Arrivals & departures.

I have no epic starting sentence for the day, I probably won't have an interesting entry either. The whole day has more or less been very slow and bland. From the math test second period to the tragic story I was just informed of minutes ago, this day really has nothing much to say for it. I would like to extend my sympathies to the family of the woman that was killed earlier today (who was the mother of a friend of my sister's friend). Other than that, I really have no desire to write anything of my daily routine, in which I am doing you favor, seeing as I would probably bore you to death.

For the one positive thing I usually try to address, is that fact that a good friend of mine, Joey(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLE9nDHcO-o) Seguna was dismissed from rehab and will be on his way back home soon.

However, this day has inspired me to speak out against this cold, tragic world we live in today. Here is something I would like to address. In light of my recent epiphanies, I've had many thoughts about our universal problems (pretaining to the world) lately and I feel that in light of our inspirational president that I should too make a speech (though not heard by millions), for change. It's no surprise we live in a world made up of desires to staisfy ourselves. In fact, I feel that we are lying to ourselves when we scream and riot for change. As much as we want to believe that we will care for people in need, we simply don't. We hide behind our apathetic desires and use them as excuses for selfishness. In this world, to truley co exist, I feel we must give up a sense of self satisfaction, and learn to be more intact with the people we live among today. Of course, we won't stop wars, we won't end famine, somethings are almost too big to be changed immediatley. Instead, we should all (all as in humanity), focus on the little things. A good deed done, is a good deed done reguardless of what it is. Be it that you helped your neighboor with garden work, or retrived a lost item and returned it to its owner, one good deed a day is a step in the right direction twoards the salvation of humanity. So let us all as a humanity make a proper habbit of it and start with a little selflessness, as an old asian proverb says " It is not the length of journey that matters", "It is steps that are taken to reach the proper end point". So please, if you do read this, find it in your heart to make an honest attempt at selflessness, to try and do a right thing for a right reason, not because you feel it is correct. Let us depart from our old decadent selves, and arrive at a new medium in which we will strive to maintain what good humanity has left, and to rebuild the peace we have since destroyed.

As always, my thanks is giving to all who have read through this, and my sincere grattitude is given to those who will try to follow this plan. One small step is better than none.

Sam P. Yannotti