People
It’s absolutely amazing how different people are, and at the same time, how alike we are. Every person is unique from another, but I believe that people, in nature, are somewhat the same. Reading King Leopold’s Ghost strengthened my pessimistic view of humans as avaricious creatures. Although King Leopold II and many other infamous people who have killed and manipulated for their own benefit are extreme examples, I believe that most people would sacrifice their morals for gain.
The value of morals has decreased to an abysmal low. In the past, religion (although some did stray away) and a sense of family kept most people from committing crimes against each other. For example, because more people had stricter discipline when it came to religion in the past, adultery, stealing, etc. were deeds abhorred. However, now, the grip that religion had on our lives, which did limit our freedom in a good way, has become less firm and less people choose to follow their moral sense.
Also, in the past, money wasn’t as necessary as it is today. In today’s society, you can’t go anywhere or do anything without money. If you go out naked, you will be arrested for disrupting the public and fined. In the past, you could live a life of agriculture and not associate with “corporates” at all, and it would be okay; land was plentiful and farming was normal. But now, all kinds of stereotypes and limits hinder one from pursuing a life without society. First of all, you have to get the land, and the expensive equipment and seeds to even begin. Perhaps you could go live in the Amazon or the grasslands and hunt wild animals, but you will probably get sick or hurt in some way.
The main reason why we have become such “unmoral” people is money. As the value of a materialistic wealth grew, the imaginary and individualistic moral sense started to lose its position in the center of human minds. After all, why not discard something that doesn’t exist physically, and buy yourself a mansion?
Think about it, if you had the choice of earning one billion dollars in exchange for the life of one human in some remote part of the world, would you not take it? After all, every minute, tens, if not hundreds, of people die. Would you care for one person in our world of billions? Not many would.
Please leave a comment what you think. I would like to listen to what others think. If you do leave a message, visit back as I will reply to it. Thanks and sorry for not posting recently. Will be on trip soon too.
Rain…
Sigh. It has been raining here in Korea for two and a half days now. Yes, In my “about” page it says that I am living in Texas, which I do. However, I am on vacation right now so, since I’m Korean, I visit my home country every summer. Anyways. I’m not saying rain is bad, in fact, I love rain. Every once in a while, it always feels good to hear claps of thunder and rain pouring down outside. Kinda romantic, eh?
Rain has a sort of “renewal” effect on me. after day after day of hot, humid weather, rain gives me time to just stay indoors, watch TV or a movie, etc and, overall, cool off.
Sometimes, I even if I have a umbrella in hand, it feels good to just take in the rain, you know? Then I wonder,
“Is it true, that if you get hit by rain for too long you will start growing bald?”
Then I get under the hood of my umbrella again and continue on my journey back home.
The only bad thing about rain is its aftermath. I’m not really talking about the disasters that can occur from torrents of rain, such as floods, but rather the most basic of annoyances: Humidity. I’d have to say that humidity is worse than being just “hot” outside. Everything starts sticking to you, and you get thirsty every so often and soon, you’ll be sweating streams of sweat, making you uncomfortable AND smelly. Great.
Also, going out in the rain is just a hassle. being restrained in a small cylinder of protected space under an umbrella isn’t that fun. Also, no matter what, you’ll get wet, whether its from the stupid angle of the rain itself or crappy drivers who speed at 80 mph over a gargantuan puddle of rain right next to you. What the hell.
Whats even worse? Well, I’m supposed to be meeting some relatives soon. In the streets. In this rain. Damn.
