Why?

I've decided to do something a little differently today. usually i write what first pops into my brain socket. but now, i think I'm going to post one of my poems. my poetry is a little- OK, very- bad, but whatever. here we go:
WHY?
Why are we so surprised when winter comes,
Though it happens every year?
Why is change, though it happens constantly,
The one thing we most fear?

Why don't we stop to tell people how much we love them?
Why do we just assume that they know?
And why do we hold on to thing the most tightly
When it's time to let them go?

Why do we waste precious minutes and seconds
Doing unimportant things?
Why do we push off what we really should do,
As if we know what tomorrow will bring?

Why do we judge others so quickly,
But are reluctant to judge our own minds and hearts?
Why do we try to be just like others,
Hiding everything that sets us apart?

Why do we walk around laughing and smiling
When we really want to cry and shout?
When we're bleeding inside, why do we never seek help,
And think death is the only way out?

Why are we sometimes blind to our own faults?
We're perfect, or so we claim.
We tell others to practice what they preach,
But do we do the same?

Why do we conjure up our own illusions
To make the world seem more secure and fair?
Why do we stand dumbfounded when illusions shatter,
Though we're the ones who put them there?

Why are we often jealous of what others have,
Though they might have less than us?
Why do we so often hide our feelings
From the ones whom we most trust?

Why do we judge others by what we see outside,
And never try to look within?
And when people judge us in that same way,
Why do we think of it as the worst sin?

Why is it that we feel it's horrible to murder,
Or hurt someone in any way,
But we've no problem with driving daggers into people's souls,
Killing them, slowly and slowly, each day?

Will we ever be able to answer these questions?
Will we not be able to change until we do?
And is changing even possible for us?
Do we even want to?

if you had to choose...

ignorance is bliss.
knowledge is power.
i wonder which is better?

my list

i have been visiting several blogs lately, and because of this, i have become quite familiar with several bloggers. the thing is, we don't really know each other, do we? i mean, how much can you really know about a person if you never even met him face-to-face? i believe that this is the main reason why you people sound so surprised when i mention an abnormal and/or stupid thing that i have done in the past. everyone who really knows me never seems surprised, because i tend to do abnormal and stupid things quite often. so you can all get to know me a little better, i have decided to list a few, although i already have a list in one of my earlier posts:
1) i crashed a wedding.
2) i kissed a frog...twice. (it didn't turn into a prince the first time, so i tried again.)
3) i ate a burger made from buffalo meat
4) i fell into a very dirty lake
5) i died my hair pink. temporarily.
6) i got screamed at by 3 elderly women at once. (a record!)
7) i ate a leaf.
8) i also ate glue. the leaf tasted better.
9) i walked around my neighborhood barefoot for about 45 minutes.
10) i used a cereal box as a reference in a history term paper
11) i had a vicious paint fight, and afterwords discovered that the water power wasn't working, leaving me unable to bathe after being drenched with paint.
12) i gave myself a paper cut on my earlobe
13) i ate half of a HUGE can of fruit- and didn't vomit!!!!!!!
14) i received a 13 out of 100 on a test
15) i bathed in a wading pool
16) i played a game in which the players have to eat all sorts of disgusting foods. some examples: baby formula, an entire spoonful of salt, and a mixture of grape juice and mayo. (this is the funnest game ever! but don't try vinegar- all players who drank it promptly vomited.)
17) i very nearly fell asleep during a concert, on stage, right next to the huge speakers.
18) i sang opera in public on numerous occasions.

there, now you know a little about my recent history. what crazy things have you done?

tip of the iceberg

did you ever realize how incredibly complex humans are? when you look at a person, it's like you're seeing the tip of an iceberg. it looks huge and complicated. and yet, you're only seeing 10% of the entire thing. there's another whole world below the surface, out of view.
no matter how close you might think you are, you can never really, truly understand someone else. i mean, just think about yourself! you know how complicated you are, how your thoughts and emotions are sometimes so jumbled that you yourself can't even make sense of them. you know how hard it is to understand yourself sometimes. so how can you really, completely understand someone else?
when you look at a person, you have to realize that you are seeing an entire world. a deep, complicated, and beautiful world. and a very fragile one. it is pure folly to base your thoughts on a person entirely on what you see at first glance- because you are only seeing the tip! you have no idea what that person has gone through. you can only guess at his true thoughts and feelings. even if you think you have the hard life, while this person has never had a second of troubles, or maybe you think that person is incredibly shallow and a complete idiot. trust me, you're wrong. do not judge people by what you see, because you are not seeing the whole picture, not even half of it. you are only seeing the tip, the barest shadow of who this person truly is.
so be careful around others. treat everyone- friends, siblings, parents, teachers, enemies- with the respect due to fellow human being. don't make assumptions about others, even if you think you know them. because what you are seeing is not the real person. with your limited vision, you have no idea what an incrediby complex and beautiful world you're looking at.
so tred very carefully- and try to see beyond the tip.