Hey Guys,
I was just thinking about what was in a post called 'Why' on my friends blog (www.mylifeinaxbox.blogspot.com) ... he's made some really good points and i felt like giving a bit of a comment on them.
Spoils of War...
Sometimes i think that leaders become so involved in looking out for 'the good of their country' as a world power, or economically or whatever, that they forget to look at the individuals WITHIN the country. I bet plenty of people in war zones are hating the situation, being thrust into such danger with no say in any of it. Governments are fighting for rights, humanity, freedom, etc, but are being slightly hypocritical in that they are prepared to give up the lives of the people in their countries, just to win the overall war and prove a point... maybe that's an over-simplification of things, but still... is it really right or in the best interests of the country to leave people stranded, desparate for escape and fearing for their lives and loved-ones, because the government is too busy bombing elsewhere to help it's citizens? What's more, is it right for another country, who is seeking it's own freedom, to put people in this situation, whether the people are their own citizens or not? I don't think so. I guess it comes down to the whole 'kill one, save thousands' thing... but is it really a fair trade? Innocent people loosing their freedom for the freedom of others? Is war ever the answer? Does it really do more good than bad, when you get right down to it? Is it morally ok? I don't know if anyone can really give an answer to that...
Media Madness...
As for the media and society putting things out that result in a negative image for many, especially the younger people, i agree that it is becoming an increasingly large problem; i was reading in a magazine the other day that the content of the media has become so extreme recently because people are just fighting for the best position, the best sales, the most profit They're not thinking about the ripple effect; while they're just trying to make some money, what they're putting out is negatively affecting society, imposing a bad self-image, especially among teens. Isn't this really a bit selfish?The desire for money and the position as top-dog has contributed to both obesity and anorexia, low self-esteem and feelings of self-worthlessness, a feeling that one doesn't measure up to what society demands... These things are especially felt by the younger generations, who unfortunately are also less equipted to deal with the problems that they cause. Should the media get it's act together and think about how what they are producing is doing such damage?
Why?
Who knows why things in the world are often so terrible. It's depressing to think that, when we try to think of the good in the world, so few big things come to mind. But when you try to think of the bad, there are almost too many to keep track of; widespread poverty and disease, pollution, tsunamis, war... Why are things like this? Is it our fault? Probably. For the most part, i think we've done the damage ourselves, but i also think that it's now up to us to fix it... Maybe God is trying to test us, i don't know... by showing us all of the terrible things in the world, by having us so readily think of the bad and pause to find the good, he might be trying to tell us that we really need to get our acts together and think about how to reverse some of the negative aspects of the world, so that we can see the good clearly, before we think of the bad. He made this world for good - we've filled it with the bad so it's our job to fix things, to put things right...
Lol, i know i've just done a bit of a rant, pretty heavy stuff for the second entry on a blog... but after i read the post by so admin i really felt like commenting... and it's my blog so i guess i can do what i like! :P Please, comment, i'd like to know what you guys think.
Annie
I was just thinking about what was in a post called 'Why' on my friends blog (www.mylifeinaxbox.blogspot.com) ... he's made some really good points and i felt like giving a bit of a comment on them.
Spoils of War...
Sometimes i think that leaders become so involved in looking out for 'the good of their country' as a world power, or economically or whatever, that they forget to look at the individuals WITHIN the country. I bet plenty of people in war zones are hating the situation, being thrust into such danger with no say in any of it. Governments are fighting for rights, humanity, freedom, etc, but are being slightly hypocritical in that they are prepared to give up the lives of the people in their countries, just to win the overall war and prove a point... maybe that's an over-simplification of things, but still... is it really right or in the best interests of the country to leave people stranded, desparate for escape and fearing for their lives and loved-ones, because the government is too busy bombing elsewhere to help it's citizens? What's more, is it right for another country, who is seeking it's own freedom, to put people in this situation, whether the people are their own citizens or not? I don't think so. I guess it comes down to the whole 'kill one, save thousands' thing... but is it really a fair trade? Innocent people loosing their freedom for the freedom of others? Is war ever the answer? Does it really do more good than bad, when you get right down to it? Is it morally ok? I don't know if anyone can really give an answer to that...
Media Madness...
As for the media and society putting things out that result in a negative image for many, especially the younger people, i agree that it is becoming an increasingly large problem; i was reading in a magazine the other day that the content of the media has become so extreme recently because people are just fighting for the best position, the best sales, the most profit They're not thinking about the ripple effect; while they're just trying to make some money, what they're putting out is negatively affecting society, imposing a bad self-image, especially among teens. Isn't this really a bit selfish?The desire for money and the position as top-dog has contributed to both obesity and anorexia, low self-esteem and feelings of self-worthlessness, a feeling that one doesn't measure up to what society demands... These things are especially felt by the younger generations, who unfortunately are also less equipted to deal with the problems that they cause. Should the media get it's act together and think about how what they are producing is doing such damage?
Why?
Who knows why things in the world are often so terrible. It's depressing to think that, when we try to think of the good in the world, so few big things come to mind. But when you try to think of the bad, there are almost too many to keep track of; widespread poverty and disease, pollution, tsunamis, war... Why are things like this? Is it our fault? Probably. For the most part, i think we've done the damage ourselves, but i also think that it's now up to us to fix it... Maybe God is trying to test us, i don't know... by showing us all of the terrible things in the world, by having us so readily think of the bad and pause to find the good, he might be trying to tell us that we really need to get our acts together and think about how to reverse some of the negative aspects of the world, so that we can see the good clearly, before we think of the bad. He made this world for good - we've filled it with the bad so it's our job to fix things, to put things right...
Lol, i know i've just done a bit of a rant, pretty heavy stuff for the second entry on a blog... but after i read the post by so admin i really felt like commenting... and it's my blog so i guess i can do what i like! :P Please, comment, i'd like to know what you guys think.
Annie
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