"It's like in the great stories, the ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn't want to know the end because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end it's only a passing thing this shadow, even darkness must pass. A new day will come, and when the sun shines it'll shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you, that meant something even if you were too small to understand why. But I think I do understand, I know now folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn't. They kept going because they were holding on to something....That there's some good in the world and it's worth fighting for."
Sam - Lord of the Rings II
There is a lot of foolishness going on in this world we're living in. Sometimes I be sitting around thinking, there is no hope. Hear news about the falling economy, the never ending war, global warming, crazy gas prices, couples fighting over which gang their child will belong to, boyfriends killing their pregnant girlfriend or setting her on fire, 25% graduation rate in the major black cities, and on and on and on. I'm always trying to help where I can and spread knowledge where I can. But there are days when it seems like its 50 people fighting against me.
So my thinking these days is to keep pushing, no matter what. This era of foolishness must past and a light will shine one day. I will keep volunteering in schools, I will keep talking to people about things that matter, I will keep forcing the issue where I can, and I will help those that want to be helped. I can do all things, and I know you readers can too.
One thing I see sometimes, is a lack of vision. People aren't looking ahead, to the future. While we all must take one day at a time, we must also peak around the corner to see what lies ahead and prepare for it. That is what keeps me volunteering. I know this foolishness era is a big cloud, so I have to keep pushing and educating where I can.
Walk the walk people, dont be selfish. There are those that want to be helped. We are all connected. Lend a helping hand when asked because there is some good in the world
1 comment:
this made me think of a program i watched on tv on sunday. it was about the aztecs and the spainards fighting in mexico somewhere around 1535 or so. the aztecs killed the spainards, and somehow the aztecs disappeared. this program made me think to myself that the crime and violence in this world will never end and has always existed since the beginning of mankind. i swear i wish it were different. simply put, why cant we all just get along? i wish for world peace. when will it ever begin? ~Chantel (Sunkist)
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