Friday, 19 September 2014 09:02 AM
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To the person talking about Pitbull's song, I completely agree. There isn't any talent or thought in pop music. Those artists don't even write their own music. Why should we let them get famous for being horrible artists who can't even write a song themselves?
Friday, 19 September 2014 08:53 AM
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We live in an age of instant gratification, where people think that working, and maybe raising children, while going to school is hard work. You may feel exhausted at the end of the day, and yes, you may have done your best, but this is in no way hard work. Believing that it is just shows how closed minded our generation has become.
Rewind back 80-100 years...
There were no fast food restaurants where you could get a job in under 3 days. There were no phone lines, emails, or even reliable postal service for that matter, that could transport your views/opinions or goods. There werent cheap and affordable cars for each person to run errands with. There wasnt much.
If you wanted something, you had to create it yourself. Just making dinner was a process - growing crops, raising animals, keeping things clean, creating heat, etc. If you were to make money, there were no weekends or legally required breaks. You got up as early as possible, worked all day long, and took what you could get. If this wasnt enough - well, that was just too bad. There were no food stamps, or unemployment checks, or child support payments...
Today, there are people that work hard. They really do, and they are quiet about it. They work their jobs, put food on the table, and take what they can get. They dont whine about how they are still poor and hope that others pity them. And they most certainly dont compete in the social competitions about who works the hardest and still suffers the most.
But then there are others. Others that stain the hardworking label that our great grandparents worked so hard to put on this nation. They borrow, and cheat, and believe they are entitled to things that they have not earned. They expect others to pity them for what they dont have. They may work 2-3 jobs, have a couple children, and have a college schedule, but they still carry around expensive cell phones, order pizza once in a while, and have debt up to their eyes.
The truth is here folks - hard working is not how much you have taken on for yourself. Hard working is how you live your life. Just because you have made your life into one which requires a lot of your time, does not mean you are hard working. Just because you can say you have kids, and this bill to pay, and that one, and that one, means nothing. Honestly I think if you have kids and are struggling, you should not be going to school. You should be out building a trade and working sun up to sun down just to provide for them. Because they are what matter now - not you. As much as we have had it drilled into our heads - the world does not require a college degree to get by.
Our generation needs to be more humble, and man up a bit. We may work hard, but it could be a hundred times harder. I just wish that people could appreciate that much. Show the ancestors of this nation how much you appreciate this world of convenience that they spent their lives building for us by simply realizing how easy you have it. If we can do that, the future may be a lot less depressing place. :)