Thoughts on a Tragedy.

True Love is for real.

It is not an illusion, it is not a reflection of something else, it is no mirage on the horizon, or a hollow promise made by one to another.

It can be faked, and it can be used irrationally or immaturely for the selfish whims of those who wish to gain something from the despair of others.

If it's there, then it's there. And if you say it's there, then for fucks sake don't lie and take it back.

True Love isn't invincible. In fact it can be as frigile as a rose of glass.

There's a reason why its called True Love. Because it plans to stay.

Finding the right person in the world is like winning the lottery. Some people play all their lives, and never win once.

If you win, consider yourself lucky and fight your hardest to hold it together.

If you loose it, you probably won't ever see it again. Thats just the odds.

Good people have one flaw. They are not taken seriously at times.

They do everything they can for you, and even if you don't mean to, you push them aside and trapple all over them, blind to your own damage.

Things happen. People make mistakes. Nobody is perfect.

It is how you deal with the mistakes after you make them that defines their impact on the world and those around you.

Be careful. Bad things tend to happen to good people because nobody stepped it up.

Good memories last a lifetime.

Bad memories do too, except they burn deep.

(This post is dedicated to the greatest of friends, someone who doesn't deserve to be reading this. Remember. No matter what, life goes on.)

Why Try?

It is also almost funny how the raw nature of people forms "modern" civilization.


We educated humans of the 21st century look back on ancient times with an air of superiority; life now is so much better, far more comfortable, and far more sophisticated.


People will be doing the same thing in another Millennia. It is the way we are.

For better or for worse aside, all things change.

And even though the people in power, the level of technology, and the rules of life change with time, people can be trusted to do the same thing.


Survive. and not only survive, but to survive in style.
Always are people striving to live in better comfort, to climb the social ladder.



Even as our religions and social rules decree to refrain from greed and selfishness, few are the people who manage to actually do it.

As a result, we have crime. In fact, a great deal of the evil in the world stems from this self-perpetuating need for bigger and better things.

Crime is not a first option. It's just too risky.

People do not choose to steal or sell drugs because they want to. They choose to do these things because it is easier to do then the all the hard work done by the average person.

Why even try?

The thoughts and motives of criminals in some cases are very understandable.

No matter how much you try, life will only get harder.

Its as much luck as it is anything else. There are kids who spend their lives devoted to one cause. Working.

They've been brainwashed since birth into thinking that their are no options, no path besides that of work.

Brainwashed by their parents who strive to better themselves through their children.

It is a crime.

The whole world is a constant competition of who can do the best and the most work before they turn eighteen.

Who can prepare themselves the best?

Who can compete with a single minded, computer-like, shit-for-brains, kid, who's been forced to take Mandarin and Violin lessons since he could say Ni Hao?

More importantly, who wants to?

That is the modern world at its highest point.

It is almost funny to think that in fifty years, we will be the same as we used to be.

Except it isn't.

There are suicides that occur because of this.

Some can't take it. They don't quit. They are worked until they die.

Whats more is that the synthetic child has become a fad in recent days amongst adults.

It is not just one poor, suffering child that's in the race. It's thousands.

"Modern" Civilization is a joke. It is a machine.


This may seem more like a tirade then a thought process, but that is because there is an eye to every hurricane.


When it's all said and done, you can look back and say you gave it your all. And while you may be working two jobs to pay for your college education, it's a hell of a lot better then working three to raise a child.

And you did it without breaking the law, without cheating, and with a life.

You could almost say you were one of the few who stayed away from the greed and the selfishness.

Keep Going.

We Need Change?

It is almost funny how so few people can cause so much evil for so many others.

Even in the democratic society of the United States, a very very small percentage of its people choose to go to war when the time comes.

But when blamed for the death and destruction of thousands and by extension the recession of the world economy as a whole, The Democracy replies with a simple, "you picked us... we just follow the rules".

So we blame the rules, but unfortunately, they were written by the people, for the people.

In some ways, every American crying out for change is a bit of a hypocrite.

The Settlers needed change. So they created it.

The Declaration of Independence

The Constitution of the United States

Nomadic tribes do not live as well as the modern American, at least from our founding fathers' points of view.

I am in no way criticizing President Elect Obama, nor any of his supporters.

I just find it somewhat humorous that the people attempting to end the war, have the same mindset as those who created the power to start it.

What do we do?

Well... we need to change of course.

Maybe we'll get lucky this time.

Death

Death is everywhere.

It happens all around us, every second of every day.

If its not humans, its animals, or plants, or even ideas.

The prospect of dying is daunting. The survival instinct rings true among every creature upon this earth, forcing us to strive to keep the light of life alive in our bodies.


Why is it our nature to survive? Why has it been engraved into the very core of our being, even to our genetics, to live the longest life possible.

The answer is simple; Life is Good, Death is Bad.

Why then, do we as humans constantly suggest that after our time on earth, there lies another life.

After life, reincarnation, they're all the same. They're a part of religion. Religions are all the same in some aspects.

They all are human attempts to help humans deal with the aspects of life found most unpleasing.
Chief among them, Death.

Muslim Jihadists blow themselves up, believing that they are going to dine with Allah and seventy two virgins.

People commit suicide searching for a better life.

I may be mistaken.

Maybe its out there. Maybe alternate life does exist.

But if it does indeed exist, how would we know about it.

I may again be mistaken. But Your life is quite a large bet to place on an assumption.



Death.

It is not a part of life.

It is the finale of life.

Time

Time.



We all understand its workings and its function.

It was created by man, like emotions, like religion, to help us comprehend the passing of our lives, and to give meaning to the space we hold so dear in our hearts.



People grow old.

We all understand its workings and its function.

The passage of time is a strange thing.

Why do things change?

Why do they deteriorate only to become something new?

Why does the universe continue to expand?

And why oh why do humans live in a society where expectations change with the passage of time?

The passage of time dictates everything, it is our overlord.

Its occurrence is inevitable.

We age no matter what we try, be it cosmetics, or cloning.

And as we grow, we are expected to do new things, to take on new responsibilities, until we reach an age where we are deemed useless and put away until we die.

The only thing that confuses me is that at times, I don't exactly feel my age. I see people who act far younger then they should. I see people who act far older as well.

Does this give us a way to defeat the passage of time?

Even with the deterioration of our bodies, one can act young. Even at a young age, one can act like an adult.

Only thing is, people are ridiculed for these actions.

Is it such a crime not to be a slave to the clock?

Individualism is so highly valued because of terrible predictions of conformity, and yet, so often individualism is shunned and beaten down.

Why is this fair?

because it happens to everybody?

because age is relative to everybody?

Grow up.

The world isn't fair.

Time isn't either.

Trust

Trust is as much of on an anomaly as Love

It is odd that the two things go hand in hand when they are so different, but in any relationship they are equally important.

To make an rough analogy; While Love is an emotion that will drive you to the ends of the earth, trust is the engine fuel that keeps it running.

But alone, trust is more. In family it is a sign of loyalty. In business it is a sign of mutual respect for efficiency and the law. Between friends it is what lets you know who's got your back.

In times long ago, the Bedouin tribes, before the coming of Islam, put family before clan, and clan before belief, and belief before friends.

This system ran on trust and honor, and without it, the world would surely be a different place.

This much is obvious, for trust is the first thing a person takes into account when judging another.


However, deeper then the interactions between people each and every day, also lies trust. The kind that if broken, will never be repaired.

This is wrong.

This is an almost sacred bond that exists between human beings. It is the reason for every terrible break-up in the world, for every divided family, and for every mislead friendship.

Trust is also the last thing a person looks at when judging another.


Think of a world without trust.

There would be no honor, this is true, and chivilry would be out the window as well.
People could never be honest with one another, and economics would cease to exist on a whole, and with it, the rest of the world.

But also... every family would stay together to the end. Every relationship that should end well, would.

I am not suggesting that we forgo all trust, throw loyalty the wind, and live alone everyman for himself, but i think that trust once destroyed is an unfair fight.

Humans are not infallible.

We all deserve second chances.

Always forgive, never forget.

Part of Life

"Grief"

There is nothing like the true sadness and the epitome of inner disruption known as grief.

Dealing with it can be the hardest thing people must do in their lives.

It is truly unimaginable to those who have not experienced it.

One can act somber at a funeral for a distant relative, and one can morn for the loss of an unknown teen in a car accident involving a drunk driver.

But quickly the incident floats from your mind. You go on living, and you soon assimilate it into your life, because loss, like anything else, is a part of life.

And you see those who were close to the ones lost. You see their tears, and you wonder, why do I not feel this way?

It is because what they feel is grief. Not just sadness.

Grief consumes you, like a mass of air pressing in and around you, until all you feel is an oppressive wave of nothing.

Emptiness is left. If that makes sense.

The emptiness, it feels, stems from the loss.

Whether it be trust, life, limb, or opportunity that is destroyed, the emptiness is apparent, and it does not go away easily.

Alone, in one's pain, so it seems, one stumbles through each day until sleep takes them, haunted by something that will not go away.

Cannot go away.

For all those who feel as the world feels, my deepest sympathies.

To me, Life is like a novel. It is long, sometimes incredibly boring, and full of love, loss, and conflict. However, it isn't over until the final page, on which always lies a happy ending.