Pains of Thousands

Look around you, and what do you see? Your computer screen is obvious, if you're reading this. Perhaps a desk for the computer? Or your bedside, or something more, if it is a laptop. Some random knick-knacks you might have picked up during trips, or school, or anything. A framed A-paper essay, maybe, or a calender, because you always forget the day. What school do you go to? Piedmont Hills? Independence? MIT? Phoenix? Anytime, or anywhere, you might go to school, unless you dropped out, or maybe don't have enough money. What about TV's? How many; 2, maybe as many as 5 or more? I wouldn't know, because I play only as a human of the Earth; I am no god, nor am I all knowing. And by now you would probably be thinking "Why is this person asking so many stupid questions?" and you're right, why am I. There's more to these kinds of questions than someone might think. These are not interrogations, for I have no intention of meeting any stranger in a dark alley that might have read this, and think that i'm a stalker. These are to get you to think about what you have, and compare it to those less fortunate. Take remote Afghanistan, for instance. Look at their homes: barren, broken down houses that have little furniture compared to what we might have. A Wii and a PlayStation 3? They have board games and cards. 60 in. flat screen plasma TV with Blu-ray? A 12 in. box with antenna for them. Most anything you have will be downgraded for them. For them, it's like a battle for survival. Everything they can do to stay alive. One second, you might be standing next to your best friend in Iraq, and the next, he is either chalk full of led in his spine, or a knife has buried itself in his head. They say "You never know what you have until it's gone" and it's very true. Go to a third-world country, and see what I mean. Be more thankful for your own possessions. Nothing should be taken for granted. I, too, have thought with that mind set for a time of my life, but no longer. It was a time for me to move on at that point in life, and the rite of passage has strengthened me. Grow stronger with these words, and with that, I take my leave.
~Farewell~

~"Sell the kids for food..."~
~In Bloom, by Nirvana~
~Aoi Hikari Tenshi~