The only thing in Islam I can respect is something that came out of a woman's mouth:
"I want to put out the fires of Hell, and burn down the rewards of Paradise. They block the way to God. I do not want to worship from fear of punishment or for the promise of reward, but simply for the love of God!" - رابعة العدوية القيسية
When people were made, there were some pieces left - enough to make one more person. That's me. I'm leftovers.
Showing posts with label Religion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Religion. Show all posts
Wednesday
Monday
I Don't Want Them Here
They are called "social tourists" here. They are the ones who come to a country, claiming to be in danger in their own country (and they are, but mostly because they have done something wrong there). We have plenty of them. If they come here, they are entitled to over 800 euros and free housing for doing nothing. They come here, claim to be children (under 18) but refuse DNA testing to find out if they really are under age. They are the ones who don't work, study or try, they just hang out in their expensive clothes. They drive better cars that most of the people who pay for their living. They cause "white flight", they insist different rights, they insist their culture being more valuable than our own.
It's not good.
I'm not a racist. I have bad experience. Many, many bad, two good. The two good are: One boy who was adopted here as a baby and one girl who is half korean, half russian and has lived here from since she was six. She was my best friend in high school. Both of them are doing well in their life. Neither has committed a crime. Both are working. The rest? Scum. The statistics speak for themselves: foreigners commit most crimes compared to their numbers in country. They don't do anything. They don't try to learn our language. They don't study. They don't let their kids learn our language. They are NOT TRYING. And we are paying because we have idiots like Astrid Thors who haven't lived a day with these people and lives in some kind of an utopia.
What about Islam? The religion is good, there's nothing wrong with it. It defends good values. The ones who take a religion and twist it to their sick minds are to blame. The only bad thing about islam is the way they treat women - even if it's only the things mentioned in Qur'an, not the sick part. I don't want islam here, because I'm a woman and I don't want a person suffer because they don't have a penis. Women have suffered plenty already and men are still to pay for past things. Oh, and what about the western men who turn to islam? They are the ones who beat women and can't keep one who wants to think for herself.
I don't want them here. I just don't. Someone tell me a country that doesn't accept social tourists and I'm going there. There's no reason for me to work my ass out and pay these ridiculous taxes and walk in Helsinki and see these people hanging at the metro station, doing nothing, in their expensive designer clothes with the money we pay for our kids to go to free schools, have free medical services...
Please note: I have nothing against the people who are willing to speak our language, work or study and live the way we do here.
It's not good.
I'm not a racist. I have bad experience. Many, many bad, two good. The two good are: One boy who was adopted here as a baby and one girl who is half korean, half russian and has lived here from since she was six. She was my best friend in high school. Both of them are doing well in their life. Neither has committed a crime. Both are working. The rest? Scum. The statistics speak for themselves: foreigners commit most crimes compared to their numbers in country. They don't do anything. They don't try to learn our language. They don't study. They don't let their kids learn our language. They are NOT TRYING. And we are paying because we have idiots like Astrid Thors who haven't lived a day with these people and lives in some kind of an utopia.
What about Islam? The religion is good, there's nothing wrong with it. It defends good values. The ones who take a religion and twist it to their sick minds are to blame. The only bad thing about islam is the way they treat women - even if it's only the things mentioned in Qur'an, not the sick part. I don't want islam here, because I'm a woman and I don't want a person suffer because they don't have a penis. Women have suffered plenty already and men are still to pay for past things. Oh, and what about the western men who turn to islam? They are the ones who beat women and can't keep one who wants to think for herself.
I don't want them here. I just don't. Someone tell me a country that doesn't accept social tourists and I'm going there. There's no reason for me to work my ass out and pay these ridiculous taxes and walk in Helsinki and see these people hanging at the metro station, doing nothing, in their expensive designer clothes with the money we pay for our kids to go to free schools, have free medical services...
Please note: I have nothing against the people who are willing to speak our language, work or study and live the way we do here.
Tuesday
I Support Israel
It's been going on for most of the "civilized" world and it will end only if the other side is gone forever. After Arafat died, it's gone to dogs and it's come to this, so this is it.
War is never good and will only result in deaths (what I actually find refreshing knowing the state Earth is in). A friend of mine said he wouldn't feel sorry even for the children that would die "because they're been brainwashed since infancy". I must agree, I'm sorry to say. I'm against every religion and especially mixing your children with all that nonsense, so this isn't even racist talk.
The only guilty ones in Gaza and surrounding area are the ones who say "god wills it (in any language)". The others just get caught in the middle and will suffer.
If a side must be chosen, I choose Israel. They (or most of them) at least, have learned to not to say "god wills it" and have tried to work out some kind of a peace.
War is never good and will only result in deaths (what I actually find refreshing knowing the state Earth is in). A friend of mine said he wouldn't feel sorry even for the children that would die "because they're been brainwashed since infancy". I must agree, I'm sorry to say. I'm against every religion and especially mixing your children with all that nonsense, so this isn't even racist talk.
The only guilty ones in Gaza and surrounding area are the ones who say "god wills it (in any language)". The others just get caught in the middle and will suffer.
If a side must be chosen, I choose Israel. They (or most of them) at least, have learned to not to say "god wills it" and have tried to work out some kind of a peace.
Wednesday
Good Night, Sweet Prince..
Have a nice journey and say hi to the stars above, Heath Ledger.
The whatever religious group in where-ever US have stated that it's good that Heath is dead. Personally I think this group is full of brainwashed nutcases and I hope they don't get to keep their children and teach them the same fucked up beliefs.
If I were to run the US, I'd patch up a law that states all the religiously overactive parents should be arrested and their children taken away. And all the foster homes should be non-religious. It's sick that a nation that doesn't allow teaching religions (from a historic point of view) allows these nutcases to "spread their word".
I don't care if the adults take on the looney stuff, but I think life is too short for the children to be ruined. Religioius opinions and actions are a form of terrorism. They attack my eyes, ears and thoughts though not my body.
In Finland, where I went to high school, religion was taught at school. I was evangelic lutheran, but my catholic, protestant, orthodox and atheist friends had their own classes. Nowadays the immigrant muslims have their own classes too, though I've heard they are taught the act of religion, not the history or the why's. At our classes, it wasn't this preaching -kind of studying or reading the bible (though it was read at couple of occasions), but a theological study of what is thought to have happened, what became of it and why. Though I have been in church only eight times in my life, I enjoyed the classes because of the teacher who was really good at what he was doing and NEVER tried to convert us to anything more than what we were. Though he was deeply religious himself, he never let it show and was objective in his points of view. That is how religion should be taught!
I don't like it that there is a state church in many countries (but at least the british have finally done something about it). And I don't like the muslims. I'm sorry to say it and I would probably get into the hatelist of some people, but I simply can't stand the idea of that religion. I must, however, remind myself of the crusades, but at least the christians learned their lessons a few hundred years ago. I have read the quran, and have never found the reasoning to how they use women, children and that book - to gain their own earthly desires. A real believer would cherish that faith, not state it to everyone nearby. And NOT beat up women for speaking their minds. But I don't like the women either. They are succumbed to this.. this state of half existing, being half-wit and half-minded. That cannot be a good religion that takes away someones' value as a human.
I just wish that my country would accept all muslim unmarried women as refugees. Why only unmarried? Because I wouldn't want the men here. The men are the ones who commit crimes in this country, the men are the ones who beat up women, cheat the social security and drive better cars than normal families that work their butts out. The unmarried women would be safe and they could continue to practice their religion, but be free to go to school, shopping, working, anything they would want. And maybe marry a honest normal guy, who would listen to her opinion, let her decide for herself... But the poor things are so brainwashed, they cannot know of anything better..
I don't understand the work of the missionaries. Do they really think that the people in Africa were grateful for the religion? They were just happy that they got help in infrastructure, food production and the civic stuff. I bet that most of the people in Africa are as much as pagan as us newly born pagans, but they go to church to get lessons in reading and writing and possibly some clear water. If I ruled the world, I would forbid the spreading of the religions AND would deny any country from having a state church. I would allow teaching of the religion, but as a psychological and historic study. I wouldn't allow state money to build up churches, monasteries or mosques and wouldn't allow religious programs in radio or TV.
Religions have bought nothing but war and blooshedding and false friendship on this planet. Start counting from the year 3000 BC and see how many wars or murders were caused because of religion. Even the calendar is off. I was stated to born 1981, but my real year of birth would be, what, 8049?
Hey, I went off-topic.
How surprising.
Well anyway, good night, Ledger. Happy decomp, as we normal non-religious monkeys would state.
The whatever religious group in where-ever US have stated that it's good that Heath is dead. Personally I think this group is full of brainwashed nutcases and I hope they don't get to keep their children and teach them the same fucked up beliefs.
If I were to run the US, I'd patch up a law that states all the religiously overactive parents should be arrested and their children taken away. And all the foster homes should be non-religious. It's sick that a nation that doesn't allow teaching religions (from a historic point of view) allows these nutcases to "spread their word".
I don't care if the adults take on the looney stuff, but I think life is too short for the children to be ruined. Religioius opinions and actions are a form of terrorism. They attack my eyes, ears and thoughts though not my body.
In Finland, where I went to high school, religion was taught at school. I was evangelic lutheran, but my catholic, protestant, orthodox and atheist friends had their own classes. Nowadays the immigrant muslims have their own classes too, though I've heard they are taught the act of religion, not the history or the why's. At our classes, it wasn't this preaching -kind of studying or reading the bible (though it was read at couple of occasions), but a theological study of what is thought to have happened, what became of it and why. Though I have been in church only eight times in my life, I enjoyed the classes because of the teacher who was really good at what he was doing and NEVER tried to convert us to anything more than what we were. Though he was deeply religious himself, he never let it show and was objective in his points of view. That is how religion should be taught!
I don't like it that there is a state church in many countries (but at least the british have finally done something about it). And I don't like the muslims. I'm sorry to say it and I would probably get into the hatelist of some people, but I simply can't stand the idea of that religion. I must, however, remind myself of the crusades, but at least the christians learned their lessons a few hundred years ago. I have read the quran, and have never found the reasoning to how they use women, children and that book - to gain their own earthly desires. A real believer would cherish that faith, not state it to everyone nearby. And NOT beat up women for speaking their minds. But I don't like the women either. They are succumbed to this.. this state of half existing, being half-wit and half-minded. That cannot be a good religion that takes away someones' value as a human.
I just wish that my country would accept all muslim unmarried women as refugees. Why only unmarried? Because I wouldn't want the men here. The men are the ones who commit crimes in this country, the men are the ones who beat up women, cheat the social security and drive better cars than normal families that work their butts out. The unmarried women would be safe and they could continue to practice their religion, but be free to go to school, shopping, working, anything they would want. And maybe marry a honest normal guy, who would listen to her opinion, let her decide for herself... But the poor things are so brainwashed, they cannot know of anything better..
I don't understand the work of the missionaries. Do they really think that the people in Africa were grateful for the religion? They were just happy that they got help in infrastructure, food production and the civic stuff. I bet that most of the people in Africa are as much as pagan as us newly born pagans, but they go to church to get lessons in reading and writing and possibly some clear water. If I ruled the world, I would forbid the spreading of the religions AND would deny any country from having a state church. I would allow teaching of the religion, but as a psychological and historic study. I wouldn't allow state money to build up churches, monasteries or mosques and wouldn't allow religious programs in radio or TV.
Religions have bought nothing but war and blooshedding and false friendship on this planet. Start counting from the year 3000 BC and see how many wars or murders were caused because of religion. Even the calendar is off. I was stated to born 1981, but my real year of birth would be, what, 8049?
Hey, I went off-topic.
How surprising.
Well anyway, good night, Ledger. Happy decomp, as we normal non-religious monkeys would state.
Tuesday
Fear of the Death + Paranormal chitchat
I read somewhere, don't quite remember from where that some people think the end of the world is near. UFO sightings have tripled (at least that's how it feels like) and UFOs are regular visitors on news walls as well.
Let me throw some fuel to the fire and add the little incident wich we had with two unidentified flying objects a couple of weeks ago: We had been fishing and it was already dark, (Which taught me a new thing: it's hard trying to catch a fish without seeing where to cast) we were able to see the stars already. We were going to the car, when J suddenly noticed a bright light very low.
It didn't move, so I thought it must be a helicopter hovering or something. We were looking at it (and I tried to catch it on my cell phone camera - which ended up with nothing) and wondering if it was the shuttle that had launched the day before. But. There were two ligths very close, they didn't move, until they suddenly put their lights off. Meaning as if someone had switched the headlights off. The other one went compeletely dark, but the other one stayed lit very dim.
J's theory is that we saw the shuttle and ISS turning, but I checked and they were below the horizon. I know a little something about the star system, so I know it wasn't a planet (a double?!) AND I have seen a couple of fireballs (meteors) shooting down, so it wasn't that either.
What was it, then? If I wouldn't happen to be a sceptic, I'd vote for an UFO. There are no military bases near where we were. I'm not talking about - like - alien UFOs, but just an unidentified flying (or hovering, in this case) object. It's a shame my cell phone vid camera sucks, so I can't post it on youtube.
A lot of weird things have been happening lately, adding to this whole UFO sighting things.. a man suddenly attacked another man in a hamburger joint and took a good bite of his forehead. More people go missing than ever, weird accidents happen..
I'm just waiting for the paranormal-investigating-world to announce something big.
We were watching a movie called Gwai Wik, which was - in lack of a better word - a compilation. we saw hints of Phone, Ring, Dark Water, Resident Evil and Silent Hill. In some parts it was a very beautiful movie, but most of it was crap. The idea was nice, however, and would make a nice 5,2 IMDB star rating Hollywood flick. This movie left me this very creepy feeling..
Have I mentioned I have tanatophobia? The fear of death. It's hard to explain, but it is serious enough to launch a panic attack. I just need to "realize" that someday this all will be over for me and I'm so scared the day just might be tomorrow. I start crying hysterically. It's like an image that pops into my head and I can't get rid of it until it grows up to a panic attack. I have had two of those attacks while J has been around and he's always scared of my behavior..
.. I just wish that there really would be something else than this. Something more.
If you can prove me that there is "another side" of life, or ghosts or spirits or whatever, please make my life easier. The one life. It sucks to be raised Christian, to believe that there is only one lifetime on this earth and after that you'd either go to heaven or hell. I wish I was taught we'd live again without remembering.
I hate religions.
Despite of the fact that I hate what humans to other animals, to other humans and this planet, I'd like to be a human in my next life.
By the way, shoudn't all Christians avoid working, since they only get one life?
I don't understand why we have to acquire stuff and work our butts off and then just die. What's the point?!
I hate the greed. Which I, by the way, can't write myself off.
After all, I'm just a human. A weird one, though.
Let me throw some fuel to the fire and add the little incident wich we had with two unidentified flying objects a couple of weeks ago: We had been fishing and it was already dark, (Which taught me a new thing: it's hard trying to catch a fish without seeing where to cast) we were able to see the stars already. We were going to the car, when J suddenly noticed a bright light very low.
It didn't move, so I thought it must be a helicopter hovering or something. We were looking at it (and I tried to catch it on my cell phone camera - which ended up with nothing) and wondering if it was the shuttle that had launched the day before. But. There were two ligths very close, they didn't move, until they suddenly put their lights off. Meaning as if someone had switched the headlights off. The other one went compeletely dark, but the other one stayed lit very dim.
J's theory is that we saw the shuttle and ISS turning, but I checked and they were below the horizon. I know a little something about the star system, so I know it wasn't a planet (a double?!) AND I have seen a couple of fireballs (meteors) shooting down, so it wasn't that either.
What was it, then? If I wouldn't happen to be a sceptic, I'd vote for an UFO. There are no military bases near where we were. I'm not talking about - like - alien UFOs, but just an unidentified flying (or hovering, in this case) object. It's a shame my cell phone vid camera sucks, so I can't post it on youtube.
A lot of weird things have been happening lately, adding to this whole UFO sighting things.. a man suddenly attacked another man in a hamburger joint and took a good bite of his forehead. More people go missing than ever, weird accidents happen..
I'm just waiting for the paranormal-investigating-world to announce something big.
We were watching a movie called Gwai Wik, which was - in lack of a better word - a compilation. we saw hints of Phone, Ring, Dark Water, Resident Evil and Silent Hill. In some parts it was a very beautiful movie, but most of it was crap. The idea was nice, however, and would make a nice 5,2 IMDB star rating Hollywood flick. This movie left me this very creepy feeling..
Have I mentioned I have tanatophobia? The fear of death. It's hard to explain, but it is serious enough to launch a panic attack. I just need to "realize" that someday this all will be over for me and I'm so scared the day just might be tomorrow. I start crying hysterically. It's like an image that pops into my head and I can't get rid of it until it grows up to a panic attack. I have had two of those attacks while J has been around and he's always scared of my behavior..
.. I just wish that there really would be something else than this. Something more.
If you can prove me that there is "another side" of life, or ghosts or spirits or whatever, please make my life easier. The one life. It sucks to be raised Christian, to believe that there is only one lifetime on this earth and after that you'd either go to heaven or hell. I wish I was taught we'd live again without remembering.
I hate religions.
Despite of the fact that I hate what humans to other animals, to other humans and this planet, I'd like to be a human in my next life.
By the way, shoudn't all Christians avoid working, since they only get one life?
I don't understand why we have to acquire stuff and work our butts off and then just die. What's the point?!
I hate the greed. Which I, by the way, can't write myself off.
After all, I'm just a human. A weird one, though.
Monday
Stupid, Stupid People!
Water can be purified and saltwater de-salted -and the ice down south can be melted, but even the poorest countries must understand that the fish and the billion little things need the water in the ocean and taking(/ messing with) their water might end up destroying the whole little planet and the animals (including us).
Oh, and STOP EATING FISH! Poor things. Sushi for example is very fashionable now but the poor tuna is almost extinct. I blame Island, Faroe Islands, Japan, US and Canada! Norweigans, at least, are doing SOMETHING to not take all the fish.. Well, do not stop eating fish, it's good for your health, but eat only the fish that are not half-extinct. If you eat less fish some fishermen might go unemployed, but that's the governments job to do...
And a message to our friends in the BIG countries, especially in North America: Don't drive those feckin' cars to everywhere! You CAN actually walk to the grocery. You need so much oil because everyone has to have a car (and if you don't, it's so uncool) and you need to drive everywhere. I know it's a long way from the suburbs to the nearest K-Mart, but walking actually makes you feel good. Half of your fat people would not be so fat if they'd have to walk somewhere occasionally. When I stayed in the US and even in (the great country I admire) Canada everyone looked at me like I was nutty because I wanted to walk the three kilometers to downtown or when I wanted to walk to the park to go jogging. Who the hell drives to the park to go jogging anyway?! They thought I was nutty because I chose to walk to the cafeteria instead of driving to the other side of the campus. I blame the marketing campaigns in the early 50's when they were like "Get a car, the ultimate freedom in the free country"..
Oh, and about the free country of US?... You can't teach any religion in schools because it might offend someone. What happened to the learning thing? You don't have to teach religion in a way they do in sunday schools, but in a more philosophical way. I'm not a religious person and my home wasn't a religious one, but my home country apparently teaches religion in such a way that I found it quite interesting. Why can't you take the religion - stuff as in learning other cultures. Suing everyones ass for everything. You spill coffee on you in McDonalds' and they have to pay you for YOU being an idiot. The neighbors I had in the US were so afraid of saying or doing anything because they were afraid they'd get sued. One guy was so afraid of going to work because one of his mates got fired because he said "It's okay to think and read the manual" when a woman asked a very stupid question. And what about his friend who got fired because he refused to take a hint about working overtime without pay!
... and what about the free speech? I'd probably get sued by publishing this if the US could really monitor what's in the Internet.
And a message to the governments of the greatest oil-consuming countries: START PROMOTING CARPOOLS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT and monitor the ad-campaigns. A family of four DOES NOT need a SUV, they can do well with a sedan. A family of nine, NEEDS a SUV. A family of three DOES NOT. A car doesn't have to be V8 and consume 12 litres per 100 km (2,5 gallons per 62 miles) (and don't blame me for miscalculation, i use the metric system) ..
Even in my own country, looking at the traffic in the morning, many cars have only one passenger, the driver. Because our country doesn't promote it, people are selfish(they don't want to get up 10 minutes earlier to get the buddy who works in the next cubicle) and they are always buying bigger, expensive cars because they can afford an expensive car. Multiple cars in the same family is just overexaggerating.
Let me explain the point of today's whine:
I knew a family of four:
The Dad worked and his commute was about 16 kilometers.
The Older son was at school 3 kilometers from the house.
The Younger son was at school 5 kilometers from the house.
The Mom had her evening classes 2 kilometers from the house.
The swimming hall was 4 kilometers away.
The mall was 6 kilometers away.
The nearest supermarket was 3 kilometers away.
The grandparents lived 3 kilometers away.
The church was 2 kilometers away.
Dad drove a SUV. The mother was a stay-at-home-mom who worked part-timely for a writer or something, so she did her work by e-mail. She drove a SUV. Their older son was almost 18. He had a car because his school approved student parking and it would have been uncool if he didn't have a car of his own. He drove everywhere, even to his best friends' house which was as far as about 100 meters. They drove to the grandparents. They drove to the church. They drove everywhere. They had bikes and inliners but they were rarely used.
Mom stayed at home most of the day, until dinner. After dinner (when dad had come home) she drove to her evening class, in her own car. I walked the same distance every day. Dad came straight home for work and drove the son to his practice but didn't drive his car other than go to his own things on Sunday. They did their shopping every other day, together, Dad driving Mom's car. The family was saving money for a fourth car for the youngest, who "had" to take the school bus. They were something like upper middle class, they had a lot of loan, one for the house, one for the cars and the mother always had to calculate what they can eat. Mom had to visit doctor every month because of her heart and they'd have to pay that bill too and the younger son had asthma.
They were given this advise:
Have only two cars. Mom and sons share the other car since dad is the "bacon bringer".
Turn of the lights when not needed. Turn of the TV, not leave it on standby.
Don't bathe. Take a shower of 15 minutes and turn of the shower when applying shampoo and stuff. Fill up the washing machine (they actually had been washing a few tightie-whities at a time). Stop buying cola, granola bars etc.
The son started to walk to his friends house. The family went shopping every Saturday, plan the week ahead and buy food for the whole week. Mom started to walk or bike to the classes when the son needed the car and she walked or biked to the grocery to get milk and stuff to fill up. Mom lost 24 pounds. Her heart (of course) was doing much better. The youngest son started swimming so his asthma got better.. They were all less stressed. The kids' grades went from C to B+. Mom and Dad were doing much better since mom lost weight, dad had more time to her and to himself, they weren't as tired as they used to and they didn't have to be worrying about the money all the time since they saved in:
Petrol
Insurance
Electricity
Food
Medical expenses
All car related stuff
Rates
They paid what was left of their loans that year.. because of the 15k they got by selling moms SUV and the 10k Mom's mom had left her in her will and the 5k they had saved for the youngsters' car, the 30k in the College fund and the 5k they saved in a year for doing a life-style check-up. The sons started working part time, their pay wasn't big, but they agreed to spending their money to their own needs and stop asking from their parents. Mom&Dad calculated that without loans burdening them they could save the younger kids' college fund wholly by the time it was time for him to apply and they could easily take a loan for the older kids' college.
Sadly I haven't had contact with them for a long time now and I don't know if they took the "American way" again.. But I'm pretty sure that their lives were worse because they had too many cars :) If you happen to be reading this, don't get offended. I used this is an example of how your new way should be an example to all the "western countries". It's funny that I forgot the advise I gave you - until last Friday when I thought of you...
Oh, and STOP EATING FISH! Poor things. Sushi for example is very fashionable now but the poor tuna is almost extinct. I blame Island, Faroe Islands, Japan, US and Canada! Norweigans, at least, are doing SOMETHING to not take all the fish.. Well, do not stop eating fish, it's good for your health, but eat only the fish that are not half-extinct. If you eat less fish some fishermen might go unemployed, but that's the governments job to do...
And a message to our friends in the BIG countries, especially in North America: Don't drive those feckin' cars to everywhere! You CAN actually walk to the grocery. You need so much oil because everyone has to have a car (and if you don't, it's so uncool) and you need to drive everywhere. I know it's a long way from the suburbs to the nearest K-Mart, but walking actually makes you feel good. Half of your fat people would not be so fat if they'd have to walk somewhere occasionally. When I stayed in the US and even in (the great country I admire) Canada everyone looked at me like I was nutty because I wanted to walk the three kilometers to downtown or when I wanted to walk to the park to go jogging. Who the hell drives to the park to go jogging anyway?! They thought I was nutty because I chose to walk to the cafeteria instead of driving to the other side of the campus. I blame the marketing campaigns in the early 50's when they were like "Get a car, the ultimate freedom in the free country"..
Oh, and about the free country of US?... You can't teach any religion in schools because it might offend someone. What happened to the learning thing? You don't have to teach religion in a way they do in sunday schools, but in a more philosophical way. I'm not a religious person and my home wasn't a religious one, but my home country apparently teaches religion in such a way that I found it quite interesting. Why can't you take the religion - stuff as in learning other cultures. Suing everyones ass for everything. You spill coffee on you in McDonalds' and they have to pay you for YOU being an idiot. The neighbors I had in the US were so afraid of saying or doing anything because they were afraid they'd get sued. One guy was so afraid of going to work because one of his mates got fired because he said "It's okay to think and read the manual" when a woman asked a very stupid question. And what about his friend who got fired because he refused to take a hint about working overtime without pay!
... and what about the free speech? I'd probably get sued by publishing this if the US could really monitor what's in the Internet.
And a message to the governments of the greatest oil-consuming countries: START PROMOTING CARPOOLS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT and monitor the ad-campaigns. A family of four DOES NOT need a SUV, they can do well with a sedan. A family of nine, NEEDS a SUV. A family of three DOES NOT. A car doesn't have to be V8 and consume 12 litres per 100 km (2,5 gallons per 62 miles) (and don't blame me for miscalculation, i use the metric system) ..
Even in my own country, looking at the traffic in the morning, many cars have only one passenger, the driver. Because our country doesn't promote it, people are selfish(they don't want to get up 10 minutes earlier to get the buddy who works in the next cubicle) and they are always buying bigger, expensive cars because they can afford an expensive car. Multiple cars in the same family is just overexaggerating.
Let me explain the point of today's whine:
I knew a family of four:
The Dad worked and his commute was about 16 kilometers.
The Older son was at school 3 kilometers from the house.
The Younger son was at school 5 kilometers from the house.
The Mom had her evening classes 2 kilometers from the house.
The swimming hall was 4 kilometers away.
The mall was 6 kilometers away.
The nearest supermarket was 3 kilometers away.
The grandparents lived 3 kilometers away.
The church was 2 kilometers away.
Dad drove a SUV. The mother was a stay-at-home-mom who worked part-timely for a writer or something, so she did her work by e-mail. She drove a SUV. Their older son was almost 18. He had a car because his school approved student parking and it would have been uncool if he didn't have a car of his own. He drove everywhere, even to his best friends' house which was as far as about 100 meters. They drove to the grandparents. They drove to the church. They drove everywhere. They had bikes and inliners but they were rarely used.
Mom stayed at home most of the day, until dinner. After dinner (when dad had come home) she drove to her evening class, in her own car. I walked the same distance every day. Dad came straight home for work and drove the son to his practice but didn't drive his car other than go to his own things on Sunday. They did their shopping every other day, together, Dad driving Mom's car. The family was saving money for a fourth car for the youngest, who "had" to take the school bus. They were something like upper middle class, they had a lot of loan, one for the house, one for the cars and the mother always had to calculate what they can eat. Mom had to visit doctor every month because of her heart and they'd have to pay that bill too and the younger son had asthma.
They were given this advise:
Have only two cars. Mom and sons share the other car since dad is the "bacon bringer".
Turn of the lights when not needed. Turn of the TV, not leave it on standby.
Don't bathe. Take a shower of 15 minutes and turn of the shower when applying shampoo and stuff. Fill up the washing machine (they actually had been washing a few tightie-whities at a time). Stop buying cola, granola bars etc.
The son started to walk to his friends house. The family went shopping every Saturday, plan the week ahead and buy food for the whole week. Mom started to walk or bike to the classes when the son needed the car and she walked or biked to the grocery to get milk and stuff to fill up. Mom lost 24 pounds. Her heart (of course) was doing much better. The youngest son started swimming so his asthma got better.. They were all less stressed. The kids' grades went from C to B+. Mom and Dad were doing much better since mom lost weight, dad had more time to her and to himself, they weren't as tired as they used to and they didn't have to be worrying about the money all the time since they saved in:
Petrol
Insurance
Electricity
Food
Medical expenses
All car related stuff
Rates
They paid what was left of their loans that year.. because of the 15k they got by selling moms SUV and the 10k Mom's mom had left her in her will and the 5k they had saved for the youngsters' car, the 30k in the College fund and the 5k they saved in a year for doing a life-style check-up. The sons started working part time, their pay wasn't big, but they agreed to spending their money to their own needs and stop asking from their parents. Mom&Dad calculated that without loans burdening them they could save the younger kids' college fund wholly by the time it was time for him to apply and they could easily take a loan for the older kids' college.
Sadly I haven't had contact with them for a long time now and I don't know if they took the "American way" again.. But I'm pretty sure that their lives were worse because they had too many cars :) If you happen to be reading this, don't get offended. I used this is an example of how your new way should be an example to all the "western countries". It's funny that I forgot the advise I gave you - until last Friday when I thought of you...
Getting Lazy
This following text is a product of my thoughts and do NOT represent the thoughts of the people in my country nor its government:
I've come to the conclusion that the better my life goes the less I whine here which means I "blog" only sometimes.
There are three things in the world today.. three little things that piss me off:
1. The "lost world" they recently discovered somewhere in Indonesia. I bet than in six months the place is ruined by the rich people who want different kinds of house plants or unique pets. And dear reader, money gets you anywhere. It's beautiful, untouched, unpopulated forest; there's no evidence of human impact. There are no trails up there, but I bet in a year you'd find a "decent" road. The worst part of this otherwise happy event is that some of the creatures the team came into contact with were unafraid of humans. The team says it did not have time to survey the area completely and they intend to return later in the year. They also say it's within a protected zone. Bah, I say! I wish that place had never been found. It kills me to see the state this poor little ball of ours is heading to.
2. The offensive pictures that have hurt the muslim people. Geez, those were not even bad! I've seen worse! Most of the people who thought of it as an offense were people who are VISITORS in that (and the "western") countr(y)(ies). What gives them the right to cause trouble? Besides, they do much more damage that a few pictures that aren't even funny (nor offensive). I'm not a religious person so I don't understand the fuzz. I wish they'd make nuclear weapons and blow themselves in the air (no.. wait.. they don't even need nuclear bombs for that..) I believe that the less people being able to make a fuzz about little things. They say that their religion is the only pure one. What religion lets people kill other people! And I'm not talking only about islam. And yes, without being a racist or anything close to that I'll state my opinion and it is that THEY are the troublemakers. I'm sorry to not to be brainwashed by any religious bullshit, but that's really my opinion. It's funny that a fable (and religions are fables that we have learned) can do so much trouble. I was raised christian, but I've somehow ended up with the thought that religion itself is the deepest evil humans have produced. Look what the people before us have done when "God" or "Allah" has told them to do something "for the greater good". Where the hell did they drop all the values of human life? When did that happen? Why do we "need" religions?
Don't you friggin' stupid people understand that there's no life after death, no ghosts, no soul. We are just hairless monkeys and we die and rot the same as all the other animals. There's nothing else to it. You just rot. There is no heaven or hell, no place for the good nor the bad. Nothing. When you die, that's just it. Get over your stupid prophecies about the judgement day and the rest of the bullshit you've been fed with all your life!
3. The Avian Influenza. I'm sorry to be so harsh on some unfortunate people (because yes, I do consider myself fortunate for living in a country with decent medical services), but I'd be glad it it killed at least half a billion people around the world. Actually the world would be a rather happy place if the influenza would manage to kill TWO billion in the areas the birth rate is at the highest. Why do they make children when they obviously can't feed them? I'd like to have kids one day, but I won't be makin' them as long as I can't afford to feed them. All these countries depend on international help but won't do anything to help themselves. Just whine. And make more kids (to secure their elder life). HA! Charity and helping are good things but some of the countries (like mine) are in trouble themselves. I'd say let's help ourselves first and then help the others. Think about the diseases that ran on this planet before - or the wars. . Imagine the amount of people the millions of people (who died) would have produced if nature didn't give a little helping hand or someone else... And the amount they'd produce.. and so on and so forth. Do a little math.. And remember to thank the Chinese people who finally understood the damage overpopulation would do to their country and the people, not forgetting about the economy. Now they are really smart people.
By the way - how can it be that the people in Africa, where human life is supposed to be originated - are starving when there has been life and learning human beings for much longer than up here? I just don't understand how it can be possible - the fact that our little country that has had life for a couple of thousand years is doing better than the ones that have had life for 30 000? What makes us so different? Is it something similar to the difference between the Neanderthals and Cro Magnon? I'm not mentioning this to state that the "white" people are smarter. Not at all! I guess smartness has nothing to do with the color of your skin but the chances you get..
I just have a lot of (stupid) questions and thoughts and can't find the answer.
Don't get me wrong, I value all life on Earth despite the different looks and different kind of brainwashing people have received in their early years. I'm just terribly worried. Mostly about the planet itself. I hope that the avian influenza would be the solution of overpopulation - the main cause for all the trouble we're going to be in a few years.
And remember, dear reader, these thoughts are mine and are a result of one kind of a brainwashing. So don't do as SOME have done about a few stupid pictures, eh?
I've come to the conclusion that the better my life goes the less I whine here which means I "blog" only sometimes.
There are three things in the world today.. three little things that piss me off:
1. The "lost world" they recently discovered somewhere in Indonesia. I bet than in six months the place is ruined by the rich people who want different kinds of house plants or unique pets. And dear reader, money gets you anywhere. It's beautiful, untouched, unpopulated forest; there's no evidence of human impact. There are no trails up there, but I bet in a year you'd find a "decent" road. The worst part of this otherwise happy event is that some of the creatures the team came into contact with were unafraid of humans. The team says it did not have time to survey the area completely and they intend to return later in the year. They also say it's within a protected zone. Bah, I say! I wish that place had never been found. It kills me to see the state this poor little ball of ours is heading to.
2. The offensive pictures that have hurt the muslim people. Geez, those were not even bad! I've seen worse! Most of the people who thought of it as an offense were people who are VISITORS in that (and the "western") countr(y)(ies). What gives them the right to cause trouble? Besides, they do much more damage that a few pictures that aren't even funny (nor offensive). I'm not a religious person so I don't understand the fuzz. I wish they'd make nuclear weapons and blow themselves in the air (no.. wait.. they don't even need nuclear bombs for that..) I believe that the less people being able to make a fuzz about little things. They say that their religion is the only pure one. What religion lets people kill other people! And I'm not talking only about islam. And yes, without being a racist or anything close to that I'll state my opinion and it is that THEY are the troublemakers. I'm sorry to not to be brainwashed by any religious bullshit, but that's really my opinion. It's funny that a fable (and religions are fables that we have learned) can do so much trouble. I was raised christian, but I've somehow ended up with the thought that religion itself is the deepest evil humans have produced. Look what the people before us have done when "God" or "Allah" has told them to do something "for the greater good". Where the hell did they drop all the values of human life? When did that happen? Why do we "need" religions?
Don't you friggin' stupid people understand that there's no life after death, no ghosts, no soul. We are just hairless monkeys and we die and rot the same as all the other animals. There's nothing else to it. You just rot. There is no heaven or hell, no place for the good nor the bad. Nothing. When you die, that's just it. Get over your stupid prophecies about the judgement day and the rest of the bullshit you've been fed with all your life!
3. The Avian Influenza. I'm sorry to be so harsh on some unfortunate people (because yes, I do consider myself fortunate for living in a country with decent medical services), but I'd be glad it it killed at least half a billion people around the world. Actually the world would be a rather happy place if the influenza would manage to kill TWO billion in the areas the birth rate is at the highest. Why do they make children when they obviously can't feed them? I'd like to have kids one day, but I won't be makin' them as long as I can't afford to feed them. All these countries depend on international help but won't do anything to help themselves. Just whine. And make more kids (to secure their elder life). HA! Charity and helping are good things but some of the countries (like mine) are in trouble themselves. I'd say let's help ourselves first and then help the others. Think about the diseases that ran on this planet before - or the wars. . Imagine the amount of people the millions of people (who died) would have produced if nature didn't give a little helping hand or someone else... And the amount they'd produce.. and so on and so forth. Do a little math.. And remember to thank the Chinese people who finally understood the damage overpopulation would do to their country and the people, not forgetting about the economy. Now they are really smart people.
By the way - how can it be that the people in Africa, where human life is supposed to be originated - are starving when there has been life and learning human beings for much longer than up here? I just don't understand how it can be possible - the fact that our little country that has had life for a couple of thousand years is doing better than the ones that have had life for 30 000? What makes us so different? Is it something similar to the difference between the Neanderthals and Cro Magnon? I'm not mentioning this to state that the "white" people are smarter. Not at all! I guess smartness has nothing to do with the color of your skin but the chances you get..
I just have a lot of (stupid) questions and thoughts and can't find the answer.
Don't get me wrong, I value all life on Earth despite the different looks and different kind of brainwashing people have received in their early years. I'm just terribly worried. Mostly about the planet itself. I hope that the avian influenza would be the solution of overpopulation - the main cause for all the trouble we're going to be in a few years.
And remember, dear reader, these thoughts are mine and are a result of one kind of a brainwashing. So don't do as SOME have done about a few stupid pictures, eh?
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