Can you Hear the Music?
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While listening to P.O.D and working on projects at NMYO I had a thought... The work that I do is like this music. Even though there is a quality of calming about the music the lyrics are strong and thought provoking. They talk about war and many not caring, poverty and destruction, corruption and sadness, children dying for greed, "today i heard what them people say, they want to live free greedy... You play under the sun while others fight under skies of gray."
It all hit me that something needs to be done. Yes, there are groups and people who are doing their parts but it's not nearly enough to make a difference fast enough. One stanza that stands out right now is, "You portray selfishness and hate while some prepare to die today. Stand up, defend, or lay down and die" because it is so true. Many people I know would rather pretend that nothing is happening, all the while feeling safe in their homes complaining if their parents don't buy them a new car because they crashed the last. As if what happens outside doesn't matter, "suffocation within because of what you are saying, to understand is to begin again, and to believe is live again." I really can't understand how this can be such an abundant "trait" in the world. Even in the countries where poverty and disease, and hunger are so obvious. "I tried living my life through your eyes, smothering me with your ways, to death, no breath you're choking what little faith I have left", trying to understand how someone could be so willingly oblivious to these glaring facts is horrendous to me. It really irks me how people have the attitude of 'I don't care', so while I'm "waiting on today, tell me it's okay, so I won't run away."
The things we do aren't outrageous and silly but we are working towards something. Our work is important because we are making a difference and letting the public know about issues concerning the community, state and even some world stuff. Spreading the word and doing what little we can to raise public awareness, even if it's just doing accountability projects and letting young people know what they can do to make a difference is big. So I'm going to continue letting people know, and doing my part, hoping for more, and getting thinking of personal ways to get things out there.
"This is how I feel, and I just wanted to, I really thought I could. Why, oh, why do we do the things we do? I try to make you see these things the way I do" in the words of P.O.D. from The Mind of a Girl.
It all hit me that something needs to be done. Yes, there are groups and people who are doing their parts but it's not nearly enough to make a difference fast enough. One stanza that stands out right now is, "You portray selfishness and hate while some prepare to die today. Stand up, defend, or lay down and die" because it is so true. Many people I know would rather pretend that nothing is happening, all the while feeling safe in their homes complaining if their parents don't buy them a new car because they crashed the last. As if what happens outside doesn't matter, "suffocation within because of what you are saying, to understand is to begin again, and to believe is live again." I really can't understand how this can be such an abundant "trait" in the world. Even in the countries where poverty and disease, and hunger are so obvious. "I tried living my life through your eyes, smothering me with your ways, to death, no breath you're choking what little faith I have left", trying to understand how someone could be so willingly oblivious to these glaring facts is horrendous to me. It really irks me how people have the attitude of 'I don't care', so while I'm "waiting on today, tell me it's okay, so I won't run away."
The things we do aren't outrageous and silly but we are working towards something. Our work is important because we are making a difference and letting the public know about issues concerning the community, state and even some world stuff. Spreading the word and doing what little we can to raise public awareness, even if it's just doing accountability projects and letting young people know what they can do to make a difference is big. So I'm going to continue letting people know, and doing my part, hoping for more, and getting thinking of personal ways to get things out there.
"This is how I feel, and I just wanted to, I really thought I could. Why, oh, why do we do the things we do? I try to make you see these things the way I do" in the words of P.O.D. from The Mind of a Girl.
