“A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.”

Who are we?

The road to prosperity is only paved through suffering that coincides with acceptance. This distinct idea involves persistence; an idea that requires an individual to press forward, no matter the weather. We are a society that thrives of destruction and that was built by chaos. One, who truly cares about changing the world, must wonder; ‘Are we always destined to be like this?’ We are nothing but rats scampering through the sewer trying to find our exit while stepping on as few toes as possible.

“A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks it should be.”

Faith in something is better than faith in nothing. Nothing more than just a motto of hope, a hope for change, an idea that these things should not only be better, but can be better, and must be better; or the cycle of death, sadness, and suffering will never end. A silent vice to ostentatious virtue; the very fabric of kings and rulers; does it truly matter which path you take if you reach the same outcome?

How can accept ‘truth’ through only words and not vision? Would you believe the Grand Canyon was as large as it is if you were told so and never saw it for yourself? Isn’t that the same as accepting the existence of the Lochness Monster simply because others tell you it is real? Both sides of this story are based on one solitary concept which I will sum up in one word; perception.

The entire world accepted the fact that the world was flat and monsters roamed the edges of the ocean; all accept a few. One would take this challenge. If not for his dream, his idea, his passion; where would this world be now? 500 billion plus people all smashed together one the very few continents that connected us; with a majority of our futures to be ended by starvation, poverty, and famine?

“Grief is the price we pay for love.”

I love my country, but beyond that, I love our planet. I have met so many amazing people over the years who, in one way or another, have left an impact on my very soul; a footprint in the sand, if you will. This world is so wrapped up in its politics, stuck in its bitterness of pointless and useless grudges that we seem to be forgetting what everyone is truly fighting for; it’s a thing called life.

“Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.”

Tying everything together, I’ve found that we are wholly devoted to the subjects, topics, and materialistic things that, if life doesn’t alter its course, are heading for a result in which no one desires, but everyone will feel. We constantly blame each other, the government, or a foreign nation for our problems, issues, and the overall current state of the planet; when ultimately, we are all just hypocrites, including myself, that we don’t change the problem, we only change the question.

“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”

“Every creature is better alive than dead, men, moose, and the pine trees, and he who understands it alright will rather preserve its life rather than destroy it.”

“Every man dies, not every man really lives.”

In just seems like today, we all as individuals, make choices; better or worse, such is not my place to judge, but regardless, our choices our effecting our future. Not just our near future, and not just the future of humanity; but every other living thing that has no say, no control, and no way to prevent our destruction.

Whether you believe in science, or you believe in religion; one thing should still ring true. We were supposed to evolve from monkeys but we didn’t evolve; we became monsters. For those who believe in religion; if I was your God, I would’ve abandoned you years ago. Why? Just look at you, look what you’ve done to his creation(s). How would you feel if someone came to your house and just started destroying everything no matter how many times you replaced it, no matter how many times you rebuilt it? How long before you gave up and lived on the street?

“We must live together as brothers or we will perish together as fools.”

My mom is so depressed when it comes to matters of the future; she is on the brink of paranoia. Is there any soul left in this forsaken world that can look to their child or loved one and honestly say, ‘Don’t worry, baby, everything’s going to be okay?’I’m only 30, and she just got me fitted for a coffin. A freaking coffin; who thinks of these things at 30?

This drove me into thinking; and I realized something. While it may not be old in the shadow of the mighty king known as time; it is in the sense of death. I openly, and honestly, fear for this corrupted and destructive future that my son will now be forced to be a part of. That plain and simple fact frightens and depresses me.

“When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.”

“While there’s life, there’s hope.”

I don’t have the answers, like that little girl, and I don’t know what we can truly do to change our course. All I do know is that doing nothing, pretending there is no problem, isn’t going to solve but only add to it.

“You life is what your thoughts make it.”

When will accept the fact that there isn’t going to be a superhero to come down and save us? When will we realize the planet’s problems aren’t just going to heal like that of losing a boyfriend, girlfriend, or a material possession? We are all grown, we all know that once a life is lost, it cannot be brought back; and it is in this pain, this suffering, that I feel that all who’ve perished before me, we are letting them all down. We must do something… before there is nothing left to save.

Thank you for reading this…

don't thank me.
i didn't read it.

don't worry
i won't

i did put you in one of my recent poems
:D

look i even dropped my caps
and put three dots just for you

xD

Where's the Reader's Digest version of this?

..in the Reader's Digest.

I see now I wouldn't have understood it anyway. It got moved to the Science and Philosophy forum.

you did?
o.O

..and that's sad.
Your choice.
Won't criticize or castrate.

Just saying.
IMO
Sad reason 'not to bother'.
Especially if you had read it.
You'd know why.

yes
title - 3 dots
no caps - in two responses to you

drunketry "some girls"

trust me
if you read it
you'll know what part

xD

some girls throw rocks?

..unless something else fit you?

haha

plenty fits me.

..wait why are you responding/telling me this here?

lol

dare i ask what fits you?

i'm anti-poetry.
:p
and i don't wish to give out details.

i'm surprised your not anti-anti..
:P

and you don't want me to use my imagination xD

no seriously you don't
heh

haha.
i had a conversation with someone about being anti-anti.
the nonsense.
imaginations are good.
just keep it to yourself.

you?
conversation?
same sentence?
no way!


im calling bull

why do you believe i'm incapable of holding a conversation?

i said nothing of this incapable that you speak
thus
i know not what you speak of

the word you want reels more towards

'shocked'
that's all

i mean, who wouldn't talk to you
you're so friendly
nice charming and charismatic

:)