With eyes closed.
With eyes closed.
Last night we entered a new year. 2008. Drinks, celebrations and a good time for most is the norm on New Years when you live in a Westernized country. Although it may be a New Year - the world is still completely fucked up…
…50 men, women and children were burned alive in a church in Kenya
… More people forced to flee from their homes in Somalia and Darfur
…In Iraq another suicide bomber killed 30 people who were attending a funeral
…Hamas and Fatah are still at each other’s throats in the Gaza strip
… 28 million people alone in Africa are still living with HIV/AIDS
So what am I celebrating for? The fact that I can wake up every morning and not worry about being forced to flee my home or being persecuted for my beliefs and for the fact that I can choose what issues I want to deal with and completely ignore others that may seem irrelevant. It all sounds so great? Then why do I have a headache?
I had a long talk with a friend of mine last night and he seemed a little concerned about my 4:00am entries and I appreciate the concern, but if I’m not going to try then who will? Yeah, some days this seems utterly pointless. No, this isn’t Liberal or humanist thinking. It’s reality. But when you turn on your computer everyday and the first story on your home page is about Jamie Spears pregnancy, you have to wonder, what the fuck is wrong with this world and is the so called reality we’re shown every day have some kind of purpose? I don’t know. Don’t look at me for an answer. I’m not perfect. Far from it. Maybe that’s the problem.
Well, I’m off to do it all over again.