It is difficult for people to accept that we live in a transitory world because we are so drawn to the comforts of familiarity. Because of this, some people actively try to create a static world based on a very narrow perspective. Even worse, others try to dillude themselves into the idea that they can actually turn back the hands of time and subject the present to some set of ideals that are nothing more than a memory; and as is common with memories, they are often ficticious and self-serving. To strike a balance between the lessons learned from past experiences and the necessity of the present is a difficult task, but it is one worth attempting.

A person doesn't gain enlightenment from a short conversation with a guru. A person gains enlightenment on the journey up the mountain and then back again.

People are quick to point out or exploit any person, event, or action that shows the exception to a rule as long as that person is in disagreement with that rule. However, they usually are quick to dismiss exceptions for the rules they like.

If you don't believe that there is a war by the powerful against the powerless, then take a look at the defunding of our schools and the increased funding for prisons. Then listen to how they justify locking up the very people they refuse to educate.

Only a fool believes that the best way to strengthen a nation is by disenfranchising the majority of it's citizens.

When considering our country, when considering ourselves as Americans (regardless of how we hyphenate or subcategorize ourselves into groups), we must go beyond the watered-down version of events. We must go in depth and search the archives for truth because what we have been handed is so narrowly crafted that it practically constitutes as lie. There is no reason for anyone to plead ignorance anymore, one can only plead laziness. 

I am very fortunate whenever I am able to catch a profound thought racing through my mind. By right now there is nothing but chaos and jagged ideas. No stream, no pond, not even a puddle. My thoughts are like water being tossed into the air from a thousand different cups.