REVENUE OR SAFETY ?

We are told that speeding cameras save lives because they will stop us from speeding. So why does it take a couple of weeks before we get the fine ? Is that because it is harder for us to recall the instance which usually means we won't dispute the charge. Wouldn't it make sense that we were stopped at the time of the offence so it will slow us down from the accident they claim we would of had. Or maybe our donation to the council is the perfect recourse to going faster than what they say is right because they know best.

ARE WE PEOPLE BEFORE OUR NATIONALITY ?

Our nationality is based on where we come from and can be recognised by what language we speak. But if it's the land we are born on that determines what we are known to others as then what about our heritage and how far do we have to go to be able to call ourselves part of that country. Pangea was the name of continent before the land separated. So our past has Pangea history. Life would be simpler and less confusing if we treated each other as people and not change how we communicate based on where we come from. On a brighter note happy Australia day !!!

I WANT IT NOW

We seem to have changed into a society who refuse to wait and expect things now. Technology leaps have shown us that we should expect more out of everything and on a much shorter time frame. This has affected some into being impatient and rude while others really didn't need the excuse. So maybe its time to slow down and use that extra time you now have to be compassionate and empathise with the common man and woman. Unless you'd prefer to sweep all the problems with the world under the rug, now that's up to you and your initiative.

SURRENDER TO YOURSELF

The misconception that we hear a lot of, is that we are in complete control of who we are. But the truth is we can only succumb to who we are if we expect to live a happy life. Trying to control how we feel will only suppress who we are, the ability to convince ourselves that we have control of who we are supposed to be and how we are going to react during an emotional moment will take us further away of accepting ourselves. Trying to change our core is like swapping our soul for another more preferred one, but we are who we are and half the battle is discovering that. Life is discovering what you like not making up likes that seem to fit the person you want people to see. Acceptance can only occur with yourself,  when you allow your true self to be seen, otherwise you'll always be lost searching for the reason of why you can't make yourself happy.

BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS

There is a type of narrow minded thinking that restricts people from looking deep into things. I like to refer to this as O.W.T which stands for old wog thinking. Now I'm sure this type of thinking can be found not only in the old stubborn minds of our community but also can be found in the younger generations. It's sad to think if your hoping to gain only useful knowledge from those who have lived longer than yourself its not always the case, because your naive mind may fall prey to the weakness that usually comes when spending time with a deteriorated mind. At first their beliefs may sound convincing but once analysed the bias and negative views stand out and don't match your own outlook on life. So if you don't want to be a backward thinker hold onto the good and filter the bad before you get O.W.T

SAFETY AN ILLUSION

We seem to be bombarded with information to fill us up with fear. An overwhelming of focused fear from the media ,church's and even our family. All this to control how we think and what we do, a false sense of security that is assured to us as long as we stay in the parameters of what is considered right for us. The sheltered security blanket is just a distraction to make us feel we are safe, but without freedom of choice then what is the point because we end up losing what is truly sacred , our self. No one is really 100 percent safe in life, but it doesn't have to mean you live your life in fear. Living cautiously doesn't require constant reminders of how the world is a dangerous place. So trying to control the population with promises that can't be kept isn't fooling anyone. Their is no hiding from your fate that's why our time should be spent educating our community not treating people as if surrounding them with cotton wool will protect them from the dangers around them.

WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT

If you take God and the Devil out of the equation than your just left with good and bad. Good and bad remain irrespective of God and the Devils influence. The church tries to rely on our fear and encourage people with the promise that if your not being good to others you will be dammed to hell and unless you are good you will not be rewarded with your afterlife in heaven. Whether or not the church's view is right or wrong the lessons of compassion it tries to teach should be enough for us to understand and follow its examples on how to be a good person. I believe that we all should live by one main rule, "treat people as you want to be treated" and if you can't do that honestly you are an example of someone who is being selfish. This doesn't have to result in you being punished with the threat that you are going to hell but should have a positive result that gives a person the opportunity to correct  there attitude malfunction otherwise their bad attitude will highlight if they are posing as friend but their attitudes shows that they're foes. Eventually people will be treated in the same way once they are conditioned with the same treatment their giving with a lesson that teaches us by reforming us into equals and better people. We can only hope for a better mankind. Unless men and women aren't kind at all, then there is no hope for even the hopeful.