Good evening everyone,
I made the mistake of watching the news this evening and given all the crazy stuff that is going down I just want to remind anyone reading this that we need to all try to Plow through all the negativity. Given all the snow that the rest of the country has faced this winter (not me, as I enjoy sunny Scottsdale) the term "plow" should be very familiar.
The main point of this post is to remind everyone, that despite all attempts for the media and other outlets we are exposed to that try to sour our view of humanity, I'd like to believe that the majority of all of us are NOT representative of what the media is reporting. I may be wrong, but in my heart of hearts, I believe that most people are truly good people. It is unfortunate that the "bad apples" are the ones who are put on display for all of us to see. Now, I'm not saying that everyone is good, as a matter of fact, there are some really really really bad apples out there. But in a nation of over 318 million citizens, we cannot all be represented by the fraction of us Americans (yes, we are ALL americans....despite color, creed, religion, political affiliation, etc) that are displayed in the media coverage, internet posts, and in movies,TV, magazines, etc.
Recently, there has been footage of some po-dunk, ignorant, clown ass folk that are members of a fraternity in the Midwest. First thing that comes to mind is the reaction; the shock, the horror, that this video was released and what is depicted. Why are people so surprised regarding this footage? Is it a surprise that these college kids feel this way or that the video actually puts it out there in such a way that the issue has been brought to the forefront?? Now, anybody with a head on their shoulders and a brain in that head, regardless of the IQ, should know that racism has gone nowhere in this country except "undercover". Anyone, who is surprised that racism still exists in this country are ostriches with their head in the sand. I am ALWAYS aware of this fact and the point is, we cannot let these ignorant, closed minded individuals have the upper hand. What I'm saying is that, remember, although it exists, AND IT ALWAYS WILL, we must make an individual effort to rise above this idealism. We cannot change the world overnight, but if we make a conscious effort, to change ourselves, and educate those close to us; hopefully we can make a dent. Racism has been around for eons. I mean just look at the people who criticize immigration....... Aren't every citizen other than Native Americans immigrants to this country?? The last time I checked, that is an indisputable fact. (however, I'm sure some toothless, overall wearing, good ole boy may try and debate it). The most important thing is to plow through this closed minded, negative, way of thinking and try to remain positive. I find myself struggling with the positivity thing as, unfortunately, there are always reminders that this is the world we live in! Just remember, The majority of people are NOT this way and we have to remind ourselves of this constantly or we become numb to the fact that we can and should work to improve the world we live in. Plow on folk, Plow on
Next, I just heard a story on the news about some woman who works for the VA in a position where she helps veterans once they've returned back to the states after SERVING OUR COUNTRY AND HELPING PROTECT OUR FREEDOM AND RIGHTS. This crazy lady, had been caught via email mocking those same individuals. This is another example of how we are constantly reminded how "bad" people are. Now, this woman, should be fired, raked across the coals, and stripped of any and all titles she holds if this is truly her behavior. The point I'm making is, with all the negativity being pointed out to us constantly, we have to work so hard to plow through all this negativity. This woman is only a tiny fraction of those who work for the VA but for some reason, deserved or not, she is news worthy. Granted, her behavior is deplorable, she is just one messed up individual. For every story the media posts about the bad, I'd love if they made a statement regarding how many other good people are out there. For instance, In New York the Delta plane slid down the runway and almost ended up in the river, on another note, the other 86,999 flights in the US that day landed without incident, and all passengers were content with their flight. Y'all get the idea.....hopefully
It is easy to let our every day existence be plagued by negativity. It is everywhere, it is in the commercials we watch, the movies released, the news that's reported, the newspapers we read, The T-shirts people wear, the magazines on the shelves, and don't get me started on the dayum internet. We are constantly bombarded with this negativity. I beg of you all, just try to put your head down and plow through it. Ideally, at the other end there will be nothing but POSITIVITY. My dream of dreams, is that others will see us plowing through and decide to do the same. Now, by no means am I saying that this is easy. Conversely, it is VERY difficult to remain positive given all the "information" we are inundated with. The world has a lot of work to do to get us in a place where happiness out weighs the unhappy but it has to start somewhere. I challenge everyone to try and have it start with the one thing in our control.......YOURSELVES.
If you are reading this and in disagreement, THAT IS OK. Hopefully I'll reach a few people out there.
Most importantly, remember,
These are Just One Man's Thoughts!!!
One LOVE
Ant
