Deeper thoughts in the mind of an Ent
John, u called me an Ent once and it's sticking. I'm beginning to label myself as one. What's wrong with this picture? Lol...anyway, attacking John for giving me a nickname is not my reason for writing today. I'm writing because of what's inside my mind right now. Earlier today, I read Heather's post on here. It inspired me, the beauty of the way she wrote, the way she talked. It was simply amazing. I hadn't read anything like that from her since last year...mostly because I have no idea if she even writes anymore. I really hope she does. Anyway, I've been thinking alot lately, about a lot of things. Things ranging from my life, my mind, to Matt and anger, to trust, to Kim and Bailey and Karmin and all my friends I've left behind in high school, to deep questions that my teachers pose. What are we? Why do we strive to achieve such high levels of social acceptance? Why are we controlled by our materialistic desires, our desire to acquire more and more, never content with what we have? I was told by my music appreciation teacher that 2.2 billion Americans would die after one year if our oil supply was lost. That's insane...so much depends on America it seems. And then there's those people, a lot of kids to be exact, who are completely anti-American. Do they even know why they're anti-American? Are they blind? Do they not understand how fortunate they are, and the only reason they are that fortunate is because they live in America? They attack our government and the war and everything, but why? Do they not understand that we had good reason to go to war, that we have done a lot of good over there? And don't give me the whole "We invaded because there were supposedly WMD's, but none were found. Hussein never had any so we had no reason to go to war." Idiots...if u seriously believe that there were new WMD's, then the saying "Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it." defines u. Saddam gassed his own people with chemical weapons. He had WMD's. Yes, Americans have died, and continue to die. But why are they over there? Why are they sacrificing themselves? Either because they believe in the cause, or they believe in their honor. They hold themselves to very high standards, standards instilled in them during training. These standards make them proud to be who they are: Americans. So men and women are not dying uselessly. They're putting themselves on the lines knowing full well what could happen. This is true bravery, true courage. And yet we defile them...we attack them and their sacrifice. Without knowing it, we tear them down and make them look like martyrs for a useless cause. How can we do this? How can we so heartlessly deny what they are doing? My goodness, we insult their memory by attacking what we personally don't believe in. How can we talk of pulling out of there when it's not over yet? We can't pull out...because if we do and everything reverts back to the way it was before...then those soldiers died for nothing. We have to continue fighting for what we believe in. Bands like Green Day encourage the anti-Americanism. Songs like "American Idiot" completely destroy what our soldiers are laying their lives on the line for. And they say they're good people, showing the world the horrible deeds of America. Give me a break Green Day, if u don't like our country, get out. Go live somewhere where people will shoot u if they look at u wrong. The world would be better off without idiots like u. Whoa, I have no idea how I got off on an America rant. Sorry about that...I've just never really gotten my feelings out about this subject before. There's so much else inside me...things I can't put to words right now. Anyway, should go. Love you guys. Have fun. And I don't mean to offend anyone by this post...sorry if I did. You can attack me in a comment. Laterz.