Opinion/Rant
Blissful Ignorance
So…this post has a broad variety of applications. The state of blissful ignorance that many of us have become accustomed to relates to anything and everything in everyday life.
An example of blissful ignorance that I have observed is that which relates to death. No matter what, in our current world, it is guaranteed that everyone will die, and many people die on a daily basis. This is an acceptable form of ignorance because the human mind couldn’t take a constant state of looking at everyone as if they are already dead. The only problem is that when those close to us die, this ignorance is shattered for a certain amount of time before and/or after the said death.
The human ability to decide to be ignorant is a “blessing” I will call it. If us fragile humans would fully understand all of the harsh constant truths of reality at all times, our physical bodies wouldn’t be able to handle this burden for long. I fully understand I am blissfully ignorant about many things most of the time, and I am happy because of that. Some are more ignorant than others, and it is sad to say that those that are most ignorant are generally happier with their lives. Reality is a somber thing to think about, so it makes sense that those that never consider anything that doesn’t have to do with what they are doing in that moment would be happier with their lives. I want to have more of the “live in the moment” mentality like these people, but still be able to not be as blissfully ignorant as most. The sad part about this is that I don’t think there is much compromise when it comes to a topic like this. I have always been a “forward” thinker and living with that mentality prevents much blissful “in the moment” ignorance, not saying that it can’t happen, just not too often.
I honestly didn’t even edit anything I just wrote above, so it may not even make sense or follow a simple thought pattern, but I’m going to leave it.
I have another goal for myself:
3. Try to live in the moment.
Equality
I will just come out and say it, our country is NOT equal. Our country, the one that prides itself on its equality, is lying to itself.
– Race or religion-specific scholarships/schools…NOT EQUAL
– You must hire __ number of people from a minority even though some other people may have better qualifications…NOT EQUAL
– Government-provided housing and maintenance for certain races(Ex. Reservations for Native Americans)…NOT EQUAL
– Getting free money from the government because you are a certain race…NOT EQUAL
– People getting pushed through school even though they deserve to flunk and be held back…NOT EQUAL
I could go on and on, but I see no point. I believe that whenever a form or application is filled out for anything, there should be no space to declare race/religion. When anyone fills a section out like that it deprives people of equality. The fact that race/religion makes a difference is not equal.
Our country should erase this inequality so getting a job is based only on qualifications, experience, and hard-work. The fact that some people get free money for the goverment even though they don’t even try to get a job pisses me off. There are people who deserve the government assistance, don’t get me wrong. If there is a hard-working person down on his luck and is trying to get a job, then he/she deserves the assistance, but it isn’t fair that people who don’t try get the assistance as well.
I wrote these ideas as they popped into my head. If anyone would like clarification on anything just leave a comment.
Lets get equal here people.
I Hate Ignorant People (Political Party Alignments)
So, I was at work one day and a man comes in to order something off the dollar menu. He hands me a dollar as I say “Your total is a dollar seven.” Then, without warning he goes on a rant saying, “I forgot this was a Republican dictatorship, back where I live we have no sales tax.” I kept quiet because I do like my job…kind of. This got me thinking over how ignorant people get after they decide they support one side versus the other and become totally closed minded. I have a point to make here, sorry if I offend anyone. This doesn’t only apply to political party alignments, but it is the biggest and best example in my opinion.
After that event occurred this went through my mind:
So why are Republicans bad? Because they make or raise taxes? You know why they do that? They try to make up for the deficit spending done by Democrats. Trying to balance the country’s budget(though seemingly impossible) is a bad thing? I’m sure the same thing happens oppositely for certain other issues.
All I have to say is that as long as we have political parties that fight so hardly against each other and as long as they have drastically different ways of approaching things, our country will be standing around with its dick in its hand waiting for something good to happen.
Final statements:
– Open your mind to new ideas before it shuts forever.
– Compromise isn’t a bad thing.
– Anyone ever thought of trying to have an even amount of Republicans and Democrats in Congress? Just an idea that might help keep our country more stable rather than being on a political teeter-totter.
Sorry if this post seems spastic, I did this late at night so my line of thought isn’t straightforward. I just wanted to make sure I got most of my thoughts down, whatever the order.