I challenge YOU to go do something!
I'll start this off with a quote I would like you to think about before I begin this. I think this one is the most important things I've ever written.
"I'd like to say people can change anything they want to; and that means everything in the world. People are running about following their little tracks. I am one of them. But we've all gotta stop... just stop following our own little mouse trail. People can do anything; this is something that I'm beginning to learn. People are out there doing bad things to each other; it's because they've been dehumanized. It's time to take that humanity back into the centre of the ring and follow that for a time. Greed... it ain't going anywhere! They should have that on a big billboard across Times Square. Think on that. Without people you're nothing. "-Joe Strummer (The Clash)
And that is very true, without people you are nothing. There isn't one person in the world that I can think of, who achieved something great without help from someone else. George Washington had great people following him, our forefathers, and that is what made America. The thing we are about is independence, and we have that, we are independent from other countries. However, without other countries here, we would be nothing. Without China or Taiwan we wouldn't have most of our merchandise. Without the French we wouldn't have the Statue of Liberty. Without the British we wouldn't have America, because we wouldn't have had oppressors to begin with. All I'm saying is, people are an impact in our society.
The sad part is, we depend on each other, there is some strange force connecting us in this life. Sometimes the people we depend on, don't follow through. Global Warming, we the people of the Earth are causing it. We as people tell our neighbors, brothers, and sisters to fix these things, but it doesn't happen. You can't always depend on other people to get the things you want done.
I would like to say, that if you do something like recycle it will make a difference, and I mean it will make a small difference. However, not enough of a difference to save the world. We need to unite together like our forefathers once did, and work together. We need to all commit to living as long a humanly possible. We are all hurting each other, every time we start our car to go to the store one mile away. We hurt each other when we purchase large amounts of meat products. If we all cut back on eating meat, the slaughterhouses won't have to produce chemicals that burn the ozone. Just think, every time you go to Safeway, and get plastic bags to carry you're food you are hurting someone. Every time you take more food than you can eat, and throw the rest away, you are hurting someone.
We can change anything we want to, but the keyword in that phrase is we. There is no I in we, you can't dramatically change anything you want to. However if you get people to follow you, that dramatic change you've always wanted could come true. So if you are just sitting there, reading this and thinking about making a difference don't bother. If you are really committed to making a difference, you already have a plan to do so. If you just sit there, reading and thinking about this, nothing will happen. Out of all the people I know, only a select few really go after what they believe in. The rest of them just sit there and think about it.
So go out there and do something about it.
This is part of a chapter in the book I'm writing. I really do hope you like it.
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Taking out the trash in Taipeiby hypocalvin2,892 views
by any chance do you know where i can get the audio for that speech by joe ?
if it exists other then on the beginning of redemption song :)
MossyLayd 3 years ago
Not really, sorry.
xlovexmexsuicidex 3 years ago
great quote!!!
RULE BRITTANIA!!!
MossyLayd 3 years ago
Merci.
xlovexmexsuicidex 3 years ago