In life, there are many choices. Some people would say too many. I say it just is. Every person is free to choose whatever they want, though having other people around may eventualy restrict one's choices, if the person in question choses to hurt other people. This isn't always the case of course, I'm always astounded by the equal capacity for good and evil in every human being. That people like Hiter, Stalin, Pol Pot, and Slobodan Milosovich were allowed to reign unchecked is a testement to the power of charisma and the willingness of people to be lead, no matter who by. It's also a measure of how terrible people can be to one another. Humans civilized? Not by that standard.

On the other hand you have individuals like Ghandi, and Mother Teresa, who devoted their lives unselfishly to others, and worked as hard as they could for the betterment of as many people as they could. In them I see hope for a time when no one will be persecuted for being what they are, when everyone can hold their head high and be accorded the basic dignity that every human being deserves. I very much doubt I will ever see that day. It might never come to pass. But if it does, it will be because people stoped being afraid, and greedy, and loathsome to each other. It's a great thing to hope for, but a better one to work for.

Possibly it seems like I don't work toward this goal. And in reality, I don't do any charity work. I don't give money to the poor, though I would if I were more wealthy myself. I don't struggle for more equality in the government. The only thing I really do is try to not judge people, or make them ever feel like they are less because of something they are or do. I don't always succeed, I'm human like the rest of you. But if everyone tried, at least once a day, to treat other people in a humane and dignified manner, the world would be an unimaginably better place. If you're reading this, and you were nasty to someone in recent memory, think about it. Undoubtably you wouldn't want to be treated that way. The next time you're about to be unpleasant to someone, please, just be noncommital. Moderation is usualy to be prefered to an extreme, though I'm by no means badmouthing extreme kindness.

Every one of us dies. As you'll see further down, I don't belive that we go anywhere else after we're done. That's it sparky. So depending on where you live, and your luck, and genetic history, you have somewhere between fourty and ninety years most likely. Lets call it sixy years. You have six decades to try and leave a mark on a world that's increasingly full of people. Every other person in this world would like to leave a mark too, and that means you're going to have to stand out in some way to do it. There's also a question of what you'll be remembered for. It's often much easier to be remembered in a bad light than a good. It's up to you if that's the route you want to choose, but I for one try to forget the people and just remember the event. That robs someone of their "publicity" and still keeps the lesson fresh at hand. Every experiance, every story you hear is a lesson, you can keep learning until you have to go into that quiet night.