Religion vs. Evolution

In school, we are now in the middle of an evolution unit and I would like to put out my opinion about the whole concept of evolution. If you have been following my previous blogs, you will remember that I am not at all keen on the religion thing.  However, I do have my doubts about evolution too. I am willing to believe in the concepts of natural selection; there has been a nice chunck of evidence presented concerning it. I can believe that homo-sapiens did evolve from a less intelligent lifeform, and I have hope that one day scientists will be able to trace back time and find exactily what we did evolve from in the first place. However, there is the issue of not having a resonable explantion to where, how, and when the atom that formed that prokaryote formed itself. And that is a mystery that I really don't think will ever be solved. Furthermore, I think that this is where the thoughts of religion are brought into play; there was uncertainty with the natural world, so we felt that there needed to be some kind of explanation as to why the world is the way it is today. However, there is a flaw in my thoughts; some religions existed long before natural selection had ever been thought of, so there was no need to want another explanation. Anyway, I would like to ask of the readers; what are your opinions of how religion interacts with evolution? This is a very controvercial subject, as it will continue to be in the years to come, and I am aware that there is a wide variety of opinions that have been formulated on the subject.

Economics

Due to my sudden change of character, I haven't really gotten the chance to properly vent my thoughts for a little while. One of the many thoughts that has been bouncing around in my head for a while is that this country is going down the tubes. OK, so you are now thinking that I am crazy for just now realizing that. Yes, I am fully aware that we were headed in the wrong direction a long time ago. So, now that we have gotten that conclusion out of the way, what are we, as a country going to do about the issue. In my opinion, it would be a good idea to stop trashing our president. The US is a representative democracy, and the majority of the country expressed their vote as Barack Obama for president. You may not have a person liking of him, and thats perfectly acceptable. However, it is not acceptable to go around hating every decision that he makes. This country will eventually come out of its recession, so lets support our leader and have some faith. (Ahh, I know, I used the cursed word faith) I'm not really all that into politics. Quite frankly I find the political system annoying. But its even more annoying to hear trash talk every time you turn around.  And why is it that the citizens hate Obama so much? I believe it has to do with us being set in our old ways. Now, thats a very broad statement that can be used many ways. We (meaning caucasions) have a racial prejuduce issue that we must deal with. I myself have the problem of looking down upon african americans. We need to look at the broad picture here: we are going to get no where in life if we judge everyone by their skin color, as too many opportunities will pass you by. Judge people individually, not by what they look like as a group. Another issue with the main statement deals with the shifting of political parties. I know that Republicans may have a hard time transitioning to a different setting. And therefore they must put forth their best effort to make ammends with the fact that our president is a Democrat. The only other advice I have for one if they can't face the facts: get out of the country. Lastly, I would like to put forth my own opinion about Mr. Obama. I am willing to give him a chance. He seems like a nice guy who can keep a good grip on things. What he has done so far (the bills having been passed) seems liek a stride in the right direction to me. Mr. Bush didn't really impress me with his time in office and I think that a few things definately need to be turned around. I would also like to know your opinions on the current economic situation, as you may feel free to leave a comment. 

And the Clock Ticks on

I feel many emotions as my spring vacation winds to a close. Obviously, I have a longing to turn back time, but I am more than aware of the fact that wanting to turn back the clock will get you absolutely no where in life. Secondly, I have a sense of eagerness, to get back to normal and to finish off the school year, which is in its home stretch. I also share in a feeling of accomplishment, being that I was able to do a lot of studying, which I am completely positive will benefit me once I get back to school on monday. Anxiety is also a very present threat witin my thoughts. I do like school, well the general idea of it anyway. However, I cannot say that I care for the people that attend the school, students and teachers alike. People just annoy the living hell out of me; theres no other way to say it. Its quite obvious that everyone will be talking about there vacation happeneing and I don't want to hear about their lives, not really out of jealousy, but just out of the fact that they won't shut up and let me think my own thoughts. Let us all stop and take some time to analyze our current emotional standings. Is there something thats bugging you and you just keep shoving it in the back of your head? You must confront issues, becaue, most likely, they won't vanish into midair.  

A Lesson in Superiority

Over the past couple of days, I have seen a side of myself that, beforehand, I was too ingorant to see; I have disappointed myself with the person whom I have become. I am just now seeing that I have become stuck on myself in a way that I have never observed in anyone else. No, I can honestly say from my heart that I will never be a preppy (makeup obesessed) kind of person because that simply goes against what I think should be protrayed in an individual. Furthermore, I have seen how much I have managed to pull myself apart from my family. I am thankful to have finally seen the light in this situation before things got too out of hand. I have thought of myself to be superior to everyone I know, as I have mentioned in the past few enrtries and it has really become a paramount issue. Now, by pointing out my flaws, I really don't know if knowing my mistake is really going to prove anything, because once again, this is an issue which I have no desire to resolve at the time being. Anyway, I am getting off my train of thought here; what I am trying to say is that I have learned one of those valueable life lessons of growing up. Don't abandon your family, because in the end, they are really all you have got. I personally believe that a lot of people like to think of themselves in a higher standing than that of the people around them. Sure, that will give you some temporary confidence, but when you look back and see what you have done, you will feel absolutely terrible. Every person has a talent, and when the people of the world are combined, one unified and powerful talent is produced. One compensates for the other's flaw. And that, in my opinion is how we were mean't to be created. 

Enemies Closer

Everyone knows the classic saying: keep your friends close and your enemies closer. I could not applaud the person who came up with that enough; its so true that sometime we tend to overlook the advice. Indeed, everyone needs that close friend there to talk to and hang out with. But what gets looked over is that we also need to allow ourselves to be aware of our enemies, and not souly for the purpose of knowing when they are coming to stab us in the back (though that is a good reason). Having enemies can definately come with its benefits. They help us to keep our eye focused in the prize. They keep us detemined to finish a task better and faster than they do. Motivation is a key component to a sucessful life, and I don't know anything else that will give you more motivation than being able to outwit the person whom you hate the most. So next time you happen to bump into your arch rival, thank them for being a person of inspiration. Then you can also walk away in a good mood knowing that they will be spending the rest of their day trying to comprehend what you have just said.

Relationships

Theres a reoccurring thought that keeps bouncing around in my head; maybe if I vent about it it will stop taking up valueable space in my head. I know that there are many diverse beliefs when it comes to finding your "perfect match." Personally, I believe in the soulemate principle: theres exactly one person out there for eveyone, but the probability of actually meeting that person is extremely slim. That "perfect match" could be anywhere in the world, and they probably speak a different language. I never get too excited about relationships because I can forsee that the chances of the relationship actually lasting and turning into something more serious is 1 in 1,000,000,000,000. And if that relationship is not going to result in something meaningful, then why waste your time gushing over someone you may hate a month from now? I see no reason as to why people even need to get married and settle down with a family; that prospect has never appealed to me. Now obviously individuals need to have relationships in order to keep the population up, but the thing I don't understand is why so many people choose that path of life. What are the benefits of having a husband and children? Why do we need to have other people to depend on so much. My opinion stated, what are your thoughts upon relationships? Do you believe in soulmates? 

Internal Conflictions

Lately I have been forced yet again to deal with my anti-social issues. I have asked myself many questions as to why its so hard to vibrate on the same freqency as the people around me. Granted, I simply cannot stand most of the people I am forced to deal with on an everyday basis, but there are a very selective few that I wouldn't mind getting to know a bit more. Furthermore, everytime I finally gather up the courage to go and try to talk with them, something always manages to pull me back. There is one person in particular that I have wanted to spend some time with lately and just can't bring myself to it. So I have a few reasons as to why talking to people has become so difficult: 1) I am too biased upon opinions that I don't want to hear from other perspectives on life. Having established a stiff structure to the daily grind of my life tends to hold me back on occasion. 2) I hate people in general, and I don't like to add individuals on the "exceptions" list. As the list grows, my stiff structure lessens its grip. 3) I will openly admit to everyone out there that there are many times that I feel superior to everyone else, that I am always right and they are obviously wrong. Do not misunderstand my words: I am aware that that last statement is terribly incorrect, but I have no desire to change the strict opinions I have had for so long now. In conclusion, I have yet another internal conflict to settle with myself: do I go against everything I have abided by for years and open up to world, or shall I let these people slip out of my life as if I never knew them? Its an issue that only I can sort out, so I would like to ask my readers a releated question: have you been in a situation in which you have had to go against your personal preferences and beliefs? How did you respond to your internal conflict; did you learn anything from your experience?

A Change in Prosperity

It has occurred to me as well as i'm sure that it has occurred to some of you: being a kid nowadays is so much different than it was 40, 50 years ago. Now, I would say that it is more complex nowadays, but I am aware that life years ago wasn't as easy as it is now. There is much more pressure on children of the current time period, as with the media and peers in general. In the 1950's there wasn't as much free time to apply the pressures of modern day society; that time also decreases as we wind the clock back even farther.  If I could have had a choice, I would have chosen to grow up about 40 years ago; life was a bit more simpler back there. Technology wasn't near as advanced; though that does come with its own set-backs. Famlies were a lot closer, as the thirst to be busy all the time was quenched sumply by completeing household chores. Prices were a lot lower, which would have made life easier on teens trying to get a good start to their adulthood. Comparing thouse thoughts with today: I have noticed that a lot of families have become disfunctional due to the fact that they all operate on a busy schedule away from home, be it jobs or sports. The economy has withered away also, contributing to the rapidly accumulating list of hardships for aspiring teens. Technology has taken off at an astounding pace; If you aren't very familiar with computers you can kiss your dreams goodbye. Here are my thoughts upon the subject; now I ask what time period you would have liked to have grown up in.  

Weather

As yesterday was the first warm day of year for us up in Indiana, I began to realize how greatly fair weather can affect the mood of you and almost everyone around you. I believe that its kind of like your mind tricks you into feeling super good on a warm sunny day, enabling you to get more accomplished while being in a better mood. I can also switch that statement around and make an observation about how I usually don't get much accomplished on a dark gloomy day. When it rains it just dampers my mood from the get-go, causing me to feel sluggish and useless. Colder temperatures can make a society function more slowly. Sunny Orlando is a bustling party city; you don't see people jumping around and partying in mass quantities in Montana.  I can also say that the weather plays a part in why people that live in the southern part of the country are a lot more healthier than the "northerners." So, I turn to my readers and ask: have you witnessed this in your own experiences? 

Philosophy of Time

I would like to share bit of a lesson I have learned little by little over the past few months. Having this outlook on life really helps me to accomplish the tasks that need to get done. Now, I will tell you that in my past I was a VERY bad procrastinator. It took me a long to to change my attitude toward life's audacious tasks but now I would like to believe I have successfully switched the way life appears through my eyes. Time will go by, no matter what you do with it. So, instead of wishing time away and losing focus during class or whatever it is that you are dreading so much, aknowldege that no matter how fast you wish the time to progress, time will not obey your commands. Make the best of the time given to you instead of pushing things off to another time, when you still won't want to do it. Even though I haven't been around long on this planet, I am thankful to have this unique insight on life that I do; I am aware that, while one wishes time away in the present, you will be wishing for more time in the future. 

Lesson Learned

Well, today I learned a valueable lesson (the hard way). Make sure not to put too much trust in someone who you may think you know but honsetly don't really know that well. You could end up in trouble with the law and it won't be pretty.  People can get really annoying these days, and often unpredictable. I can say that its fair, what I ended up being involved in. I let my guard down, and that was wrong. This is yet again another supporting detail of why i'm just not mean't to be involved with any person on this continent. So I am posting this just to get one message out there: do NOT let down your guard, ever. Even if you think you are completely surrounded by people you think you can trust. So now i must sit here and wait while time takes its course. I think the worrying is going to be the worst part of this.  In conclusion, i still am really unsure how to apply this lesson in my life, being that it goes against everything I have come to know and cherish. I suppose the puzzle pieces will eventually come together, whether the puzzle is actually solved rather than smashed together I do not know. 

Birthdays

While my birthday is quickly approaching, another question crossed my mind; since when did we need to be lavished with gifts for the cause of just being born? Why do we need to receive gifts in the first place? I think that humans as a race have grown spoiled and expect to be given things. God knows how many gifts get returned to the store the next day anyway. Personally, i think of gifts as an insult. They symbolize something that, if you wanted it, you could have eventually got it on your own. I don't even like to be told happy birthday, its unnecessary and it brings unwanted attention, which i work extremely hard to avoid at all costs. So, next time someone's birthday comes up, think twice about what you might interpret as a "good gesture."

Ethnic Issues

Today at school we had a little black history month performance and it sparked another question in my mind. Now, as i relate about this topic, do not think of me as a rascist. I just want to know why we recognize the african americans and no one else. I mean, i know that caucasions did bad things to them, but that is in the past. Everyone wants to keep going in with life and forgetting the past, so I just don't understand why we celbrate these things. There is no white history month, no asian awareness week. I believe that in order to fully overcome prejudices in this country we need to stop advertising on the past and look into the eyes of the future; Recognize that all sorts of people everywhere have made great strides in society and stop there. Seeing one enother as equal does not include flashing cultures in one another's face. So then, i ask the readers for their opions; do you think we should celebrate cultural events on a wide scale. Of course, i know that this topic has many branches of controversy, some that i'm not willing to get in at the moment, like religion and whatnot. I just want to know what everyone else thinks. 

Believe in what you May...

It seems as if questions always seem to pop in my head while i'm doing yoga. This time i had to spend a lot of time pondering on my question. So, what makes us prone to not believing what is real? Well, i believe this is a flaw in the human race. We tend not to believe something when it just seems too far fetched or too horrible to believe, which i believe is a real inconvenience when it comes to getting the full grip of life. Also i believe this would be one of the reasons that history tends to repeat itself; we, as a race, are too ignorant to come to terms with life's difficult and sometimes ugly situations. This is why there will be another holocaust, another world war, and why there will always be some sort of chaos in the world. I believe that if we all stopped lying to each other (and ourselves) and tried not to outdo our companions, then we as a whole could achieve world peace. But, no matter how hard we try, we will always have the qualities of the human species that we are, meaning that we will always experience hatred, jealousy, and have a dense mind. We don't always believe because we have a narrow perception on what life should be; anything not fitting in our description is not welcome to our minds, therefore creating an issue that might have been avoidable otherwise.

Thinking Ahead.....

As today was the last day i would be in the same classroom, i really got to thinking what i wanted to do with the rest of my life. I had a surplus of free time since all i had to do was study; believe me, that got really old really fast. In my future, I do plan to go to a technical college. They tend to be a bit cheaper than those other universities. In a time like this, every penny helps. I would like to have a job as a graphic designer. I know that its going to take a lot of hard work to get me there, but im willing to put in the necessary hours. One of the diffuculites i had to set upon myself was the fact that i know i will never acheive my chief goal of getting a lucrative job, but ya know thats ok. In order for me to pursue the ultimate career path (to be a storm chaser), i would have had to spend a lot of money which i don't have on college and beyond. Though i may have a brain in there, i'm nowhere near smart enough to get a scholarship in a class of 700 kids. I believe the coming years are going te be difficult for the economy, and i happen to be included in the lucky generation that suffers the brunt of the force while trying to start off our lifves sucessfully. Oh well; thats life. Take that hand that you are dealt or don't take it at all.

My belief in God?

Many people have come up and asked me the same question, so i thought that this would be a good way to answer it. Yes, I do in fact believe in God; so let the rumors stop there. However, I do not see that much of an importance of God as other Christians do; God is a ghost, as stated clearly in the bible. And again, with my belief in paranormals, my definition of ghosts sets different opinions on the one called God. Everyone believes that they will be "saved." Ghosts have no influence over us. They can't help or harm us. I suppose that mankind just needed some motivation so they created an alpha figure. Now, do not judge harshly on this opinion. I am not, never have been, or ever will be in league with Satan. (Just clarifying that one for those people who choose to think in that manner.) So i give you permission to call me insane, though you could probably do so in a silent manner.

2012?

So i was once again tossing ideas around in my head; just kinda chilling before i went to bed. I came upon another question that I felt compelled to answer: What exactly is going to happen on December 12, 2012? Now I know that there are a lot of theories going around and I would like to get my input out there too. Theres no denying the Nostradaumas has a knack for predicting things; he is a pretty cool dude. So I would like to keep his theory in mind while formualting my own opinion. I believe that the world won't exactly "end." There are people out there that believe our spirits will manifest in their divine forms. Now, im not all that crazy about religion either. So heres my thought; something will happen, though life will not end. With my belief in paranormals, the spirit thing sounds kinda accurate, though it has some glitches. Would the definition of the word "ghost" not be "spirits in their divine form?" I believe that there will be a tranformation on the wavelength of life. Ghosts are spiritual energy that vibrate on a different wavelength of life. They are around, we just cannot see them. Do to the so called mysterious alignment of the planets that is going to take place, the definition of life itself will change as we cross over to new wavelengths. That is my opinion on the 2012 conundrum. 

What makes you move?

So i was just doing some yoga and letting my mind wonder, like i usually do on weekends. When i say letting my mind wonder, i mean i just let random thoughts come into my mind, and then i ponder upon those thoughts until i come up with an answer that satisfies me. So this time i had a particularly striking thought enter my head: What gives humans their will to go on living? Now, i know that the answer to that question probably varies dramatically from one person to the next, but i did find and answer which suited me quite well upon my own behalf. So what gives me the drive to wake up everyday? I believe that i am driven by hate. Hate is a powerful thing; it can give you much energy to power through things in life. Hate makes me a persistent bitch, as i have often been called. I am finally able to explain why i am so good at the things i am good at. Why do i work so diligently to get through school? Because i hate it. Why do i spend my weekends studying when i could be out there doing something that would actually give me a social life? I hate studying...i hate it all so much that i do it to get it over with. And most obviously to everyone i meet: why do i shrug away from relationships? Well the answer is simple; i cannot stand being social, and i have no aspiration whatsoever to spend my life with anyone but myself. I do think there are some definite perks to wanting to be independent. And so i conclude my thoughts on this subject with a question for the few people that might possibly stumble upon this blog; what drives you through life? I am curious to see how differently people's minds work, what makes them do the things they do.