I must be...
Change everything you areAnd everything you were
Your number has been called
Fights and battles have begun
Revenge will surely come
Your hard times are ahead
Best, you've got to be the best
You've got to change the world
And use this chance to be heard
Your time is now
Change everything you are
And everything you were
Your number has been called
Fights and battles have begun
Revenge will surely come
Your hard times are ahead
Best, you've got to be the best
You've got to change the world
And use this chance to be heard
Your time is now
Don't let yourself down
And don't let yourself go
Your last chance has arrived
Best, you've got to be the best
You've got to change the world
And use this chance to be heard
Your time is now
-Muse, "Butterflies & Hurricanes"
It is said that a butterfly in California can beat its wings and start a tornado in Japan...the chaos theory. The same thing goes for our actions as individuals in society. Imagine what a difference we could make if we really tried. What has already been accommplished is a start but there is so much more that must be done.
In order to make the world a better place we must first make ourselves better people. We must be the change we want to see. If we want to end intolerance not only must we be tolerant but we must defend tolerance when we see intolerance. We must be the individual. The idealist who acts. When someone says something intolerant or prejudiced, even if it is meant to be in a joking way, it still has a certain societal and psychological implications. There is still something there even if we don't want there to be. We must completely get rid of these ideas. We must not tolerate intolerance. We must change the world...I must change the world. I must be stronger than this.
People use certain names and words as jokes (i.e. my roommate calling me a Mormon earlier because I don't really drink and stuff and am the "innocent prude" one in the room" and me trying to tell them off and them not getting why it was a big deal to me). Sometimes I try to articulate my thoughts in a conversation and it just doesn't work...I can't do it as well as I can in an essay. I need that extra time to think sometimes especially with really deep stuff. Which kind of sucks. I need to work on that. That and not accepting intolerance. Period. I must be better than this...otherwise who am I? Who am I if I don't act out my beliefs? What does that make me? A true Southlakien, something I am not. Something I will never be. I must never become
posted by kellyisdelightful @ 11:14 PM
2 Comments:
Well, as you no longer live in Southlake, it shouldn't be too hard to not become a stereotypical Southlakian, right?
My roommate bought American Beauty at Best Buy this afternoon, so I'll finally be able to see this movie you're constantly raving about. Yay!
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSS!!!
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