Thoughts on the Upcoming Election

Some of you are going to complain that this is too political. Some of you will say I've gone too far. And still others will say I'm over-generalizing. But frankly, I don't care. I believe strongly in this and feel like it is something I need to say. So here it is. This election, there is a good chance that Barrack Obama will win. If so, I believe America will be changed forever. No, I haven't gone over to the "Obama's a terrorist" side. I simply think that this country will be faced with a choice. The choice will not involved anything to do with politics. The choice will be whether the country will realize that racism is a true problem. 

The fact of the matter is, racism is a real problem. A pastor once told me how some of his African-American friends were afraid that if Obama was elected, some people would conclude the problem of racism had been fixed and then ignore it. Now I realize that is not the case at all. If Obama is elected, I believe that people will realize how prejudiced America can be. Obama talks about change as his mission, but the biggest change will be one he hasn't even planned. This change will hopefully be for the better. If it goes well, I hope that America can move towards true equality in all things.

Reflections

Yesterday I took the PSAT at school. One of the sections of the test revolved around reading a small excerpt from a novel and answering questions. Most of the questions revolved around analysing certain elements of the passage. As I worked on all of the different questions, I realized something. It was a good reflection of how life is these days. We overanalyse everything, looking for hidden meaning, examining the way things might be instead of the way they are. It made me realize that sometimes it's important to just step back and enjoy the what instead of asking why. This doesn't happen often enough in our society. Some people will go to a movie not to enjoy it, but to look for some deeper message or examine how the director uses various elements. I'm not saying by any means that this is a bad thing, I'm simply saying that sometimes we need to take a step back and enjoy life.

Alright while I'm posting I have a few other updates. GH4 comes out in about two weeks, so I'm excited for that. Also, I'm beginning work on Elementum currently. I came across some info for Mall Story that will change the story drastically, and I've decided to make it a long story, which essentially is a short story that's too long. :) So that's it for now, have a great break!