Chemistry in FOOOOOOOD

First of all, food itself is a fun word to say. Seriously, just take some time and say it like a cow. FOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDD!!!!!!
really, I have a blast doing it!
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>_> Right. Well then.
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Now i’m not going to go rant about all the chemicals and preservatives we have in our food here in America… Or how it’s really unhealthy, etc. Well a know (or should know) that. We ALWAYS hear statistics. We get it.

My position on this whole situation is:

1: Keep education people of the harm of foods anyway.

2: If they get fat or sick, it’s entirely their fault.

3: In the end the only real way for food to get any better here is if people just stop eating bad, processed food. Just stop.

Information can be stressed as much as possible but the convenience, price, and taste of food nowadays outweighs that by a lot. People are lazy/busy/incapable of buying the more expensive natural and organic foods.

I mean this whole issue is just annoying me not because of its content, but because it’s on repeat all the time. Food has become an obsession.

“This is how you should look and how you should eat.”

Some people follow it, most don’t.

People then have eating problems like obesity, anorexia, bulimia, etc.

They complain and then new “solutions” are made to fix their problems which they won’t listen to anyway.

All of this confusion and anxiety is created on what you should/shouldn’t eat vs. what tastes sooo goood-

and I’m here in the middle of all of this not caring but still being forced to watch this whole drama.

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I eat healthy enough. I’m content with the way I look (although being ripped would be like a mega-bonus for me DD

It’s just annoying how that’s like the main issue of this generation. This can all just be solved if people would stop being greedy and just produce natural, healthy foods. The processed stuff is cheaper, makes more money.

If people refuse to buy, too bad. Let them starve.

I know it sounds cruel but that’s probably the way I’d run things in my country if I owned one.  Eat healthy or… I don’t know… don’t live here?

Oh wow… I am a little teen dictator in my mind… ^_____^

JUST STOP WITH ALL THE FOOD DRAMA/OBSESSION. ARGH.

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You know, that wasn’t even what I wanted to talk about in this blog anyway…. It just sucked me in. Huh.

What I really wanted to say was that I ingested a massive amount of candy, sugar, and totally unhealthy energy drinks to stay up all night at a sleepover for fun and now I feel like a walking piece of chemical s@#$. XD

It was fun…

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Anyway, either listen to your doctors and trainers and eat/live right, or stop complaining. You’re doing it to yourself.

Are You Normal?

Normal: conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal.

I thinks it’s funny when someone tells me I’m not normal but then can’t really define what normal is. I’m supposed to be like them? If not, who?  I don’t know. I don’t care.

So for something to be normal it means EVERYONE is doing it, it’s the norm. Yeah, but it must have had a starting point, right? Girls used to wear nothing but dresses, (yeah the previous statement is very funny when I go back and edit it… Obviously they wore underpants you pervert! But for the sake of keeping this funny statement I’ll… well… keep it.) now it’s the norm for everyone to wear some fashion of pants.
I’m sure when that first started it was pretty abnormal wouldn’t you say? So if it was abnormal how come it caught on so quickly and so massively? People everywhere wear pants now.  Something weird and abnormal became the norm and widely accepted and favored. (Dresses are now really only worn to formal dances.)
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The definition of what is normal is constantly changing as new ideas are generated by society, and when a new idea starts it’s considered abnormal. So if everything normal is made up of abnormal concepts, why is it wrong to be abnormal?
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Rather people should just go all out and say “You don’t like what I like, you’re not just like me, so you suck.” Show your true self-centeredness!Don’t beat around the bush, my little weird readers, you!

Technology: Our Crutch

WOAH! That was a cool storm we (PA) had recently. I have never seen so many trees fall like that. They were like dominoes, destined to fall. Power had been cut off everywhere as the police frantically rush to every street corner and intersection to place stop signs at every non-working street light.

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The storm was fun, and I didn’t mind the no power for a day. I cleverly sat down by a window where I got a lot of natural light and played Gameboy practically all day. There was also the rare occurence in which I’d play something with my brother besides video games. My mom actually read a book, and my dad was out of the basement! A lack of power is really a blessing I think.

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It’s sad but a lot of families are torn apart by technology. As communication media grows and expands, less legitimate communication actually occurs. People are practically texting (text messaging) each other while in the same room. In fact I’ve done that… heheh…he… (HYPOCRITE!)

TV’s are now broadcasting thousands of channels; TV’s are going 3D; more lifelike video games are being developed, requiring more and more attention and time consumption to play them (and be good at them.)

Not to mention electricity, lights, ovens, air conditioning, etc. Technology is a blessing and a curse. I believe it’s pulling us away from each other, and ensuring our demise in those rare circumstances when it fails to work properly.

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I’m not saying tech is bad, far from it in fact. But we are way over-dependent on it. My mom was freaking out when she couldn’t watch her favorite shows. Hello, we’re all people here, let’s play a card game or something! (I really can’t talk, look at me, on my Gameboy… pffft)

Everything is quiet until the power goes out and the men come out from hiding (being on the computer) and want to play.

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I really see no end to this. We’ll just keep becoming more dependent, as personal relationships and face-to-face talking goes out of existence…

You know it’s 2010 when you get on a school bus to find that everyone has an earphone stuck in the heads blasting music as they look out the window, barely acknowledging the existence of others.

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I just don’t know what to think or say on this topic further. Technology is a good necessity and luxury. We are becoming/ are already overdependent on it. As social media technology advances the values of actually talking to one another face-to-face seems to be deteriorating faster than the inside of an apple turns brown.

It’s really fascinating, but really sad at the same time. I have hundreds of friends online to talk to and nothing to fill this empty void in my heart- oh wait ,i got a text message…

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Will post more soon.

I promise… Been kinda lazy, but that’s exactly what I’m trying to eliminate! Got new blog ideas, coming up!

This Is A New Post :)

HA! NOW FOR SOMETHING UNEXPECTED!

Supercalifragalisticexpialadocious. What. Now.

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Alrighty then, today’s topic:  Those annoying, pesky commercials.

Do they work? Why must the be so annoying?? Why can’t there be a separate channel/channels solely for commercials so you don’t have to deal with them!? Is telemarketing considered harassment??

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Number of minutes per week that the average child watches television: 1,680

Number of 30-second TV commercials seen in a year by an average child: 20,000

Number of TV commercials seen by the average person by age 65: 2 million

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What does this mean? Well besides the fact that I feel like some cool guy who just made the ‘Shift Happens” series, it means commercials are taking over the world. Literally. Food, beauty products, sales, furniture, music, games, and more are shown everywhere from billboard, to posters, to TV commercials, to radio stations. The list is endless! Not only that, but telemarketers now get to call you at a convenient time for their business (around dinner, when you might be eating with your family) to try to sell you something you don’t want in the first place.

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We live in exponential times where social media is advancing and growing in an unprecedented scale. Social networking and communication has grown and is still growing rapidly, and advertisements are taking advantage of every little bit! TV has literally become a place where you can watch commercials all day; oh yes, with the program breaks every now and then.

This won’t stop, companies get rich as people get dumb. People buy countless products they don’t need or know anything about which fills the pockets of many wealthy businessmen. When companies get rich they can afford more commercials, and they can spread to a more diverse range of advertising. But oh well, let people enjoy. I like shopping too. Oh no…

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Basically, companies fund and sponsor shows, channels, and movies on the condition that they may show their advertisements on TV, in theaters, online, etc. They have the power.

So the channels for commercials idea I heard of recently won’t work. Shows won’t get sponsored. Besides, the shows we want to watch make us a good target for a commercial right after. They are inescapable, and most of the time really dumb. People are running out of creative, new ideas for commercials which makes watching them dull and a waste of time. But I do have to say, there are some pretty sweet commercials out there.

Comment: Tell me which you like!

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Alright, so we get these other forms of advertisement. But in the underworld of business there exist people who sell phone numbers and emails to companies for money. This benefits the companies as they can not cover more people and advertise like the mad little poo-flinging-monkeys they are.

It is actually illegal to give away a person’s E-mail or phone number without their consent in most cases. Don’t telemarketers completely invade in people’s privacy without their consent?

My rant is on them. >:(

Well, ok. They don’t annoy me as much as my family. I’d rather just turn a telemarketing call into a prank call and try to annoy the guy as  much as possible.

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Oh well, time to sum up.

People watch too much TV. Commercials and telemarketers are bad. Well, most of the time. Monkeys fling poo at people sometimes. Gee, why is it “monkeys” and not “monkies?”

The English language is deeply flawed, change it already.

Err, something else related to this blog; I’m out, see yah!

Video Games

Wow, I couldn’t possibly post a less creative title today… Not even if I tried, seriously. Here, you try. How uncreative can you be?
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Oh, but anyway I’m getting off track.
VIDEO GAMES! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?
Sadly this might be the main source of my laziness and… loss of productivity. I believe video games are both harmful and totally awesome and helpful at the same time!
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-They teach you hand-eye coordination in a safe, and comfortable environment.
-They stimulate your brain a lot depending on what type of video game you are playing.
(EX: Real Time Strategy as opposed to Action and fighting)

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-Despite babbling adults, video games are really good for developing parts of your brain. The amount of complexity in many of today’s gameplay is immense. You need to what button to press, when, memorize routes, moves, quest/mission objectives, and MUCH more depending on the game. \
-Not to mention Real Time Strategy games are strategy based anyway. They are like modern chess or checkers. (Perhaps more complicated in fact)

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1:You must know all of the units for all of the given races and armies.

2:You must know all of the abilities they have, and how to use them.

3:You must know combat charts and triangles (or any other n-gon) for most games that involve combat.

4:You must devise the best ways to accumulate resources while at the same time successfully fending off your opponent. (who must also go through all of this unless it’s the computer)

5: You must learn to use all of the available upgrades and items in your game to the best potential.

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This is only to mention a few. (General list applying to most games)

Another note is most games move at a fast pace despite being an RTS or otherwise. This means you must keep ALL of this and MORE in mind while you’re playing AT ALL TIMES. To any untrained adult, the video game may pose to be the most complex thing.

Therefore video games do have their life benefits. They aren’t a complete waste. (Not to mention games specifically made to teach you something or work your brain.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/627067/breakthrough_video_game_for_teens_helps_save_lives/

http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/health&id=7442103

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2008/01/americas-army-t/

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This is great and all, but the counter-argument parents pose (which I now fully understand and agree with) is that (unless you play educationally formatted games that teach you practical lessons) most popular video games of today don’t help you when you need to know something practically.

I do think that video games may quicken the time it takes for you to learn a concept and master it. But spending all of your times learning concepts in video games isn’t much practical help in the real world. This is my problem.

They’re oh-so-fun-and-addictive, but not-so-practical.

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Another element in the addictiveness of video games is “escape.”

Face it, for many people in the world today, life SUCKS. Video games provide your quick solution. Get involved and absorbed in a virtual world where life’s problems can’t follow you. Frankly I think they make real life look really boring and blahh.  (But being a teen and not really seeing the world contributes to that, and my view will MOST LIKELY change.)

Did really bad on a test? Lost something or some one close to you? Had a fight with a friend or friends? No problem! Simply let your mind wander in this virtual world. All of your problems are instantly GONE. Like drugs, only probably a liiiiiitle less damaging. XD

You’re Hot and You’re Cold

YOU’RE YES, THEN YOU’RE NO… no, not the song… But it is catchy.

On a lighter note, what do you prefer? The hot or the cold?
Honestly, I would have to say I like the warmth. Not that I like searing 100 degree+ weather, but if I had to choose between freezing winter, and sizzling summer, I’d choose the latter.
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Think about your choice carefully. I guarantee you’re going to disagree with yourself in about 4-6 months.
No matter how sure of it you are, it’s easy to get sick of the weather. Sometimes it’s enough to make you want the exact opposite of what you normally think is your favorite weather. It’s weird…

You’re all hypocrites!
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I don’t know about you, but my word is final… The summer doesn’t hurt as much as Wi- wait… what about..sun..burns…
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I’ll have to revise my thoughts.

Educated, But Still Ensnared

A long while ago (though, I’m blogging about it now…?) I had a conversation at school during English class about a problem my… acquaintance was having. She was so worked up and stressed out that it genuinely worried me. Well, maybe not so much, this person being a drama queen and all… But nevertheless I had to ask what was wrong. Her response: I lost my cell phone!
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I was laughing a little inside at the reply but of course, I kept a serious attitude to keep her from wanting to kill me. (How can I NOT feel sad for her, it’s her CELLPHONE, her LIFE?)
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Immediately after that my friend who was sitting right next to this person said “Oh my gosh, that’s it? It’s just a phone!” as I squinted a little and gripped my chair. I was sure this girl would scream at my friend for that, but to my surprised all we got was a: “My phone is my life! I haven’t been on it for a full two days!”
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After that she said something that really made me think. It astonished me; even for someone as rich, pampered, and spoiled as her…
She outright said she is a materialist, and money and stuff is everything to her. (You can see it on her, but she tries to act sweet… rather, obsequious.)
This being a teenager, still during the period where she is slowly choosing what she wants to do for the rest of her life. This time period that may define us for the rest of our lives.
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She may be generally educated, but she still doesn’t see the true beauty in life. Sure, I love my Ipod Touch, my PC, my Cellphone… but hey, if they break, my life isn’t over. I’m not entirely dependent on them. She breaks down completely over loosing something that was bound to be lost in the first place (careless teenagers + increasingly small cells phones = bad idea)
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Rather than focusing on purely temporary, unloving, non-living/caring/understanding/sentient, unimportant things, I’d rather cherish that which I have around me all the time but that which will not break, be stolen or lost, run out of batteries, (unless figuratively…) my friends and family. I want to develop myself intellectually, physically and spiritually. Not give my life to a product of another man and enslave myself and become completely dependent on them.
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But hey, maybe that’s just me. I’m not an average 15-year-old.
She was proud and happy to exclaim her materialism. As long as she’s happy with herself I suppose…
But what’s happening to this generation. How will the next generation be? WHERE IS WALDO???

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When I marry someone, I want someone who will love me for who I am, not for how much stuff my money can buy for them.

Something We Can All Relate To…

Isn’t it true that EVERYONE, at least ONCE in his or her life has felt lazy… even a tiny bit?

I mean come on, what IS this annoying, yet powerful force that enslaves all of us? I bet even Ghandi felt somewhat lazy at some point… Maybe before he was “enlightened…” But this is a question I’ve posed many times, but frankly, I’ve been too lazy to go about answering it. But when it get’s to the point where it’s ruining your life, it’s too much. It really gives you something to PISSED OFF ABOUT.

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Ok so you know laziness isn’t really that great… You just waaaaant to change… and here is how you’ll do- oh wait,  lemme finish this level…

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Ah, there we go, time to do something constructive, important. Oh, hey, I wonder who’s on Facebook… Pfft, no one I feel like talking to… Maybe if I wait and take some pointless, meaningless quizzes… Ahhh forget this, I’m playing more video games.

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Next thing you notice, a few hours have passed since you’ve last looked at the clock. Nothing great has been accomplished yet, and once again, you make a promice promise,,, (hey, I remembered it was an S! ) to yourself that next weekend you’ll do something REALLY productive. Next weekend comes and pretty much the same thing reoccurs.

Deja vu…

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But honestly, where does it come from? If you’re someone who doesn’t care about your own laziness, leave right now… Maybe Family Guy is on… That’s a great time was- Hahahaha…. I love it when Peter and the chicken fight… Anyway,,, seriously take the time to think about this…

You only have so much time in your life, and to spend it in laziness to the point where you’re even bored with yourself is ridiculous. Maybe it’s the influences of other people and factors apart from you; maybe you’re just always tired, in which case, get some medical or spiritual help. Depression isn’t an excuse. In fact I bet that’s why your lazy. Don’t blame your laziness on other thin- Wow, I’m a hypocrite… Oh well, read on.

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It’s funny, but the picture Disney normally paints of humans in the future are fat, lazy, technologically governed blobs. Which, by today’s standards is pretty accurate.

“No, you don’t need to know what we’re doing, just go to our schools, learn what we want you to. Here, use this I-thing, err, that should keep you company. Here, eat some chips, you like that, don’t yah?”

Companies and governments love, and feed off of our laziness. At least it benefits someone. But as people get lazier, populations get dumber, more controllable, more dependent, etc.

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This could go on forever, branching out into many aspects of life. But first lets focus on the little things. This isn’t some kind of health freak guide, I’m not asking you to take the stairs instead of the elevator (although that would be pretty good… and cool if you listened to me… I mean come on, how awesome would that be!? )

Just look at your average, lazy day, and figure out how you could make it less lazy; time wasting. Next time you want to do something, just go do it. Just do it. Follow Nike.

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Hey, I did it. I wrote this blog right now.

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Please don’t wait until YOU are bored WITH YOUR OWN LIFE to change…

-Something to Think About-

(right click and open in a new tab) Fireflies

Hello world.

Very, creative first words, mission accomplished.

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But in all seriousness I just wanted to say hey again I’m back! I used to think blogging was… somewhat of a waste of time. What would I, a teen  with no life really talk about? What could I possibly talk about to entertain the masses? Well, who cares. You read this at your own risk! (Risk? Ummm, ok)

But I’m back to just write all my thoughts down and share them. HERE GOES A SACK OF POTATOES!

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Stats

Today’s population:  About 6,796,881,070

Births: About 105 million THIS YEAR.

Births: about 270,000 TODAY

Deaths: About 46 million THIS YEAR

Deaths: About 120,000 TODAY

New Book Titles Published THIS YEAR: 758,836

Newspapers Circulated:  390,000,000 TODAY

TV sets sold TODAY: 410,000

Cell Phones Sold: 2,423,000 TODAY

Internet Users: About 1,635,601,000

Email Messages Sent: About 150 Billion TODAY (and growing!)

Blog Posts: About 620,000 TODAY

Google Searches: About 820,000,000 TODAY

People Undernourished TODAY: 1,018,267,207

People who died of hunger: 20,770 TODAY

Suicides: 809,959 THIS YEAR

Deaths by smoking: 5,061,632 THIS YEAR

In the time it took you to read this hundreds, if not thousands of people were born.

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What does it all mean? Sure they’re amazing, frightening statistics, but why? I was listening to a song today. Fireflies – By Owl City; (WOOOT, 5 stars cause of an awesome song everybody!)

This song for some reason made me feel so nostalgic. I was doing chores today when I started clearing up some unfinished manga/anime pictures I was drawing. (5 stars for Death Note and Naruto!)

I’m saying these pictures were from months ago… and naturally I starting thinking about the day I started drawing them. What I did, who I knew, where I was. All running through my ind. This reminded me that I have a whole huge box filled with arts and crafts from my elementary school days and many more manga drawings under my bed. I quickly drop down to retrieve it. (It was heavy!)

I open it and started going back in time… I had millions of thing reminding me of my ENTIRE life. Bits and pieces of it I otherwise buried deep down. I searched through the numerous manga pictures with my Sasuke obsessions, Naruto obsessions, Squall Leonheart from Final Fantasy 8 obsessed pictures, etc. Then I run into birthday cards from my now deceased grandmother… A look some more and I find many letters from here and from other family members all the way back in Europe, where I’m from.

I start to think about how much of my family actually already passed away, it’s ridiculous… the song didn’t help, I cried.

I go on to find a container. Inside of it I carried note cards labeled with special days of last year in which I spent time with my Ex. Along with that 2 gifts popped up which I didn’t get a chance to give her and some other pictures I drew for her. (Mixed feelings)

Digging deeper and I’m reaching my 5th grade year. The year I met my BROTHA FROM ANOTHA MOTHA… My main man… The shizzle to my whizzle… O_o Or something like that… The spice to my girls, the salsa to my taco… the water to my pool… the artificial to my prank dog shit.

I found a picture I’ve never seen before from 5th grade! A photo of me! I looked so… fat… wtf… Seriously? But yes, I looked younger, cute i must add. XD

While all of this is happening my room is literally covered in categories of pictures, cards, memories. Everything placed in a different place along with the song replaying in the background.

Then I think of my significant other now and her family troubles and wish how I could be there for her… But I’m confined to my home!!! (I WANT A FREAKIN CAR!)

I think about all of the problems of life. All of the deaths and crimes in the world happening EVERY DAY. The greatest times of my life along with the worst. The hearts broken, the days made. The school I’ve finished, the fact that I still know pretty much nothing compared to the information currently out in the world.

I think about my AMAZING family that loves me. My AMAZING friends who I’ve been through everything with. I think about everything I hate and love.

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SO WHAT DOES THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE STATISTICS???

Think about this. Think about your life now in detail. The friends you’ve made, the friends you’ve lost. People who have passed away, left you here on earth. People who hurt you. People you hurt. Your family and pets. All of the people in your life you’ve ever loved and things you’ve ever enjoyed doing.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LIFE?

The statistics – they show the billions and billions of people in the world RIGHT NOW. Currently living their own lives. Currently loving each other, currently killing, caring, fighting, making up, having fun, dying…

Making mistakes, fixing them, being segregated, coming together, building dreams, destroying others.

All of what you just thought of happened to someone else too in some way, shape, or form. WE’RE ALL LIVING TOGETHER ON THIS EARTH, and EVERY life is as significant, emotional as yours…

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What’s the message?

THE WORLD IS AMAZING!

None of use actually understand the significance of the number 1,000,000,000. We know it’s huge, ok!? No, it’s too large to comprehend.

A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

A billion minutes ago Jesus Christ was alive.

A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate Washington spends it.

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Honestly, for each individual life to be running such amazing experiences and emotions… To think you’re only one 7 billionth of the population. In those stats you mean absolutely nothing. In your world, you’re everything.

When you think about it that way… it gives you a completely new perspective of the world. So many people living together long, productive lives (hopefully.)

Not to mention we use resources like mad!

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8,506,657 – hectares of forest cut down THIS YEAR.

16,865,000,000 – TONS of Carbon Dioxide emission THIS YEAR!!

104,815 – Species gone extinct this year.

3,168,285 – Water consumed this year (BILLION LITERS.)

7,396,651 – Amount of chemicals and toxins released into the air THIS YEAR in TONS.

1,141,391,511 – People overweight in the world.

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What does this mean for you?

Don’t take life for granted. It looks like each of us has a purpose here. We’re made to love, that is fact. Next time someone pisses you off, forgive them. They have a life like yours. They’re part of the same earth as you. You both fit into this 6.7 billion population.

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Alright, I’m out for today to live my life. I might see you in yours.

God Bless.

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http://www.worldometers.info/

http://askearth.com/go/view_request?request=122544

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMr52bCXNdU

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Comment, tell me what you think. Tell me what to blog about.

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