What the crap is wrong with the world? I guess I have been paying a lot more attention to the news lately, but things are just flat out ridiculous. What happened to common courtesy, respect for others, having care and concern, taking responsibility and having full accountability for your actions...what has happened? If I recall correctly...this country we live in today was founded on very strong, positive and moral values. Was it not?
During my internship at the Juvenile Correction Center in St. Anthony, Idaho, I learned a lot more than I intended and I wish that people would understand life inside of this facility. There program is AMAZING! Their form of rehabilitation in this facility is known as Positive Peer Culture (PPC). If you understand the basics of sociology, this program is pretty simple. It is based off of interactions with an assigned group. Each group is not allowed to communicate with any outside group and can only be separated from their group if they have two or more peers aware of them. The people in this group are always together. It is their responsibility to help each other with their issues so that they can be a functional member of society. (I would love to go in greater depth of this facility and how it is ran but I should get to the point before I ramble too much.)
My point of the internship is that it taught me about people who are forced to change, and eventually change for the better of themselves and others. This is one of the things that bothers me so much about where we are as Americans. The majority of the population is LAZY. I know that everyone wants life to be fair, but the most unfair thing you can ever do is try to make everything fair. Fairness in life does not exist. Sometimes you have to just learn how to adapt to how things are. For instance, if you want the government to give you money and baby you on things because you are poor and have a hard time with life, deal with it. Take accountability for what you did to get you there. If you want change, take responsibility into your own hands and CHANGE IT. If you want to make more money, get another job, prove to your employers that you deserve a higher pay raise or position. I understand that it is hard, that is what life is...it is hard. I am not ripping on anyone because I think I am entitled or better than anyone. I am going to be one of the poor ones. I knew that when I chose my major, and desired career path. I am sure going to be happy with it too, because every action has a consequence. Think before you act, it could save you a lot of trouble.
Sometimes we have already made those decisions that got us into a place we don't want to be, guess what? It is up to YOU to change it! If you are not happy with how things are in your life, change it. It is that simple. Guess what, its probably not going to be easy, but I am sure that changing yourself to make you happy is damn well worth it.
If you are still reading this, high five! I just really needed to get that out there, it drives me crazy.
My next point is focusing on the general human population. If you say that certain creatures are sick, disgusting or mean, you are so wrong. The most disgusting creature on the earth is the human race. How hard is it to respect that people are going to be different, some by choice and some by nature. Living civilly with one another is one of the things that we each lack. If we are not civil, or do not take time to respect of get to know others...etc...then we are the cause to all of this anger and all of this hate. We face people and situations that we do not like on a daily bases, you cannot change what has happened, you can only change how you act in the situation and how you are going to improve the situation.
It doesn't matter where you are in life, everyone has a battle they are facing. Show a little respect. People make mistakes and nobody is perfect.
Peace love and happiness.
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