Bill Hicks - It's just a ride

http://www.billhicks.se

The world is like a ride at an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it, you think it's real, because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round and it has thrills and chills and it's very brightly colored and it's very loud. And it's fun, for a while.

Some people have been on the ride for a long time, and they begin to question: 'Is this real? Or is this just a ride?' And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and they say 'Hey! Don't worry, don't be afraid - ever - because... this is just a ride.' And we kill those people.

'Shut him up! We have a lot invested in this ride! Shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry; look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real.'

It's just a ride. But we always kill those good guys who try and tell us that - ever notice that? - and we let the demons run amok. But it doesn't matter, because... it's just a ride, and we can change it any time we want. It's only a choice. No effort. No worry. No job. No savings and money. Just a choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your door, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love, instead, see all of us as one.

Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, into a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defense each year and, instead, spend it feeding, clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would do many times over - not one human being excluded - and we can explore space together, both inner and outer, forever. In peace.

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[BlackBile666]

He was more of a philosopher than a comedian.

[HellomynameisN]

MadV brought me here?

[Daniel Trevino]

Please understand what he's saying. Its time to wake up people.

[Diego Silva]

i just gave your comment its first thumbs up. your welcome

[stoptherot1]

12 idiots so far

[Rex Raphael]

Seeking the ideas of a dreamer brought me here

[Sentry Turret]

Did i just see an Ad on a bill hicks video ahaha

[StarIronman1234]

No he knew What other's Don't But a lot of people don't understand that

[Idaha Marg]

It's just a ride. If you seek the truth about it, go to truthcontest,com and click "The Present."

[sparkyscooter]

He said fuck hope because he realized what a lost cause you people are. We need more georges and bills

[dasnake1234]

True. True. Although, I'd still argue that Bill Hicks was radically different from most other 'comedians'. Even George Carlin's stuff could veer towards dirty for dirty's sake, and he adopted the tagline 'Fuck Hope' towards the end of his life, which was ridiculous and stupid and an obvious attempt to 'shock' people.

[dasnake1234]

Louis CK is not a philosopher. Dane Cook is not a philosopher. Any woman who has ever attempted comedy is not a philosopher. They are all 'comedians'. Bill Hicks taught us things about ourselves.