Thoughts

So, for the past week I've been writing down a lot of my thoughts in order to ease the chaos that currently has set up residence in my head and refused to move out even with all the eviction notices I've sent it. Anyway, I figured I might as well share a few for the sake of doing so. I do realize that I may or have in the past made the same mistakes that I rant on and so forth. As far as you're considered, these were written during a period of emotional struggle and I'm lucky that they make any sense at all. Plus a few were written in Social Studies which explains the tone and the random insertion of politics. Enjoy!

Give me a moment alone with my thoughts and I shall reimburse you with many more. What you think and how you use them was never my concern.

Judge me by my exterior and be deprived of the true, reflective person underneath.

Remember the moments of sorrow lest you return to them. Recall the moments of happiness lest you forget them.

Listen to the words that remain unspoken because silence creates more than mindless chatter.

Let the words flow from the soul and spread their wings without restrictions or care of what others will think.

In English we are taught to write analytical and unbiased essays; in reality, no one can fully remove themselves from any piece of writing. We cover up this fact by using big, irrelevant words that successfully confuse even the most attentive individual and drown the reflective ones in a bottomless sea of bullshit. Although, in some cases, we must attempt to remain neutral, we should always aim for the words with the most meaning rather than use the empty words to give oneself an air of pompous condescension and imaginary self-worth.

There will always be conflict; we can never expect to have a harmonious world. It’s depressing to think so, but I find that all people cannot work together. Different ideas, influenced by childhood experience and the company one keeps, will always be in conflict with one another. Eventually, just like Darwin’s “survival of the fittest” theory, an idea will be overcome by another; someone must always win. The losing idea may still remain in bits and pieces, but will be over-powered by the winner and its influence. This does not mean that the losing idea cannot be revived and, if the idea holds merit, over time it will be. However, the process of revival is slow. If the quick revival and acceptance of an idea were to occur, it will always be caused by forced and aggressive conflict.

Always question your thoughts and ask where they came from. Be aware of what influences you and learn about the opposing views. Refrain from discrediting them immediately, think about them and realize why they came about. Rather sit on the fence than fall into the gnashing teeth of the rabid dogs on either side. Being a moderate does not mean the lack of decision, but the educated ideas of one who understands both sides better than they do themselves. Those looking for a quick and easy answer, and those who offer it, are fools asking to be bitten and turned into a rabid, brain-dead beast themselves. Their lives will be short-lived, but full of the spreading of the disease and unimportance. No matter how long it took to build a spot on the fence, these dogs can tear it down in minutes. Why do we bother than? Because it is better to try and fail in order to better society than to succeed through lies and decaying humanitarianism. A year of peace and humanitarian living is more beneficial than a decade of stable dictatorship.