i often wake up with great thoughts or they come to me while falling asleep... perfect timing right? hardly remember half of them... mostly just remember that i had some kind of good thought... what it was? idk...
this morning i woke up thinking about how some people call themselves environmentalists, caring consumers, social justice activists, etc... when really arent all those things connected? i guess some people like to focus on one specifically, nothing wrong with that... however i have a really hard time understanding how someone might say they care about animals soooooo much and yet eat meat.... i am definitely not judging here... i know i do it... i know its something i struggle with... i care about animals and the earth and yet eat meat... that has got to be one of the most hypocritical things i do. there is no way that eating meat is good for the earth or caring for animals. anyways, it got me to thinking how society in general likes to voice out issues and promote causes, but yet are breaking the same PRINCIPLES they are tyring to promote but in different ways... if that makes any sense... lol... its so easy for us to get onboard with issues or projects as long as its CONVENIENT. i guess what we accomplish even if its out of convenience, is still better than nothing... but it makes me sad. it is missing the whole point of instilling values and changing lifestyles, instead we have trends. just like how environmentalism has been commonly marketed... i understand the idea/concept of making things "easy" for people in order for them to see that everyone is capable of something, but where is that missing link? the link from "okay here are all these reusable bags that you can so conveniently purchase and hopefully use" to "why does it even matter/whats the point and what does this mean for other aspects of my life". have we become so dependent on being spoon fed all the options that we no longer think for ourselves? i love living in america. there are very many wonderful things about this country. but the superficial focus and consumeristic lifestyles are plain old disgusting and rather embarrassing to be associated with... and sadly, many people in this country - especially california - are like this... no i dont know everyone and no i dont know what is in their hearts or what their intentions are, but i think it is undoubtedly true and obviously shown... i want to be part of the solution, but sometimes i feel these issues are too big or hit too deep that it is overwhelming to think about let a lone try to come up with ways to implement solutions...i feel so small and i cant find my voice... like i have no appropriate reason/authority to even be trying to voice opinions on some of these issues... who am i? a 23 year old, still living at home, no job, sheltered background, small town girl... i dont know... this world is such a beautiful place why do we fail to see it? why do we forget to be grateful? why do we have pride in individual accomplishments when we can do so much more together? maybe thats part of the reason i feel so powerless, its because i feel alone.
Aw darling...I see what you're saying. The world is so messed up, you hurt when you seriously think about it. I get discouraged really easily about all of it, but my defense mechanism is to just use my laziness as a wall. The problems are so big, and I'm just one person, so what's the use right? That's one of my biggest problems. And I think that's what the problem is for most people. It's so easy to jump on the bandwagon, like you said, but it's a different thing altogether to make it all a part of your life. We like to say we have all these ideologies (environmentalism, respect for all life, Christianity, love, etc.) but do we really live it? It's easy to say it, but we're too lazy to live it.
ReplyDeleteIt's really easy to get discouraged darlin, but you just gotta persevere. You're one of the very few people I know who's actually trying to incorporate these ideologies into your lifestyle, and I really look up to that, because you know me, I've lost a lot of hope in people, but when someone like you comes along and shows me that there's still good in people, it gives me more hope.
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