What america has forgotton – or maybe what Sheer almost forgot
Well, maybe not. Maybe it just feels that way sometimes.. but sometimes I feel like the whole country has forgotten that whenever possible, you should always leave room for your enemy to become your friend.
I have begun to identify with both democrats and republicans – even though I don’t agree with most of what the republicans say, I think they’re just misguided, not evil or bad.. heck, there are many wonderful people who are republicans. I know this for a fact, having verified it personally.
And every time I think I can divide a group into black and white, and hate one side and love the other, I find out that I’ve just got more growing to do still, and that I’m wrong.
My life has been one long learning experience. What I’m learning lately is I’m extrordinarily lonely, and need more real life interaction with other humans. Apparently, that is to be the lesson from my year without external mind-altering chemicals.
(Yes, for those of you who are excited by such things in my life, Sheer is Drug Free. Voluntarily. Please don’t think less or more of me because of this. It’s just a personal choice that suits my current emotional situation. I have to get back to a nonaltered and balanced state, neurochemically, and figure out what the point of my life is, and where I’m going with it. To be honest, I feel pretty lost. If it weren’t for people like T. and A. and L. and K. and P. (journal names withheld for no particular reason) I think I’d be permanently lost.
Everybody seems to be cheering for me to stand back up, figure out a windmill, and go tilt another round. I’m all in favor. At least computers keep me fed and sleeping indoors while I figure out what my life is about.
April 3rd, 2005 at 10:30 pm
just thought i’d take the opportunity to say this human looks forward to more real life interaction with you 🙂
April 3rd, 2005 at 10:40 pm
> And every time I think I can divide a group into black and white, and
> hate one side and love the other, I find out that I’ve just got more
> growing to do still, and that I’m wrong.
Yes. If we could get people to see this a lot of stuff would get better (in no small part because those who would oppress us, those who would take control such that they could use the resources for themselves and deny them to the rest of the population, they exploit that tendency).
*hugs*
April 4th, 2005 at 8:38 pm
What I’m learning lately is I’m extrordinarily lonely, and need more real life interaction with other humans.
Me too. Unfortunately, I have found very few people, who I enjoy spending time with. I have found many people who I enjoy writing to, or just reading each others blogs, but nineteen times out of twenty, when I’ve gotten together with them for coffee, or walking in a park, or any other IRL activity, I can’t wait for it to be over. 🙁
It seems the only way anyone can ever get into my life, is by just happening to be the same place I am, often enough, that we become comfortable with each other, and can enjoy each others company in silence, each doing our own thing near each other, or talk when we have something to say. That happens very rarely. For me anyway.
I’m going to go write my own post about this now, since I want feedback.
April 11th, 2005 at 10:55 am
Regarding republicans–you may wish to familiarize yourself with the difference between “neo-conservatives” and “paleo-conservatives”. I’ll give you a hint: Bush is a neo-conservative.