A 6yr old's vision of what society should be...

BhagavadGita wrote:

Jeanwah wrote:

Well doesn't this thread prove why people stay away from this forum and give it a bad name... A bunch of pessimistic posters insist that because the idea "isn't reality", that it can't be discussed reasonably. And that's the problem here. I didn't take the OP's posts as condescending at all, I think this thread proves that people refuse to attempt to open their minds to the ideal that money may be necessary but it does not have to preoccupy our existence. Just because we need it to survive does not make it necessary to stomp on a great ideal of living life based on helping others rather than one's self. There's a reason that greed is one of the seven deadly sins, and we have no one to blame but ourselves as adults for that. Kids have it right and we need to listen and learn from them.

BhagavadGita wrote:

p.s.

KILL YOUR TV
READ ISHMAEL
CHLDREN ARE THE NEXT CROP OF ADULTS.
READ ADBUSTERS MAGAZINE

Right on, I agree with all four of these.

Jeanwah,

You just gave me a present. To know that there are others who won't shune me and can get past my condescending tone, to see the bigger picture. You are the sunshine on gray Seattle day. It opens my heart further. Thank you.

I am so not trying to yell at anyone, it think I just need to work on my word use and try to have sweeter speech. This post for me is a hug because I have been feeling really bad that we all can't come to a middle...So on this special morning for me..listening to Long Road, feeling defeated I came back to this thread and as I read down i was cringing. Then this! Another unknown person is validating what I dream of. I think many are taught from childhood that what you say to your parents does not matter. They don't take you seriously. So some always feel that what they say IS ultimately worthless.... if all these people dislike your thoughts maybe there is something wrong with me. I don't know how to attempt goodness either... It's not anyone's fault but my own belief that what I say means nothing. In my family, that was how it rolled and to this day it's still rolling. and so sorry I am long winded..

I'm apologize if anyone is feeling they are being lectured. I guess I come across angry. Tones are hard to see in text. You can't hear my voice..An image that represents my point is like the scene in PJ20, when Eddie sees a security guard taking out a kid quite violently. You hear his voice become angry. He felt empathy for that kid...and he went off. It makes the hair on my arms stand up and I wish I could sing like that...I wish I had the balls to run up to a cop who pepper sprayed an 88 year old woman, but I fear the police. Eddie has the power and can get away with it. It is sweet satisfaction to witness..but anyway...

I just want to tell people it is OK to BELIEVE that it is possible. Your eyeballs see, thus everything you see is your world. Radio waves exist, science tells us there is unseen energy going through our bodies. We know. We forget. But, if someone said hey, we can put something in your eye so you can see things you have never seen before..like the color spectrum, or the heat coming off another persons body, would you want to go beyond your understanding?

I'm just cracked open from a really bad experience last Jan. When one goes deep into depression and hopelessness, we have forgotten about that energy we can all harness. Just believing can cause amazing things to happen and once you yourself witness it, then we can say omg! There is another way to look at life. What can't my eyes see? What is that still small voice saying to me?

I also apologize for rambling and essay writing. I have been trying to write about mental illness. I have not been able to get past the blank page. Everyone's passion here stirs me and suddenly I feel I'm not doing the typing anymore. Thank you for listening to me whine but unwittingly those that disagree are helping me change my mind too and the words and thoughts can finally come out for others if they choose to think about it. I'm not good at getting to the point.

I wish that you all be happy. I wish that all of you be healthy. I wish you joy.