What's on my mind.

I love my iPod. I love to listen to it when I run and ride my bike. But sometimes I just like to run and bike without music. I just like to listen to my heavy breathing and the wind teasing my hair or the birds singing and chirping back and forth in conversation. I love to watch people. They're all so interesting. The little things they do, their interests, even their voice or laugh. Are we "all living in Amerika"? I think other societies are becoming Americanized. Because Amerika is wunderbar! In actuality it really is, but does the world need to be just like America? No I say NO! There are certain aspects of American society that I like such as freedom of speech and religion, and the ever so moving environmental and equal rights movements, but other societies have their advantages too. I especially admire Eastern society because of their wisdom with age and their belief in non-violence and kindness. Yeah. It's random.

Joy!

One thing I have found in our society today is the fact that people find joy mainly in their iPod, television, cellphone, and Nintendo DS I reckon... Ha! I also find joy in my iPod, but why can't people play music instead of listening to it? Why can't they take a hike, a walk, a bike ride? I think we should take a stand. I think we should change Western society into the principles of the hard working generation that our grandparents grew up in. I think we shouldn't focus and worry so much about getting old, because age is wisdom. Age is knowledge. We shouldn't care how skinny we are, because