Day 40

February 28th

If you want to get depressed about the state of America, please feel free to read this article:

http://sweetness-light.com/archive/obama-wore-muslim-gear-during-kenya-trip

Sometimes you just have wonder about the state of the American education system. These comments were made by scary, scary people. These comments were blinded by prejudice, hatred, and ignorance. I can understand why people can have such low opinions of America, if these are the people they are interacting with. I mean these people clearing have never traveled to Muslim world and clearly don't know the first thing about politics. They can make you depressed and almost mad. I am ashamed that these people who eyes are colored by all that is wrong in this world represent America. We are better than the comments on this board, we can be a country that actually is it's brother keeper and follows out the word of the lord. Intolerance, its just one of those things that makes you sick to your stomach.
I firmly believe that America can be that city set upon the hill and that we need to do everything in our power to build that better world. As my dad said, its a shame that so many people in America have been given so much, and just throw it away. That's another thing that makes me sick, complacency and indifference.
At the beginning of Boondock Saints, the Priest talks about the sin of the indifference of good men. I think is absolutely true and that the saying, "to much has been given, much is expected" is absolutely true for America.
On some levels I hate it when people don't care. When they don't care to speak out or even care about the injustices that plague this world. But then on the other hand, its hard to blame them. I care deeply about these people's fates and I get depressed and riled up when I hear about the state of the human race. But what good does it do me. The issues are so complicated, so vast, that what is one man's struggle against it.
I think I finally been able to figure out this problem. It's the realization that I am not the Saint or the single-handed savior of the world's problem. It's the realization that I am not God's gift to man and specially gifted. But this does not mean I am not a part of the solution. I think the thing that I have realized is that these problems are going to require a lot of effort and a lot of hands. I think its my duty to not only do all that I can personally, but also to get other people to fulfill their duty to humanity.
I think that's it. I think I may have just discovered what I want to do with my life, or at least gotten one step closer. I mean, I know I want to eliminate suffering and injustice. I also know that to do this requires a effort on so many people's part that the problems that face the world will require the participation of the world. I think my part in helping to reduce the pain in this world is too organize and get other people to care and get involved in these issues. I don't know in exactly what position this means, from politician, to community organizer, to teacher, to administrator to even the military.
I mean I don't want the people who wrote these comments in the military. The United States Military has the ability to inflict the most injustice on the world and it has the opportunity to reduce a lot of suffering in the world. This is a great need in America, well educated, informed and passionate officers and leaders. We cannot have a military that fosters distrust, violence, and hatred, he need a military that restores hope that respects culture, that does what it does not because we can, but because we want to build a better world.