It’s going to be hard to translate my thoughts into words today, because I’ve been doing some serious thinking.  Actually, it’s not by choice though.  Many topics have plagued my mind today.  Not to start the blog off in a negative way, but my first thought is how self-centered everyone on the earth is.  I don’t really mean that how most of you are taking it, though.  What I mean is, everyone has a “It’s all about me attitude” But, I don’t mean on a personal level, I mean on a worldwide level.  Does that make sense?  If you do not comprehend, keep reading and I’ll try to explain.  The majority of the world thinks that this is it.  Our lives are the end-all be-all of existence.  Sure, we have deities that some of us worship.  A lot of us like to believe in a higher power, because it makes us feel safe.  Our life is meaningless, if you think about it.  I saw a video the other day on Youtube, about how small one single person really is, compared to the rest of the Galaxy that we actually know about.  There are over half-a-trillion galaxies out there, and we selfishly believe that we are all that matters.  Half-a-trillion, people.  Do you realize how many that is?  We are one planet in one solar system in ONE of those.  That’s ridiculous.  What are we really?  Think about it.  Even the richest guy in the world, living out his life, in all of time and all the universe, what difference will he make?  Zero.  Most people don’t care about facts like these for some reason.  Sure, everyone says, “well this is all we know,” What a dense mind it takes to think that.

This partly ties into some other thoughts I’ve been having lately, about the degradation of society.  What spawned those thoughts was simply a song I heard on the radio.  The “I kissed a girl and I liked it” song that is climbing the billboard faster than many songs in history.  The song itself didn’t get me to thinking, but the comment the DJ made after is what got me.  The girl that did that song, I can’t recall her name, used to be a (very successful) Christian artist.  Her parents are both preachers.  I have no idea why that impacted me so much.  I think it hit me very hard.  It stunned me.  I know people fall, but that is just incredible.  It shows me that it’s all about fame, riches, and the “me, me, me” complex.  Like I said, I still believe America is on the same road that Rome was on.  I recently took a three week trip to Asia.  Many different parts of Asia in fact.  I love it there.  True, some places I visited were communist, and are much more bound by the law, however, I will tell you this from my experience:  The people as a whole seem much more content.  They appreciate things a lot more.  Sure, you can say that the reason is because that they have so little in some cities over there, but obviously that has more of a positive effect than a negative one.  Granted, you are going to find greed no matter where you go in the world, but it’s scarce there.  I feel a great change in myself since that trip.  I feel like my awareness was greatly increased about a lot.  So, as far as the degradation of society, how far is too far for America?  What does it take for people to wake up and see what’s going on?  I’m not talking like one of these zealots; I’m just sitting here watching the change.  If you can’t see it, you must be blind.

So, how do we become part of the solution, instead of complaining?  Maybe you have some thoughts?  How do we do it, people?  I believe that it depends on your personal beliefs.  If you are a Christian, then spreading the word is obviously the answer.  If you’re a Muslim, then it’s basically the same, “purge the non-believers,” a paraphrase from the Qur’an.  If you’re Buddhist/Hindu, live by your moral code and treat others with respect and Karma will take care of you.  I could go on and on, but it’s pointless.  I think you probably realize my point by now.  People hate Christians, but it’s not only Christians that aren’t living by what’s right.  It’s everyone.  It isn’t one particular faith that has to crusade out and change the world.  It’s everyone.  I read a great biography of someone once that said, “I don’t want to change the world, only the people in it.”  One person can’t do it.  I can blog, write books, post on forums, etc… all day long.  But alone, I can’t change the world.  It will take a reformation.