it was supposed to snow today and BIG SURPRISE, it didn't. i love the weather men, always keeping us on the edge of our seats. class last night was extremely interesting as usual! in my ethnicity class we watched another section of the WETBACK movie. i feel like i am honestly one of the only people who cries in those films! it is soo hard for me to watch. i just wish that their countries were not in such a bad crisis and there was some way that i could help all of them. out of 1000 immigrants attempting to get to the united states, only 300 survive :-( . it just makes me realize how extremely blessed i am regardless of anything bad that seems to go on in my life. i reeaally want to help those people though. i will find a way someday.
in my environmentalism class we discussed the happenings of the ladakh film we had watched the prior class period. it was a film that showed the effects of industrialization on societies. in the case of our highly industrialized society, then change has not been so obvious or noticeable, it has happened over a long period of time. for the people of Ladakh, the change has happened over a matter of 20 years. they went from being completely self-sufficient, happy, not having any form of currency, to where we are today. Now they feel as if they need to catch up to all of our 'highly developed' societies. it is so interesting watching how successful and happy their life was before to seeing it now. it is truly humbling. it makes me wonder why money is so important? i mean clearly we need enough to survive, but i have always had this goal to be incredibly rich and make a ton of money for myself. now i realize, that money is paper, it doesn't bring you happiness. material possessions are exactly as they are defined, material. they aren't nearly as important as the relationships you build throughout your life, and the things you can do for other people. i think that if i were to make a lot of money now i would want to give it away to the people who need it the most. i know that is pretty steep to say, because as human beings we are all inherently greedy, and it is a REALLY hard emotion to overcome. i just hope that if i ever do acquire the money that i once longed for, i use it in a good way. of course i have been raised with a love of nice things, so it might be a little difficult. and i do have a slight obsession with clothes, but the idea is that i will be able to budget everything and have enough to sustain myself and my family, and some to donate to people who need it the most. it is fairly easy to say that i would give my money away when i have none. hahaha
my classmates and i were talking about whether we would choose the Ladakh lifestyle or the lifestyle that we currently live in. its sad to me because no matter how inviting the Ladakh lifestyle appears, i don't think i would ever be able to take away all the commodities i have gotten so comfortable with throughout my life. i think that is fairly standard though.
well, i should probably go start my reading for my classes tomorrow! and go apply to more jobs of course. this is honestly the HARDEST time to find a job. no one is hiring, everyone is firing (haha that rhymes). I have personally never had this hard of a time. employers keep calling me telling me how awesome my resume is but that they have no positions available, SOO frustrating! well, i owe my parents 2 months of rent as of now and i am going to continue to put myself into more debt if i don't figure something out soon! if only WaMu hadn't brought back my stomach problems i would not be here right now.
love & kisses <3
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