The Way of the World
Yapping because I can. My first post to Substack.
Some people believe the world is evil. That there are many bad people, that we are doomed to live mediocre lives and die painful, lonely deaths.
Me, I like to try to imagine it’s a little bit better than that.
I am not naive, but I believe there are many good people, maybe, hopefully, even more good than bad people. And we all want to make the world a better place. For ourselves, for our future kids or grand-kids. Or for the elderly, for the people that don’t have much time left. Maybe you think they don’t need or deserve to be cared for because they have already lived their lives. Maybe you’re right.
But that doesn’t mean there aren’t people that are actively working to make it better. We should all strive to do better. In our own, personal ways.
And I know that we struggle. Lord, I know. Shit happens. Poverty, mental illness, physical illness, death, grief, trauma…
Don’t you think it should give you more drive? I mean, sure, it sucks. We’re struggling to even make enough to eat and pay rent. But doesn’t that piss you off?? Doesn’t that just make you want to get up and scream, “This isn’t fair! Life should be fucking better!”
I know there’s that feeling. The one that makes you want to hide. To crawl under your blankets and forget everything. Cry. Give up entirely.
However, to quote Shawn Mendes’ song “In My Blood”:
Sometimes I feel like giving up
But I just can't
If we just give up, who’s going to do it? Who the fuck is going to make it better? Take that stand and say enough is enough? It has to be us. It can’t keep going on like this.
So, if you’re like me, sick of the way of the world, sick of waiting around for someone else to change things: Stop. Stop waiting. Do it yourself.
The first step? Open your mouth, or your notebook, or your computer, and say your beliefs. Loud and proud. Say what you think should be. Spread the good word.
And that’s just the beginning.
I know that we think we cannot influence people. One person cannot change the world….. Who told you that? Yes, the fuck, we can.
Speak the truth and find your people. Then take your people, your community, and do something, build something, change something. Whatever means the most to you.
This is how things change. Get to work, bitch.