The end!

Well this is going to be my last blog entry. I do feel like I have closed an unknown chapter in my life because I never liked blogging but have never really did it. Now that I had to partake, I can say that I've tried it and still dislike it. I had a military instructor always ask his students if they were gay and they would always tell him no. His response to this was "How do you know?" "I've tried it and I hate it so I know I'm not gay!" Of course this was a big joke but the point of the story is that how can you really speak your mind or truly understand something if you never try it out. I think that most of the people in the world, especially in the US act this way. They act on feelings and words of other people instead of truly finding out for themselves. I especially see this with the military life. People think that they really know what things are happening in the other countries we are in but in all reality they truly have the slightest clue. They don't even know what's happening around them, much less half the world away. I bet most people couldn't tell you what their local politicians are trying to accomplish but they think they understand the policies of the United States and their allies. It's a very disheartening feeling to know that people are ignorant to the government. If people turn a blind eye to this aspect of their lives, then I wonder what else might they not know? Well I for one can say that I'm trying to understand everything I can. I promise that I will educate myself before I start to make blind assumptions. I promise that I will look at things from other people's point of view. I promise that I will not be close minded to things I don't understand. I promise I will not freak when things rub me the wrong way. We need to be a little more open to things that we are not comfortable with. We need to open our minds, our eyes, and our hearts to understand our neighbors, co-workers, friends, family, and most of all the people we don't know we pass on the streets. This is me opening my eyes to blogging and signing off with this last post. So long and remember small things can make big differences.
B