That Giving State of Mind

So a recent development...I'm now bald. By choice mind you, and for a good cause. I had been planning to do it for a long time and finally actually did it. I'm happy to say that I collected well over $500 for the Alberta Cancer Foundation, I mean sure it may not seem like that much money but every bit counts I figure.

It's been 5 years since I've had short hair, I'm not really used to it. I feel cold all the time now and I think it looks a little weird. Many people that have only known me with long hair don't recognize me at first but many are saying that it suits me. I don't know if I'll keep it like this, I did like my long hair but I'm also torn to keep it short for a more professional look. I guess I can wait, I mean it's only hair and for now it'll always keep growing.

Why did I do it though? I felt I needed to, I like to help people where I can and while I don't believe in a higher power I just do these types of things because it makes me feel good. I don't understand how people can go through life being selfish all the time. These people have no idea the feeling of accomplishment you get from donating time to a cause. So many people are caught up in themselves that they give no time to others. I guess I get kinda preachy about this but it's something I deem important.

-Matt

Making a stand

When backed into a corner most animals will fight tooth and nail just to survive. Humans are animals too, but with a difference, we don't need to be in a corner to fight. We use things like religion and political beliefs as an excuse to fight...Sometimes not even that. We maim and kill each other for pointless causes and non-existent justice. It seems as if killing each other is so embedded into our minds that we're all driven to self-destruct our own existence.

Bush says that "we" don't want this war yet keeps troops over seas. I don't like this war, for lack of a better way of putting it it stinks of evil. Hundreds dying for a cause that I'm sure they don't truly understand. They're fighting for freedom right? They're the good guys that are ridding the world of militant dictators, some of whom they are directly responsible for their rise to power. They're "protecting" the world from a horrid future, a future of lunatic dictators with nuclear weapons where no one is safe to sleep at night. So they ensure that only they have to weapons that are capable of killing millions at a time, then we're safe.

Where do you draw the line between a justified stand and needless retaliation? It's hard, you can't really have a set line, it's blurry at best and is always moving. Every single person stumbles to figure out where it is, but one thing is sure, violence and hate are not the way, understanding and forgiveness are what should be used in a dispute.

But that's just me...

-Matt