Friday, 09 January 2009

• i can't see past my nose... but i try

   i've come to realize that i don't know anything. all i know are the paths i have chosen. the past couple years, i have met people from all different walks of life and it has been a great experience. i began to see how critical and judgmental people can be, all the while they don't know anything, they don't know the truth. i am no exception of course. all we know is our own lifestyle. for example, the fighting between israel and hamas. everyone sees what's on the news and in the papers, and then they judge. i've heard from countless people, "israel needs to stop!" its understandable why they say this and its because a lot of innocent people are being killed which without a doubt is horrible. but let's not forget that israel is being attacked too. why not say, let's stop the fighting in general? the people i work with and myself feel that israel is doing what they have to do. israel has always had to defend itself against its enemies and this time around as well. let's think about that israeli soldier that's pulling the trigger for a second. he's probably thinking, "kill or be killed." that soldier has a family he wants to go back home to and as a soldier, it is his duty to fight to defend his country. war is a different world. the news and the papers may give us the numbers and the facts but its not the truth.

  many people blame bush for all the bad things that has happened the past 8 years and i did too. but i read this book called shadow warriors by kenneth r. timmerman. it reveals the "shadow warriors" in crucial positions of our government and intel agencies who have betrayed the united states. they sought to make the bush administration look bad at the expense of national security and the lives of military personnel. and now that i think about it, even without having read that book, thinking logically, bush is one man. but because he is the president, it is easy to blame him. even he probably understands that.

  i don't even know what my point was anymore... oh yea. let's stop criticizing and let's try to understand things from all aspects. one of my new year resolutions is to always keep an open-mind and never be judgmental. everyone is entitled to their own thoughts and opinions. let's try to understand where each of us are coming from.

  i thank God for always being with me on my journey and for allowing me to realize that i don't know anything.

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