I think my attention span on vampires and the like has shifted to reading about the death of a poodle and a genius of a fifteen year old boy in "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time". I'm halfway through the book already and am hoping that I can write a review about it tomorrow about the same time as now.
On to the rant of the day. Or night.
Everyone is a hypocrite. It's a fact. It's just how much and how far a hypocrite are you. We do things that may seem right to others but we might not feel about it the same way. One person goes along with the crowd, everyone goes along with that one person. And the cycle never ends.
Following the recent event in the news about the Pope passing on, I can't honestly say that I am absolutely sad or even remotely feel anything about this loss to millions of people all over the world. It affects every single person differently but I don't think that it's a solid reason to take the chance to "feel" sad when you really don't. It's like riding the wave of another just to get the "feel" of it. It's just plain despicable. You simply force yourself to feel sad and mournful when you clearly don't just because other people are doing it. It returns to following the "crowd" just to feel wanted. Bullshit.
I'm outrightly saying this that I don't feel sad nor intend to mourn about it for a whole week. However, I will respect those who genuinely feel bereaved and sorrowful about this tragic incident and will not intrude in it. That's life and we move on.
People will take any opportunity to make something out of someone. Whether it be someone's loss or gain, there will be someone out to make a profit from it. A tragic event is a profitable one. The evil geniuses know how to take advantage of a tragic incident, hence that Princess Diana thing and the recent Pope thing being so similar. The dark side will turn out one day when there'll be mugs, cups, placemats, spoons, forks, sporks, plates, tupperwares and all consumer-durable things being emblazoned with his face boldly without shame. Souvenir stands' owners will be the richest people behind Gates or Rowling as they cash in on that sole tragic event and milk it for all it's worth. And the worst part is, that most of these people will probably not be actual mourners but just want to "fit in" and "mourn" together with the truly bereaved.
Sometimes, people question me about why I can be so indifferent and distant about things and events that affect most people. The answer is that I simply don't feel the same way. Why should I pretend to feel sad about a person I know nothing of nor knew him or her? I don't need to go all sad and lament about how terrible that event was or cry crocodile tears over certain people's fate. I'll save my energy to do all the mourning and crying I want to do when it really affects me. So, yes it might be sad and horrible that people lost their homes and treasures, but what's the point of moaning about it when you don't bother to do something about it. You're just wasting the earth's precious resources of oxygen as you talk more and more about it but don't contribute a shit.
It's just like people telling you not to waste food when other people are starving in some African country. What will eating up every morsel of food do for them? It's not like all the food that we don't eat will fill their malnourished bellies. I think it's better if we actually toss food that we don't and can't eat away as stray animals will benefit it more from us than under-nourished children will as they are really far away and getting food to them would involve too much trouble for me or anyone else to handle. At least, decomposition is better for the earth too as waste will be converted back into the soil and feed the earth more. I know I read this somewhere in the newspaper one of those days but can't find it now.
If you really feel sad about something and feel so strongly about it, then do something. Go volunteer for MERCY Malaysia or the Red Cross but don't sit on your ass and just talk about it like you're a damned politician whose "work" is never done. All your work has to be delegated to someone lower than you while you relax in a lavishly furnished home and drive low-mileage and gas-consuming vehicles. I'm sorry that I don't feel so strongly about it even though I wish I could help. The least I can do is donate and hope that my money makes their way into the hands of someone who could really use an extra blanket or a sack of rice. Maybe one day when I do feel strongly about it I will volunteer and do something about it. But not today.
That felt good.
I'm done with my self-indulgent ranting for the night and my sincere apologies if I've offended anyone reading this wasted space of memory. I promise to try to keep my rants shorter than this but it seems to be getting longer everytime I do. God bless all.
