New Year's Revolutions
So, seeing as what time of year it is, I, like everyone else, have been thinking about New Year's Revolutions.
But.....wait. You say you haven't been thinking about New Year's Revolutions? You think I'm getting it confused with something else...? Oh, so you've been wracking for brain for resolutions, not revolutions. But why? I mean, that's all well and good, but I'd say that they go hand in hand, resolutions and revolutions. But....you still don't see it....... *sigh* Does this mean I have to explain it?
So, everybody knows about resolutions, right? They're generally used around New Years, or at the start of something new, and you're supposed to keep them until the end of whatever. Pretty much, they're things that you resolve to do. Got it?
Then there are revolutions. Simply speaking, revolution means turning around. Like, when you go outside and play tornado, where you put out your arms and spin around as fast as you can. Or a revolution as in "We're going to start a revolution!", like when the people decide they don't like the government, so they take it, kick their leaders out, and get new ones in. So their government does a 180. But then there's science class.Yes, I can hear you groan from here. But just listen.
You know when you studied the solar system, back where they still showed you Bill Nye the Science Guy and Magic School Bus? Well, you know how they assigned specific terms to everything? Like how the Earth had to rotate on its axis, but it also had to revolve around the sun? I mean, it got me confused. They both started with Rs and everything. But we won't go into that yet. Just think about the revolving part. Don't worry about seasons or tides or phases of the moon or anything. Just the revolving.
So picture the Earth. It's there, rotating on its axis. But then there's the sun, and because of gravity and inertia we're stuck going around it. And if you'll remember, a day is made my the Earth rotating on its axis, when different parts of the Earth are illuminated at different times. Night and day. Twenty-four hours. And a year is made by the Earth revolving around the sun. 365 1/4 days.
Now let me take you back to the surface of the Earth. Down here, it's December 31. And what are we celebrating? Oh yeah, the end of one revolution around the sun and the start of a new one. So, think about it. We are stuck going around this ball of gas for forever. It provides us with light and heat, which we would die without. But we're still stuck here on the Earth. But one day, maybe there'll be a breakthrough in technology that will allow us to pick up and move to another planet or moon or asteroid. Maybe one day we'll suddenly fly away from the sun and everything will die. We don't know for sure.
But you know what? The Earth might be stuck doing the same old thing for the rest of eternity, but we don't have to be. Really, we don't have to sit down and just do things to mark time, because that shouldn't be the reason to do things.
We need to do things not only because they'll make you happy, because some of them won't, but you have to do the things that are worth it, even if they might hurt. We need to do things that we'll remember, things that we can look back on on our deathbeds and not regret. (Anyone want to make this into a song, be my guest, as long as you share with the class. I mean, it sounds kinda cool like that, maybe like a Death Cab For Cutie song.) And I don't know about you, but I want my life to mean something.
And you know what? A revolution can also mean change. When you make a resolution, you should resolve to make a revolution, to make something change.
And so back to the start of a new revolution around the sun. Everyone wants to make it a good one, so we make resolutions and try to keep them all year. (Has anyone else noticed that the only difference between the two words is that one letter? Is that supposed to be a coincidence? Sounds fishy to me.) But it seems to me that we shouldn't just decide to make our lives better at one specific time of year. I mean, if we think of a resolution in July, we should still make it. And, well, the type that I'm making, I think they shouldn't just be followed for a year, but for the rest of our lives. Last year I decided that I would try to grab opportunity by the collar, and I'd say I did take a lot of opportunities that came my way. But it seems to be that I shouldn't just forget about this because the year is over.
So here are my new resolutions. These probably won't be all of them, because if I do think of some in July, I'll add them. But for right now, I have only made four.
1. Be a better friend.
2. Get to know people better.
3. Write more.
4. Fight.
What are your New Year's Revolutions?
But.....wait. You say you haven't been thinking about New Year's Revolutions? You think I'm getting it confused with something else...? Oh, so you've been wracking for brain for resolutions, not revolutions. But why? I mean, that's all well and good, but I'd say that they go hand in hand, resolutions and revolutions. But....you still don't see it....... *sigh* Does this mean I have to explain it?
So, everybody knows about resolutions, right? They're generally used around New Years, or at the start of something new, and you're supposed to keep them until the end of whatever. Pretty much, they're things that you resolve to do. Got it?
Then there are revolutions. Simply speaking, revolution means turning around. Like, when you go outside and play tornado, where you put out your arms and spin around as fast as you can. Or a revolution as in "We're going to start a revolution!", like when the people decide they don't like the government, so they take it, kick their leaders out, and get new ones in. So their government does a 180. But then there's science class.Yes, I can hear you groan from here. But just listen.
You know when you studied the solar system, back where they still showed you Bill Nye the Science Guy and Magic School Bus? Well, you know how they assigned specific terms to everything? Like how the Earth had to rotate on its axis, but it also had to revolve around the sun? I mean, it got me confused. They both started with Rs and everything. But we won't go into that yet. Just think about the revolving part. Don't worry about seasons or tides or phases of the moon or anything. Just the revolving.
So picture the Earth. It's there, rotating on its axis. But then there's the sun, and because of gravity and inertia we're stuck going around it. And if you'll remember, a day is made my the Earth rotating on its axis, when different parts of the Earth are illuminated at different times. Night and day. Twenty-four hours. And a year is made by the Earth revolving around the sun. 365 1/4 days.
Now let me take you back to the surface of the Earth. Down here, it's December 31. And what are we celebrating? Oh yeah, the end of one revolution around the sun and the start of a new one. So, think about it. We are stuck going around this ball of gas for forever. It provides us with light and heat, which we would die without. But we're still stuck here on the Earth. But one day, maybe there'll be a breakthrough in technology that will allow us to pick up and move to another planet or moon or asteroid. Maybe one day we'll suddenly fly away from the sun and everything will die. We don't know for sure.
But you know what? The Earth might be stuck doing the same old thing for the rest of eternity, but we don't have to be. Really, we don't have to sit down and just do things to mark time, because that shouldn't be the reason to do things.
We need to do things not only because they'll make you happy, because some of them won't, but you have to do the things that are worth it, even if they might hurt. We need to do things that we'll remember, things that we can look back on on our deathbeds and not regret. (Anyone want to make this into a song, be my guest, as long as you share with the class. I mean, it sounds kinda cool like that, maybe like a Death Cab For Cutie song.) And I don't know about you, but I want my life to mean something.
And you know what? A revolution can also mean change. When you make a resolution, you should resolve to make a revolution, to make something change.
And so back to the start of a new revolution around the sun. Everyone wants to make it a good one, so we make resolutions and try to keep them all year. (Has anyone else noticed that the only difference between the two words is that one letter? Is that supposed to be a coincidence? Sounds fishy to me.) But it seems to me that we shouldn't just decide to make our lives better at one specific time of year. I mean, if we think of a resolution in July, we should still make it. And, well, the type that I'm making, I think they shouldn't just be followed for a year, but for the rest of our lives. Last year I decided that I would try to grab opportunity by the collar, and I'd say I did take a lot of opportunities that came my way. But it seems to be that I shouldn't just forget about this because the year is over.
So here are my new resolutions. These probably won't be all of them, because if I do think of some in July, I'll add them. But for right now, I have only made four.
1. Be a better friend.
2. Get to know people better.
3. Write more.
4. Fight.
What are your New Year's Revolutions?