Dedication. + Navy Seals.

I'm writing this to anyone who needs it.

I have my fair share of problems, but instead of getting down and depressed, I try to channel my energy elsewhere (i.e. this message). Hopefully, by reading this you'll realize two things a) you're not alone and b) there are people who want you to be happy and are striving to give you hope.

On the topic of giving hope, a recent example, a MIRACULOUS example, dare I say:

The Navy Seals. How freaking courageous and epic. It's been all over the news, you all know what I'm talking about, I'm sure. How they rescued an American cargo ship and killed three Somali pirates successfully. They are true guardians of our nation, protecting those in need. What adroitness! What unlimited courage! What satisfaction!

Now, I want you to assume the position of the captain and crew of the American cargo ship. What could they have been thinking? They were seconds from death when this mission fell into place, literally guns held to their heads while the Navy Seal snipers clearly aimed and took a shot. A one time thing. Imagine the thoughts RACING through the captain and crew members' heads! How little hope must they have had? Now, they had just witnessed a MIRACLE. A miracle that should provide you all with hope, and as Americans, it should strengthen your trust in our government, it should give you hope that even in the most dire of situations, you are not forgotten. Yes, this was on a VERY big scale, but in essence the very idea of hope, is the same. 

Don't forget, the Navy Seals showed the world one of their many miracles. Show them yours-your lesson; have hope.

Trust Me Less.

"I know God will not give me anything I cannot handle, but I just wish he wouldn't trust me so much."
- Mother Theresa

I have hope that everything will be okay, but why is there a need to test my faith so much? Is it so imperative?

I guess it is. I guess part of that is faith. I'm almost sure of it. Because if I could cross those hurdles alone, hope would not exist, and neither would faith, because faith and hope are so intertwined. I know some high power is helping me, but I've got to gather all my knowledge from prior difficulties and put forth my best effort. HOPE- when even when you're doing everything wrong, it's that you did it with your best efforts with the intentions of doing it right- that's what matters. I believe it, I do. I do. I do. 

I would just like a break here and there. 

But I have hope for a better day.

Word.

Listening to music like, "where did I go wrong? I lost a friend somewhere along in the bitterness, and I would've stayed up with you all night, had I known how to save a life." I mean, don't get me wrong or anything, I love The Fray, but how do those lyrics give anyone hope? It's a sad story of someone expressing their grief on how they couldn't help someone in their life, but honestly, the world doesn't need another sad story. Or take Nietzsche, "Hope in reality is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs the torments of man." How the heck are you supposed to be optimistic when you read quotes like that? I agree, this is a free country and we pride ourself on free speech. I am just sending out a message to the world. Get your happy faces on, you're not the only one having a bad day or facing the rain. We all have our own difficulties, but I swear, when I see one of you, my fellow humans, smile, it makes my day, because then, I know everything is going to be alright. That's hope. Word.

Something.

"Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible." - Anonymous

Everyday, on the news, in the media, or even through colloquial discussions, we are made aware of the situations of those impoverished in third world countries. Take Slumdog Millionaire for example. A carefully projected film, of the poverty and slums of India, intricately outlining the disturbing details through visuals that most people tend to overlook. This story appealed to a varied audience - the intellectuals, the students, the romantics, the curious, because of its story line. But it would be truly difficult to overlook the REAL message in this movie. Humans in wealthy countries are so used to hearing about third world countries and the poverty and the chaos that haunts them, that they don't even flinch when they hear arising issues. Today, we need to find a way to change things, to make sure that poverty and chaos is not something we are used to hearing about. We need to ensure that these people know that they are not forgotten, we need ignite hope within them. We need to help the less fortunate find their own happiness. We need to do something. How? I'm not sure, but it can be done. But something, definitely something. 

I have hope for Israel and Palestine. Do You?

On an Arabian night, there is a view

Of ten thousand – dead.

To make amends there is no queue,

Brothers’ and sisters’ sanguinity is shed.

Religion should never play a part

But the daunting questions remain

Because land was not man’s from the start

“Oh Lord, what do they wish to gain?”

The Abrahamic faiths connected by a single thread,

Conflicting interests induced the war of ages.

The fate of this land appears to have been said

Not one stops to think for himself, not even the sages.

But I have hope for Israel and Palestine,

Between hatred and misunderstanding, there is a fine line.

-Jamila