hey hii just saw a movie, called the last king of scotland...its got nothing to do with scotland..its abt the situation in uganda..u know ppl getting killed by the military regime etc.. anyways.. i dont know why im writing a mail, but everytime i watch a movie like that.. i cant seem to sleep.. its like there is just constant bloodshed in some part of africa as i type.. i saw blood diamond, i saw lord of war, i saw hotel rwanda, i read abt darfur, abt seirra leone, abt somalia , abt ethopia.libya, zimbabwe.now uganda..last time i checked there were armed pirates off the coast of africa.. the following is the latest.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7575207.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7365047.stm
for the last few years ive been reading, watching, hearing...but, what the fuck am i supposed to do? just make a blog out of my opinions like i did for social issues in india??(screwed-society.blogspot.com..oops thats this one!!) there were 5-6 readers of that one.. some south african whitey tossed a black man in a lion's cage..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7574362.stm
interesting read isnt it? yea, ill probably quote it in some drunk conversation with my friends...is that what im supposed to do? the frustrating thing is, that while we are bound with work, college etc , i cant seem to think how i can do ANYTHING to help.. im stumped.. so i just do what i usually do, write in my bloody diary..or at best make a blog when im drunk.. u know one of my friends believes that i have a serious issue ..that i cant come to terms with reality.. he is probably right.. if i was wired like most other people are it wud be so much better, u know ignorance is bliss.. atleast i wudnt be sitting up all night writing random things and mailing it to random people...saves so much energy.. i hate myself for having these righteous fits.. and to be completely honest with you guys i hate myself for actually giving a fuck.. i mean, some people accept the world as it is (god knows i wish to be amongst those lot)..but even if i trick myself into believing "this is how it is"...i cant sleep. u know everyone has a weakness, and i guess mine is that i have hope. just a random rant..with no aim ... just saying all i have to , and passing it on.. all i ask of u guys is to pass this on, to ONE sensible person who u think will read it and possibly talk abt it with other ppl. im going to sleep now.
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"come to terms with reality"
i have an exact word for this - apathy.
unfortunately, most of us think it is not our job to think beyond our job, sex life and taxes. i just wish to see if your 'friend' still holds his viewpoint if/when he is fucked by society at any point of time.
moreover, accepting the world as it is does not equate to not doing or thinking. i believe it is possible to be happy and content with whatever fucked-up situation you are in, yet have hope and try to change things in whatever small ways you can, as in your example, write a blog and talk to people about it, make then come to terms with reality that shit is out there somewhere beyond our scope of vision and zone of comfort, making them form a viewpoint about such issues.
someone might ask, "what difference would that make?"
the difference you would make is that, people who happen to read your blog, when tempted to misuse whatever little power they have, or when they commit insignificant crimes in huge numbers, might think about how it would affect those around them. if your insignificant act of ranting about crap in the world slightly improves the viewpoint of even one individual then i hold that such an act is not insignificant anymore.
The person above me has summed it up pretty nicely. Firstly you're not the only one who cares. You care about war and violence in Africa, i care about violence against women.
Sometimes it feels like we can't do much. No maybe it always feels like that. But by ranting about this one night, you've already realised there are more people who care, more people who want to do something and maybe that should keep your hope burning a little longer.
I despair too, but i also believe in humanity. Just because the newspapers aren't full of nice deeds of the common people doesn't mean it doesn't happen. It just means violence, sex, and celebrities help sell news.
believing in humanity is a belief in its vices, and what are the tools taken up to live as such. a belief in humanity is a belief in actions driven by emotions, ergo a belief in ourselves...
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