In life, as in literature, all comes full circle.
"If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, today I met the road crew supervisor."
Just recently, in the past few days, actually, it's come to my attention that most of my stressors are completely avoidable. I've been dwelling on the petty things that need not be looked into so intensely, no less given more than a second thought. I find myself thinking about the simple aspects that merely factor into life. I notice a lot of my friends (myself for a while) think that it's so important to have a significant other. Be it just for the novelty of having one, so they're "not alone", or just to have someone to hold you when you need it. What a simple and now, seemingly ignorant, way to look at a relationship. Love is never convenient - and rarely painless. It's something that many will spend from now until the end of time searching for. I heard a phrase the other day that really stuck with me, because I found it to be so true so often. "Men marry women, women marry situations." Think about it. For the women who read this, when you're truly interested in a guy, whether or you're willing to admit it or not, one of the things you consider is his college major/or job and what a future with a, we'll say a doctor, is like. What depresses me is the thought that someone could choose a doctor over a mechanic because it seems like a "safer" choice. "Every relationship is a journey. And no journey is safe. The best you can do is find a companion you care to make the trip with." Though I can't take the credit for that quote, I'd like you all to consider it. Now to switch tracks a bit, I'd like you to stop thinking about yourself. Yes, stop thinking about what you can do for yourself. Let me put something into perspective for you. The organized exploitation of children is a cartel generating billions of dollars a year. Worldwide, there are more than 2 million children being held in sexual slavery. Only a few years ago, Cuzco (of Cuzco, Peru) police had broken a ring of Peruvian kidnappers that was sending street children of Peru off to Switzerland and Italy to be killed for their organs. I find that when I dwell upon issues involving myself, I only become depressed for the mere fact that it is selfish. I cannot bear the thought that I'm too ignorant to help someone and instead sit idle and unproductive. To resolve this issue and one of the issues that have been bothering me for years, I've realized my calling in life. I'm going to apply to the Peace Corps. upon my completion of four years in college. I'm left in the debate of going into nursing or teaching. Though I will inform my advisor of this unmade decision and will rely on his assistance to help me find my niche as he has already aided me in so much. To wrap up this entry, which I doubt, many of you will read for the sheer fact that it is quite long, unfortunately, I'd like to leave you with a quote.
"The more I study history the more I realize how little mankind has changed. There are no new scripts, just different actors."