Thoughts 3/30/2006 March 30, 2006
Posted by Kelsey Martineau in Sociology.Tags: Sociology
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Our society and how people view certain situations different amaze me. It’s so funny to me how two people can be totally different on a point of view. Honestly, it’s funny to even think about someone believing differently than me. I don’t say that arrogantly, I say it confused. What causes that? What causes people to change? Is it morales, how we were raised, attitudes, religion, or what? Why do I disagree with some people? Why do I fail to see others point-of-view on things? I’m not the type of person that is overbearing with my opinion though. I don’t argue my point, because to me there isn’t a purpose for doing that. I don’t want to seem overbearing with things, and that’s another thing, I don’t see how people can look at that any differently. I find it so hard to sit and watch people argue over a point that won’t make a difference in ten years.
Thoughts 3/26/2006 March 26, 2006
Posted by Kelsey Martineau in Psychology.Tags: Psychology
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You know it’s just like I always say, sometimes I love life, and sometimes I hate it. Well what do I love about it? A lot, but it seems to me like the bad tries it’s best to overshadow the good. I have so many good people in my life. I have so many excellent friends, family, and everything. What makes it bad though? Uncertainty. Most definitely uncertainty of my future. That is probably my biggest fear in life. I don’t know what the future will bring, I have no clue. Sometimes life feels predictable, but you know what? It isn’t. Not a bit. Just when you think you have things worked out, just when you think everything is just fine, and have the world figured out, you get a curveball. Life screws you. It messes with your head. It takes you to a place that you wish you could escape, but at the same time, you don’t.
“Yes,” said Frog, reaching for a cookie, “we need willpower.”
“What is willpower?” asked Toad.
“Willpower is trying hard not to do something you really want to do,” said Frog
I know that’s so dumb to bring up, but I really cannot express what it did for me. That doesn’t state anything that I don’t know, but it had an enormous impact on me. It shows me just how much we can learn from such a simple statement. We have to have willpower in our life, we have to have that drive that stops us from doing stupid things, but the problem is, sometimes there is no passion, no desire to stop. That takes us to another point, meant-to-be versus chaos. Ever been in a situation that feels so right, but you know it isn’t going to happen (or at least you think it can’t) but you continue anyway? I’ve been in a couple of those in my life, and they aren’t fun. But you know sometimes you have to take a step back and look at life, and just know that whatever happens is how things were meant to be.
Thoughts 3/20/2006 March 20, 2006
Posted by Kelsey Martineau in Politics, Psychology.Tags: Politics, Psychology
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Browsing some profiles on Myspace this morning got me thinking about some stuff. Why is it that people want to be different? Why is it they have to be non-stereotypical? It’s almost like they want to do some simply to be different, not because it’s something they really want to do. Example: I saw someone that got married on a beach. Ok, why? What is the point of that? What causes us to strive to be different? I honestly think that one day, and I don’t mean in our time, but in the future there will be a one world government. A monarchy type rule. Is that a bad thing? I don’t necessarily think so. I think the UN would be decent if everyone would play their part, the problem is though, that the US plays world police. Anyway, that’s straying off topic a little.
But can’t you see it? In the near future, everyone wearing a silver suit with a V from top to bottom? I definitely can. It would make thing easier. I like the idea of no cash, all credit/debit cards. No money, just all on paper. I know that people freak out about that though, and think the only thing that matters is cash. It’s just that society has to change, but people don’t want change. Everyone fears the future. Most people fear change, instead of embracing it. I myself am all about new ideas and concepts, and when I’m a senior citizen, I will try my best to accept new technology instead of rejecting it, like all old people do now. There’s another example of fear of change. These senior citizens have done things a certain way their whole life, and something a hundred times easier comes along, and they don’t want to use it. Take computers for an example. Just one of hundreds of examples. How do we counter this? Accept things instead of fearing them is the only answer I see.
Thoughts 3/11/2006 March 11, 2006
Posted by Kelsey Martineau in Philosophy, Sociology.Tags: Philosophy, Sociology
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Why is it that everything has to be so extreme? For example, we say, “I love this, I love that,” Or, “Oh I just hate that about him,” See what I mean? Do we overuse those words? I think so. I mean, give me a break, when we like some cereal we are eating, and we say we “love” that cereal, we aren’t really in love with it. That’s one thing that’s always puzzled me. It’s almost like we can’t get anything across anymore without going to the extreme. And what’s with the world? Why does everyone seem to grow bitter as time goes on? I remember as a child, people seemed to be a lot happier. I would look at people in the store, or wherever we were, and they would smile. Maybe that’s because I was a kid, but I mean still. Everyone has just gone bitter. Perhaps it was just that, as a child, we didn’t notice the hardships in the world, because we were concerned with our candy and toys?
You know I’ll tell you, lately I’ve realized that everyone thinks it’s a “me,” world, does that make sense? Everyone seems to be selfish. And heck, I’m even guilty of it, and you are too. We all seem to have this mentality that the world revolves around us, even if you think you’re a “selfless” person. Now don’t get me wrong, there are some really good people out there, but it just seems to be programmed in us to think that everything that happens is just because of us. Ever heard the philosophical theory that everything in our life is a figment of our imagination? Definitely an interesting thought. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t buy into it, but you can’t deny the fact that it’s something intriguing to think about.
I was reading a random philosophy blog the other day, and it said something else quite interesting. He claimed that in his opinion, human errors are only a way of preventing future errors that are larger. Mind you, preventing errors that we knew we would make. That’s interesting. Of course any philosophical statement is, but none of it can be proved, that’s the problem. It’s all theories. Think about that, so many people have Master Degrees and Doctorates on just theories. Not that I look down on people that have those type degrees, it just amazes me.
Thoughts 3/04/2006 March 5, 2006
Posted by Kelsey Martineau in Philosophy, Psychology.Tags: Philosophy, Psychology
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Isn’t life just tough sometimes? I mean when you stop, sit back, and observe what’s going on, it’s tough? Is it only as complicated as we make it though? I think so to an extent. Life is what you make it out to be. It isn’t what people around you set it to, it isn’t what your parents make it, it isn’t what your lover makes it, and it’s all about you. It’s what you make it out to be. You can worry, fret, and freak out over decisions you make, but it doesn’t really help in the long run. You have to live life to the fullest, and not look back. You can’t regret the decisions you make, no matter the outcome. You can’t ask yourself, “Why did things play out this way? Why didn’t it happen like I wanted it to? Believe me, I’ve asked myself that trillions of times, but it seems like, in the end, everything plays out just right. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: 99% of the time, good things happen from bad situations, eventually. So what does that mean? That something bad had to happen in our life? I think so. Sometimes we are just faced with trials, and we may be facing those trials because of things that we did in life, good or bad. But it is what we make it. Good or bad, clean or dirty, white or black, life is what you make it out to be. You have the ability to complicate it, or simplify it.
I once had a very difficult decision to make in my life, about a year ago actually. I asked a friend of mine some advice. And he said this, “You know what you have to do, you know the right answer. You just need someone to tell you,” That was probably the best advice I’d heard in my whole life, because he was so right. I knew what was right, I knew what I needed to do in that particular situation, but I asked for advice anyway. Maybe that’s human nature? Maybe we need someone to tell us how it is. I do sometimes. I need that friendly encouragement, even if I know the answer. Life is hard, but just like I always say, that’s what makes it life.
Thoughts 3/02/2006 March 2, 2006
Posted by Kelsey Martineau in Religion.Tags: Religion
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Why do people’s religious views so greatly affect how they act? Now don’t get me wrong, I realize that whatever we believe in should have some type effect on us, but not to the extreme of becoming a jerk about things. I know people that are just rude, and it’s almost like a religious “arrogance,” for lack of a better term. So what causes this? Blind faith maybe? To me blind faith is a bad thing. I personally think that studies should be done on multiple religions, and we should find the answer without just taking for granted what our parents have taught us.
I sometimes question why Christianity should be labeled as “right” and everyone else is, from a Christian’s point of view, going to hell. I’ve always wondered how that works. What about Jews? They only believe the Old Testament. They don’t believe Jesus was the son of God. But, as anyone with even a little biblical knowledge knows, to get into heaven, you must believe in Jesus.
It kind of sickens me where the world is going with religion, and the labels that a lot of religions are receiving. Ok, so that brings us to a question. Is it right or wrong to take the Ten Commandments down from a public place, just as what was discussed about a year ago in Alabama? I can kind of see both sides on this. On one hand, this nation was founded on. Then, some would claim though, that our nation was founded on “freedom of religion,” Well that is true, however, our forefathers intended that to mean freedom on forms of Christianity, not necessarily any religion. However, that has been overlooked over the years. But I ask myself, if I were taught from birth to worship Buddha, or cows, or the moon, how would I know better? If that were the case, from my point of view, I would be right and Christians would be wrong.
Someone I once knew said something that I despised. She said, “Everyone in America should be forced to be a Conservative Christian.” Ok, give me a break. That’s going a little extreme is it not? Simply because that’s the way she believed. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again; people’s views are narrow, dogmatic views, unwilling to look outside the box. That’s the problem with our world.
