The World is What You Make of It

This is something that I've always believed. The world is what you make of it.

A very interesting, and inspiring, concept. In concept.

A very scary concept, when put into the wrong hands.

I'm an optimist. I really am. I'm quite happy with what I've made my world into. I think that I'm a good person, or at least as good a person as I can be. Today. I'm always striving to be better... you can never stop that, of course.

Why does it sometimes seem, however, that there's so many "wrong hands" out there? The world is becoming an increasingly scary place. Or is it? Maybe it only seems increasingly scary because our weapons and technology are getting stronger and stronger. The potential for global chaos or destruction are becoming very real concepts. In the past, if a society failed, it was limited to that society.

Sometimes I look around myself and wonder if I'm the only one that really does try their best to be a "good" person. I know I'm not. I know there's others out there that feel the same way. Hopefully the majority of us. The ones that are good never seem to get our attention, though, do they? It's the ones that aren't that seem to be the popular ones.

Several people cut in line at the movie theatre tonight, when I was there to see a movie. Nobody really seemed to notice except for me. It's all I can do sometimes to not leave my place in line and go talk to them. Perhaps they don't realize that the line wraps around to the side where all the rest of us are standing? I try to tell myself that. Karma. What comes around goes around, and those people will get what's coming to them one day, right? Who knows. I wouldn't really wish that on them, either.

Sure, I realize that this is not something that will cause global devastation. But if you compromise yourself to save a few extra minutes in line, next week it can lead to telling a lie to the one person in the world who cares the most about you. Next week, it can lead to... who knows what. I guess my point is, where do we draw the line? So, we should always try to do the "right thing" in any situation. At least, I think so.

All of those other people in the line, what of them? That's a pretty good ratio, I suppose... just a few that cheated a bit to try to get ahead, compared to about 30 or so that were waiting their turn. It's like that with the news, too... which is why I don't really tend to watch it. You hear so much negativity. What about the heros? And by hero, I don't mean someone that saved someone's life... although that's certainly one example. Could we actually better our society by reporting about all the good things that happen, for a change? I wonder. Your world can also be influenced by your stimuli or surroundings, after all.

I wonder sometimes about how much longer our species has on this earth. And whether or not we will be the cause of our own extinction. (Not that God doesn't have a part in there too, mind you - but he's given us our own free will, hasn't he?) This is one of the few things that I tend to be fairly pessimistic about. I guess I don't have much faith in the human species, as a whole. I wish that I could change my mind on that.

There's so many good people out there. I know there are. I think I feel like there's so few sometimes because these are the people that are overlooked. Or softspoken, oftentimes. Overshadowed by the others, perhaps? Why does this have to be the case?

Perhaps some of those overshadowing ones actually believe that they're the ones doing good? It seems like such a simple concept... good and bad... but I suppose everyone has their own, clean-cut view on it. It can certainly differ from mine.

Enough musing for now. Welcome to my blog, by the way. I tend to ramble, I tend to play devil's advocate with myself, and sometimes I may not make a whole lot of sense. Oftentimes I have a hard time putting my thoughts into words, but I'm going to try my best to do that for this blog, which will be a kind of diary of my own quiet reveries.

Stick around and read it if it interests you, or don't. But perhaps my ramblings can stir up some philosophical thought in your own mind. I hope so.

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