being forced into adulthood,
it has become important to
me that i
i take my citizenship in
this world seriously.
i hoax my nearly-cynical self
into
hallucinating about
covering all of our planet
in this lifetime, yknow,
experience world beyond
this red dot.
it sounds all grossly idealistic,
but still
its exciting to imgaine
how, half way across the world,
people are capable living lives
unlike mine.
much like in the film
Motorcycle Diaries
where
a medicine undergrad and a biochemist
leave home in Buenos Aires
to embark on
a roadtrip across South America.
enroute
they encounter the injustice
and exploitation of mine workers
from the
lower rungs of society,
the stigma and the discrimination
while volunteering at a leper colony,
and
the rigidity of the Catholic Church
and its stubborn dogma that eventually
appears to compromise compassion.
"Let the world change you,
and you can change the world."
life nearly always leaves
us burned out..
but perhaps if we step out of
our comfort zone to educate
ourselves about our world
it may be easier to detach from
the personal discontentment,
bitter grudge we hold for
one another.
then again,
who's asking to be a revoluntionist?
all i want is a modest existence..
and a chance to maximize the experience
in just one lifetime.
im saying, perhaps.
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