V for Vendetta

What happens when we are completely run by fear? What happens when us as humans manipulate the public to be afraid of our government? To let go of that fear is to know how to live life. So many things are done in the name of protection of civilization. What are they protecting us from? What if we aren't as noble as we think we are?

What our country has become is a shadow of it's former self. Our country was built on found principles, but these "principles" have been abandoned. We distort the meaning, and make America believe that the way we distorted them is the right way to do things. Brainwashing seems to go a long way. What do we do about it?

There are enough people who are not blind to the fact that this country is no longer the country it was meant to be. Why don't we do something about it?

We feel hopeless because we feel controlled when we don't want to be. We are told to believe something that we don't want to believe, or don't believe. We are being told what to think, we are being told to be afraid of it, and who's to blame for it. And we are blindly being told to TRUST our government, and that they will take care of this fear that they bestowed upon us.

What have they really handled so far? Why do other countries hate us so much? I'm sure we all know the answer to that.

The way to control people is this: The government creates fear and chaos by creating a virus that spreads quickly, getting the cure after people are scared enough to believe anything the government has to say, and thereby getting complete control over the civilization.

What public statement would work? What is the reality that WE want to live? I know I don't want to walk around every day in fear of what might happen. I know that I don't want to fear all the things that the NEWS says that I should fear. There are good things in this world. We should embrace it, not be afraid of it.

Watch this movie. Even though it beats the point to death, it is still a movie worth watching. It is a breath of fresh air to see a movie that expresses the concerns and utter worry that has taken over this country.

Spring is Here!

Last Sunday, I got up more drained than ever. It slipped my mind that we were required to set our clocks forward. I found out at the very last minute!

So, as soon as the clocks got turned forward, the weather changed almost instantaneously! It was warm at night! Thunderstorms woke me up at 3 a.m. in the morning. Oh I remember when I first got here and I thought how strange it was that it would sunshine during the day and be thunder "stormy" at night. Now it's like the spring passage!

Of course, I have to say, I've become the expert on how far thunderstorms are away from my immediate area. It almost seems like a comfort to hear thunderstorms as I drift off to sleep, rather than trains running across my neck of the woods, never failing, around midnight every night. How strange our mind works when noises become necessary for us to go to sleep. It becomes so habitual that when these sounds are gone, we find ourselves wide awake.

Rain and shine, thunderstorms and lightning all through the summer seemed weird to me at first; Now I don't know if I would like it if it were any different. It wouldn't feel like North Carolina anymore.

I think that each place we live has its own unique culture and growth. Each place has one thing that makes it a home. It can be something as simple as hearing the traffic noise as one drifts off to sleep, or the sound of the wind in the dusk of the evening. It's a sense of comfort; It's a sense of knowing that this is where you are in your life. Other places can remind us of our home, but something will be just a little bit off, such as the people, or the way the trees are positioned around the houses.

Every place is unique. Our comfort grows as we know what to expect from our living environment. We become accustomed to it, comfortable with it, and find it hard to break out of that environment, that is, if we appreciate the one that we are in. Other people need a change and need to find a place the fits right for them. North Carolina fits right with me. The wind, the sunny days, the thunderstorms, have become so consistently inconsistent, that it feels natural for changes to happen instantaneously. Walking in the warm wind that blows across my face is one thing that I am waiting for as summer approaches. All seasons have something wonderful and unique to offer. I'm glad I get to experience spring here for the first time.