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.

Busy Stress

Busy stress occurs anytime you feel rushed or you feel like you just don’t have enough time.  This stress can occur in the short term, like taking a test with time running out.  The short-term busy stress passes after the event is done with and doesn’t have much impact on a person.  Don’t get me wrong, having a lot of short-term stress moments can affect a person greatly.

Then there is the long-term busy stress.  Stress that comes from feeling as if there isn’t enough time in the day to complete all that needs done.  I have quite a bit of this with working 30-35 hours a week, going to school, and taking AP classes that require a good amount of homework.  Try doing a little exercise.  There is 168 hours in a week.  Subtract all time for obligations during the week like school, homework, work, activities, sleep, and anything else you can think of.  The time you have left is free time you have.  What you do with the free time you have can significantly decrease the amount of stress you feel.  I surround myself with my few great friends and make good use of my free time.  I also write like this during my free time.  The problem with free time is sometimes when people have it, they let their emotional stress take over and they do more damage than good.  I myself have that problem at times, and it varies in how bad it is depending on what things may be on my mind or what had happened recently.

Emotional Stress

Emotional stress is much, much worse than busy stress.  That is because emotional stress can be carried with you wherever you go.  Sometimes emotional stress is so bad it makes you sick to your stomach or gives a sinking feeling.  Things that can cause this are issues with family, friends, yourself, and girl/boy problems.  I would normally give a personal example here, but I keep this part of my life to myself.  This is a bad idea, trust me, it does more bad than good.  I think having someone to talk to is the best way to deal with emotional stress.  I believe the trick is finding someone you know you can trust.  For some people it may be a parent, sibling, friend, or “significant other.”  Just don’t bottle this stuff up.  This is hypocritical on my part, but I planned on writing this to help other people, so I hope it works.

– 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.