Is THIS the way we should Live?
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January 28, 2005, 01:25:10 AM
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I came across this post, by " Sumurai Warrior ". I would like to share the inspiration they had here.
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"I have been doing some thinking on this lately. I'm afraid that the life that we know and live today, might not be around for much longer. I'm not suggesting "armageddon" or "The Apocalypse", I just mean overall life.

Think about it. War is tearing this planet up. People are being turned into monsters just by watching TV. All people do these days is hate, and kill. Humans are on earth for a reason, I believe. I do not believe that we were put here to eventually kill ourselves off. We pride ourselves by inventing new weapons? New ways to kill each other? We congratulate ourselves for winning fights and wars? Why can we not grasp the fact that we cannot have peace by fighting? We strive to establish peace by taking up arms. Is this a way to live?

No one can say that people are getting happier. As time goes on, we find ourselves more depressed even as life keeps getting easier. People are getting lazy because of new conveniences, and it is causing more depression than ever. It seems the only way to be happy these days is by using drugs. People should not have to throw away money in an illegal way in order to be happy. Is this a way to live?

People are getting too absorbed in the mainstream way of life. We believe that in order to "be" a person worth hanging out with, you have to dress and look a certain way. This generation is being raised by television. Girls are being made to think that if they don't look like a barbie, and have blonde hair and a tan, they are not pretty. Guys are being made to think that if they don't wear certain shoes or clothes, or listen to certain music, that they are not worth your time to be friends with. Seeing people everyday like this only shows that people these days do not respect themselves. What happened to being yourself? What happened to being who you want to be? It's your life. We should live how we want, because we only get to live once. How can we love each other, If we cannot even love ourselves? We beat down each other over something so small as appearance. Whatever happened to looking not at someones outside, but into their heart? We beat each other down over skin color and race. How could someone hate another human just because of what they look like? This is a concept that I will never be able to understand. We are intolerant of people who are different, when it is us that is so ignorant that we cannot accept people for who they are. What happened to Dr. King's dream that people would not be judged by their skin color, but by the content of their character? Is this really a way to live?

We treat people we love with such disrespect sometimes. Men not having any respect for women whatsoever. Some men talk to their girlfriends, and wives as if they were dogs. It's so ****ing degrading, that it makes me want to throw up. We love, but then we stab in the back. It's as if love were just a game, and not something to be shared by 2 people who care deeply for one another. People sell themselves for sex. For some people, this is the only way to live. Should we have to degrade ourselves in such ways just to make a living? Many of us live this way, but we don't realise it. We are a planet of whores, selling our uniqueness, in exchange for tolerance. Selling our love, in exchange for lust. Selling our pride, in exchange for happiness. Is this truely a way to live?

Humans. Such an intelligent race. How ironic that we are the ones who can't figure out whats killing ourselves off. We are our own armageddon. We are our own downfall. I envision a world much different from that which we live in. I envision a world where we can accept ourselves for who we are. Where we can exist in peace and happiness. Where everyone has the ability to love. Where the power of hate does not outweigh the power of love. Take a look around and see if what I am saying is not true. We must all change our ways, or life as we know and treasure, will be gone; all because of us. As I take a look around today, I come to the conclusion that This cannot be a way to live".


Thank you for reading.