I woke up this morning and realized that someday I will be dead.  I am not sure if it is because of the senseless tragedy in Boston yesterday or just me being morose but the simple fact of all is that we all DIE.  No matter what happens in between the short time we are on this planet, we are nothing but a tiny grain of sand on the beach that is this universe.  How many billions have come and gone before me and how many billions will come after me? How can anyone do anything of significance when he is ultimately nothing more than a small speck of dust in an eternal dust storm? I always seem to question my existence and the whole meaning of it when I am reminded of just how fragile life is.  Society is hanging by a thread right now and I fear the weight of evil and greed will snap it at any moment.  I want change, no I am one of the few who know that humans NEED to change, but not like this, not with violence especially towards innocent civilians.

I woke up this morning and realized that I am a human being and that I have a finite time on this planet and I need to rethink my priorities.  I have spent too much of my time and energy hating, worrying and being afraid.  I, no we all must focus on what we have around us.  We need to change ourselves and the ones we love before we can change the world.  It starts with the people you care about the most, I know that my life has an expiration date and instead of wasting my allotted time whining about death or ignorance, I need to do what I can for myself and those that matter to me.  If evil can spread form one person to another than why can’t love? The earth has been around for almost 5 billion years and the average human lives for 75, what percentage of the planets life do we occupy?  The math is beyond my limited calculating capabilities right now but I know it is infinitesimal compared to the grand scale yet it has been shown in the history of humanity that even one person can make a change.  We need to start making those changes one small step at a time.  Instead of locking ourselves in our houses cowering in fear we need to get out and make a difference.  Plant a garden, help an old lady across the street, stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk, say hello to a stranger, ANYTHING! We cannot live in fear of terrorists, government or a limited life span, we need to make the best of our time and kill the bad guys with kindness.  We are fortunate to be alive in such a crucial time in human history and our actions will be carefully scrutinized by future generations as our moves now will dictate whether that future will be full of darkness or light.  It only seems fair that I should spend the rest of my life fighting for peace and harmony since I spent most of my veiled in darkness.  My heart goes out to all that were affected by the Boston incident and to all who have suffered from violence anywhere, the only way to change is to start from within…………………PEACE!!!!!!