"Why is it so hard to do good in this world?
It’s bad enough that we have to fight against our own human natures and drives that tell us to look out for number one,
But why do we have to fight against other people too?"
I wrote that in the old year, intending to post it with nothing else. And now the new Dan wants to tell the old Dan a thing or two.
It makes sense why someone would write it, as though it poses a thought-provoking and emotion-laden question that everyone needs to take a time out to think over.
But it's really not much more than whining and pining after a magic solution.
I call it whining because it really offers no solution and just tries to get everyone to come around to your point of view. There is a difference to seeing things as they are and just beating a dead horse.
The magic solution is the Epic Speech. In some movies, the main character will get up in front of the entire audience/their schoolmates/fellow citizens/etc. and give a stirring soliloquy that opens their eyes to the truth and simultaneously drive them to action. Whether or not that has actually worked is not the point (but I do want to know).
The point the post above is trying to be the Epic Speech, but it can't. Everyone knows the question and has an answer.
-If we don't look out for number one, no one else will
-If we're all good, then we should realize everyone is trying to be good already
-If we're all bad, then we should just do what "God" wants
-If we're all selfish, why not embrace it? Someone else will
And so on...
People come to peace with it.
This is actually a breath of fresh air to me because I've been trying to be such a compelling example of truth and love and understanding, at least online.
But really, that's not me. I'm light and dark. Pure and dirty. Broken and whole. Sometimes I feel more one than the other and if I can't acknowledge both sides of myself, the part that loves and the part that hates, I can't live this life. Thankfully, I'm getting used to me.
I hope you understand all this Brittany and also anyone else who reads this (welcome first timers!)
In case anyone is feeling at all sad or depressed, just go to Youtube and watch the Princess Bride lightsaber battle. If you like either movies, you will appreciate this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYVQooRSlzg
