So lately I've been thinking about a lot of things, mostly religion, the future, and my personal morals. Weird stuff for a thirteen year old to think about, huh? Well, considering my mother is a Buddhist monk and my dad is a pacifist, and every thing else, in a way it is normal. I wanted to make a post about this because I want to be able to come back and read my thoughts once I'm older, and see how much I change over the years. I'm sorry if my opinions or thoughts offend you or your religion, but this is just what a think.
I'll start off with religion. No one other then my mother has a certified religious status, and no one really cares. We all go to a UU church, but not that often, so it doesn't count in my opinion. Personally, I've never been a big fan of religion. I think it'd because from a young age I've only seen the "bad" kinds, and so for awhile my mind was set on hating people of certain religions. Christians being one of them. As I've grown up though, my view and opinions on things have changed. It was really, really stupid of me to continuously hate any Christian I came across just because I disagreed with them, and I'm so thankful I got out of that.
Moving on. Lately I've thinking about two things that Christianity seems to focus on a lot, Heaven and Hell. The idea of being sent into a place like hell must have really scared people back in the day, and even now in modern time some people are probably scared. The only way you could avoid going was to follow the righteous path, and through that you would go to Heaven.
Then I started thinking, "If there's no Heaven or Hell, where do we go?" We decompose and fade into the earth, most likely buried in a local cemetery. As for our conscious, it just ends. Black. Absolutely nothing. That's a scary thought, isn't it? That once we die, there nothing waiting ahead. It's hard to imagine, and it honestly scared the crap out of me. So then I started thinking, "What if Heaven and Hell are real?" Instantly, I felt better. Even if I were placed in Hell, it would be somewhere. I'd still be conscious, still able to think and move.
Shortly after that, I started wondering if some people believe in those places simply for comfort. To put all their heart and souls into believing it, as some sort of salvation. In a way I'd like there to be some sort of after-life, some place that I'd go to after my life as Laura ends. Reincarnation is a nice thought, and it's something that I believe in. Back to the point. Maybe some people do follow the religion of Christianity for closure, maybe not even consciously. Alright, that's all I have to say.
Secondly, my morals. Where to start, where to start... I have so many different morals concerning all sorts of things. I think it might be easier to make a list, it's not nearly as professional as writing them all down separately, but it's quicker and straight to the point. Alright, here we go.
1. Sex Under 17. Under aged sex is becoming a huge thing, and honestly, it's pretty disgusting. I know other thirteen year olds' who have already done all sorts of things, and have heard about people much younger turning up with active HIV's and young pregnancy. It's something people need to take seriously. Not to mention it's all everyone talks about any more (well, as far as 70% of teenagers go), and it's distracting in school and disturbing at home. I know a little girl, she just turned 11, and her mother is going to let her read lemons (smut). Honestly, that is wrong on so many levels.
2. Kids under 13 Need Using Adult Language. This takes a bit of explaining. Of course I'm ok with other kids my age saying 'crap', or 'bullshit', that's normal. And hell, we even say f**k every once and awhile, but if theres one thing we don't do, it's parade around and say it openly. What bothers me most is when I see 8-12 year old marching around swearing like no tomorrow, and their parents doing nothing. That is absolutely horrible parenting. Once again, I used to know an 11 year old girl who would say f**k all the time, even in the presence of her mother. Her 8 year old brother said it too! When their mother didn't even twitch I was blown away, I mean, how could a parent sit there and do nothing?! Anyone under the age of 13 shouldn't be saying anything but 'crap'.
3. No School. Oh my lord this one bugs the hell out of me. People who don't go to school, or use the term "UN-Schooled". People in America are dumb enough without people deciding to skip out of lessons because their to lazy. Kid's need education, they need it as much as food and water. I've seen kid's who are in 8th grade and still can't spell! That's ridiculous. Parents need to either send their kids to school or actually home-school them. And when I say actually school them, I mean setting a schedule, working 8 hours a day and doing it every day. UN-Schooling is just a term for parents when they just don't care to take care of their kids.
Those are some of my morals. Of course there are many more, but I honestly don't want to bore you. Morals are very important things to me, and I will treasure them forever.
Thirdly, the future. Honestly, there's so much to talk about here I need to skip it. I could probably take all the space above and devote it to my opinion on The Future, but this post is already getting long. I may make another post some other time following this up, but not tonight. I need to get ready for tomorrow.
Thank you for reading,
Laura.
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