Hello all,
SO I know that I typically talk about relationships and fluffy stuff. Well, I have had something weighing on my mind lately. The state of the world is just so bothersome to me. Keep in mind, I am one person. These are my opinions about the things I see and hear about.
Mind you, I am no political master. In fact, a while back when Joe Biden came to speak at FSU I remember asking, "What party is he running for?" in the middle of my Arabic class, in which all my fellow students were eager to hear him talk. I got death stares from around the room, when finally someone said, "He's our vice president." Oops. I knew that. I just don't watch the news. Ever. There is nothing but bad news anyways! Nothing but little children getting shot at school, animals being tortured for sport, countries fighting over nothing while their people shed blood that needn't be spilled, and athletes being forever defamed for testing positive for drugs and scandalous relationships. It gets exhausting to watch the world become something we wish we could run away from.
Lately, however, I have been tuning into the news. My curiosity got the better of me one night when I saw something on Facebook about North Korea's ominous threats against our blessed America. I must say I am truly astounded.
Basically, this young buck dictator is getting too big for his britches. At the infantile age of 30 something, he wants to make himself known to the world by defeating the greatest nation there ever was and ever will be. That's right, even in the state of things, I still believe in America and her people. He has threatened us with propaganda videos and formal news announcements. This fool has even shut down the boarder between North and South Korea, putting the economic state of his own country at risk. Over 55 thousand of his own people have been put out of a job because of this. He is totally crapping on a cease fire enacted years ago, undoing the hard work of his predecessors and those from other nations working with them. Sure, the north and south didn't like each other, but they were able to come together like the adults and leaders they are supposed to be and got it done. He is planning on reopening a nuclear reactor that was torn down years ago because people knew it was better off rubble. Nobody needs this kind of power. Nobody. There is no need for it.
Now, from what I gather, his threats are being taken seriously and that we have the means to defend the motherland if they do in fact prove imminent. Officials assure us he does not have the delivery system to have his nuclear warheads reach the mainland US. I wouldn't say that we should be stocking up on bottled water and batteries, but to overlook these promises of war and death would be foolish. Our secretary of defense said, "It only takes one time being wrong for something awful to happen, and I don't want to go down in history as the one who got it wrong." Wise, wise words my friend.
The problem is, he has stopped caring about his people. His thirst for power has totally blinded him and hardened his heart. I am sure he was always a little asshole, but the real danger is when the care for others is gone. He obviously doesn't if he is putting his people at risk of being homeless and jobless. When you stop caring about others, it is all a downward spiral from there. There is no amount of bloodshed that would make the hair on the back of his neck stand up, probably not even his own.
I hope this man takes a look back at history before he decides to do anything. If you know anything about tyrants, it should be that their rants only last for so long before people (most of the time their own) start to get tired of it. You saw what we did with Bin Laden, and you are out in public having a blast, he was locked up in a safe house, with no fresh air. We found him. We will find you too.
My heart is so hurt right now for our country. I started writing this particular post last week but I am adding to it now. To the Boston Marathoners, I am praying for you, as any true blooded American should be. It is such a sad year for us already. We can't go to the movies, we can't go to school, now we can't run marathons. I have heard rumor that this race was dedicated to the Sandy Hook families. Haven't these people suffered enough?
I am so sad that this is what our country, our world has come to. I should not have to sit in my classes and imagine my exit strategy and plan of survival in case some crazy psycho decides to come shoot us up. Nobody should have to worry when going to see Iron Man this summer, but people will, including myself. We shouldn't have to worry when we leave to go to school that we may not come back later on that day or that our children will not return to us. These are normal every day things! Nobody says, "Hmm, I better not run this marathon because it isn't safe, I might get blown up!" This is madness.
I know that I am just one person with a small voice, but Dr. Seuss said, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it's not." So I care. I care about our blessed America and her children, along with the rest of the world. I care about the safety and well being of all. I care. I think that is the problem really, we have all stopped caring about each other. If we could just get back to that, being human, we could be okay. The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to sympathize and empathize with others. So when we stop caring, how much different are we than the beasts that eat each other?
The world needs to come together in like a gigantic group hug, kumbaya circle or something. All this hatred we have for each other is so unhealthy. If this keeps on how it has been keeping on, we will not last. We don't stand a chance if something doesn't change.
Please, everyone, this is my personal plea with anyone who reads this to just care. Care about your friends and enemies alike. Love your family, friends, and the world around you. Whether you like it or not, you are going to be here for a while so learn to love it. Open your hearts and your minds before you make a move. That is what is supposed to set Americans apart from others, is our noble hearts with a thirst to help.
So, care.
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