The Confined
November 19th, 2008Metaphorically chained for twelve months to a land much unlike the one I’ve grown accustom to my entire life. It’s starting to hit. I, and I alone, will be here. Of course there’s always “others”. People or “Soldiers” who go through the same events, conditions, seasons, missed holidays, tragic deaths if they be, but you’re alone either way. I’ll be here… Stay here until the tour I knew would come is utterly and completely served, whether by dedication or responsibility or duty, but surely annoyance, if nothing else. Whatever your Superior says to push you toward Confidence and their belief. Whatever they believe is the reason for this so-called Liberation of the Iraqi people. They(The Mass Media Army, as I call it) would have you believe that the Iraqi people are desperate, clinging onto life after the fall of their great Dictator. But enough about them. That’s a rant for another time. There’s plenty to complain about, but nothing that should be complained about, because from the second the pen leaves the contract paper at MEPPS, you’ve signed for any bullshit(mind me) they would have you do. And you’ll do it, for if you don’t, all that waits is more of it… punishments that weren’t worth the trouble of disrespect in the first place.
Since I’ve come to terms with the fact that I will be here for a while, I’ve decided to try to improve my mind instead of the being the usual vegetable here. This will include studies of Literature and English, to improve my writing and hopefully make it more interesting and descriptive for the people that read these posts. Then another language. I would hope that people know why someone would want to learn a new language. For one, Language is one of the few things that are universally helpful. Even in a nation where one primary language is spoken, newcomers are always apt to stick around people who are knowledgeable enough to speak their tongue. Which brings me to believe it would be easier to make friends. And being more knowledgable is always a reward in itself.
More studies will follow. I would like to improve my technical skills in the general Computer field, but after a few years of HTML, CSS, Java, and Graphic/Web Design, I’ve lost a little bit of my momentum. If you haven’t noticed yet, there doesn’t seem much motivation or inspiration around here. Even in the United States I found it a little tough to conjure up Inspiration from simple things, which in my eyes makes an individual a good Artist… or Designer. You can imagine how it would be a little more difficult in the middle of a Desert.
Well I guess this would be the “rant” section of the post. There always has to be at least one, right? I’d like to explain to everyone what I feel about Society in general. Since that’s quite impossible, I’ll explain it to the people that follow this website. At the young age of nineteen and by being graced as a free thinker, I am almost positive the problem isn’t with Government. It’s a start, but the real problem seems to be with Society. The people. I’ll dive into this further. People still have control over the government. Quite some time ago, it was a Government for the people, by the people. Now I’m not so sure. As the Government positions its oh so powerful Armed Forces around the world for “Strategic placement” reasons and gives more power to the President and the Bankers, the people are slipping from their grasp of control. To me, it appears to be an obvious yet unforeseen trade. The Government gives Security and the feeling of comfort to the people. In return, they give up their rights and slowly forget about the forefathers and the Constitution. If you have forgotten about the Constitution, it’s that pretty important document that outlined our rights as American people and really showed the start of us being a United nation, hence “United States”. Or maybe it’s just a name chosen out of a hat. I could be wrong, but I’ll spare the sarcasm as this is a serious matter.
As a friend told me, people can pick out the problems all day, but can they offer solutions? Or, do they even attempt to? In my opinion most people would rather say they don’t like the Government or fight it in a way that offers no discomfort or danger to them. Sometimes disadvantages are required to see much later results. Actually, I believe that’s why we’re still the United States. Because the brave Soldiers that took up arms swore to fight the enemies of the United States, “both Foreign and Domestic”. Many died and fought in filthy trenches, sharing ammunition and having to bloody their hands in servitude to a man or woman they didn’t even know. Instead, the average Joe would rather post their hate comments on “Liberal” or “Anarchy” websites, complaining but once again, offering no solutions. Well… as the great President Abraham Lincoln displayed, you can convey the message without talking(or writing) the ears or eyes off your listeners(or readers, in this case). Plus, I feel I’ve already gone too far into this for my own good. If you agree with anything I’ve written, I urge you to research it for yourself and form your own opinion, instead of relying on how Society/The Mass Media raised you to be.
Quotes are powerful. An obvious statement… but I never realized it until now. Funny how it takes such a large amount of free time and boredom to cure me of being mentally blind… even if just a little. Anyone can speak them, but the original lines that span the pages and words spoken from great individuals give free lessons. From reading quotes I can reflect on them, realize their meaning, and literally learn from them. Of course you have to be willing to apply what you’ve read. I actually came up with the title of this post from a quote. I normally don’t like using “The” in a title. Although it gives more power to the word or words that follow it, it’s quite common. I just couldn’t think of anything that would fit better.
“Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain.”
John F. Kennedy
I’ll only share that one quote. I don’t want to fill up this post with quotes when you could do a little research and find other great quotes.
Moving on. I recently purchased headphones/mic and paid for Yahoo! Voice so I could make calls back home. I’m heavilly surprised at how great the pricing is. I’m thinking of purchasing a personal number so my friends and family may contact me, instead of me always having to call them. I’ll be doing that today… once the appropriate time presents itself. There’s an eight hour difference from here to the U.S. Eastern time zone. I’ll post again when a thought sparks. Normally though, a whole slew of thoughts come forward when I quench my addiction for Energy drinks. They exercise the mind, Hooah. Everyone should take it easy for the Holidays… and I guess that’s really my closing line.
