It was once advised to me, that I should take my issues to my blog, rather than facebook. Daily, I battle the urges of whether I should post a comment or not on facebook. I am surrounded by loved ones that can not stand to witness a conflict. They have every right to feel this way, most of them had their share of it to deal with growing up.
So what is the right thing to do? Do we stay silent on controversial topics? Should we just talk about what's on television, or maybe how work is going? Or is it a bigger problem with the fact we have become so quiet about our feelings?
To me, it feels like I am giving up. It is my beliefs that this country has been extremely distracted by superficial topics. Yes, it is easier to talk about things that hold no meaning, but is that conversation even productive then? I feel so strongly about this, because I used to be like this. I've steered away from learning about controversial topics (vegetarianism, environmentalism, conservationism, liberalism, capitalism, etc), because I feared I would push away the people that I love. Because as much as I believe these issues are important, I believe we are nothing without one another.
But after a year of being separated from the people I love, I've had time to reflect on my life and what it is that I want out of it. I've dove into issues I would not have dared to in the past.
At my core....my beliefs are as follows:
1.) I believe that we are all equal and that we all have worth.
2.) I believe in the human race, and I want future generations to be given the wonderful opportunity of being on this Earth.
3.) I believe in something bigger than myself.
4.) I believe there is more to us than how much money we posses.
5.) I believe our environment is precious and we should cherish it.
6.) I believe John Donne, that no man is an island.
These core beliefs have led me to make decisions about other issues in my life.
I guess my whole reason for writing this, was to try to figure out what the right thing is to do....
I still don't know.
