Congress pt 1

Do you ever wonder if the government is actually for the people? It is something that I like to ponder on a great deal. As a government teacher, I teach my students that Congress is elected to represent the will of the people. That as citizens we vote for them, to enact the laws that will best help us. However, if you have been keeping up with what is happening in our country, you will see that congress is doing absolutely nothing. They can't form any since of compromise to accomplish doing any good for the American people. This should upset you. It does not matter whether you are a democrat or republican, or independent. They are getting paid to argue back and forth. Wasting tax dollars, left and right. Does no one else have a problem with this? With issues such as immigration and the border reform, Israeli and Palestinian conflict, as well as the Ukrainian Crisis; nothing is being done at all. Does it not anger you? We need to have representatives who do things that are actually beneficial to our nation. There is no reason someone should be making over 100,000 dollars a year to sit on their butts. American we need to wake up.

Remember, Remember

I wanna talk tonight about one of my favorite movies: V for Vendetta. That's right, "remember, remember, the fifth of November". The movie itself is great. However, I would like to talk about the idea behind it. The idea that "we are told to remember the idea and not the man. Because man can fail. He can be caught, he can be killed, he can be forgotten. But years later, an idea can still change the world." Being the lover of history that I am there is one thing that is constant; ideas can be eternal. "Words will always retain their power" Let's look at particular historical figures such as Abe Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. They placed words on a piece of paper. Then, with every fiber of being within them they opened their mouths and spoke into the lives of Americans present and future. Words and ideas. Those have the ability to travel. A simple idea can do more than any physical person can. Without an idea, or without words, humans would be unable to accomplish anything of importance. Words are powerful. With the stroke of a tongue a person has the ability to build someone up or tear something down. Over the next few blogs, I am going to explore ideas. Ideas that keep me up thinking at night. Ideas that cause me to question if I am really doing what I am supposed to do. What if government is not for us? What if it is only there to make us behave, while having an alternative plan? This is what I am going to be exploring. These ideas are dangerous. The idea that people should not be afraid of their government, but the government should be afraid of their people.

Marriage, Social Media, and Possibly a Big Mistake

Marriage. The pentacle of commitment. Surrounding the term marriage are many pressures that annoy me. Some of these pressures come from social media; platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. It is the idea that one must get married as soon as possible, as well as have children. Some people will tell you that life does not truly start until you have a family of your own. I tend to disagree with this statement. Being in a dating relationship for over 3.5 years in college and having it end opened my eyes a great deal. During it, I was blinded by this idea that we had to get married as soon as college was over. We needed a family to seal the deal. The sooner, the better. That relationship caused me to miss out on the development of friendships that I feel like I need today. I passed on a lot of opportunities to go on trips, or hangout with friends, or change the direction of my life. This dating relationship worked just like a marriage to be honest. We did this so the transition of marriage would be a relatively simple one. We spent a great deal of time together, and we both sacrificed going places with other people, to spend it with each other. We followed all the Christian devotionals, did everything church goers with successful marriages recommended. We prayed together. However we both wanted something more, to live life.

I get irritated when people ask me if I have found that special person yet. It is the most stupid question I seem to be bombarded with. I am 24! Is it so wrong to want to be able to live my life before I settle down? What is wrong with being able to date around; experience new people, have fun without commitment? What is wrong with spending time with friends, without having to worry about anyone else to be accountable to? Going on road trips, doing things just because, things you would not be able to do while married. Why do you want to waste some of the best years of your life because other people are doing it? Seems like it would be smarter to enjoy life while you have the opportunity and wait for that special someone. Why should I give up my opportunity to live life in the way I want to, and settle down with someone, if the one I truly like does not like me in that way. I am not rushing into anything, else I miss the real opportunity.

Allow me the opportunity to rant a little bit about social media. I get tired of seeing all these relationships, engagements, marriages, and baby pictures. So many people I know rushed into the whole marriage institution. Listen, I am happy for them; if that is what they wanted. However, it is my hope that this works out for them, but if you look at the divorce rates, the numbers are not good for our generation. I feel like this can be attributed to the fact of people rushing into marriage. Facebook is a bad influence on this. Think about it; how many times have you sat at your computer, or on your phone browsing and BOOM! There it is, all those pictures there in your face. Making you feel like you need what they have. You need a relationship, you need to be engaged, you need to be married, and you need a kid/family. That's the type of pressure I am talking about. It causes you to rush into things, and ultimately can make you make one of the biggest mistakes in your life. But then again, there is the chance it works out, but how likely is that? Who knows if you are really ready for a major commitment. Social media raises the stakes. You friends and family raise the stakes. Do not be misguided, or forced into feeling as if you need to follow suit. Enjoy your life while you can, before you make the commitment to share it with someone else. That is how I feel about it currently.

Don't take my words at my word. Experience life; live it yourself. Go for it. I have always questioned what people said to me, and you have the option to do the same. I write from experiences, and from what I think is right. But I am only human. We all are. If I made you mad or insulted you, I am not sorry. You had the opportunity to close the link any time you wanted. Don't waste your time arguing with me, you will not change my opinion. Maybe you find this helpful, and if that is the case, I am glad.