my beliefs- day 09
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rktsome people are believers. i am not one of them. i am the doubter and questioner. the one who asks why why why?
you know that "if everyone jumped off a cliff, would you?" question? i never understood it because no. i wouldn't i'd stop and try to figure out what the fuck was going on, first. maybe this would mean getting et by the big bad wolf. maybe this would mean i wouldn't fall into the lion's den or snake's pit. so my belief in a big giant god type person being is a bit complicated.
i mean, i guess there might be a big giant being that sits back and watches shit go down. it's actually easier to believe that zie doesn't have control, because if they did, they'd have to be seriously sadistic and i'm happier believing in a non-sadistic being than a sadistic one.
also, there might be nothing up in the sky but air.
and maybe not.
i also don't believe in karma. looking around the world, it doesn't add up enough. and there is so much inbalance. there might be incarnation. there might not. souls might exist. they might not. again, these are great things to think about, but i live now and my actions are based on the tangible of the past, future, and present in this now.
but i Am a dreamer.
today would have been jim henson's birthday. when he says: When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there. is so spot on.
i try not to hurt people. this is not always a success, but it's the goal. i do want to make the world a better place, if only one little corner of it. corners make blocks which make cities which grow from there. we can do this.
i don't believe that prison, and certainly not the death penalty, are the answers to solve "the crime problem". i know that taking care of citizens will drastically that. people will still always break the law. prison as a retribution is asinine. prison as rehabilitation at least creates a potential for change.
people's bodies are their own. criminalizing drug use when others are not affected just creates criminals. fetuses are not people. i'll consider giving you pre-people. not really. but i can pretend. but they are not people. nobody should be forced into carrying a fetus around in their body for almost a year.
my beliefs on guns/control is again, murky. i think NYC goes OD on their gun control stance. i think that like drug laws, gun control laws disproportionately affect certain, disempowered, segments of society.
my cynicism is only eclipsed by my ability to choose to believe in change. as much angst as humanity gives me, i do believe in people. most of the time, anyway.
Day 01 - Introduction
Day 02 – Your first love
Day 03 – Your parents
Day 04 – What you ate today
Day 05 – Your definition of love
Day 06 – Your day
Day 07 – Your best friend
Day 08 – A moment
Day 09 – Your beliefs
Day 10 – What you wore today
Day 11 – Your siblings
Day 12 – What’s in your bag
Day 13 – This week
Day 14 – What you wore today
Day 15 – Your dreams
Day 16 – Your first kiss
Day 17 – Your favourite memory
Day 18 – Your favourite birthday
Day 19 – Something you regret
Day 20 – This month
Day 21 – Another moment
Day 22 – Something that upsets you
Day 23 – Something that makes you feel better
Day 24 – Something that makes you cry
Day 25 – A first
Day 26 – Your fears
Day 27 – Your favourite place
Day 28 – Something that you miss
Day 29 – Your aspirations
Day 30 – One last momen
you know that "if everyone jumped off a cliff, would you?" question? i never understood it because no. i wouldn't i'd stop and try to figure out what the fuck was going on, first. maybe this would mean getting et by the big bad wolf. maybe this would mean i wouldn't fall into the lion's den or snake's pit. so my belief in a big giant god type person being is a bit complicated.
i mean, i guess there might be a big giant being that sits back and watches shit go down. it's actually easier to believe that zie doesn't have control, because if they did, they'd have to be seriously sadistic and i'm happier believing in a non-sadistic being than a sadistic one.
also, there might be nothing up in the sky but air.
and maybe not.
i also don't believe in karma. looking around the world, it doesn't add up enough. and there is so much inbalance. there might be incarnation. there might not. souls might exist. they might not. again, these are great things to think about, but i live now and my actions are based on the tangible of the past, future, and present in this now.
but i Am a dreamer.
today would have been jim henson's birthday. when he says: When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there. is so spot on.
i try not to hurt people. this is not always a success, but it's the goal. i do want to make the world a better place, if only one little corner of it. corners make blocks which make cities which grow from there. we can do this.
i don't believe that prison, and certainly not the death penalty, are the answers to solve "the crime problem". i know that taking care of citizens will drastically that. people will still always break the law. prison as a retribution is asinine. prison as rehabilitation at least creates a potential for change.
people's bodies are their own. criminalizing drug use when others are not affected just creates criminals. fetuses are not people. i'll consider giving you pre-people. not really. but i can pretend. but they are not people. nobody should be forced into carrying a fetus around in their body for almost a year.
my beliefs on guns/control is again, murky. i think NYC goes OD on their gun control stance. i think that like drug laws, gun control laws disproportionately affect certain, disempowered, segments of society.
my cynicism is only eclipsed by my ability to choose to believe in change. as much angst as humanity gives me, i do believe in people. most of the time, anyway.
Day 01 - Introduction
Day 02 – Your first love
Day 03 – Your parents
Day 04 – What you ate today
Day 05 – Your definition of love
Day 06 – Your day
Day 07 – Your best friend
Day 08 – A moment
Day 09 – Your beliefs
Day 10 – What you wore today
Day 11 – Your siblings
Day 12 – What’s in your bag
Day 13 – This week
Day 14 – What you wore today
Day 15 – Your dreams
Day 16 – Your first kiss
Day 17 – Your favourite memory
Day 18 – Your favourite birthday
Day 19 – Something you regret
Day 20 – This month
Day 21 – Another moment
Day 22 – Something that upsets you
Day 23 – Something that makes you feel better
Day 24 – Something that makes you cry
Day 25 – A first
Day 26 – Your fears
Day 27 – Your favourite place
Day 28 – Something that you miss
Day 29 – Your aspirations
Day 30 – One last momen
