September 4, 2005
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Hi.
There's a lot of bitter, touchy subjects out there that people hesitate to talk about, I realize. Maybe I knew it all along; we all knew. We're all just waiting for someone else to talk about it and get the finger pointed at them so that we don't have to take the blame. War. Death. Descrimination. Religion. Poverty. Terrorism. I admire the people with the audacity to stand up and say something, anything, while the rest of us feel compelled to shut up and listen. Some people like to recoil with criticism and insults towards trying to help and speak out for themselves. Shame. If anything else, you should be grateful that you even live at the same time as these people.
One that I felt hesitant to talk about was Hurricane Katrina. It was just going to be the stuff of grieving and hopes for people to donate money at links I'd provide, but everyone already knows that, don't you? Watch any television station, go to any store, go to any major website. I don't need to patronize any of you with information you all already know and have probably been spilling your hearts out towards (& i'm very lucky i don't have a big bank account or else i'd be emptying it and throwing it all to Red Cross in tears). But the situation is serious. Thousands have died and when I took the time to remember that that's not just a number, but it's people.. children, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, lovers, friends.. I unashamedly cried. My prayers go out to them.
On a completely different note (because it'd be a really odd moment for me if anyone related this to the above topics), thank God for the Simpsons.
High school for me.. well, it's okay. Not as great as I hoped, but I'm alive (although admittedly not really living.. you get it, right?), and that's a good start.
Today's lesson: Music packs a punch. It can change moods, lives. "I've learned more about life in a three-minute song than I have throughout sixteen years of school." Preach to the choir.
wake me up when september ends
Bye for now.
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The tragic times that people are experiencing are so unbearable top even cope or comprehend. Doing absolutely nothing to deserve it and yet losing everything (materialistic possessions, friends and family)... even if you didn't have much to begin with. I wish I could verbalize what I feel about the world nowadays, but it seems to come out so negative like I think this world has no hope for improvement. We really to pray and even if we're not out there speaking out about the things that happening, but we're actually acting out and making the effort to help. (Sigh) Makes me feel so selfish trying to deal with my petty problem and wants. Oh yes, my name is Sarah, but it's alright.. I don't really like it much. Hukaru is an old nickname I got when I was an anime fanatic - (still kinda am, so it's alright). Mhm.. the High School thing will improve, anyway you're still starting out. You still have 3 years and 7 months more to endure. Heh. Music has become my life and perhaps my world. It reflects the emotions and feelings I have and really helps me out with my problems. You're right - you learn something, it helps you have common sense. Mhm.. well I ramble and ranted too much. Sorry.
Good Morning. Happy Labor Day, I suppose. ^^
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