Believe. Something.
I believe that everything in life happens not for a reason, but as something for us to learn about. To refuse to learn is to turn your back on life and the privilege that it is.
I believe that the 70s were the greatest period of American music. It was a time when it was enough to want to Rock and Roll (and it's a long way to the top if you want to). People were free to make love to whomever they wanted to; recently freed by the cultural marriage restraint of the 50s and 60s by their own culture, but it was still taboo enough to be dangerous. You didn't have to want to look me in the eye and tell me I'm not attractive, you could just pick up and hit the road and make love to your guitar and any sexy lady who happened across your path. I don't think it was the best lifestyle, but it produced the best music.
I believe that everybody has a vice, a bad habit, a downfall. Some people have punctuality and some people have honesty. Some people have caffeine, some cocaine, many of us have cigarettes. I believe that to take control and face your vices for what they are; to accept that you have a weakness, a shortcoming, something we'd rather not have in our lives, makes us better people.
And, for the record, I believe that showing up on time is one of the basic courtesies that is going by the wayside all across the west coast, and that's a tragedy.
I believe that the people who rail against what's happening to children today should be required to have them. You can't affect the future society without sitting in on the PTA and you can't understand modern parenting without having to fight for your child's right to defend themselves from other children, and sometimes adults.
I believe that honesty is an even better policy when it makes people angry. Honesty that shakes people to their core makes for better honesty than the honesty that any spineless bastard can spout.
I also believe that there is a way to portray startling honesty without being crass.
I believe that everybody cares too much what people in general think about them. This is not what humans are meant to be. Find your one, your four, even your six... And they are who matters. Everybody else is just white noise... A reflection of how you interact with the average human? Definitely. But I believe that it is more important to be ceaselessly loyal and good to those who will do the same for you than to be universally loved.
I believe that nobody reads enough. We can never read enough.
I believe in monogamy. Love freely, but give yourself only to the person you will stand before every person on the face of the planet and say, "I take pride in this person and have no apologies to make for a single thing about them, not a single trait to shy away from, and not a single flaw that I don't love just as much as their strengths". Anybody less doesn't deserve me, and people need to realize that anybody less doesn't deserve them.
I believe that if you say "For better or for worse" before dealing with some worse, you are a fool. And I know that if you leave the minute everything goes to tarnish, you are a liar. I believe that who you get to say your vows to should not be limited by gender, because no matter what deity or non-deity one follows, all loves deserve to be treated equally in the eyes of the law.
I believe that we all have hypocrisies built into us. In order to be a multi-faceted, well-thought person in a world as complicated as ours, there will be certain inconsistencies that are unavoidable. What is important is to listen to what your mind sees as truth, what your heart sees as beautiful, and what your soul feels is right in any given situation. We are only humans. It is our duty to do the best we can with what we are given.
I believe that there is no such thing as a "pro-abortion" political stance, only anti-choice.
I believe that passion is essential to survival. Existentialism is an interesting concept, but I'd rather live than exist. It's fashionable to not be phased by things anymore. People should get angry, people should laugh so hard their faces hurt, and people should cry. We should feel all things in the extremes and the minutia. We are only given this life, this mind, heart, and body, and we should soak in the one world we're given with every sense nature gave us.
I believe that we should admit when we are wrong, no matter how hard it is for some of us. (And please believe me, I have a very hard time with this one, no matter how strongly I believe it)
I believe that there is a big difference between who we are and what we do. Dietary, professional, recreational, and hundreds of other choices we make for ourselves reflect upon what's inside... but it's not what we are. All of these things are impermanent and don't matter as much to those we love as we'd like to think. This isn't to say that we shouldn't take pride in what we do, just that we shouldn't give it a bigger importance than it deserves.
I believe the world would be a better place without McDonalds, MTV, and pop music.
I believe that a person whose actions hurt us needs to be forgiven, even if they're not sorry. We hurt nobody more than ourselves carrying around resentment, fear, and hurt. Be mad. Throw things. Cry. Discuss. Bitch. Sulk. Do all of these things if you like, but Forgive, and when you forgive, please Forget.
I believe it is our duty to protect the ones we love from anything that would harm them, but not to extent that we harm them ourselves.
And I believe that no matter how hard we try, we can't protect anybody from themselves.
I believe that we all need to spend a few days alone every so often. If not to examine ourselves, but to learn how much we love those who we're surrounded by every day.
I believe that most people who read books on Taoism and Buddhism but refuse to take steps to practice are worse off for what they have read.
I believe these things because of my main belief: A life without faith in something; humanity, oneself, a religion, your loved ones, etc; is an empty life. So please, Believe something, because when stripped of all of the physical and all of the fact, there is so much more than people like to admit to themselves.
It may sound like I think I'm full of answers... but I'm not, really. Just certain truths I've found searching for answers in the middle of a lot of questions.
I believe that I still have a lot to learn.
I believe I will enjoy learning it.
I believe that the 70s were the greatest period of American music. It was a time when it was enough to want to Rock and Roll (and it's a long way to the top if you want to). People were free to make love to whomever they wanted to; recently freed by the cultural marriage restraint of the 50s and 60s by their own culture, but it was still taboo enough to be dangerous. You didn't have to want to look me in the eye and tell me I'm not attractive, you could just pick up and hit the road and make love to your guitar and any sexy lady who happened across your path. I don't think it was the best lifestyle, but it produced the best music.
I believe that everybody has a vice, a bad habit, a downfall. Some people have punctuality and some people have honesty. Some people have caffeine, some cocaine, many of us have cigarettes. I believe that to take control and face your vices for what they are; to accept that you have a weakness, a shortcoming, something we'd rather not have in our lives, makes us better people.
And, for the record, I believe that showing up on time is one of the basic courtesies that is going by the wayside all across the west coast, and that's a tragedy.
I believe that the people who rail against what's happening to children today should be required to have them. You can't affect the future society without sitting in on the PTA and you can't understand modern parenting without having to fight for your child's right to defend themselves from other children, and sometimes adults.
I believe that honesty is an even better policy when it makes people angry. Honesty that shakes people to their core makes for better honesty than the honesty that any spineless bastard can spout.
I also believe that there is a way to portray startling honesty without being crass.
I believe that everybody cares too much what people in general think about them. This is not what humans are meant to be. Find your one, your four, even your six... And they are who matters. Everybody else is just white noise... A reflection of how you interact with the average human? Definitely. But I believe that it is more important to be ceaselessly loyal and good to those who will do the same for you than to be universally loved.
I believe that nobody reads enough. We can never read enough.
I believe in monogamy. Love freely, but give yourself only to the person you will stand before every person on the face of the planet and say, "I take pride in this person and have no apologies to make for a single thing about them, not a single trait to shy away from, and not a single flaw that I don't love just as much as their strengths". Anybody less doesn't deserve me, and people need to realize that anybody less doesn't deserve them.
I believe that if you say "For better or for worse" before dealing with some worse, you are a fool. And I know that if you leave the minute everything goes to tarnish, you are a liar. I believe that who you get to say your vows to should not be limited by gender, because no matter what deity or non-deity one follows, all loves deserve to be treated equally in the eyes of the law.
I believe that we all have hypocrisies built into us. In order to be a multi-faceted, well-thought person in a world as complicated as ours, there will be certain inconsistencies that are unavoidable. What is important is to listen to what your mind sees as truth, what your heart sees as beautiful, and what your soul feels is right in any given situation. We are only humans. It is our duty to do the best we can with what we are given.
I believe that there is no such thing as a "pro-abortion" political stance, only anti-choice.
I believe that passion is essential to survival. Existentialism is an interesting concept, but I'd rather live than exist. It's fashionable to not be phased by things anymore. People should get angry, people should laugh so hard their faces hurt, and people should cry. We should feel all things in the extremes and the minutia. We are only given this life, this mind, heart, and body, and we should soak in the one world we're given with every sense nature gave us.
I believe that we should admit when we are wrong, no matter how hard it is for some of us. (And please believe me, I have a very hard time with this one, no matter how strongly I believe it)
I believe that there is a big difference between who we are and what we do. Dietary, professional, recreational, and hundreds of other choices we make for ourselves reflect upon what's inside... but it's not what we are. All of these things are impermanent and don't matter as much to those we love as we'd like to think. This isn't to say that we shouldn't take pride in what we do, just that we shouldn't give it a bigger importance than it deserves.
I believe the world would be a better place without McDonalds, MTV, and pop music.
I believe that a person whose actions hurt us needs to be forgiven, even if they're not sorry. We hurt nobody more than ourselves carrying around resentment, fear, and hurt. Be mad. Throw things. Cry. Discuss. Bitch. Sulk. Do all of these things if you like, but Forgive, and when you forgive, please Forget.
I believe it is our duty to protect the ones we love from anything that would harm them, but not to extent that we harm them ourselves.
And I believe that no matter how hard we try, we can't protect anybody from themselves.
I believe that we all need to spend a few days alone every so often. If not to examine ourselves, but to learn how much we love those who we're surrounded by every day.
I believe that most people who read books on Taoism and Buddhism but refuse to take steps to practice are worse off for what they have read.
I believe these things because of my main belief: A life without faith in something; humanity, oneself, a religion, your loved ones, etc; is an empty life. So please, Believe something, because when stripped of all of the physical and all of the fact, there is so much more than people like to admit to themselves.
It may sound like I think I'm full of answers... but I'm not, really. Just certain truths I've found searching for answers in the middle of a lot of questions.
I believe that I still have a lot to learn.
I believe I will enjoy learning it.