Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Drew Davis

Sitting here with a blank slate before me, posed is the question of what I believe.

To tell the truth I think that no one really knows what they believe in until they are about to die. Only in those spiraling seconds can a person really examine their life and the choices they made to decide whether or not they were the right ones. But, since I am not in my death throws I will examine my life up to this point.

I believe in music. From an early age I have always enjoyed listening to music. When I was a fifth grader I enrolled in the band as a drummer. This sparked a passion that has not died out, even to this day. I quit school band in eighth grade but I continued pursuing the drum set. By the time I was a Junior I had been in two bands that had played shows in Cleveland and even out of the state. I believe that music is the original language between all the different people of the world. Styles may vary but the messages that songs convey are almost always the same. A tribute to a god, a love story, or the epic journey of a hero all stretch through music to every culture through out time.

I believe in America, but not the people who run it. Republican or Democrat, I do not care, I think they are all corrupt. I have grown up in a very trying time for this nation. Though I have lost faith in the people that run it, I have not lost faith in the basic tenants that it was built on. I believe in the teachings of Thomas Jefferson and enjoy reading his well thought out, eloquent sentences that form the basis for our nation.

I believe in the individual. The single greatest factor in decision making is myself. I believe that no one can tell me the right or the wrong choice because they are not in my shoes. I hold the keys to my own enlightenment, my own sanity, my own sovereignty, my own etc. The list goes on. In this way I ensure that I am held accountable for my actions and that I deal with them accordingly. I do not need to put my problems onto someone or something else because that just masks the real solution. Therefore, all the ideas and thoughts formulated in my head come from myself and only myself. This way I am the ruler of my domain. I am my own king.

I believe that history is the greatest way to learn about the future. The actions of our ancestors shaped the human race into what it is today. I believe that if we do not pause and reflect on the past from time to time that we will lose grip with the future. I feel that this has happened once again to the world and that the human race needs to stop and reflect on the choices that they have made in the past years and decide if they were the right ones. This was we can fix our mistakes and move one making better choices for our children and their children.

I want to be the best I can be. I believe that I can do this through hard work and dedication. If I put my mind to something there is no stopping me from obtaining my goal. I believe that hard work always pays off and that being lazy never does. Working hard means that I am preparing for the future and ensuring that it is a bright one. Being lazy is just a selfish act that will not advance any goals of mine or the people’s around me.

If I died today I think that I would be mostly content with my life up to this point. I believe that I am going in the right direction for myself. The only thing that I would be disappointed about is that I did not yet finish some goals that I have set out before myself. I do plan on finishing these goals and more that I have not yet set out for myself.

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