Shining Thru

Writing makes it real

Saying it makes you vulnerable

Hesitating leaves you empty

Wondering leaves you frustrated

You can only do,

And let things come as they are.

The question is if you never do and only write, in order to acknowledge happenings without opening yourself up to the world, what kind of life is that?  Is a life of no action or only safe decisions one that you want to lead?  Can writing about an experience really make it more real than the act itself?  To some people maybe. 

Why do some people feel it is not only their right but their duty to push their morals onto those people around them?  And why does it always seem like there is bitterness behind their “concerns” as it is usually stated.  Has it ever occurred to these people that maybe not everyone has the same beliefs as they do and that every individual has their own life experiences that have shaped and molded their own beliefs and morals.  There are some things that we can generalize and state that most people consider as “wrong”; however, if you have seen the movie, A Time to Kill, you may agree that there are instances when you can understand why the rules are broken or bent. 

Who gets to decide what is right and what is wrong?  Who gets to decide what the difference between good and evil is?  In my opinion only you can do that for yourself.  You are the only one who has to live with yourself all day every day, for the rest of your life. 

Sometimes I try to imagine a world where people wouldn’t have to feel judged in their day to day life.  What would it be like if we left people to decide for themselves what is right and what is wrong?