You're probably not going to get what you think out of this post.
I'm seriously so tired of a new "breaking news" headline every damn month about more or less the same garbage. Shootings, bombings, stabbings, and every other thing that could be horrifying for any person to experience. How hard is it to just be at peace with one another? I'm not saying you have to like everyone or even be nice to them (it's seriously none of my business and I don't promise to be all that myself) but is it necessary to be SO angry that you resort to violence? Please explain to me what good this brings out.
"Hey I'm having a bad day, so I'm gonna bomb up a marathon!" or "Oh yeah, that guy from the VT shooting got so much fame, let me see if I can one up him at a movie theater!"
Seriously...what good comes of all this? I don't get it.
I remember being a kid and the worst thing that could happen to me was my parents telling me I can't play outside because I didn't do my homework or I got a bad grade on my spelling test. I remember my parents never being worried about my safety in my own neighborhood or school. I remember growing up thinking that I want my husband to have a gun in my house just for protection that he probably won't ever need and that nothing bad would ever really happen to us because who actually does those things? I knew that knives were for cutting vegetables for my salad, and helping me open a jar. And bombs were things used in wars that I didn't even know existed. They were video game phenomenons that my older cousins loved to play and nothing else to me.
Today? Well today, I turn on the TV to hear about a stabbing of TWENTY kids at a school several hours away. Today, I will turn on the evening news to hear about the terrible things going on in the world and the bomb threats countries have on one another. The inexplicable violence that exists for what seems like no reason. Today I listen to my coworkers say they are going to send their kids to this specific school because "things like this" don't happen there. But please tell me who's to say that the new "super safe" school won't have this happen there in a few months. At this rate, it can all happen any where at any time with any person and any weapon.
What's so hard about just doing good? There are SO many people in this world with GOOD hearts and GOOD intentions. They want the best for people. Why can't individuals like that stand out? Why do people always compete to be horrific and harmful?
What I want for my future? I want to be able to send my future kids to school on a school bus where bullying isn't a problem or the threat of guns isn't there. I want my kids to be able to walk home from school the same way I did when I was in 5th grade. I want my kids to grow up to be the best person they can be - whether they are doctors, farmers, teachers, or dancers. I don't care what they want to do, I just want them to have the best heart ever. Free from guns, and mean comments, and terrible unnecessary wars. Yeah bad things will happen, and yeah things will not always be peachy dandy - but I'll be damned if I continue on giving stupid people stupid attention for the stupid things they do.
I'm over the bullshit that people do to become "famous". And to be honest, as long as the media and all of us keep talking about them, nothing will ever change. How about tonight, instead of turning on the news...you go for a walk outside with someone and pay no mind to the terrible crime that exists around us. Let's ignore all the bad just for today and enjoy life. Let's pray for all of the families to find peace and for all the new mothers and fathers to raise their kids to be good, peaceful people who don't want to hurt others.
I might be a little over-privileged to be writing or even thinking all of this - but I won't take advantage of it for a second. Thank you, God, for keeping me and the ones I love safe today.
And I seriously hope these wannabe-famous jerks find something better to do with their time.
I'm seriously so tired of a new "breaking news" headline every damn month about more or less the same garbage. Shootings, bombings, stabbings, and every other thing that could be horrifying for any person to experience. How hard is it to just be at peace with one another? I'm not saying you have to like everyone or even be nice to them (it's seriously none of my business and I don't promise to be all that myself) but is it necessary to be SO angry that you resort to violence? Please explain to me what good this brings out.
"Hey I'm having a bad day, so I'm gonna bomb up a marathon!" or "Oh yeah, that guy from the VT shooting got so much fame, let me see if I can one up him at a movie theater!"
Seriously...what good comes of all this? I don't get it.
I remember being a kid and the worst thing that could happen to me was my parents telling me I can't play outside because I didn't do my homework or I got a bad grade on my spelling test. I remember my parents never being worried about my safety in my own neighborhood or school. I remember growing up thinking that I want my husband to have a gun in my house just for protection that he probably won't ever need and that nothing bad would ever really happen to us because who actually does those things? I knew that knives were for cutting vegetables for my salad, and helping me open a jar. And bombs were things used in wars that I didn't even know existed. They were video game phenomenons that my older cousins loved to play and nothing else to me.
Today? Well today, I turn on the TV to hear about a stabbing of TWENTY kids at a school several hours away. Today, I will turn on the evening news to hear about the terrible things going on in the world and the bomb threats countries have on one another. The inexplicable violence that exists for what seems like no reason. Today I listen to my coworkers say they are going to send their kids to this specific school because "things like this" don't happen there. But please tell me who's to say that the new "super safe" school won't have this happen there in a few months. At this rate, it can all happen any where at any time with any person and any weapon.
What's so hard about just doing good? There are SO many people in this world with GOOD hearts and GOOD intentions. They want the best for people. Why can't individuals like that stand out? Why do people always compete to be horrific and harmful?
What I want for my future? I want to be able to send my future kids to school on a school bus where bullying isn't a problem or the threat of guns isn't there. I want my kids to be able to walk home from school the same way I did when I was in 5th grade. I want my kids to grow up to be the best person they can be - whether they are doctors, farmers, teachers, or dancers. I don't care what they want to do, I just want them to have the best heart ever. Free from guns, and mean comments, and terrible unnecessary wars. Yeah bad things will happen, and yeah things will not always be peachy dandy - but I'll be damned if I continue on giving stupid people stupid attention for the stupid things they do.
I'm over the bullshit that people do to become "famous". And to be honest, as long as the media and all of us keep talking about them, nothing will ever change. How about tonight, instead of turning on the news...you go for a walk outside with someone and pay no mind to the terrible crime that exists around us. Let's ignore all the bad just for today and enjoy life. Let's pray for all of the families to find peace and for all the new mothers and fathers to raise their kids to be good, peaceful people who don't want to hurt others.
I might be a little over-privileged to be writing or even thinking all of this - but I won't take advantage of it for a second. Thank you, God, for keeping me and the ones I love safe today.
And I seriously hope these wannabe-famous jerks find something better to do with their time.
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