Individuality

Does it really matter if we are different or not? I'm not trying to sound ridiculous but I was wondering if other than the fact that it can be advantageous to be unique and stand out, does it matter? Does individuality, without the utility it brings to the individual, matter? What if we all dressed the same, we all listened to the same music, we found the same hobbies amazing? Other than a world being slightly more dull, does it matter? More importantly, would anything be gained through our similar lifestyles and wants? TONS. We could specialize more and mass produce more which would lead to less resources being used...which means more people could eat, could have shelter, could live. In essence, I believe our individuality is costing lives through the diversity and the redirecting of resources it causes. Sure it's kind of cool to see something new, but love and hate have always been within mankind. We wouldn't change in essence, we would just try to help the whole of humanity more, as opposed to the current capitalist "go screw anyone you need to to get more mentality." Most people may say that this is not the way they operate and they are individuals. But chances are that these people are from a developed country like I am. Guess what? We operate this way. I believe the term back in the day was colonization...today though the world is all claimed so we must replace the current rulers of resources with those that will do as we wish. We are helped while those giving us the resources are starving and in civil wars. But hey, we need our dogs to eat well and have clothing too, right?

The truth is (from what I can tell) that individuality is a luxury good and we don't deserve to indulge in it unto all our brothers are taken care of with necessities. We are horrible beasts, man. Willing to starve others so that we may be obese, willing to enable civil wars just so we can have cheaper diamonds, willing to talk of our own economic woes while others don't even have an economy. Pleases notice that I include myself in all of our countries' sins. We are spoiled dear readers, it's time someone threw us out.

Alcohol

Long time, no see. Today is my 21st birthday and I have tried my first beer, mixer, and shot. Honestly, I'm a little disappointed at man. While it makes sense to me that alcohol would be a social drink since it hurts motor functions and helps dissolve social barriers most people put up (though to be fair it started out as a religious drink since it was thought to be holy what with it being less risky to drink than most water back in the day...or at least that's what I have read), I can't help but shake my head that humanity's favorite drink, the genre most abused, is the one that hinders our functionality and slurs our speech. I just don't get it. While I am new to drinking, I must say it wasn't as amazing as all my friends say it is. Why did it get the lime light instead of...say tea? Personally I think it's because of something I read in a BBC article recently: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15265317...if you want the details of the belief, I believe she states it better than I would so please enjoy the read. The night was enjoyable though, my brother came up to see me and bought me my first beer. We drank, talked, laughed, and were just silly and enjoyed the night. It was a good night other than the horrible tastes I experienced.

But how does this relate to God? ...Well I can't help but feel that maybe God would create such a drink to humble man. I'd hope a man slurring and stumbling would at some point (even if it had to be the next day with his hangover) be reminded that he is mortal and even a drink or two is enough to have him fully embarrass himself. Sometimes the best thing that can happen to a man is that he falls flat on his face. I know it needs to happen to me more often. So perhaps God uses it to humble us. Perhaps, he just thought it would be funny. Who knows?