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I was looking at Livejournal today and realized that a lot of my posts are very whiny.
So I just want to say that I have an amazing life, and I am so incredibly lucky to be attending a wonderful university, and to have a wonderful family who is doing rather well for themselves, and to have absolutely amazing friends. I know that if I ever got into any real trouble I would have people who would be there for me, and although I know I can rely on myself to a meaningful degree, I am very very lucky to have people who will help me out and make life easier if I ever findmyself in a difficult situation. I am so very lucky, and so very greatful. The world we live in is a ridiculous place, and I am living an incredibly charmed life. Truly it's ridiculous that a person can have it so well when such a high percentage of the population is really effed over. I am a very very very lucky girl, and really I was born into it. So I will try to conduct myself with goodness and morality and try not to take the easy way out in order to someway deserve what I have. When we are faced with the right choice and the easy way, it is so tempting to just go with the quick fix... but if everyone takes the right way the world becomes an easier place to live in. But yeah, people essentially suck so the world is fucked because it just takes one person so mess the whole thing up.. and I feel like everyone knows somewhere what to do to be decent..
And now, a simple post turns into a rant....
I'm coming to the close of the working serious part of my summer and it's definitely been quite the experience.. it's amazing the people you can meet flipping burgers.. coke addicts, thieves, more druggies, prostitutes, and so many questions raised and answered about multiculturalism and throwing judgements based on simple definitions and stereotypes aside. I feel as though I am a little more cynical.. but also more tolerant in other ways.. so hopefully it balances? Maybe I am just more street smart.. lol.. in any case, I still believe that a little kindness goes a long way and you should be ridiculously friendly to everyone you meet because it comes back to you. To me it's really important to come out of every situation with your dignity and integrity, and I don't care if that means you get a little effed over every now and then, but you MUST be true to your values in every situation. As long as you can pay the bills and feed yourself don't get fucking greedy and sacrifice morality to be able to buy whatever shit. And be fucking tolerant. It's not that hard to just sit back and enjoy the wonderful things this world has the offer without worrying about slight differences. We have a beautiful world and a hella lot of amazing people in it. Relax for two seconds and you'll be able to see them all.
I really feel that everyone in the world has such potential.. but we all cave and fuck it up and the world goes to shit. Even if everyone in the world was angelic, it would take just one greedy asshole to push the world to shit. If we all just lived according to our morality and used our freaking BRAINS to think things through the world could be fab.. but it'll never happen.
And it's getting late, and I have my second last day of burger flipping tomorrow. WHOO!
So I just want to say that I have an amazing life, and I am so incredibly lucky to be attending a wonderful university, and to have a wonderful family who is doing rather well for themselves, and to have absolutely amazing friends. I know that if I ever got into any real trouble I would have people who would be there for me, and although I know I can rely on myself to a meaningful degree, I am very very lucky to have people who will help me out and make life easier if I ever findmyself in a difficult situation. I am so very lucky, and so very greatful. The world we live in is a ridiculous place, and I am living an incredibly charmed life. Truly it's ridiculous that a person can have it so well when such a high percentage of the population is really effed over. I am a very very very lucky girl, and really I was born into it. So I will try to conduct myself with goodness and morality and try not to take the easy way out in order to someway deserve what I have. When we are faced with the right choice and the easy way, it is so tempting to just go with the quick fix... but if everyone takes the right way the world becomes an easier place to live in. But yeah, people essentially suck so the world is fucked because it just takes one person so mess the whole thing up.. and I feel like everyone knows somewhere what to do to be decent..
And now, a simple post turns into a rant....
I'm coming to the close of the working serious part of my summer and it's definitely been quite the experience.. it's amazing the people you can meet flipping burgers.. coke addicts, thieves, more druggies, prostitutes, and so many questions raised and answered about multiculturalism and throwing judgements based on simple definitions and stereotypes aside. I feel as though I am a little more cynical.. but also more tolerant in other ways.. so hopefully it balances? Maybe I am just more street smart.. lol.. in any case, I still believe that a little kindness goes a long way and you should be ridiculously friendly to everyone you meet because it comes back to you. To me it's really important to come out of every situation with your dignity and integrity, and I don't care if that means you get a little effed over every now and then, but you MUST be true to your values in every situation. As long as you can pay the bills and feed yourself don't get fucking greedy and sacrifice morality to be able to buy whatever shit. And be fucking tolerant. It's not that hard to just sit back and enjoy the wonderful things this world has the offer without worrying about slight differences. We have a beautiful world and a hella lot of amazing people in it. Relax for two seconds and you'll be able to see them all.
I really feel that everyone in the world has such potential.. but we all cave and fuck it up and the world goes to shit. Even if everyone in the world was angelic, it would take just one greedy asshole to push the world to shit. If we all just lived according to our morality and used our freaking BRAINS to think things through the world could be fab.. but it'll never happen.
And it's getting late, and I have my second last day of burger flipping tomorrow. WHOO!