I was reading a blog post the other day on www.tesseraguild.com. The post was entitled. 10 questions to mess with your mind. Below, are the ten questions and my answers to them. If any of you would like to give your answers, I will post them as a guest post. Remember, your answers should not be an outright arguement against mine... just your answers to the ten questions. Question One: Revenge Algebra Complete the following equation. Use no more than three words per blank. ______________________________ + ______________________________ = A suitable punishment for a serial killer. My Answer: The death penalty. I am a firm believer in an eye for an eye, but I don't believe the number of people the serial killer has killed should play a factor in his punishment. If they kill one, then it is already too many. I find that killing the killer and then distributing his assets among the families of the known victims would be the fairest solution. Question Two: Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall In your own words, define what you believe the difference is between a terrorist and a normal soldier. My answer: There is very little difference. Both are driven by either money or ideology. Governments would have you believe that there is something noble about killing someone for them, and that the soldiers are protecting your way of life. A lot of soldiers like to think that way too. Meanwhile, the same can, and likely does hold true for the terrorists. They are fighting for an ideology and they believe they are furthering their ideals. Soldiers are state sanctioned, while terrorists are not always state sanctioned...but can be. Question Three: On a Scale of 0-10……in which 0 is ‘not at all’, 5 is average, and 10 means ‘highly’: How intelligent are you? How physically attractive are you? How charming? How artistic? How generous? And how narcissistic? My answer: How intelligent? 7 How physically attractive? 4 How charming? 4 How artistic? 5 How generous? 6 How narcissistic? 3 Question Four: Monopoly Money You’ve just received three GET-OUT-OF-DEATH-FREE cards. Anyone who has one of these avoids the next time they would die. Once a death is avoided, the card vanishes. So… Keeping all three for yourself? Giving any away? Distribute your cards and explain. My answer: I would give one to my daughter Maddie, and one to my daughter Ashleigh. I would keep the third to give to whichever daughter died through no fault of her own and lost her card first. If she was partially responsible for her own death (through drug use or drinking), then I would not give them the extra card, but give it to the other to use as she chooses if the other dies again. Question Five: Picket Fences You’re madly in love. Tomorrow you’ll have the chance to marry the love of your life. You’ll have a huge house full of beautiful things. Your children will be smart and loving. On the surface, your marriage will appear ideal. But here’s the thing: You’ve glimpsed the future and have seen that while your marriage will be stable and polite, it will ultimately become passionless and empty. Knowing what you know, are you still walking down the aisle tomorrow? My answer: This is more of a question for a younger person. I have already had the chance to marry the woman I love. We had two wonderful children, who I love dearly. We have a house filled with beautiful things. My wife had a mental condition, though, and she was deemed dangerous for the children to be alone with. Then she died. I know what happened. Yet if you asked me if I had the chance to marry her again, my answer would be yes. I loved my wife. And although our marriage became very rocky, we had two beautiful girls, who make me very happy. No matter what happened in my marriage, I would do everything again for my daughters. The house and beautiful things mean nothing. The house seems empty to me and the things have lost their luster now that my wife is gone. My girls, though, are everything to me. Question Six: Angel of Death You lucky bastard. Or maybe not. You’ve just acquired a new ability. From now on, you can wish anyone in the world dead. If you use this power, not only will the person die instantly and painlessly, but you’ll also gain a million dollars for each person you use it on. How many times (if any) do you think you’ll use this power? On whom? What would you do with all that money? My answer: I would like to think that I would use the power wisely. To start, I would use the power to kill anyone who has been caught absolutely red handed killing someone. If they have been convicted of murdering someone, and there is absolutely no question that they did it. then I would use my power to kill that person and then give 80% of the money I receive to the victim's family. Doctors who kill someone accidentally, while under the influence of drugs or alcohol would also be killed, as well as drunk drivers who kill someone while driving drunk. Political leaders who accept bribes to sway legislation would also be fair game. Question Seven: Little Bang Theory Some people have theories about how the world began. And how it will end. And maybe even theories about what it all means. But… What if you— yes you—could decide how it all began, what it all means, and how you’d like it to end?Play god for a moment: How would you like for the universe to have begun? How do you want it to end? What do you want it all to mean? My answer: Okay here is what happened - The universe started with a flick of a switch in a dark room. Little Johnny was excited to play his new game... "Model of the Universe". The game was important for Johnny because if he showed he could create a working universe that did not collapse in on itself after 50,000 cycles, he would be allowed to study to help terraform the next set of planets they found in the real world. Johnny achieved that goal about 10 billion cycles ago. Lucky for us, he forgot to turn off the gaming program he was using, and our civilization was able to develop and prosper. So far, no one had bothered to check in with Johnny to see if the simulation he had running in his room still needed to be kept on. His mom looked in on it every once in a while, and saw that there were many tiny civilizations developing. Every once in a while, she would add an element of surprise for one of the civilizations to discover... just for laughs. She hopes that Johnny won't notice, or won't mind if he does. In reality, the end will come when Johnny returns and realizes that he left his gaming console on. If he does, and he doesn't bother to check to see what is running, the universe will end as all of the power in the universe is sucked out with the throwing of a switch. If he does check to see what is running... well then we will experience Armageddon! Because Johnny has a mean streak, and what better way to stoke it than to destroy some artificial civilizations that have been running amok on his computer. Question Eight: Dying Stars and Sabertooth Tigers Name something that is both beautiful AND terrifying. My answer: The ocean. Question Nine: Hard Scales of JusticeImagine the following scenarios. In which of these (if any) would you support the death penalty?
My answer: In the first scenario, I would invoke the death penalty. If her motivation was purely money, then I think that would be fair. In the second scenario, I would also apply the death penalty, if I could not find an apparent reason for their murder. If I could find out why they did it, then I might be a little more lenient depending what their reason was. At eleven years old, they are very young, but they seem to be old enough to know right from wrong. In the third scenario, I would again want to know the reason for his killing spree. No matter what the reason, I would likely recommend the death penalty here as well. In case number four, I would only hold the politician responsible if he had absolutely no reason for bombing that village. The one combatant killed may have had the codes for a nuclear bomb, thus large quantities of people might have been saved. While it is a shame that 200 people died... millions may have been saved by his actions. Question Ten: Behind the VeilThroughout history, many millions of people have reported seeing ghosts, apparitions, aliens, monsters, and other strange, unexplainable phenomena. Which of the following do you believe probably exist? Ghosts Aliens Angels Demons ESP (extra-sensory perception) Alternate Dimensions Got any proof? My answers:
Ghosts - The ones that haunt my dreams come from my mind and my experiences. Aliens - Yes. I was in Phoenix when a very famous UFO sighting occurred there. I do not know if what I saw was created by aliens. What I do know is that what I saw was there for a very long time (I was smoking a cigar on the deck off of my hotel room). And I know I could not tell you what it was. I also saw a space craft flying over New Jersey that was miles long and wide ad was in the shape of a gigantic black triangle. Again, I do not know what it was, but this one scared the hell out of me as it passed over our heads... And it took a long time to go over us. Angels and Demons - If these exist, then it is likely they are aliens in my opinion. I have met people who were like angels... and I have met others who seemed like demons. They were people, though, no wings or anything. It is just how I perceived their actions. ESP - I would guess there could be some forms of it. Alternate dimensions - Physicists seem to think that they exist. Thus, I think it could be a possibility. Do I have proof? - No. Just my best guesses. As for the aliens. I saw what I saw. Whether or not they were aliens... I don't know. I just could not identify what I saw! If any of you would like to write a guest post telling your answers... Feel free! I will be happy to post any responses as a guest post.
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So this is a bit of a random topic- but it's been on my mind all day and I've wanted to write about it, so I'm going to take the time and lay out my thoughts here. I'm hitting on a kind of rough topic, so bare with me.
In the past, I've used quotes about how you cannot help someone who doesn't want to get better- how you can try and try to save them, but no matter how much effort you put in... they'll still fall into the abyss because they themselves didn't want the help. I think that this particularly rings true for people with therapists. When you see a therapist, it is on you to tell them everything. They're there to help you, it's their profession to handle whatever problems you may throw at them. However, if you aren't telling your therapist everything, they won't be able to fully help you- in fact, by giving them information that you've picked and chosen, they may make your situation worse un-knowingly. I feel like most people go into therapy with the intent of getting better... but also thinking that they know everything about themselves. They think they know their own problems, so instead of telling their therapist everything... they focus only on what they believe to be the problem (even though there may be far more underlying problems). Due to misconstrued information, I strongly believe many people are misdiagnosed. The scary thing about misdiagnosis is that you can be put on some really strong and addicting medications to treat something you may not even have... simply because you didn't tell the trained professional everything. This being said, if you sincerely do not wish to get better, even a psychologist cannot help you. If you don't tell the person everything, chances are you will be misdiagnosed... and that can screw you up for life. Please be honest with your therapist. - Maddie Today's post is going to be less quote interpreting and more opinionated. I'm sorry if you came here looking for quotes- I'm sure if you scroll back, you can find a few of my older posts and certainly some of my Dad's to entertain you.
In any case, today's matter is that of religion. Don't worry, I won't start picking out details and going to town on them. My issue today is church, and personally- attending it. For those who don't know, I consider myself to be a spiritual agnostic. If you don't know what that is, I urge you to look it up- I could do an entirely separate post on my beliefs, honestly. Since I was about 8, I've been going to church. It used to be an easy hour of visitation for my mom and I was, at one point, involved with my church's choir. It was a good way to get out for me and I was actually taking singing lessons at the point- it just seemed to make sense. I'll admit, I've always had my questions about religion in general... and I haven't always agreed with the morals and guidelines of the ones I was raised in. At about 12, I started addressing these questions and researching online as much as I could. I studied different religions, trying to see what each was composed of- and none seemed to fit me. I consider myself to be a spiritual agnostic because I don't lack a belief in god or the afterlife, I'm just not certain what they are. In any case. I'm now 15 and I've had this beliefs for about 3 years now. I've continued going to church with my family, but I have since stopped singing in the choir. At this point, I no longer get anything from church. It wakes me up early for no reason and wastes an hour of my time. I've tried listening to what's being said, but it never really benefits me. I feel like it's the same thing week after week. I've participated for 7 years. I'm ready to stop. I've never made an issue about going, but at this rate I do think it's fair that I have slightly more choice. My dad has even said himself that if it weren't for my grandma, he wouldn't be going. So let me ask you: when not even the adult TRULY sees a point in going, why should that same adult force someone who they know has very different beliefs to waste an hour of their time each weekend? I just don't see the point. But hey, that's just my opinion. I doubt I'll see a change any time soon. Even despite this. - maddie I'm not one for politics, so I'll keep this post short. I just figured I'd throw my two cents in on everything that has happened in the past few days.
I'll admit, I haven't been paying much attention to the stuff leading up to the election this year. I knew that like almost every year, both candidates were crummy and didn't offer much to our country that we don't already have. Lies and corruption that I have no control over? No thanks, pass. I had better things to spend my time worrying about- such as homework assignments and keeping up with my grades. But now that we have President Trump... the country seems to have gone beserk! Rioting and highways being closed off, cars being crashed, buildings being torched down in protest... that's no longer protest folks, that's straight up illegal. While none of this is amusing in any way, I do find it funny that these "protests" are being instigated by the very same group of people who love to call out Trump supporters for being hateful and bigoted. The same people who were so scared of a Trump presidency because of the hate crimes they thought would ensue.... The only hate crimes I'm seeing are against Trump and anyone who voted for him. I see my friends getting into full-blown arguments on Facebook because of their views and such things as "If you voted for anyone but Hillary, please explain to your female, LGBT, Muslim, etc. etc. friends why you don't care about their rights" and nothing pisses me off more. For God's sake, who you vote for does not define you as a person! Everyone has flown off the hook and forgotten that the same kindhearted person they are friends with is still that same person, no matter which way they voted. I think that's the bottom line here- people need to remember that elections don't define people. The way you react to things not going your way, however... that WILL define you, and your maturity level. Please keep that in mind before ripping shit all over my newsfeed for no reason. - Maddie "In spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways." That mouthful was by Edith Wharton. And although it seems to be a long run-on sentence, I love that she got it exactly right, in my opinion!
Edith Wharton was an American writer who wrote "The Age Of Innocence" among other things. She actually became the first woman to win a Pulitzer prize (in 1921) due to this book. In my opinion, Wharton was a woman ahead of her time. Amazingly, she did not publish her first novel until she was 40! By the time she passed away, in 1937 she had written fifteen novels, seven novellas, and eighty-five short stories. She had published poetry, books on design, travel, literary and cultural criticism, as well as a memoir. Getting back to her quote, I like that she defines living by what she does and not by what she has. Illness and sorrow are facts of life in everyone's lives. She does not allow them to define her, however. Instead, she defines her life by her reasons for living! Ms. Wharton was not afraid of change. Her first husband had a mental illness that led to a radical change in how she had wanted to live her life. She tried to make the best of it, but after 28 years, once the doctors said that their was no longer hope to change his condition, she left to start her second life. She was 51 years old at this point! She traveled, wrote, and learned... She became happy in spite of what had happened during the "best" years of her life. I have often quoted Spock (who was likely quoting someone else) that the only constant is change. Edith is so right in saying not to be afraid of change. Not all change is bad... it is just different to what you are used to. Embrace the change, and make it your own. Always be open to learning new things. Nothing is sadder than seeing a person who decides that they know enough, and actively decides to no longer learn new things. We have all heard the saying "life has passed her by." Don't let this happen to you! Technological change has been happening at a rapid pace for over 75 years. If you fail to embrace this change, you are setting yourself up for a pretty rough go of things. Imagine if you still had to get around by horse and buggy... simply because you didn't want to learn how to drive a car! Look for small changes you can make in your life every day, and try them. The things you don't find useful, discard. Those things that show a definite benefit to you should be added to your life. Finally, find happiness in small ways. Don't look for what is wrong with your friends and family members, but what is right with them! Look for those small things that make them unique, and make you happy. It is easy to find fault in others. Constantly pointing it out doesn't make you superior, or happy. It makes you a nag. Be a person that inspires others, not the type that repels them. Remember, people are led by example, not by nagging or coercion. People in glass houses should not throw stones. And finally, remember what Jesus said to the Pharisees when they brought an adulterer to him and asked whether she should be stoned to death. He said: “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her” Before you cast guilt on another, think about what Jesus was trying to say in the above verse. Then honestly answer these two questions: "Do I live my faith? Or "Do I use it as a shield to protect me from what I disagree with?" I know I have drifted a bit away from the spirit of the above quote, but this post is meant for two people in my life... not just one. Because there is a second side to the coin, and an additional lesson, which again, can be found in the bible. This answer can be found in Proverbs. The question is how should you react to a person who may have strayed away from living their faith? The Proverbs make it clear: "Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like to him..." Take this post for what it's worth. I think there are many lessons here. Both from the original quote, and from the verses I have quoted above. I think the two I am speaking to in the final four paragraphs should be able to recognize themselves from the described behavior. If not, feel free to ask me, and I will tell you whether I was thinking of you or not. Finally, if I was not speaking to you, yet you feel the need to ask me, then what is important is that you thought I was speaking to you, and thus you need to change your behavior. Have a good night, folks. Over the week, I've been doing a lot of homework- and in between homework, I've been watching YouTube videos here and there to entertain myself. My usual range of videos are cooking tutorials, makeup hauls, and on occasion a game montage. However, in this week's browsing I came across a comedy sketch about religion. The guy started out by saying that he was raised and practiced Christianity, and was a believer who tried to spread the word of God and defend Jesus- BUT that he disagreed with the ways some of his fellow "brothers and sisters" went about doing so.
This is what I'd like to talk about. His point was; it's okay to be Christian and it's okay to be proud of your religion- as long as you don't allow it to constantly impose on the lives of others and as long as you don't let your belief control you to the point of thinking that you're better than everyone else simply for your beliefs. I agree with this 100% and I just wanted to extend his brief sketch out a bit. While I couldn't find the exact video again; I did find a quote that I see as fitting: "The purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticize others." Personally, I have no problem with other religions. I may not completely agree with their beliefs, but hey. Who am I to tell other people that their beliefs are wrong? In this day and age there are SO many different religions where I don't even think it's possible to distinguish which one is correct anymore. Personally, I don't think there IS a correct one. But that's me. The only time I begin to have a problem with religion is when people use their religion, as this guy was saying... to discriminate against others and make themselves seem better because of their beliefs. Unfortunately, I've encountered this before and it really sucks. They'll stuff their beliefs in your face and if you tell them that that's not your belief, you're likely to get a lecture about how you're blind and need to start following THEIR belief. I hate it. Live and let live, man. And that's across the board- from atheism all the way up to Christianity. No matter what your belief is, it doesn't give you the right EVER to start belittling and lecturing others for not sharing it. That's not your business, it's theirs. Keep your belief to yourself and let others make the choices that they see as best for them. - Maddie I want to do a quick follow up on my post from yesterday due to a comment I received on it. In the post from yesterday, I discussed the military and how I believed that those in the military were usually manipulated to think that they were going off to fight for some glorious cause; when in reality they would be killing innocent people for a corrupt government. However, I didn't go into nearly enough detail as I should have with my opinion and thus caused a little confusion. I'd like to thank my Aunt Michelle for her very thoughtful comment on my post, and close my idea a bit.
I do believe that our country needs a good military- for defense purposes. For when other countries attack US. But the issue I have with war is that the last time I checked, we had gone and stuck our own nose where it didn't belong due to oil or some other such trivial matter; and the country we invaded had retaliated. That, in my opinion, is not any of our military's business. You're literally sending people to go die over-seas for a cause they may not know anything about. Can you imagine explaining to a grieving family that their child had just sacrificed their life so that some big government-funded corporation could make a better deal? I can't see that going well. I mean no disrespect to those who recognize the corruption- and obviously; there are those who do. In the end, it's their choice and if they believe they are called to defend our country; then by all means have at it. In today's world, it does seem like things can happen out of nowhere... a beautiful example being all the bombings going on. I'm just completely against people who get manipulated to the point that they can't see what's in front of them. Those who join knowing exactly what they are going into have at least a good portion of their wits about them. That, I hope, ties up the loose ends from my last post. Good day. - Maddie Have you ever listened to a song with a happy and light beat and a cheerful tone, and then listened to the lyrics to discover that they are miserable or dark at best? I play music while I work often, and I use Spotify to do so. I put it on shuffle and let it run through. A moment ago, the song 'Fun' by Troye Sivan came on, and I noticed a certain message in it that I wanted to speak about. So, below are the lyrics and before you read my opinion; think about what YOU think it means. I think it's pretty self-explanatory.
But don't you wanna see the world, boy All the countries and the stars, boy Just don't look them in the eyes, boy You just gotta take their lives, boy Let me take you for a drive, boy Oh I swear you'll feel alive, boy All you gotta do is trust that I'm being true And do it for the people who love you Let's go have fun, you and me in the old Jeep Ride around town with our rifles on the front seat Fun, you and me in the Middle East Shooting at rocks, bullets cocked in the midday sun You and me in the old Jeep Ride around town with our rifles on the front seat Fun, you and me in the Middle East Shooting at rocks, bullets cocked in the midday sun Listen to what I tell you You'll see, my son Now you know what you gotta do Let's go have fun When you're standing on the line, boy Don't go looking for goodbye, boy Yeah, you gotta set them free, boy 'Cause you know that's what they need, boy Yeah, you're gonna make them proud, boy 'Til they put you in the ground, boy All you gotta do is trust that I'm being true And do it for the people who love you Let's go have fun, you and me in the old Jeep Ride around town with our rifles on the front seat Fun, you and me in the Middle East Shooting at rocks, bullets cocked in the midday sun, You and me in the old Jeep Ride around town with our rifles on the front seat Fun, you and me in the Middle East Shooting at rocks, bullets cocked in the midday sun Listen to what I tell you You'll see, my son Now you know what you gotta do Let's go have fun Let's go have fun Let's go have fun, you and me in the old Jeep Ride around town with our rifles on the front seat Fun, you and me in the Middle East Shooting at rocks, bullets cocked in the midday sun You and me in the old Jeep Ride around town with our rifles on the front seat Fun, you and me in the Middle East Shooting at rocks, bullets cocked in the midday sun Fun, you and me in the old Jeep, Ride around town with our rifles on the front seat Fun, you and me in the Middle East Shooting at rocks, bullets cocked in the midday sun You and me in the old Jeep Ride around town with our rifles on the front seat Fun, you and me in the Middle East Shooting at rocks, bullets cocked in the midday sun I think the song is clearly speaking about war. And while the song may get a bit repetitive; I'd like to dwell on the first verse a bit. It is literally talking about the delusion that the world offers up as glory for fighting in wars. They give the false image that you will get to see new places and that it will be thrilling; and that you'll be seen as a hero... but at the same time, to mindlessly follow order. "Just don't look them in the eyes, boy. You just gotta take their lives, boy". Don't look too close, don't see the truth. Just kill without reason. "All you gotta do is trust that I'm being true, and do it for the people who love you." Honestly, the message of being seen as a hero is strong in this song and it's sad because in today's world, it's true. Anyone Jo Shmo who goes off to the Army is automatically made out to be some kind of hero... and I'm sorry, but I just don't see it. Call me young, immature, or anything else, but in my opinion signing your life away in your most vital years where you could, I don't know, be getting a college degree or starting a family, is extremely foolish. Even worse, the cause for which you sign your life away! To go invade a country for monetary reasons; or for some non-renewable energy source... I don't see how anyone is still buying that. Have we not learned where war has left us in the past? Apparently not. I don't know where I was even going with this... I just think the country is manipulated; particularly the youth who think that the Army is the desired life. You may be seen as a hero; but do you really want to be known as a hero for supporting a corrupt cause? It's rather bittersweet, isn't it. We go to war to find peace and agreement. And that is every bit as bittersweet. - Maddie "The definition of 'stupid' is knowing the truth, seeing the truth, and still believing the lies." That is a quote Maddie put up in her last post. She rarely marks down who said it, so I can't give you any background on this one. What I can say, though, is that this person was absolutely right.
We see this all the time in our everyday lives. Think about the people who say they are going to vote for Hillary Clinton. Why? The FBI is currently investigating her for criminal charges. Why would anyone want to vote for her? These are serious charges folks. She was sending top secret file over her own unsecure server and she lied about it. Does that make her presidential material? Not in my book it doesn't. And there are lots of other things floating around out there about her. Does Benghazi ring a bell? What about White Water? Aside from these, there are other rumors floating about about her and her husband. An options play that netter her $200,000 when she admittedly stated she knew nothing about options? Here's something else that seems stupid to me. How is it that two jet planes that hit two towers, can take down three towers? Even though one of those towers was not hit by a plane, and was not hit by debris from the first two towers? To bring that a step further. No other towers have ever been brought down by fire, and the twin towers were designed to be able to survive after being hit by a plane? Note too, that the Empire State building had one been hit by a plane and is still standing to this day! How stupid does someone have to be? One more little oddity and then I'll leave the twin towers alone. Did anyone else find it unusual that although the evidence pointed to Saudi Arabian citizens as the instigators of 9/11, we chose to attack Iraq instead? There are other things about the twin towers too, but I'll leave those for another day. Anyway, I'd say there are many other examples out there as well, I just don't want to pick something that will piss off my readers. Think about alcohol, sugar, nicotine and asbestos though, and you'd have a good idea where you can find more stupid people who read the same things that you and I do, yet still think its okay to go overboard with these types of products. I'll leave it there for now, as its getting close to midnight. Good night, readers. "It is always better to light a candle than curse the darkness." This is said to be an ancient Chinese proverb...and it very well may be! No matter where it came from, I thought about it today, while reading through my Facebook page. I don't know about you, but there are five types of posts on my Facebook page. Three of the types I like. These are: The ones that are trying to be funny...the ones that are trying to convey information and the ones that are showing off pretty girls or trucks or antiques etc. The ones I don't like are the ones that get overly political or the ones from the whiners and complainers.
It's the whiners and complainers that bother me the most, although the political posts are annoying too. Here is a good example. On Facebook today someone put up a picture that said..."Oh God, why don't you send us a person to cure aids, cancer, etc. etc." God replied, "I did, but you aborted him." As if this wasn't bad enough, then someone else added to it. Again the question was asked about sending someone. This time the person had God answer: "I did but you gave them a substandard education because they lived in an area with low property taxes. AND I did but they died because they couldn't afford health care. AND I did but due to racism... and on and on and finally, I did, but you made her carry an unwanted pregnancy to term. So how does all of this lead back to the quote at the top of the page? Easy. Light a candle. None of the above things is real. It is just complaining. People who don't think, or who like to complain grab a hold of it though, and use it as their excuse. I could have done this...but my education held me back. Well, when did YOUR education ever become anyone else's responsibility other than your own or your parent's? If you don't want to have a child, then use protection...or even better, keep your legs closed. Can't afford health care? then eat better, exercise and do everything you can to stay healthy. In fact, many of these things tie together. If you can't afford good healthcare, then it is likely that you failed to get a good education...or maybe your parents failed to get a good education, and you or they work a job that doesn't give good healthcare as a benefit. Ladies and Gentlemen, I have news for you. No one is responsible for you or your children but you. Not your neighbor, not the state, not the federal government. Just you. Do you want a cure for cancer? Okay, what have you done to help the cause? Do you work in the health care fields? No, well do you donate money to charities that are set up to research a cure? No, then don't complain. No one gives a shit about your stupid meme! Did you have an unwanted pregnancy? Then don't have sex. It is really that simple. The media treats sex as if none of us can live without it. We can. While sex is enjoyable, we don't need it. And if you are not in a position to take responsibility for a child, then you shouldn't be having it. Now, if you do feel that the education of someone else's child Is your responsibility, then you can donate money to your local school. In fact, I believe there should be no public education at all. I think that everyone should have to be responsible for either teaching their own children or for paying for that child's education out of their own pocket. If others want to "donate" towards that cause, that should be up to them. If you don't like the darkness, light a candle people! Don't waste everyone's time by complaining. Do something. Just make sure, whatever you do, that what you do is something that doesn't involve infringing on someone else's rights and tries to force them to do something that they don't want to do. Whining that you want a better education for your child and that others should pay for it is just plain wrong. If you want a better education for your child, then work with them daily. Even if it is after work. They are your children. Or pay to send them to a private school if you are not happy with the public education in your town. If you don't like the darkness around you folks, then light a candle. One candle can light many others, Sometimes, people need to be shown what to do. Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Show a man how to fish, and he will eat for a lifetime. And, if after you show that man how to fish, if he decides not to, then that's his problem. It doesn't mean catch two fish so that he can always have one. Sometimes it's okay to let someone live by their own poor decisions. Light the candle on whatever motivates you... and see if your one candle can't light up the world! The opinions of others are usually irrelevant to me. I know, this probably sounds stupid- but allow me to explain before you jump on the wrong bandwagon and start yelling at me. What I mean to say by this is- the opinions of other that are about me specifically are irrelevant to me. There are few people who I respect enough to take to heart what they think and feel about me. These few people are just a select few in my family; and maybe one or two of my friends... anyone else can think and say whatever they want to and about me and I won't care.
The way I see it, I am who I am. I am nothing more and nothing less. Those who know me well know who I actually am and should be able to tell the difference between a poor opinion and rumors and who I actually am. If one of my friends chooses to see me in a negative light or believe a rumor about me- that is their error, not mine. And I'm not saying that people aren't entitled to opinions of me, because they more than definitely are. I'm just trying to say that if someone feels negatively towards me; they should get out of my life and stop torturing themselves trying to change me... because it won't happen. I don't care for the opinions of most; so unless you are family (who is close to me) or a very close friends... don't bother. You can dismiss yourself. - Maddie |
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