Worthless and Weak

Hello. Yesterday, I forgot to welcome our next governor, Mitt Romney, and next next governor, Kara Heely, if the pattern of republican governors leaving continues. I personally am giving Mitt about 5 years, until he decides he'd be much happier as the ambassador to cuba.

Now, today I was looking at random people's blogs (on www.blogger.com). And I noticed that a lot of people were commenting on the election, and how much they hated it. Now, I hate people who talk about politics, because they are all wrong, and only I'm right. How in the world can people have thoughts other than mine? I just don't get it, its obvious that I'm right, and that anyone who disagrees with me is a complete fool. You fools! Anyway, so there are a lot of people out there who think they are a lot smarter than they really are. And, furthermore, I am definately one of them. I can easily see myself posting here about how great/horrible the election was, etc etc. Now, even though I know and feel that I am right, I'm not going to get excited about it. Using this page to become Rush Limbaugh isn't good for me. (Dee Snider is another thing altogether though). And I think that realizing this has helped me in my endless quest for humility. I feel that I definately have more perspective on the world, and better understand it and my role in it than I did one and a half years ago, for instance.

To put my position in a better form. Its very hard to become a completely neutral observer. If you are paying close attention to a sports game, for instance, you will probably find yourself starting to cheer for somebody. Therefore, the more you care about politics, the more biased you will become. Now, when you have strong beliefs, and you wish to convince other people of those beliefs (whatever that accomplishes), you will find yourself in an argument. Now, if you talk entirely in theory, that might be OK. But sooner or later, you're going to be defending/attacking a politician you like/dislike. For instance, if I generally agree with Bush, I might find myself defending him from some democrat. I personally have found that in defending Bush, I lose any voice I might have previously had. I can now no longer form my own thoughts, I have to defend Bush, regardless of whether or not I agree with him. I have just found that its a good idea to avoid political discussions altogether.

I am constantly trying to become more humble, and I think that one of the key's to that is perspective. I need to realize that I don't always have to be right, or for that matter loud. Sometimes, its better to listen. Furthermore, I really don't think I should be getting mad about many things. Anger can be useful, if it drives you to action. But if it doesn't, there really isn't any use for it. Reading about lots of things angers me, and whenever I get myself angry I begin to lose my principles, and whatever reasoning I might have had. Anger isn't good for me. So, in conclusion, I try to remain calm and quiet about politics, which is why you won't see any political scathing from me. If you really want to know my political views on a subject, either e-mail me or IM me. (garylogn).

Now that that is out of the way, on to other things. I just want to let everyone out there who might read this blog that I consider myself a friend, no matter who you are. If I am your arch enemy, if I've never met you before, whatever, you can trust me. I can keep whatever you say confidential, and will continue to respect you, no matter what is going on in your life, and no matter what you have to say. The reason that I'm saying this is because I want to be your friend, and everybody needs somebody sometimes. So, if you don't have anyone to go to, or you don't/can't go to the people you normally go to, or you just want to talk or whatever, I'll be there. Peace.

One final note. Two of my friends are doing great. So, to you two friends, I say go out there and conquer the world! (you might just know who you are).