I'm losing all faith in this world, and I've said this before numerous times, but I really am. Every time I say this some one or the other will comment on a post, or send me a message saying there's no reason to lose faith in the world, there's some good in the world, it gets better!But here's a question, does it really get better?
Think about it for a second, how much better does it get? Okay, so say I make it out of high school, what next? College and University. Say I make it out of University, what next? A job, marriage and kids if I'm lucky? Where's the getting better part? Because as far as I'm concerned, the world hasn't changed just because I've gotten older, and I can't possibly be so selfish to think that just because I got to university and I got a job that I wanted the world is suddenly a better place? No, it's really not, because the world doesn't revolve around me and it's not going to change any time soon.
This world is messed up, there are no two ways about it.
We were talking in Biology today about feeding the world, and it was mentioned how in certain countries (America, England, other European countries) people are actually dying of obesity. They are dying because they are eating too much, where as there are people in LEDC's across the world dying because they cannot get enough food into their bodies to survive. I'm going to point out here that this is not me having a go at people who eat a lot (hell I'm one of them!), this is me having a go at the system. It strikes me as a bit odd, like how did we get to this? How did the world get to the point where we can literally let other people starve? I don't really understand. I mean, I was raised believing that it is wrong to throw food, because we have to be grateful we even have any, and maybe that's just because I've been raised in an Indian family, and as Indians we see immense poverty within our own country, but that's what I've been taught. Whenever somebody wastes food, it makes me really mad. Even if you don't want to eat it yourself, just think, you are so lucky to even have the option of having food left over to throw away.
This isn't just about starvation though, although that is one of the major problems in the world, it's also about the mentality that some people have. Let me make a list, I like lists.
- People who think it's okay to make fun of other people/make other people feel bad
Do you not realise that these people you make fun of have feelings? I can't ever comprehend why anyone would think it's okay to make someone else feel upset? Honestly, why would you think that? Again, I don't know if it was the way I was raised or what it is, but if as a kid I ever bad mouthed someone I would be in so much trouble when I got home, maybe that's why I feel the way I do now; whenever, even by accident, I feel as if I've said something rude, I feel guilty for weeks. I'm not very good with words, I'm not articulate and I get nervous talking to people, so I may not always apologise, but I always want to. And I never ever say anything to be deliberately rude. So these people who are constantly rude, I genuinely want to know, why do you do it? Do you find pleasure in making other people feel upset and sad and bad about themselves, because if so I pity you. I think that these people should know that it's not just a couple of words and a laugh. To that person you just called fat, ugly, a freak, etc. it's more than that. The words are like knives, and who knows they may be able to shake it off, but they may not be able to, and your words could just haunt them for the rest of their life, and that's not a risk I'll be willing to take. That laugh could be more than a joke to them, it could be a poisonous sound. They may replay that moment over and over in their head, and they may cry about it later. You never know, so here's a thought. Think before you speak. It's that simple. Then, after you've thought about it, think about what the consequence of your words may be. If that doesn't stop you from saying it, then think about how you would feel if someone said this to you.
I can't change your thoughts, but I shouldn't have to put up with them being changed into rude words. - People who hurt or even worse actually murder other people.
Things like the recent Iraqi and Boston bombings, the wars in the world, the shootings, the terrorist attacks, all of this. Why would people think it's okay to kill innocent people? It's wrong, it's beyond wrong. You can't just decide when people die, you can't just decide to play god, you can't give yourself that authority, you do not have that right. It is not okay to do this. I don't really have many more words for this, because honestly, I don't understand it. I physically can not understand this, if there's someone out there who does, please explain it to me? I feel bad when I even accidently hit someone across the chest, and I'm incredibly weak, so how can you even look yourself in the mirror after actually killing someone? Just, how? - People who blame without knowing facts
I'm not talking simple 'I bet it was Barry who stole my biscuits', I'm talking about every time there is a terrorist attack, suddenly it's a Muslims fault. I'm talking about that type of blaming. It's ridiculous. Let me use the recent Boston bombings as an example. The two attackers claimed to be 'Muslims' and suddenly I know people who live in America, some of my cousins (who are Muslims) who are genuinely seeing the difference in the way they are being treated! People suddenly think that everyone they see that is a Muslim is a terrorist. You can not simply group people together like that. You can't blame someone and make them feel like shit just because someone who claims to be following the same religion as them is a bit of a nutter. I keep saying claim, because they aren't real Muslims. I know a lot about this, being a Muslim my self so I'm going to lay down a couple of facts for you. - Islam = the meaning of Islam is literally 'peace'. I don't know what else I could tell you about that, it's pretty self explanatory really
- Jihad = I'm sure you've heard this word. It means struggle. There are two types of people. The people who read the religion properly and they can understand that the jihad, this struggle is people struggling within themselves to do what is right in the world. This means for them to avoid sins, to help look after the earth etc. It's just these people struggling within themselves, we all do it. We struggle over whether or not we should revise or watch TV, whether we should go to a party or stay at home, it just so happens that Islam has a name for this. Now there are the extremists. I don't want to talk about them because they make me mad and upset, besides this is the only type of Jihad the world's media reports about, I'm sure you could easily look it up, I just needed to explain the real Islamic Jihad.
- the laws about killing in Islam = it says do not kill. I couldn't give you the exact quote but it says something along the lines of 'when you kill one person, it's as if you've killed all of mankind' in the Qur'an
- The media.
What to say about the media. I'm going to use the Boston/Iraqi bombings as an example, simply because they happened on the same day.The world only cares if you are one of the western countries, like America or England. Iraq needed our prayers and supports, and didn’t get it. Why is this? Why is it that even after so many years since the slave trade etc., there are still small cases of racism, and yes this is a small case of racism from the media, a very small one - they should have reported about Iraq, but they wanted viewers, and they knew that more viewers would watch if they talked about Boston, which is wrong. No one particular place deserves more respect than another place. Both places, Iraq and Boston deserved 50/50 news coverage.
This also happened on Tumblr. I saw a post where someone made a comment on how it was important to pray for Boston but people had died in Iraq too, I can’t really remember what it said exactly but I don’t think it mentioned Iraq had been bombed too which may have caused the confusion, which again shows how many people didn’t even know about the bombings. Anyway, underneath this post there were comments about how it is wrong to compare tragedies, what’s happening in Boston is current, whereas Iraq has been going on for ages etc. And they are correct, it is wrong to compare tragedies, but the Iraq tragedy was recent too.I mentioned this point to a friend of mine the day after the bombings, and she said “oh no people did know about Iraq, I heard about it,”. Okay, so maybe some people did know about it, but there is no denying that the majority of the Tumblr posts were about Boston, there are more news articles about Boston, pray for Boston was trending, not pray for Iraq, and that is a fact. - People who listen to all these tragedies, realise that there are tragedies in the world, and only care to get notes, and likes, and only care for a little while, but they don't realise that these things are long lasting. (I'm no longer just talking about the bombings, I'm talking about everything)
So many times when there is a tragedy, or whenever anything serious happens in the world, for a day or two it will be all over the news and everyone will be talking about it, you'll see Facebook updates, tweets and Tumblr posts on the topic, pray for *insert country name here* will be trending worldwide and I think that's brilliant, I honestly do, but day three or four and the media stops covering the news so people don't feel obliged to make a post about it, and then within a week, they've forgotten it; it's no longer current news so it doesn't matter to them, it's none of their business and they can go back to their everyday lives. Whilst I do think it's brilliant that there is an awareness for things around the world, it irritates me that there is a large number of people who don't really care and just want notes.
How many people are sitting there and think of ways to actually help those who died? How many people sit there and actually thinking of ways to help those who need it, ever? You hear about things like poverty and natural disasters, and people care for the couple of hours it’s in the news, and how many people actually give a little bit of money, not everyone otherwise there would be no more poverty. How many people actually go out to these countries and help first hand, hardly any.
Out of the many people who give a little bit of money to charity, first of all, thank you, but how many of them actually realise how they are helping and how many of them are just pushed by either the way they have been raised or the way society around them generally behaves? I know that for ages, I didn't really understand why I was giving money. I understood that it was for charity well enough, I'm not completely stupid, but I didn't quite understand it the way I do now, I didn't really get just how much a little bit helps and I didn't really understand how necessary it was for me to give as much as I can, and honestly if certain things hadn't happened in my life, I don't know if I would have ever understood. I'm curious to know how many people are in the same position I used to be, but either way I don't really care because at the end of the day, they help and that's the important part.
At the same time, I know there are still plenty of people who get out there and do make a difference, and the world is running today because of them. The world is going because of every single charity worker, whether it was standing outside a shop with a collection basket or whether it was going out to LEDC’s and helping with projects first hand. They are the reason this world is running today, not because of politicians or soldiers or lawyers, or any one else, but simply because of the charity workers and the kindness in their hearts. It is my goal in my life, to one day be one of them who go out to these countries.
I know there is some good in this world and JRR Tolkien said it was worth fighting for so I’m just hoping he’s correct, because I want to fight, and I will fight, but I just hope it’s worth it.
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