The Messenger: April 2008

A New Message

This blog is created for those of you who have a voice and wish to use it. This is not a place for stupidity, it is not a place for either ignorance or arrogance, and it is especially not the place for apathy. This is a place for change. Let us change the world. It will not be easy and it will not be fun, so if either of those are what you might be interested in, take a hike. It won't be entertaining. It is not a project. This is a responsibility. And not just anyone can take that responsibility, even though we are all able, and expected, to carry it. This is the job of those tireless souls who care, and who can't stop caring. This is the duty of those who know, and who won't stop knowing. This is the obligation of those who need, those who need to do more than sit in their tiny pinpoint on the globe and dream small dreams. This is their time, and this is their place. The responsibility of this great changing power is always there, and whether it is taken by evil or good or lazy or porductive, it must fall to someone. That someone must be one who cares, knows, and needs. We care about the world. We know what is happening in our world. We need to change our world for the betterment of mankind. We are not speaking of the betterment of any certain country, people, ideology, race, gender, or religion; we are speaking about mankind. We all share this one common thing; this thing which binds us together. It is called humanity.

What does it mean to be human? It means that not only can we change the world, we are required to.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Einstein

"We cannot solve problems by the same level of thinking we used when we created them."
-Albert Einstein

Do you want to know what I think? Einstein was a genius. What makes us think that we can just make it better by doing the opposite of what we did or un-did that created the problem? It is a lot harder to solve a world problem than to create it, it is entropy. It is easier to fall down than to climb up. Our level of thinking must surpass that of status quo, because status quo created this mess, you cannot expect that same pernicious kind of thinking to solve the same mess. For example, borrowing money to get out of debt, congress is good at this. When are we going to take advantage of our vote and start thinking for reals? And for ourselves?

Monday, April 7, 2008

You Handed Them Your Rights

What did you think democratic republic meant? It wasn’t a system designed for your convenience. Did you think that you could switch the government on and off like that when you felt like it? Did you think you could sit back and let them play with our world and country and when they finally stepped on your toes, you could make them listen? They've grown deaf because they aren't used to listening, now you're going to have to scream to get them to hear you. It is going to take a lot more than just complaining to get something changed.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Stop the War?

Do you want to stop the war in Iraq? Stop driving your freaking car.

The Messenger