The Beginning

Hello World! This is it, the beginning. I suppose I should try to explain myself. I'm 22 and I feel a little lost. This is my quest to find knowledge and truth, I guess. I find I know enough to get by in most life situations but ignorance is my bliss. I know nothing, well at least next to nothing about most of what's truly important.

Yes, I voted. Honestly, how could I not? In all my years of slight understanding I've come to the decision that all politicians lie, cheat and steal. This is how they make it so far and high. How much truth to this is there? I haven't a clue. But, hey, I voted for Obama. No one is perfect therefore I based my decision on the fact that I wanted to be a part of that historical moment.

How important is it to know what's going on in the world around you? Very important. This is why I signed up for an email newsletter that updates it's participants on the Darfur issue (http://www.enoughproject.org/). I signed up maybe a year ago and maybe I've read it once. Shame on me. But kudos for the effort, right? How many of us watch movies like "Hotel Rwanda" and sadly shake our heads at the horror? We all do, then the credits roll out and we go on to the live the rest of our day. Because what's the use dwelling on these bad things? I don't know. But maybe in some small way we can all make a difference. For some it may be volunteering at a local soup kitchen and for others it may be joining the Peace Corps. Either way, I feel as though we owe it to ourselves and to the rest of humanity to give it a shot.