks about how many of them are meager business people yet leave Congress millionaires. And they have their own set of rules, retirement, and tax programs.
So, that leaves me with a conundrum come November. I'll definitely be watching the debates and primaries closely to see what my choices are, but I don't think anything major will happen in our Political system until something major happens like what happened to Wall Street and our financial system the past few years.
Of course, that seems to have come full circle and now we're back to cWall Street and businesses, especially large public companies, easing back to their old ways. Thus restarting the cycle.
But, if you believe in the Mayans and other predictors and soothsayers of the past, we don't have to worry about it come December. After all, that's the end of time.
All I can say is good luck this year America. I can only imagine the mess other countries are in since we are the greatest country on Earth and look at all of our problems. But do get out and vote, but PLEASE, make educated votes. Research the candidates. Do your homework and vote for the candidate you truly believe in to be the best. Don't be one of the stupidest voters I can think of and vote straight ticket down a party line. It may be one party, but it's made up of different people. And remember, they'll be in Washington making those choices and trades. Just make sure you hedge your bets that who you vote for will make the choices and trades you would.
The first thing I think is funny/stupid about it is listening to all of the candidates, especially the Republicans this year. The Democrats will obviously stay behind Obama in a feeble at showing unity; but, the Republicans are where the fun will be this year. First, we get watch the now 8 candidates berate one another over the next few months. They'll throw mud at one another and point out one another's weakness, faults, sins, and whatever else they can dig up. All in the end to make a miraculous change of heart at the end when one of them finally slides out into the main spot. Then everyone will talk about how great that person is and we all should vote for him/her.
I just think that's hilarious. And it shows how our political system has slid down a long hill of slime into a 2 party system to where everyone is really out for themselves. (Let's forget about the Libertarians and any other new found party. We all know they don't stand a chance against the two power houses of the Dems and Repubs.)
It all leaves me standing confused in November really choosing from the lesser of two evils. People say get out there and vote. Make a difference. But do we really? Does the individual voter have a voice? Do they make a difference individually? I think not.
The way our political system has evolved it's all about the money. Who has the most money to get their name out to the masses, how great they are, what promises they never plan to do but they think people want to hear, and how terrible the other candidate really is. But let's face it. We all have sins. So, why point out the other guys so much? Do what you actually say you're going to do during your campaign when you get in office.
That brings up the second point. Regardless of who wins, Congress will work against them. Each member will vote according to what they can get out of it. Congress has become the ultimate Economic utopia on Earth. Economics has been twisted to mean money, but if you learn the true meaning of economics, it comes down to one thing: choices. And Congress uses, or dare I say plays, a dangerous game theory experiment to make choices to get what they ultimately want in the end.
If they need to get a bill, act, legislation, etc. passed, then they make deals with other members for their votes. They trade their choices based on what's more important to them. If you want to understand what I'm talking about watch the 60 minutes episode from a few weeks ago that demonstrated how members of Congress are getting rich from the insider information they get from lobyist and their rich "friends".
I appears to me that Congress no more has the people's best interest at heart than they do what type of toilet paper is in the bathrooms. The 60 minutes episode also talks about how many of them are meager business people yet leave Congress millionaires. And they have their own set of rules, retirement, and tax programs.
So, that leaves me with a conundrum come November. I'll definitely be watching the debates and primaries closely to see what my choices are, but I don't think anything major will happen in our Political system until something major happens like what happened to Wall Street and our financial system the past few years.
Of course, that seems to have come full circle and now we're back to cWall Street and businesses, especially large public companies, easing back to their old ways. Thus restarting the cycle.
But, if you believe in the Mayans and other predictors and soothsayers of the past, we don't have to worry about it come December. After all, that's the end of time.
All I can say is good luck this year America. I can only imagine the mess other countries are in since we are the greatest country on Earth and look at all of our problems. But do get out and vote, but PLEASE, make educated votes. Research the candidates. Do your homework and vote for the candidate you truly believe in to be the best. Don't be one of the stupidest voters I can think of and vote straight ticket down a party line. It may be one party, but it's made up of different people. And remember, they'll be in Washington making those choices and trades. Just make sure you hedge your bets that who you vote for will make the choices and trades you would.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Technology
I just got a new bluetooth keyboard that I can now use with my iPod to make typing easier. Much easier than the pop up keyboard on the iPod. I'm hoping this will help me get more involved with my blogs. I'm planning on increasing the frequency of blogging. I'm just poking around with if I should just blog when it hits me or blog along a certain theme or subject. Since this is relatively a new adventure for me, I'm taking it one blog at a time right now. Still in the learning phases. I'm considering Ariana Huffington's book about how to get started blogging and keeping it up. Apparently she's done very well with blog's and the internet, so I figured the advice of an expert can't help.
So, please bear with me (if you're one of the few people that actually read my blogs) as I'm learning how to make this useful and interesting for all of us.
For now, have a great holiday!
So, please bear with me (if you're one of the few people that actually read my blogs) as I'm learning how to make this useful and interesting for all of us.
For now, have a great holiday!
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Why Bad Things Happen To Good People
This is one question I believe I've heard millions of times throughout my life. And, because of that, I guess I've been thinking about it quite a bit. I had a lot of windshield time in the car lately, and for some reason this topic has come to my mind over and over. I've heard this question asked in bars, churches, schools, casual conversations, virtually everywhere. Naturally, I've had some thoughts on it, and I thought I'd write about it.
First of all, there's a few groups that need to be addressed on answering this question. Those are the religious, the agnostic, and the atheists. Depending on which group you fall into will depend on which answer you agree with in this blog, if any. For me and for your information, I am a Christian. I'm not a Bible thumping walking door-to-door religious fanatic. I am what I call a consiberal Christian. Part conservative, part liberal, and I believe in Jesus. If you've gotten to this part and it's turned you off, don't let it. I actually have something for all three groups. Part pertains to the atheist, part to the religious (perhaps mostly Christian), and a little of everything goes to the agnostic and other groups.
My first answer to "Why do bad things happen to good people?" is simply they just do. Let's face it. A lot of things are out of our control. The people that run around the world trying to control everything are the extreme Type A's that tend to stay stressed out and drive everyone else crazy. But let's face it. Sometimes people are just in the wrong place and the wrong time. Call it karma, call it nature, call it whatever you want; but sometimes bad things happen to good people. Now, on the flip side of that, you have to accept that bad things happen to all people. So, the "they just do" pertains to everyone. It just depends on who's around when a bad thing happens. That leaves us with the conclusion that bad things just happen in general. Not just to good people. Bad things happen regardless of who, what, how, when, and where the bad event occurs.
In addition to that, we all have to accept that the world is full of different types of people. Some people are good, some are bad, and some are along the wide spectrum between those two ends. It's easy to pick out the good and the bad. It's the one's that run the gamut are much more different to identify. That means that where ever that fall on the gamut must be in correlation to the when, where, and how of the bad situation they're involved in. That makes it dependent upon the many variables occurring at any bad situation and the people involved. That leads us back to the conclusion that sometimes bad things sometimes just happen to good people. So, that should take care of the atheists and some of the agnostics and other groups out there.
As far as the Christian group, there are a few things we need to remember and understand about our world to get to a satisfactory answer. First of all, we have to understand that this is not heaven. It is earth. Good things happen to everyone in heaven. There will be no disease, no problems, no bad situations, etc. That's the reason it's called a paradise. Now since it's not heaven and it's earth, that leaves all the variables of nature at work during any point of the day. So, as those variables change and the various types of people interact, inevitably bad things are going to happen to good people. Along with that leaves the possibilities that good things happen to good people, good things happen to bad people, and bad things happen to bad to bad people. Any given good or bad thing can happen to any good or bad person.
Next, we have to understand that since this is not heaven it is the devil's domain. That's right. The devil runs around on Earth (or the Universe or whatever you deem to define this non-heaven world). What does it mean that the earth is "the devil's domain?" If you recall from Sunday School or any Bible readings, lessons, etc. you've had, the devil, or Satan, was cast out of heaven and to earth. Satan was one of the most beloved angels in heaven but he feel victim to one of the emotions that continues to haunt humans: envy. Satan became envious of humans because he felt God was more favorable to humans than angels. He devised a coup and God eventually cast him and his followers out of heaven. Now he and his followers (or demons if you prefer) are on the loose trying to convert as many humans away from God; again due to his jealousy. Because of that, I believe that Satan and his followers intervene to cause bad things. That ultimately leads to bad things to good people. Some are perhaps intentional. Some are perhaps because a person is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Either way, Satan is not bound and has not been cast in the "lake of fire" proclaimed in Revelations; leaving him free to roam and do what he wants in this world.
Along with the question of "Why do bad things happen to good people" I usually get the "Why doesn't God intervene to protect good people." Re-read the above, and then understand that God is hoping someone learns from the bad thing. This part always reminds me of a story I heard long ago about God and his creation of man. I do not know who the author is or if it's just one of those stories that get pasted down, but it goes like this:
I believe that story explains why in a lot of situations God does not intervene. He wants us to learn on our own. Again, this isn't heaven. It's earth. And it's up to us to learn and behave in the proper way.
My final thought on this question comes to the gifts God has given mankind over time. Most Christians will say that the greatest gift God gave may was Jesus. I don't disagree with that, but I do think there is a very close second great gift God gave us: free will. With free will, we have the choice to believe, not believe, act good, act badly, do whatever we want. And because of that he doesn't intervene as much as people think. Does that mean God never intervenes? I don't believe so. Like a parent, I believe God chooses the appropriate times to intervene, but he also chooses not to intervene in every single situation. Like smart people, God picks his battles; and God wants us to experience and see bad things so we learn what's right and what's wrong.
Well, that's my thoughts on "Why bad things happen to good people." Just remember, whether or not you agree with all of the above, some of it, or none of it, the next time you see or hear something bad happening to a good person, learn from it. Peace comes from the individual. It doesn't come from war. There have been too many wars that may have stopped conflict, but they didn't bring peace. When we act peaceful and kind to others it makes the world a better place if not only just for that small one particular part of time we do it. And over time, small good parts of time add up. Hopefully one day there will be enough good times that add together to make the world a better place. (It's the Pay It Forward mentality that can spread this.)
First of all, there's a few groups that need to be addressed on answering this question. Those are the religious, the agnostic, and the atheists. Depending on which group you fall into will depend on which answer you agree with in this blog, if any. For me and for your information, I am a Christian. I'm not a Bible thumping walking door-to-door religious fanatic. I am what I call a consiberal Christian. Part conservative, part liberal, and I believe in Jesus. If you've gotten to this part and it's turned you off, don't let it. I actually have something for all three groups. Part pertains to the atheist, part to the religious (perhaps mostly Christian), and a little of everything goes to the agnostic and other groups.
My first answer to "Why do bad things happen to good people?" is simply they just do. Let's face it. A lot of things are out of our control. The people that run around the world trying to control everything are the extreme Type A's that tend to stay stressed out and drive everyone else crazy. But let's face it. Sometimes people are just in the wrong place and the wrong time. Call it karma, call it nature, call it whatever you want; but sometimes bad things happen to good people. Now, on the flip side of that, you have to accept that bad things happen to all people. So, the "they just do" pertains to everyone. It just depends on who's around when a bad thing happens. That leaves us with the conclusion that bad things just happen in general. Not just to good people. Bad things happen regardless of who, what, how, when, and where the bad event occurs.
In addition to that, we all have to accept that the world is full of different types of people. Some people are good, some are bad, and some are along the wide spectrum between those two ends. It's easy to pick out the good and the bad. It's the one's that run the gamut are much more different to identify. That means that where ever that fall on the gamut must be in correlation to the when, where, and how of the bad situation they're involved in. That makes it dependent upon the many variables occurring at any bad situation and the people involved. That leads us back to the conclusion that sometimes bad things sometimes just happen to good people. So, that should take care of the atheists and some of the agnostics and other groups out there.
As far as the Christian group, there are a few things we need to remember and understand about our world to get to a satisfactory answer. First of all, we have to understand that this is not heaven. It is earth. Good things happen to everyone in heaven. There will be no disease, no problems, no bad situations, etc. That's the reason it's called a paradise. Now since it's not heaven and it's earth, that leaves all the variables of nature at work during any point of the day. So, as those variables change and the various types of people interact, inevitably bad things are going to happen to good people. Along with that leaves the possibilities that good things happen to good people, good things happen to bad people, and bad things happen to bad to bad people. Any given good or bad thing can happen to any good or bad person.
Next, we have to understand that since this is not heaven it is the devil's domain. That's right. The devil runs around on Earth (or the Universe or whatever you deem to define this non-heaven world). What does it mean that the earth is "the devil's domain?" If you recall from Sunday School or any Bible readings, lessons, etc. you've had, the devil, or Satan, was cast out of heaven and to earth. Satan was one of the most beloved angels in heaven but he feel victim to one of the emotions that continues to haunt humans: envy. Satan became envious of humans because he felt God was more favorable to humans than angels. He devised a coup and God eventually cast him and his followers out of heaven. Now he and his followers (or demons if you prefer) are on the loose trying to convert as many humans away from God; again due to his jealousy. Because of that, I believe that Satan and his followers intervene to cause bad things. That ultimately leads to bad things to good people. Some are perhaps intentional. Some are perhaps because a person is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Either way, Satan is not bound and has not been cast in the "lake of fire" proclaimed in Revelations; leaving him free to roam and do what he wants in this world.
Along with the question of "Why do bad things happen to good people" I usually get the "Why doesn't God intervene to protect good people." Re-read the above, and then understand that God is hoping someone learns from the bad thing. This part always reminds me of a story I heard long ago about God and his creation of man. I do not know who the author is or if it's just one of those stories that get pasted down, but it goes like this:
"When God created everything and the earth, he realized he needed someone to rule over everything to keep the world in order. So, he decided to create man (men and women eventually) to do the job. As he thought of how to do this, he ran into a question of how much knowledge to give man. 'If I give man all knowledge, then he will eventually understand that there's nothing he can not learn or understand and eventually become bored and lazy. On the other hand, if I give him no knowledge he will eventually understand that he can not learn anything, eventually become bored with trying, and lazy once he stops. Therefore, I give him knowledge of some things, the ability to learn about some things he doesn't understand, and keep other things beyond his abilities. That way he will remain motivated by learning new things and continually strive to understand as much as he can and apply his knowledge for good.' So God did just that."
I believe that story explains why in a lot of situations God does not intervene. He wants us to learn on our own. Again, this isn't heaven. It's earth. And it's up to us to learn and behave in the proper way.
My final thought on this question comes to the gifts God has given mankind over time. Most Christians will say that the greatest gift God gave may was Jesus. I don't disagree with that, but I do think there is a very close second great gift God gave us: free will. With free will, we have the choice to believe, not believe, act good, act badly, do whatever we want. And because of that he doesn't intervene as much as people think. Does that mean God never intervenes? I don't believe so. Like a parent, I believe God chooses the appropriate times to intervene, but he also chooses not to intervene in every single situation. Like smart people, God picks his battles; and God wants us to experience and see bad things so we learn what's right and what's wrong.
Well, that's my thoughts on "Why bad things happen to good people." Just remember, whether or not you agree with all of the above, some of it, or none of it, the next time you see or hear something bad happening to a good person, learn from it. Peace comes from the individual. It doesn't come from war. There have been too many wars that may have stopped conflict, but they didn't bring peace. When we act peaceful and kind to others it makes the world a better place if not only just for that small one particular part of time we do it. And over time, small good parts of time add up. Hopefully one day there will be enough good times that add together to make the world a better place. (It's the Pay It Forward mentality that can spread this.)
Sunday, September 25, 2011
What's Wrong With The Country
When I sit and think of the condition our country is in this days it depresses me. What's happened to the entire political system? Supposedly it's a democracy that by definition makes it by the people, for the people. Yet, it seems "the people" have strayed away from the simplicity of the very beginnings of our government. Sure, you can sit back and say the rich control everything with large sums of money and they buy elections, control communications and exposure, etc. but where are the people on election day? I saw a graph show the disparity of what's actually reported and how voter turnouts should be calculated. Given, the author of this graph made a valid point in that most voter turnouts are calculated by number of votes cast divided by number of citizens of 18, which includes many people that are not eligible to vote (such as felons, etc.). Instead, the author took the number of eligible voters and re-did the graph. Granted the adjusted calculation was higher; but it was still at approximately 62% in 2008 versus 56%. The graph also showed that rates were at their lowest in 1996 and have been on a steady increase since.
My question is this. Is 62% good enough? Yes, it is a majority of eligible voters, but if this country is supposed to be for the people by the people, then where are we? We seem more content to sit back on our couches and rear ends, listen to the folks running for office so they can get the perks and extra money that comes with the office, and then complain about what's going on. If you don't like what's going on, then don't vote for the incumbent. If you don't like the other candidates don't vote for any of them either. I think one of the silliest things anyone can do is a straight ticket vote. Just check one Party and be done with it. That's lazy. Not everyone in a single party actually think the exact same way. If you don't believe that watch the debates. Do your homework, check out the candidates, and make an educated vote.
That's my rant for the night. I could keep going, but I'll save that for another blog. There are two things that are going on in America right now that has and is continuing to be our down fall: laziness and greed. (I'll blog on that later.)
My question is this. Is 62% good enough? Yes, it is a majority of eligible voters, but if this country is supposed to be for the people by the people, then where are we? We seem more content to sit back on our couches and rear ends, listen to the folks running for office so they can get the perks and extra money that comes with the office, and then complain about what's going on. If you don't like what's going on, then don't vote for the incumbent. If you don't like the other candidates don't vote for any of them either. I think one of the silliest things anyone can do is a straight ticket vote. Just check one Party and be done with it. That's lazy. Not everyone in a single party actually think the exact same way. If you don't believe that watch the debates. Do your homework, check out the candidates, and make an educated vote.
That's my rant for the night. I could keep going, but I'll save that for another blog. There are two things that are going on in America right now that has and is continuing to be our down fall: laziness and greed. (I'll blog on that later.)
Saturday, September 24, 2011
So, here's my first blog. I've always thought of doing one, but just never got started. Then I ran across this Blogger website, and figured what the heck. Why not give it a try? This blog will mostly be random things that pop in my mind. It could be personal, public, political, religious, secular, whatever. I'm just going to use it as an outlet to vent, or as Dennis Miller used to say back when he had his HBO show (which I miss!!!!). . . . "I don't mean to get off on a rant here, but. . . . "
I just see this as a good outlet to get my thoughts out there on whatever's bothering me at any particular time. The world we live in seems to get more complex each and every day. What used to be small communities of people has truly turned into a world-wide situation. Something can happen on the other side of the world, and the entire world will know about it in minutes. That's something that used to take days when I was a child. It seems as though the butterfly's wings have gotten bigger and the effect is faster and more drastic than it has ever been. Technology is great, but there is a fine line between us controling it and it controlling us.
So, check in from time-to-time if you like what I have to say. Or, it you totally disagree with something I post, I invite you to calmly and peacefully post a rebutal. I love listening to opposing opinions, and I'm perfectly fine to agree to disagree. That doesn't mean I think that those that disagree with me are stupid, wrong, or insane; it just means that I've learned another point of view and increased my own knowledge. Don't get me wrong. I have opinions, beliefs, morals, and thoughts. What I don't have is a closed mind that mine are the only ones out there and that those parts of life are absolutes. There are billions of people on this planet. How can one person or one group of people be so arogant as to think their view(s) are the absolute truths? Symantics come into play in many of these and some beliefs that people think are opposing can actually be related in some way or another.
Just remember, live your live with an open mind, but don't open your mind so much that your brains completely fall out.
I just see this as a good outlet to get my thoughts out there on whatever's bothering me at any particular time. The world we live in seems to get more complex each and every day. What used to be small communities of people has truly turned into a world-wide situation. Something can happen on the other side of the world, and the entire world will know about it in minutes. That's something that used to take days when I was a child. It seems as though the butterfly's wings have gotten bigger and the effect is faster and more drastic than it has ever been. Technology is great, but there is a fine line between us controling it and it controlling us.
So, check in from time-to-time if you like what I have to say. Or, it you totally disagree with something I post, I invite you to calmly and peacefully post a rebutal. I love listening to opposing opinions, and I'm perfectly fine to agree to disagree. That doesn't mean I think that those that disagree with me are stupid, wrong, or insane; it just means that I've learned another point of view and increased my own knowledge. Don't get me wrong. I have opinions, beliefs, morals, and thoughts. What I don't have is a closed mind that mine are the only ones out there and that those parts of life are absolutes. There are billions of people on this planet. How can one person or one group of people be so arogant as to think their view(s) are the absolute truths? Symantics come into play in many of these and some beliefs that people think are opposing can actually be related in some way or another.
Just remember, live your live with an open mind, but don't open your mind so much that your brains completely fall out.
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