The ultimate question. What do we, as human beings, want? The only answer we’ve been able to come up with…to be happy. But like a domino effect, one question leads to another. So, next question. What makes us, as human beings, happy?
Is it cars, clothes, money? And if not then why do we believe so? The obvious answer…because what we as human beings want is to be happy. And what makes us happy, more than being accepted…loved? And in our society, in this day in age, cars, clothes, and money are tickets to hop aboard the acceptance train. I can’t think of anything else, besides the smaller, less trivial things. So, love. What is it? What does it mean? A question that will never truly be answered or understood. But…we, as human beings, try our best to interpret the impossible. We are stubborn. But, besides that…since I am the average human being, meaning still looking for an answer, still trying to interpret what I can’t because I have not found “love” or happiness, I have come to a new theory. We, as human beings, want a fairytale. It’s genius and quite obvious actually.
Who created fairytales? Where did they come from? Well, they were once real, or very close to what our world has made them to be. I wonder if they were happy? The prince charming and fair maiden of every story. This probably sounds like nonsense, but it’s true. Think about it. The most popular fairytale of all. Cinderella. Its what everyone wants. And not just the love part. It’s your classic rags to riches, boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, boy loses girl for being an idiot, boy and girl make up, boy and girl live in giant house, married with children, happily ever after story. Now, this may not be exact…not all women want to be rescued by prince charming…or even a prince for that matter. And now days, with women being able to make their own money and be responsible for themselves…the roles of boy and girl could easily be switched. But, nevertheless, all we want, or the only thing we know to want, is to have a fairy tale.
Life is very, very, very short. We start a baby, rosy cheeks, and soft bottom. At this stage, we are represented, as everything good in the world, because we are innocent, not yet exposed to the sins of the world. Sins that have only one purpose. To find or create happiness…love. We continue this stage, in reality, until we reach adolescence. Along the way we want, of course, and we have needs like any other person, no matter what the age. But at adolescence, we start searching and wanting more. We want to know who we are and where we belong. We face real, every day adult problems at such a young age. Then we reach the carefree stage, also known as any age before 35 and after 21. College is complete, and although we are still searching, wanting, needing, and aging…we are overwhelm with freedom and desire and mostly curiosity of what the world holds for us. After 35 we get slapped hard in the face with reality. We realize we now have more responsibility than anything else. And while we get consumed with worries and responsibility and our everyday tasks that we must complete in order to survive…which to us now is the most important thing, we lose our want and need to search and find happiness. And then we realize what has happened to us all so quickly. This is called the midlife crisis. We wish to be young again…search for happiness. And then the rest is a blur…you grow up and essentially, “get over it”, and die away disappearing from the world like a crumb at the beach. You are not forever forgotten, but you never wanted or found what you were searching for. Love…happiness…acceptance. And although some do find love, happiness, and acceptance…the fairytale we all want…it is not even close to fulfilling the amount that actually should. Everyone. And so my next question for you is…is life worth living?
Not trying to be all suicidal…but really consider the question.
We have a cycle. And from what I’ve lived so far…it’s never ending. It starts with birth.
BIRTH>SCHOOL>JOB>MARRY>KIDS>RETIRE>SENIOR>DEATH.
And depending on your religion or what you believe in…you are even reborn and though the cycle might not be identical…depending on what you are reborn as…you still have one main goal…survival.
No one in this world knows how our world came to be. Some look to religion, and others to science, to find the answer. But it doesn’t look like it’s helped much.
I mean…is life really just a fairytale…without the happily ever after? And what do we, as human beings, need to do to find the answer. We need to live.
So live!!! Don’t get caught up in the crazed cycle where you live just to live. But live to see the world, live to meet great people, live to learn, live to see our history!
Don’t live just to live. But, live to see life.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
A Horrible Person?
"I think it's wrong to call her a slut but she is a horrible person. She sets a horrible example for young girls. And I don't care if people badmouth her because that's what she deserves."
-- a girl talking on gURL.com's Hot Button Issues Board about Jamie Lynn Spears getting pregnant at age sixteen
Awhile ago, I was surfing the message boards on gURL.com and there was one about Jamie Lynn Spears, in which I found the above quote. Honestly, I couldn't believe what this girl had written. It's good that she acknowledged that Jamie Lynn isn't a slut (according to definition, a slut is someone who is promiscuous, or someone who has sex with a lot of men; notice how this word can only be applied to women), however, I do believe that saying that she is a horrible person is going too far. How is Jamie Lynn a horrible person for having sex with her boyfriend of two years and accidentally getting pregnant? It's not like she's the only one. It happens to other teenage girls (and women) as well. I do understand that young girls look up to her, but at least she's owning up to her responsibilities.
Jamie Lynn has gotten engaged to and moved in with her boyfriend (who is the father of her child) and they are taking care of their baby together. And even though I feel that I shouldn't have to, I give props to Jamie Lynn's boyfriend Casey for finishing what he started and staying with Jamie Lynn and being involved in his child's life, as a lot of other men (or boys, in this case) don't always stick around. Maybe Jamie Lynn does set a bad example by getting pregnant, but maybe she also sets a good example by taking responsibility for her actions. At least she's happy. The only thing that I don't necessarily agree with is how in OK! Magazine, when she was interviewed after giving birth to her child (Maddie Briann Aldridge), she says that motherhood is "so much fun." Now, I'm not trying to say that motherhood isn't fun; maybe it is. But since young girls do look up to her, glamorizing parenthood might not be the best idea, but that's a different topic. However, with that said, I don't think that she deserves to be "badmouthed" for dealing with the consequences of her actions. But my question is, since when does making a mistake make someone a horrible person?
-- a girl talking on gURL.com's Hot Button Issues Board about Jamie Lynn Spears getting pregnant at age sixteen
Awhile ago, I was surfing the message boards on gURL.com and there was one about Jamie Lynn Spears, in which I found the above quote. Honestly, I couldn't believe what this girl had written. It's good that she acknowledged that Jamie Lynn isn't a slut (according to definition, a slut is someone who is promiscuous, or someone who has sex with a lot of men; notice how this word can only be applied to women), however, I do believe that saying that she is a horrible person is going too far. How is Jamie Lynn a horrible person for having sex with her boyfriend of two years and accidentally getting pregnant? It's not like she's the only one. It happens to other teenage girls (and women) as well. I do understand that young girls look up to her, but at least she's owning up to her responsibilities.
Jamie Lynn has gotten engaged to and moved in with her boyfriend (who is the father of her child) and they are taking care of their baby together. And even though I feel that I shouldn't have to, I give props to Jamie Lynn's boyfriend Casey for finishing what he started and staying with Jamie Lynn and being involved in his child's life, as a lot of other men (or boys, in this case) don't always stick around. Maybe Jamie Lynn does set a bad example by getting pregnant, but maybe she also sets a good example by taking responsibility for her actions. At least she's happy. The only thing that I don't necessarily agree with is how in OK! Magazine, when she was interviewed after giving birth to her child (Maddie Briann Aldridge), she says that motherhood is "so much fun." Now, I'm not trying to say that motherhood isn't fun; maybe it is. But since young girls do look up to her, glamorizing parenthood might not be the best idea, but that's a different topic. However, with that said, I don't think that she deserves to be "badmouthed" for dealing with the consequences of her actions. But my question is, since when does making a mistake make someone a horrible person?
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Introducing...
I'd like to take this moment to introduce my brother, who will be a guest author on this blog. I don't know how frequently he will be posting, or if this will just be a one time thing.
He goes by the name of Bereolaesque.
He goes by the name of Bereolaesque.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
My Sister's Keeper: An Ethical Dilemma
A few days ago, I finished reading My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. The story is about a family that is comprised of a stay-at-home mother named Sara, a father who is a firefighter named Brian, a son named Jesse, a daughter named Kate, and another daughter named Anna. When Kate is two-years-old, she is diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia called acute promyelocytic leukemia or APL. When the doctor runs tests to see if anyone in the immediate family is a genetic match for Kate, the tests come up negative. Sara and Brian then decide to turn to in-vitro fertilization to create a child who is the exact genetic match for Kate. In comes Anna; when Kate needs anything to combat the cancer (in terms of bodily fluids like blood and body parts), Anna is the one to give it to her. She doesn't necessarily have any choice - her parents make all of the medical decisions for her. Near the beginning of the book, Anna sees a lawyer to gain a medical emancipation for herself. And I'll stop there.
At first, when I heard about the book and how the parents essentially created Anna so that Kate would live, I thought it was a very selfish thing to do, and that it wasn't fair that they didn't even consider Anna when they did this. However, as I actually read the book and thought about it, I realized that no one knows what they would do if thrust into a situation like that, and you can't really judge someone unless and until you have been in that situation yourself. No, they didn't think of Anna when they conceived her via IVF, but they were thinking about saving the daughter that they already knew. The daughter that they already spent time with. The daughter who they had only had two short years with. The daughter who they were afraid of losing. They were just trying to be the best parents that they could be, and although one may not agree with some of their choices, one still needs to respect what they did, because it would be a hard decision for anyone. They love all of their kids. They wanted them all to be safe and happy. But sometimes, maybe the best of intentions aren't enough. Maybe sometimes, love isn't even enough.
At first, when I heard about the book and how the parents essentially created Anna so that Kate would live, I thought it was a very selfish thing to do, and that it wasn't fair that they didn't even consider Anna when they did this. However, as I actually read the book and thought about it, I realized that no one knows what they would do if thrust into a situation like that, and you can't really judge someone unless and until you have been in that situation yourself. No, they didn't think of Anna when they conceived her via IVF, but they were thinking about saving the daughter that they already knew. The daughter that they already spent time with. The daughter who they had only had two short years with. The daughter who they were afraid of losing. They were just trying to be the best parents that they could be, and although one may not agree with some of their choices, one still needs to respect what they did, because it would be a hard decision for anyone. They love all of their kids. They wanted them all to be safe and happy. But sometimes, maybe the best of intentions aren't enough. Maybe sometimes, love isn't even enough.
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